with his slingshot. When Hassan got the surgery so he could smile normally he stopped smiling. Amir wants to tell Assef that he really doesn’t consider Hassan a friend. Chapters 6-9 They have gashes on their fingers because they were out flying kites and strings were cutting them. Tar is string. Amir is jealous of Hassan because Baba always talks about Hassan and he receives more attention. When he says “my life as a ghost” he means he is tired of his father thinking of him as just a bookworm.
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narration was passed back to Amir. 2. Plot • Introduction – The childhood memories of when Amir and Hassan were still boys‚ living in Kabul. • Rising action – The raping scene of Hassan by Assef and his lackeys that was witnessed by Amir after the kite flying competition. • Climax – When Rahim Khan calls and requests Amir to visit him in Pakistan which resurfaced Amir’s buried past. • Falling action – Sohrab cutting himself‚ trying to commit suicide when he believes Amir would betray him and go
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On Friday‚ March 28‚ 2003‚ Richard Okumoto intently studied a set of hard-copy accounting documents called “adjusting journal entries” spread out on his desk. He had been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Electro Scientific Industries‚ Inc. (ESI)‚ a multi-million dollar equipment manufacturer‚ just a few weeks earlier. Okumoto was in the midst of closing the company’s books for the third quarter of fiscal year 2003‚ which ended February 28. An experienced executive who had served
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The Tragedy of Hassan in the Kite Runner Fancine Abstract The character Hassan is consistently humble and good‚ leaving a great impression in reader’s mind. The role of Hassan in the story is significant. However‚ there are few scholars focusing on the character of Hassan. This essay focuses on the tragedy of Hassan‚ analyzing the causes with the theory Etiology. Etiology is a theory studying on various causes of one phenomenon. Key words: The kite runner; Hassan; Tragedy; Causes; Etiology
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Forgiveness is a necessary part of human existence‚ although it is rarely easy to give‚ and sometimes hardest to give to ourselves. The Kite Runner illustrates humanity’s tendency‚ and even willingness‚ to dwell on past mistakes. The opening sentence sets this theme with "I became what I am today at the age of twelve‚" as Amir unapologetically relates how he believes one action at that young age defined his entire life. However‚ as the novel progresses‚ the reader comes to the conclusion that it
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Journal Entry 20 (p. 223) In this activity‚ you will recall times in your life when you were off course and took effective actions to get back on course. Everyone gets off course at times‚ but only those who are self-aware can consistently make positive changes to improve their lives. 1. Write about a time when you made a positive change in your life. Examples include ending an unhealthy relationship‚ entering college years after high school‚ changing careers‚ stopping an addiction‚ choosing
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REVIEW FOR UNIT TEST – CHAPTERS 10-25 Assignment 4 Chapters 10-11 1. What is Karim’s job? He is a people smuggler. He gets people out of Afghanistan. 2. To what country do Amir and his father first seek for safety from Afghanistan? They head to Pakistan for safety. 3. What country has a presence in Afghanistan as Amir and his father leave? Russian soldiers are in Afghanistan during this time. 4. At the first checkpoint Amir’s father stands up and confronts the Russian soldiers‚ putting himself in
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The Giver Journal Entries 1st Journal Entry: 1) Describe your idea of a perfect world. include all important information. My idea of a perfect place would be perfect in my mind. You would have endless money and do mostly whatever you want. The government would not be generally strict but it would be very law-enforcing. Although the laws would not be very strict the laws would be very serious. Some of them would be like no killing and no smoking and other things that are problems in our regular
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Journal entry 1-Culture: The Cultural aspect of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that I found that the Gypsy culture had a great affect on the plot of the story. When the gypsies came into Macondo and brought and shared their findings it changed the perspectives of the people in Macondo. The person who got most influenced by the gypsies was Jose Arcadio Buendia‚ he was mostly influenced by Melquiades‚ Jose Arcadio Buendia was so amazed of what Melquiades would bring everytime
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born – stole Ali’s honor. With that in mind‚ Baba’s bit of advice to Amir contains a good deal of self-loathing. Amir said this quote when explaining the rules of the kite tournament and how similar it was to the Afghans. The afghans cherish customs but they regard the rules‚ like the tournament. They don’t have rules‚ just fly your kite‚ and cut your opponents. The significance is to simply draw a line between what is cherished and the rules. At this point Baba and
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