The Chosen Review Emily Naylor English per. 2 18/2/12 The Chosen‚ a historical fiction‚was written by Chiam Potok and published in 1967 by Ballatine Books. The Chosen narrates a story of two Jewish boys experience in America during World War II. Chiam being a Jew himself‚ born in the Bronx in 1929‚ shows part of his life in the story through his characters. Danny Saunders‚ one of the boy‚ shows Chiam’s own desire to leave the trapped life of Judaism and discover other knowledge outside
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My Favorite Film If you’re like me a person who like action‚ then the movie Bad Boys 2 would be one of my highly recommended films to see. Actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence play as two Narcotic Detectives in the big city of Los Angeles. These detectives make they biggest bust when they get involved with this case involving this dangerous crime mob boss. One of the reasons I love this movie so much is because it shows how no matter what our daytime job is we still are sensitive
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My favourite film is “The Pretty Woman”. That is a romantic story about a millionaire‚ who accidentally drove into a strange and poor district of New-York‚ where he met a poor girl in the street‚ where she decided to earn money for her living. She has the aim: to study at the university and to obtain the profession‚ but she doesn’t have money for it. The millionaire got interested in her for her behaviour and knowledge of cars. He asked her to spend some evenings with him and offered her a good
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Good books have interesting characters. The life of the main character Reuven in The Chosen proves an interesting one indeed. He has grown up in the Jewish faith and customs. Baseball his favorite sport almost cost him the sight in his right eye. But throughout the story he shows kindness. And not only that‚ Reuven tells his story through his descriptive‚ endurant‚ and intelligent nature. Always eager to describe something to every detail‚ Reuven is descriptive. Examples throughout the story
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Silence in "The Chosen" In the book "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok‚ there are many situations where silence between characters is present. Some characters‚ such as Reuven and David Malter‚ believe that this deprivation is a cruel and inexplicable way of raising a child. On the other hand‚ Reb Saunders‚ a Jewish Hasidic leader‚ raises his oldest son in silence to prepare him for his future as a Rabbi. Silence is a driving force to understand and learn about other characters and the world around
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The Chosen One Choosing the right university is one of the most important aspects that an incoming college student should consider besides the choice of course to pursue. Many institutions emerged in Cavite because it is one of the most industrialized provinces in the country. Some of well-known universities established here are: De La Salle University in Dasmariñas‚ Cavite State University Main-Campus in Indang (other campuses are located around the whole province)‚ Polytechnic University of
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An important theme in Book One of the “The Chosen” is to at least listen to what people have to say‚ especially if that someone is trying to make amends. “’You did a foolish thing‚ Reuven. You remember what the Talmud says‚ if a person comes to apologies for having hurt you‚ you must listen and forgive him” (David Malter‚ Pg. 63). Many events have led up to Danny and Reuven meeting each other‚ all of them very important. After his father’s speech about listening‚ Reuven gives Danny a chance to
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America’s Education! Compulsory school attendance based on the Prussian model gradually spread to other countries‚ reaching the American State of Massachusetts in 1852‚ and spreading to other states until‚ in 1917‚ Mississippi was the last state to enact a compulsory attendance law.[6] Massachusetts had originally enacted the first compulsory education law in the American colonies in 1647. In 1852‚ the Massachusetts General Court passed a law requiring every town to create and operate a grammar
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nature of science The nature of science can be found in its process as a mode of discovery . Science ‚ like most fields of study ‚ is basically still just a process of understanding reality and the environment . As a process of understanding ‚ it necessarily involves guesses and conjectures (McComas 1996 . As William McComas states ‚ it is a myth to think that the scientific method is purely scientific just as it is flawed to consider a hypothesis as an educated guess (McComas ‚ 1996 . Science
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the messages and values about women in your two chosen films ‘Double Indemnity’ (1944‚ Wilder) is a classic interpretation of a Film Noir. It was set in 1938‚ when society had not been impacted by the changes in female roles. In opposition‚ ‘L.A. Confidential’ (1997‚ Hanson)‚ was set in the 1950s‚ when the perceptions of women were being altered dramatically‚ on an upward spiral. ‘L.A. Confidential’ is additionally‚ considered to be a retro-Noir film‚ where elements are developed and influenced according
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