1. Who were the Vikings? ------The Vikings were also traders ‚ explorers and settlers. They were highly advanced and not as primitive and barbaric as they are portrayed. 2. How did the Viking raid? ---------A Viking raid nearly always came as a total surprise. The Vikings were expert navigators and knew the coasts of Europe like the back of their hand. They decided on a target and planned the attack in advance. Having the fastest ships of the day they would arrive seemingly out of nowhere close
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Husband The Person I would like to describe in this assignment is my Husband “Joel Limon”. As we are very alike it’s as if I were describing myself in many ways character wise. We laugh at the same time and the smallest and funniest things‚ we even say or think the same word when laughing or if we see something we know we’d laugh at. Almost every morning before he leaves to work while the kids are getting ready I ask him if he put on deodorant. I like everyone and our house to smell good. So he’ll
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the 1950’s. McCarthyism began because of a man named McCarthy and in the story The Crucible‚ a young girl named Abigail started the madness which lead to the witch trials. Abigail was galvanized by love‚ creating a duplicitous version of herself and sparked conflict between herself‚ Proctor‚ and Elizabeth. Deceitfulness and lies is constant throughout the story‚ and Abigail is the master behind all of it. She is intimidating and uses this to manipulate everyone‚ including her friends; she is the puppeteer
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together with its ups and downs is at their finger tips. “Apple computer defines these digital students or digital kids as kids who are; Hyper communicators‚ multi taskers and goal orientated.” (Shelly‚ Gunter & Gunter‚ 2010‚ Pg 15). Digital students think differently (critical thinking)‚ absorb and process information differently compared to previous generations’ students. Today students have not just changed from past students by changing their clothing‚ hair styles and their individuality. They
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Almost anywhere that you go in America or even the world‚ the people have heard of William Shakespeare. His name is probably one of the most common ones in our society today‚ and has been since his time. But has anyone ever raised the question why? Why do we‚ as a society‚ read William Shakespeare’s plays? The answer is a simple one and that is to have a common knowledge in our societies. So many diverse groups of people can be brought together with Shakespeare’s plays‚ for discussions
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writing to tell you how I feel about the fight that we had over my betrothal to Count Paris. I felt that I have always been I very obedient and loving daughter to both of you‚ although the Nurse has treated me more like a daughter then either of you have. I respected you so much that when you asked me if I liked Paris I didn’t say no because I did not want to contradict you‚ but instead said that I would try to like Paris. I even went as far as to say that I would not look at anyone that you did not approve
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster) Notes Introduction Archetypes: Faustian deal with the devil (i.e. trade soul for something he/she wants) Spring (i.e. youth‚ promise‚ rebirth‚ renewal‚ fertility) Comedic traits: tragic downfall is threatened but avoided hero wrestles with his/her own demons and comes out victorious What do I look for in literature? - A set of patterns - Interpretive options (readers draw their own conclusions but must be able to support it) - Details ALL
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party. 3. The actor forms a persona‚ constructing her/his life with such intimate detail‚ to the point where they know what secondary school he/she went to‚ and discovering every cranny in his/her very being. 4. Once the characters are formed‚ the actors then begin to devise a lot of different improvisations to create their own world. – All the while having fundamental knowledge on the actual story‚ just how they will partake. In terms of when i was at this stage‚ the only thing i could work with
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The Country Husband The Country Husband John Cheever’s short story “The Country Husband” is a story about life in suburbia or in the story Shady Hill‚ New York. Francis Weed is the main character in the story. He is a husband and father of four children‚ two girls and two boys. Some would even venture to say that Francis has “the ideal combination for the ideal family” (Flora‚ 2006). His wife‚ Julia‚ is an underappreciated housewife that looks forward to the parties that they are always invited
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“"If You Wanted A Song Written About You‚ All You Had To Do Was Ask” by Mayday Parade. The first poetic device that clearly stuck out to me is the device allegory‚ which is defined as a short moral story. The song as a whole is a short moral story since the writer of the song is referring to a tough situation that happened to him‚ in this case heartbreak. The writer talks about a prior relationship he was in where he opened up to his partner and was trusty in love‚ however was crushed when she left
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