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    looking forward to moving into the land they conquered. Nothing could go wrong‚ they had the land and they had the people. Unfortunately for them it did not go that well. Two major problems came up‚ money and land. Those two situations caused a lot of tension between the 13 Colonies and Britain. The colonists were not satisfied with the decisions that were being made to affect them. The British Parliament was taxing non-stop and restricting colonists’ freedom. This affected dangerously the relationship

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    Summarizing; freedom writers. The movie “freedom writers” begins with a teacher named Erin Gruwell who had moved to long beach California to work at Widrow Wilson high school (once known as a highly respected school). On her first day she realizes her students are considered to be ‘un-teachable’ (at risk for not graduating). She also realizes the significance in color and background when a gang fight breaks out in the middle of the courtyard. A week later‚ a small group of her students were involved

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    came mostly from subsistence farming families in Salem’s area‚ and aimed at property owning women. This hysteria eventually ended in 1693 when the governor’s wife was accused and he prohibited any further trials. Bacon’s Rebellion is an example of tension that people tried to fix by taking matters into their own hands. They revolted and openly fought for what they thought was right. The Salem

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    dead and is going to visit the tomb. The audience are drawn into it because the words he uses in that line suggest he is going to do something when he gets to Juliet. The scene is set in the Capulet tomb‚ also where Tybalt is buried. This adds tension because the time the play is set people were very superstitious and believed in fate‚ ghosts and spirits. The Pages line ‘I am almost afraid to stand alone‚ here in the churchyard.’ Adds to the scary atmosphere because he is afraid of what he could

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    1 Explain how to create assessment opportunities that meet the needs of learners Assessment is a process of measuring the knowledge‚ skills and attitudes of students. This helps to monitor the learner’s progress in and understanding of a subject. Assessment should be planned. An assessment plan should address the variety of student learning styles and personalities. Many students dislike particular types of assessment‚ for example‚ examinations‚ tests‚ or essays. In an extreme case‚ having

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    Assignment on “Shakespeare as a Tragedy Writer” Prepared for: East West University Date of submission:11-08-14 Shakespearean tragedy is a form of writing that was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is perhaps most famous for his tragedies. Most of his tragedies were written in a seven-year period between 1601 and 1608. His plays usually involve murders‚ deaths and a terrible ending for the central characters which turns the mode of the play as a tragic one. The

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    Political Economy and Urban Racial Tensions Summary In the article “The Political Economy and Urban Racial Tensions” there are several different areas with race that the writer William Julius Wilson explains his viewpoints about. In this article Wilson writes about many political economy and urban racial tensions. The importance of me writing this paper is to summarize the main viewpoints that Wilson has about the different topics in his article; also‚ to state how I feel about the article and what

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    The Writers’ Voice A writers’ voice can easily change the mood of a story‚ whether it be a happy story or a drastic one. The voice that the writer projects through the selection of words and sentence structure shapes the story and defines its most ponderous points. When Mary Maclane wrote “Me”‚ she used a wide span of vocabulary that shaped the sentences into a more personal piece of writing. When Langston Hughes wrote “Salvation”‚ he used longer sentences to portray the important detail and feeling

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    How does Shakespeare create dramatic interest for the audience in the trial scene‚ Act 4 scene 1 in ‘The Merchant of Venice’? In the trial scene (act 4 scene 1)‚ Shakespeare uses many different dramatic techniques to make the tension in the court room rise and build. He also uses dramatic irony and many other techniques to engage an audience in this particular scene in the play. These techniques would work have worked on an Elizabethan audience or a modern day audience. Although‚ these two eras

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    As we know‚ catapults were mainly used in the medieval era‚ or rather‚ it is most famous for use in that time‚ which you have probably seen in movies and books. How Does the Catapult Work? There is quite a bit of science behind the making of the catapult‚ and how it works. It is similar to a ballista that it works by storing tension in a flexed piece of wood or in twisted ropes. It’s similar to a bow‚ but on a much larger scale. However‚ that is just the catapult which is probably most noticeable

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