Kadeem Savory Mr. Sweazy 02/13/2011 “The Skating Party” Reading and Discussion Questions 1. A) What type of person is the story narrator‚ Maida? B) How do some of Maida’s personal characteristics make her an effective narrator 5. A) What is the stone man and why are the adults reluctant to “reveal the full picture of the stone man? 9. What do you think is significant concerning the death of the lamb? 11. There are many important themes implied in this story. List at least four or five
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The Donner Party The Donner Party was a group settlers during the 1800’s that planned on moving West to settle for new life. In hopes of reaching California quickly‚ as they had left late in the season and they decided took a new route. One man that considered himself an expert guide had only traveled this new route. He led them through the Sierra Nevada Mountains by notes he left on the trail for them. This route turned out to be extremely dangerous and cost many people their lives and families
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lookers like myself. My mom entered the long lines that moved as slow as a snail; it felt as though what usually would take an hour to do took forever. Mom and my aunt setup my room‚ took me along with my siblings to dinner‚ gave me their long speech and said their goodbyes. Oh yes! Bring on the freshmen party! The tours of the campus‚ international student meetings and I can’t forget the shuttle to the mall and Walmart. I thought to myself this is freedom; freedom away from my parents nagging
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Mishal Hasan Block 5‚ English 9 September 24‚ 2012 Ms. Baratta The Delicate Balance of Society In the short story “The Stolen Party‚” Lillian Heker uses theme to state the division of society‚ an infinitely delicate balance‚ the slightest change might shatter. The scene starts out with Rosaura and her mother‚ Herminia‚ waiting for Senora Ines as asked. Rosaura explains to her mother that the reason they are waiting is for a gift. She points towards Senora Ines giving out a gift from the
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soon as my friend Sam informed me of the upcoming mission trip to Illinois‚ my heart immediately started to race with excitement. Millions of questions raced through my head: where was the trip‚ when was the trip‚ how many days‚ who was going? Despite all the questions‚ I knew I had to go‚ and even as I began typing the text message to my mother that would inform her of the upcoming trip‚ I thought about how different my easy excitement was from the emotional response I experienced the first time
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memory has always remained a part of my life. Family I am in foster care with a family that is very nice to be and means a lot‚ which I haven’t had in a long time. I live with a
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headed for school to finish those standardized tests at the end of 6th grade. So far my class did well and was eager to get them over with. While I was in my zone working on the test‚ I could hear the clock ticking away every precious second passing. I had to get done with my English test before recess. Finally I looked at the clock and the time read 1:53 pm‚ just with a few minutes to spare‚ I finally had finished my test. I was glad that one was over with‚ as I raced home to grab a quick snack before
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The Democratic Party traces its roots to the anti-federalist factions around the time America gained its independence from the British. The Republican Party was later established by the anti-expansion activists in 1854. Today the Democratic party and the Republican party are the two major parties that dominate America’s political landscape. The Democratic Party favors involvement of the government in people’s lives‚ while the Republican Party tend to favor a limited role of government in society
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Populist party in U.S. history‚ political party formed primarily to express the agrarian protest of the late 19th cent. In some states the party was known as the People’s party. Formation of the Party During the Panic of 1873 agricultural prices in the United States began to decline. The economic welfare of farmers suffered badly; many believed that the management of currency was at fault and that the government’s currency policy was determined by Eastern bankers and industrialists. After
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being more accurate with the ball and my touch. Slowly I started to walk toward the ball‚ the connection between the ball and my foot broke the silence. Leading to the sound of the ball connecting with the net‚ putting a smile on my face. I had finally made a shot I liked. Inside I thought‚ “Tyler‚ that was one out of the fifty shots I had taken that and I only liked one.” All of a sudden it hit me I had soccer practice in one hour. Remembering back when my coach told me to rest and take things
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