The first decades of the twenty-first century were full of overcoming obstacles. Prodigy by Marie Lu‚ Hatchet by Gary Paulsen‚ The Lost Hope by Rick Riordan‚ or The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. What do these four stories all have in common‚ other than their dystopian category? They all are full of hope that leads to perseverance and in the end overcoming the main conflict. Each one of these stories had an obstacle some character(s) had to face. From taking down corrupt governments to life or
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In this story also the writer’s mother wanted her daughter to be obedient by following her path. As she was optimistic‚ she always wants her daughter to be successful in the future thus forced her daughter to have the prodigy that she never wanted to be. She has a high expectation towards her daughter but every time she fails to stand to the expectation. The narrator also feels as if she could not handle her responsibility and let her mother’s expectation down. From the
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Achievements - Shakuntala Devi is an outstanding calculating prodigy of India. On June 18 in 1980‚ she again solved the multiplication of two 13-digit numbers 7‚686‚369‚774‚870 x 2‚465‚099‚745‚779 randomly picked up by the computer department of Imperial College in London. And this‚ she did in 28 seconds flat. Born on 4 November in 1939 at the city of Bangalore in Karnataka state‚ Shakuntala Devi is an outstanding calculating prodigy of India. Belonging from a very humble family‚ Shakuntala Devi’s
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A review of A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials‚ by Laurie Winn Carlson‚ Ivan R. Dee‚ Chicago‚ 2000; 224 pp. $14.95 Paperback. ISBN: 1-566633095 A FEVER IN SALEM POSITS A biological cause for the early modem witchcraft epidemic‚ which resulted in the hanging of 19 people in Salem‚ MA‚ in 1692. Witchcraft persecution‚ Laurie Carlson writes‚ arose because of the strange behavior of the supposedly bewitched accusers. She concludes that the cause was a disease unrecognizable
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dream for her daughter‚ she wanted her to become a prodigy‚ she spent a lot of time and effort to make this happen for her daughter. Like any other daughter of that age‚ Amy rebelled against her mom and her mom’s wishes for her to become a prodigy. Her mother traded housecleaning services to an old retired piano teacher in order for her daughter to have piano lessons and a piano from which to learn so that Amy‚ her daughter can become a prodigy like she had dreamed for her. Amy at the time did not
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Youth Prodigy Program Application Essay Amanda Bagley February 15‚ 2013 As the end of my high school education draws near‚ I contemplate what I will do with my future. I have always been told to do what you enjoy and make a living out of it. Four years ago‚ I set out with this bit of advice‚ trying to find out what it is I like to do. After participating in clinical education in different health care settings‚ I realized that my interests lay in nursing. My short-term career goals consist
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Shakuntala Devi | | | Born - 4 November 1929 Died - 21 April 2013 Very few people around the world achieved what this wonder-woman did. A mathematical prodigy‚ also known as the ’human computer’‚ Shakuntala Devi was known for her complex problem-solving skills without the aid of any mechanical device. During her early years‚ she shot to fame by mentally calculating one of the toughest mathematical multiplications 10 seconds before the fastest and the most efficient computer of the
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the story named “Two Kinds”. The story is centered around a Chinese immigrant‚ Jing Mei and her family’s struggles and how they have overcome many obstacles in their lives. Jing Mei’s mother strongly believes that Jing Mei will become a successful prodigy. Therefore‚ the family decides to live in San Francisco as their first home in the US. Her mother will make Jing Mei to live up to many expectations such as taking piano lessons. Throughout
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or the dumpee. The sad thing here is that all Katherines were just numbers for him‚ nothing special‚ playing out the same relationship over and over again. He finally breaks the cycle with Lindsey. He has inner conflicts (because of being just a prodigy) and he is looking for a person he could open up to. His friend Hassan isn’t the good person for that‚ but he is his only friend and Hassan is actually the only person that can be straight with him and tell him how annoying he is and what should he
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mother‚ who convinces her that she can become someone important. Jing-Mei’s mother‚ Suyuan‚ is the antagonist and flat character that remains stern‚ dominant and overbearing throughout the story. Suyuan pushes her daughter‚ Jing-Mei to become a child prodigy and believes “You could be anything you wanted to be in America” (Tan 193) The story’s main events take place in San Francisco’s Chinatown throughout the 1950’s and perhaps the early 1960’s. After “losing everything in China: her mother and father
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