Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Introduction: About five thousand years ago‚ the people of Sumer cherished the story of Gilgamesh who is the superhero king of Uruk. When Gilgamesh learns of Enkido from a hunter‚ he sends a temple prostitute to tame him whose words and actions signal the principal traits of civilized life in Sumer. The Sumerians‚ like many others‚ equated civilization with their own lifestyles. Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and the Indus Valley civilizations all developed along river floodplains
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n 1890‚ Jacob Riis published a groundbreaking booked titled “How the Other Half Lives.” Jacob Riis‚ a Danish immigrant‚ spent the majority of the 1880s collecting the information that would later go into his bestselling book. “How the Other Half Lives” provides a written and visual portrayal of the horrendous living conditions in many New York City slums. While the middle and upper classes lived considerably more comfortable lives‚ the people suffering through the horrid conditions in the aforementioned
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In ‘Half Caste’ John Agard expresses his strong feelings about being treated differently for being mixed race as he has a Caribbean father and a Portuguese mother. He makes fun of the term ‘half caste’ by using the idea of him being half a person. Agard uses repetition of the phrase “Wha yu mean‚ when yu say half-caste” and “Explain yuself”. He is asking the audience as he thinks the term ‘half-caste’ does not make sense and he is emphesising his anger. He wants the audience to feel guilty and
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In ‘Half-Lives: The Walking Dead: 400 Days‚ Sorcery!‚ and Depression Quest‚’ by Tevis Thompson‚ the connection between video game characters and players on a metacognitive level is described. Thompson explores this connection through several games of different genres‚ stories‚ and gameplay. He says that games‚ in order to really connect on an empathetic level with their players‚ need to force the players to live the lives of others and face the consequences of lasting choices the player must make
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(1) 自然界的生態平衡是如何展現呢？人類的活動又如何破壞生態平衡？ (2) 人類和自然的關係應該如何平衡？ Human should not interfere with any of the relation between life and the earth. (F) Which factor enables sage to survive the long ages of natural selection in the dry West? Its small grey leaves can hold moisture. Grouse‚ Mule deer‚ Antelope depend on the sage Land management agencies decide to eliminate the sage to satisfy the demand of grazing land Immediate side effect of spraying on sagebrush‚ as illustrated in the example of Bridger
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October Sky Homer Hickam Characters: Homer Hickam John Hickam Miss Riley Quentin Wilson O’Dell Warner Von Braun Setting: Coalwood‚ in West Virginia Climax: The most important part was when Homer Hickam finally achieved to launch his rocket sky high. Plot: Homer Hickam had problems with launching rockets at first because the rockets didn’t have the chemicals needed so the rockets can’t fly so far from he launches them. Conclusion: Homer Hickam had to use other chemicals
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The novel‚ ‘The Sky So Heavy’ by Claire Zorn surrounds the lives of four young teenagers who have to fend for themselves in a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by nuclear warfare. Throughout this novel‚ it demonstrates in a clear and ongoing extent the various ways in which conflict is generated by power. This is evident especially since the number of resources‚ including food‚ are limited‚ which causes people to go to any means in order to feed their loved ones. Furthermore‚ the aspect of conflict
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A Gap of Sky Anna Hope’s short story “A gap of sky” is about a young girl named Ellie. She is flowing in between expectations and desires. The story is a portrait of what drugs can do to a person‚ told through the description of what the city looks like‚ and Ellie’s own thoughts. Without the support and care of other people‚ humans will prioritize certain things before others; this story is a good example of such. The narrator of this story is all knowing‚ third person. In this story‚ the narrating
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do that? In The Song of Wandering Angus‚ Angus sees the girl of his dreams but the she vanishes‚ he destined to find her. In The Call of the Klondike‚ Stanley wanted to find gold and get rich‚ he goes on a dangerous stamped. In The Other Side of the Sky‚ Farah wanted to get to freedom‚ even with her prosthetic leg. As you can see people undertake mission by having faith and courage which gives them hope and strength. In The Song Of Wandering Angus‚ Angus sees the girl of his dreams but she vanishes
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Half of the Glass Is the glass half empty or half full? This is a common question that many people have asked themselves in the past. Depending on the person‚ there are two major answers. If the person is an optimist‚ the glass is half full. If the person is a pessimist‚ the glass is half empty. Winston Churchill once said‚ “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." The pessimist is the more realistic and cautious person. The optimist
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