most people during the colonisation of Australia. Kate Grenville’s story The Secret River is set during the time in which Australia was colonised. An understanding of the historical context in which The Secret River is set‚ shapes your reading of the text because it helps you to understand issues in the text such as class‚ race and gender. Firstly‚ knowing about the class structure of the period that The Secret River is based on‚ gives the reader a greater understanding of the text. They believed in
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reading. Reading a book is how that’s possible to go back in time. This year in Language Arts class we read a book that made it possible. In our reading group also known as “Literature Circles”. In literature circles my group read the book” Blood on The River” by Elisa Carbone. After reading the book‚ in US History and Language Arts‚ we did a project called the infographic project. From this project‚ I grew the most in collaboration. My partners for the project were Caralina and Jacob. An infographic is
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Peter Hessler’s memoir River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze chronicles his two-year experience as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching at the Fuling Teachers College in Fuling‚ a remote village in China’s Sichuan province. In addition to writing about his life and experiences in Fuling‚ Hessler provides detailed descriptions of the landscape‚ its people‚ and history. The village of Fuling had not seen foreigners in at least fifty years prior to the arrival of Peter
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1. If you were part of the selection committee for the River Woods plant manager position‚ based on what you’ve learned about the sources of personal power in this chapter‚ describe what you’d consider to be the ideal candidate’s qualifications. If I were part of the selection committee for the River Woods plant manager position and was considering hiring candidates’ bases on personal power‚ I would consider individuals who demonstrate expertise‚ attraction‚ effort‚ and legitimacy. The above kind
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The destined tragedy of the glorious‚ unsinkable Titanic has struck wonder and emotion in the hearts and minds of people far and wide. "The Convergence of the Twain" by Thomas Hardy‚ captures this emotion through the use of poetic devices. The speaker conveys his attitude toward the sinking of the ship using a unique illustrative technique in his writing. As opposed to simply conveying his attitude through description in a straightforward manner it is depicted to the reader using diction‚ imagery
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River rafting The modern raft is an inflatable boat‚ consisting of very durable‚ multi-layered rubberized (hypalon) or vinyl fabrics (PVC) with several independent air chambers. The length varies between 3.5 m (11 ft) and 6 m (20 ft)‚ the width between 1.8 m (6 ft) and 2.5 m (8 ft). The exception to this size rule is usually the packraft‚ which is designed as a portable single-person raft and may be as small as 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long and weigh as little as 4 pounds (1.8 kg). Rafts come in a few
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The Nile River The Nile Is considered one of the longest rivers in the world. It flows north into northeastern Africa and Eleven Countries share it as a water source. Those would be namely: Tanzania‚ Uganda‚ Rwanda‚ Burundi‚ Democratic republic of the Congo‚ Kenya‚ Ethiopia‚ Eritrea‚ South Sudan‚ and Egypt. Interesting fact in the ancient Egyptian language‚ the Nile is called Iteru‚ meaning “great river.” People say the source of the Nile is Lake Victoria. The Nile has been the lifeline of
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ancient civilizations had a tendency of starting along rivers such as the Nile‚ Indus‚ Huang He‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates. I can see the importance of the rivers and why this has been a common factor through history having land bordering rivers. Different outcomes occur along the river such as poverty or riches. There are also a large amount of advantages and disadvantages of living next to a river. An advantage of living by a river would be having an accessible supply of fish near your
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Hudson River and PCB Pollution The Hudson River and PCB Pollution The Hudson River is a body of water that stretches for 315 miles from the Adirondack Mountains to the Battery in Manhattan‚ reaching its deepest point of 216 feet in the Highlands near Constitution Island and West Point and reaches its widest point of 3 miles across at Havestraw. This river is one of the most beautiful and scenic of the Tri-State area. Unfortunately‚ it happens to be New York ’s most polluted river. The river has
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U.S. History Essay: Follow The River by James A. Thom The book that I have decided to read and do an essay on was Follow the River by James Alexander Thom. Follow the River is about five colonists taken from their homes by Shawnee Indians and the escape that followed Mary Draper Ingles captivity. Mary Draper Ingles is the main capture and a mother of three; two boys and one girl. I believe it would be somewhat an accurate account of the events that may have happened during
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