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    MATURITY Rob Lowe‚”maturity is knowing who you are and what you are capable of. You need to know yourself and your weaknesses. So that you can become a better person for you and everyone around you. When you think of others before yourself is a sign of maturity‚ according to Tracy McMillen‚ “Caring about people‚about the meaning of life is an act of maturity.” You need to care about other people so that they might care about you. “Do unto other as you wish they do unto you.” Maturity

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    Topic 1: Understanding key concepts Plot- the main events of a play‚ novel‚ film‚ or similar work‚ devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence The book Parvana is about an 11-year-old girl living in Afghanistan‚ under the extreme Taliban regime. The Taliban ban women from going outside without a man and Afghan women are forced to wear the burqa at all times in public. Her family lost almost everything due to the bombings/wars in Afghanistan. Her father sells their remaining

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    Crossing Cultures- How does Parvana explore aspects of different culture? Texts often give us an insight into aspects of different cultures. The novel Parvana by Deborah Ellis explores various facets of the Afghani culture. One of the prominent features of this text is the impact of war. In addition‚ Ellis looks into the treatment of women in Afghanistan. Another point that is examined in the text is the Afghani food and clothing. To illustrate these aspects‚ the author has used a large range of

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    Linda Wargo Professor John Craig English 2 27 October 2014 "Maturity" Maturity is mysterious. We never know the exact date when maturity will hit a peak in our lives‚ but we always tend to misconcept when it does decide to visit. I struggled with the anticipation of maturity when I was young‚ wishing it would come quickly. I thought it would bring with it promises of freedom and privacy. I welcomingly opened several doors for this phase of civilization and sophistication to enter my life. Through

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    A breadwinner is someone who portrays themselves as people who willingly give up all that they can to support the family. In the book “the breadwinner”‚ a girl named Parvana is chosen to be the breadwinner of her family for two reasons. One is because her father was taken to prison for being educated and two because she was the only one who could do it. The book “the breadwinner” had various themes to it but only one stood out. The theme of never losing hope is one of the most important lessons this

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    Parvana is a brave and interesting young girl who is the hero of the book “The Breadwinner”. Amelia Earhart was also an interesting lady who was also the hero of a different kind. I chose to compare Parvana and Amelia Earhart because I wanted to choose someone who possibly visited Afghanistan. I wanted to see how many personalities they have. Parvana and Amelia Earhart were both brave‚ educated‚ small (in size)‚ determined and both female. Amelia Earhart was brave because she took a risk that many

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    Amy Tans- Two Kinds John Updikes- A&P Maturity / Maturation. Throughout life‚ humanity craves the chance to become all "grown up." They are constantly antisipating the opportunity to participate in the activities those of age are able to do. However‚ what many do not realize is being grown up does indeed give you all of those opportunities to fulfill‚ but it also takes away something very important‚ and that is your childhood. Amy Tan’s Two Kinds and John Up Dikes A&P‚ portray both a missing

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    Short Story Essay All humans go through a stage of maturity‚ some handle it better than others and it is caused and affected by many different situations like‚ poverty‚ location‚ age‚ or feelings. I think that all four stories‚ Marigolds‚ Visit to Grandmother‚ Summer of Truth and Flight all have to do with maturity. Both Marigolds and Flight have characters that face maturity‚ going from being immature to becoming mature. While Visit to Grandmother and Summer of Truth the characters are immature

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    English 101  9 September 2014  The Truth About Maturity  When  is  someone  considered  mature?  Usually‚  the  common  answer  to  this  question  is  when  a  person  becomes  an  adult‚  or  turns  eighteen  years  old.  But  the  poet‚  Samuel  Ullman‚  declared  his  interpretation  of  maturity  as  follows:  “Maturity  is  the ability to think‚ speak and act  your  feelings  within  the  bounds  of  dignity.  The  measure  of  your  maturity  is  how  spiritual  you  become  during  the midst of your frustrations

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    story set in Afghanistan where Taliban rules . Parvana is the main character in the novel‚ Parvana is a confident girl who never gives up hope. The main characters are Parvana and the Taliban. The supporting character are Hassan‚ Asif and Leila. In the novel Parvana is the protagonist because when she was searching for her mother and siblings in war-ravaged Afghanistan. She traveled across

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