Akeelah and the Bee Akeelah is an eleven year old African American girl who lives in a low income area in California with her family. Her economic status is poverty and she realizes quickly that she is made fun of by the kids in her school for being smart. She lives with her mother and she has two brothers and one sister. Her father passed away‚ leaving her mother alone to raise the children. Her mother works in a hospital and life seems to be a struggle for her. The movie
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Purpose : To inform my audience about the benefits of honey to health. Central Idea : The health benefits of honey are‚ it is nature’s energy booster‚ a greet immunity system builder and it is a natural remedy for many ailments. Introduction I. Today I would like to share with you all ladies and gentlemen about the benefit of honey. In Al-Quran in surah An- Nahl‚ ayat 68-69 the meaning is "And your Lord revealed to the bee saying: Make hives in the mountains and in the trees
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In the poem “Fame is a Bee” by Emily Dickinson‚ Dickinson gives the world her opinion on fame. By using her unique style‚ she is able to give her opinion in a way nobody did during her time. This poem highlights the different parts of being famous. By personifying fame and her word choice‚ she leaves her reader with a new view of being famous. Her unique writing style makes her readers think more than any other poet of her time. In “Fame is a Bee‚” Dickinson explains to the readers that fame has
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“Why‚ Honey?” is a short story written by the American short-story writer and poet‚ Raymond Carver‚ published in his collection Will You Please Be Quiet‚ Please in 1970 (en.wikipedia.org). The text tells the story of a mother’s concern of her son’s behaviour and tendency to lie starting from a young age to present time‚ in a form of a letter‚ an epistolary narrative (sittingbee.com). The woman in the text is the protagonist and narrator of the story and her son is a minor character. However‚ even
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Larkin’s use of alliteration when unfolding the content‚ that of Bleaney’s room‚ ‘flowered curtains‚ thin and frayed‚ Fall to within five inches of the sill’(l.3-4) creates an ironic bleak description of the things which presumably once surrounded Mr Bleaney; this contrasts the function of alliteration as its usually used in a playful manner. Using such a feature allows some light-heart‚ creating a rhythmic flow to the poem‚ despite the dismal atmosphere being presented. Larkin uses alliteration
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character Jennifer Honey as benevolent? The film ‘Matilda’ directed by Danny DeVito‚ was released in 1996. This movie promotes people to speak up for their rights and what they believe in. the movie is about a child called Matilda whom lives a very unfair life where adults control her‚ her thoughts and all of her actions. Matilda starts school at Crunchem Hall Elementary school where she meets many different people‚ some whom are good‚ and others –bad. The protagonist - Miss Honey is depicted as a
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Kristen Abreu September 29‚ 2012 Professor Jacob Farm Paper Honey Pot Hill Orchards is located in Stow‚ Massachusetts. It was purchased by the Martin family in 1923 and they had taken over the farm and it has passed it on from generation to generation. Originally the farm was just dairy products‚ but Clifford Martin expanded the variety of products that they sold. They made fields of apples‚ pears‚ and peach trees. Honey Pot Hill Orchard was one of the first Orchards to allow people to
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee On September 22‚ I went to the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee musical put on by Capital University. In the play‚ kids compete to be the spelling bee champion for their school‚ and it details their lives and why the spelling bee is important to them. In the beginning‚ I thought it would be a very fun and witty play‚ but it was much deeper than I expected. The kids had real life and relatable problems that even as an adult I could imagine my life
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Louis Lea S. Stuart BSE21 Occupational Paper “Honey Pie” Since Honey Pie is a short story it only revolves with a few number of characters. The characters are Junpei‚ Sayako‚ Takatsuki and Sala. According to what I’ve read Junpei is a 36-year old guy‚ born and raised in Kobe but now‚ he has problems with his relationship with his family. When he was in college he was an introvert but in spite of him being an introvert he still managed to make friends and they are Sayako and Takatsuki.
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sounding sentences‚ and often with large loads of symbolism. But‚ when it is put into a book about modern issues‚ like sexual abuse‚ mental health‚ and feminism‚ it can be powerful to young and old minds alike. In Rupi Kaur’s first poetry book‚ Milk and Honey‚ with everything she covers‚ it can at times be difficult to figure out what type of conflict Kaur is dealing with. Though‚ with careful consideration‚ one is able to figure out that though there are multiple conflicts throughout the book‚ the ongoing
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