AirBorn By: Kenneth Oppel Summary: Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora‚ a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean‚ ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt’s always wanted; convinced he’s lighter than air‚ he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist’s granddaughter that he
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Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel is an amazingly emotional‚ and completely original book. It is a books with a unique plot‚ complex characters‚ and a variety of themes and ideas. This books stands apart from others the second you open it. Told from the point of view of the son of two scientists‚ Ben’s totally unhappy to find his parents are bringing a chimp home. He never asked for it‚ and isn’t welcoming towards Zan‚ the chimp. But‚ slowly‚ Ben bonds with Zan. He
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I am reading a book called Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel. It’s the second book of the Airborn series. This book has 350 pages‚ which adds 350 pages to my reading goal. This book has a lot of awards so I am expecting good things out of this book. This book is about a boy named Matt Cruse. While on the Airship Academy the cadets that are on duty spot a stranded airship named “The Hyperion”. The Hyperion is a long lost ship created by a famous and wealthy inventor‚ and the ship rumoured to have most
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Kenneth Burke Kenneth Duva Burke (May 5‚ 1897 – November 19‚ 1993) was an American literary theorist and philosopher. Burke’s primary interests were in rhetoric and aesthetics. Burke became a highly distinguished writer after getting out of college‚ and starting off serving as an editor and critic instead‚ while he developed his relationships with other successful writers. He would later return to the university to lecture and teach. He was born on May 5 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania
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Writing Australia’s leading poetry: An interview with Kenneth Slessor Interviewer: Today we are hearing from the renowned poet Kenneth Slessor and his journey that has gotten him to where he is today. This man has written some of Australia’s finest poems and literature‚ please welcome him to join us in today’s discussion to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of his poetry. Morning Mr. Slessor how are you today? Kenneth Slessor: Thank you for that wonderful introduction I can’t thank
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Kenneth Burke’s Dramatism Life is drama; playing roles in relation to other people. Interest in the interaction of language and action. Symbolic Interactionist—Language is symbolic action. “Verbal symbols are meaningful acts from which motives can be derived (Griffin‚ p. 329).” “Human beings…are a symbol-creating‚ symbol-using‚ and symbol misusing animal (Littlejohn‚ 1978‚ p. 69).” A theory of Motives—why do people act (particularly rhetorically) the way they do? Assess motives
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Essay on “Airborne (Book)” Posted on June 11‚ 2011 by Essay fuhrer bot Free essay on Free Essay on “Airborne (Book)” found Airborn Joseph Campbell`s theory is used in this essay to determine that Matt Cruse is the hero in Airborn by Kenneth Oppel. Kenneth Oppel has developed the main character‚ Matt Cruse‚ very well using Joseph Campbell`s theory on the archetype of the hero`s journey. The novel`s main character‚ Matt Cruse‚ is a hero because of his call to destiny‚ his journey in the book‚ and
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William Street‚ by Kenneth Slessor English Essay In the poem‚ ’William Street’ Kenneth Slessor displays a variety of ideas associated with the city in general‚ but narrows his poem down to direct at William Street. In this essay I will be further exploring the ideas such as the beauty of the street‚ the urban or city landscape is as beautiful as the country and the idea of change. Optimists are rare when it comes to the city structure and the rubbish that is present all throughout. Slessor‚
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Kenneth Burke says that‚ “life is not like a drama‚ life is drama” (Griffin 293). Burke’s theory says that all of life is drama and everything can be analyzed through his work. Most everything can be evaluated by using the tools of Burke’s dramatism theory. The movie that I chose to watch and analyze was Miracle. Miracle is based on the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. The movie was released in 2004 to celebrate the team’s miracle and portrays the drama of life perfectly. It is about
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Enron‚ the smartest guy in the room 1. Define what you are protecting Kenneth Lay was born in April 15‚ 1942‚ in Tyrone‚ Missouri‚ the second of three children of Omer and Ruth Lay. His father was a Baptist preacher in rural Missouri. In addition‚ he had a chicken business. When Lay was 6‚ the chicken business was when a large shipment of birds was killed in a truck accident. He learned the value of money early by supplementing the family’s meager income by delivering newspapers‚ cutting grass and
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