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    How accurate is it to say that Mao Zedongs agricultural policies from 1949 were the foremost reason for the famine of 1959-1962? The Chinese famine lasting between 1959 and 1962 was one of the largest in recorded human history; the famine followed Mao’s revolutionary Great Leap Forward in which radical new policies were created and implemented. It is hugely likely that the aforementioned reforms were the main cause of the famine itself and whilst it is arguable that other factors such as natural

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    “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self” Topic #2 I believe that Alice Walker chose those specific incidents from her childhood to show how she thought of herself and her beauty before the incident with the BB gun. It gives the reader a better understanding of how the incident would negatively affect Walker because of how much she valued being pretty. It also helps to show how much her personality dramatically changed after she had her beauty stripped away by the BB gun. When Walker was Two-and-a-half

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    I Am Hip Chapter Summary

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    The “I Am Hip” chapter of the 1970 novel takes somewhat of a different turn. The two characters known as the ministers of information for Black Panther Party Party and the Red Guard (an Asian pro-communist organization) are discussing their past in a hotel room in the USSR and are planning to travel throughout Communist Asia. They hope to ultimately meet up with Mao Zedong. The Red Guard Party’s Minister of Information‚ also known as “RG” for short‚ talks about his past. He explains that he toured

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    In the chapter “Chemical reactions” from the book Saying yes in defense of drug use. It compares Muslim and Mormon Religion restrictions of substances that are acceptable for use outside of these religions. The chapter focuses on alcohol and caffeine‚ but there are other substances that are mentioned as forbidden. Alcohol and caffeine highly addictive yet they are widely available for purchase in stores however the substances are viewed as illicit substances. In the Muslim tradition‚any intoxicant

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    Chapter 1 $ Talking about what had happened to himself last Christmas $ Brother‚ D.B. sold out to Hollywood $ story starts at Pencey Prep $ he was failing 4 of 5 subjects the only one being English $ he got kicked out of school $ was manager for the fencing team $ even though he hates the school he still saying goodbye to it $ he going to say bye to his history teacher Cues: $ Where is he talking from? $ Why doesn’t he want to talk about his past? $ Why was he not applying himself

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    Summary: In the beginning of the book‚ we learn that a group of boys become stranded on an island due to a plane crash. We are also introduced to the two main characters; Ralph‚ a very know-it-all‚ confident‚ boy who likes to take the role as a leader; and “Piggy”‚ who seems to be very insecure and has both asthma and a weight issue. After both boys find each other‚ they decide to try and find the others on the island by using a conch shell to lure them to the beach. Ralph blew the shell multiple

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    Praxis Chapter 6 Summary

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    Chapter 3 Terms 1. Praxis: Living according to one’s belief‚ not just in private‚ but also in a way that affects the world. a. Through this critical appropriation critical praxis becomes a possibility. 2. Circle of faith in action: The approach to doing justice that we will examine‚ which borrows the aspects of the circle of praxis and A Call to Action. b. People all around are called to follow the circle of faith in action to help make the world a better place. 3

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    Bad Boy Chapter Summary

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    In the book bad boy‚ Walter Dean Myers talks about his family background. In chapter one‚ Walter discussed his feelings about having no feelings for Mary Dolly Green because she died during the birth of my younger sister. Roots‚ the title of chapter one helps us to understand Walter’s background Even though Mary Dooly Green was Walters birth mother‚ he considered Florence Dean‚ his father first wife‚ his real mother. Walter had several family members that lived in this house. My father was now raising

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    makes each story special. Gottschall points out that we use stories as potential roadmap to help us find solutions to the problems we will face throughout our lives. Gotschall concludes with we are attracted to fiction because it is good for us. In Chapter 3: Hell Is Story Friendly of The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human American Literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall analyzes that we read stories to escape life‚ understand different types of feelings‚ learn how better approach a situation

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    narratives: chapters written by Jonathan‚ Alex‚ and Jonathan. Chapters written by Jonathan describe different events in his family’s history in Trachimbrod. Chapters written by Alex describe Jonathan’s present trip. Letters from Alex to Jonathan reveal the two characters’ growing relationship as writers and friends. The characters have all grown‚ and discovered things about themselves throughout the book as Alex is also known as Shapka and Sasha‚ even though he doesn’t like it. He writes chapters for Jonathan’s

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