LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING The novel takes place at a boys’ juvenile detention center situated in the dried up bed of a fictional lake in Texas. Most of the story is set in contemporary time‚ around the end of the 1990s. There are flashbacks to the town of Green Lake‚ which existed one hundred ten years earlier before the lake dried up. (Note: There is an actual Green Lake‚ one of the largest lakes in Texas‚ southwest of Port Lavaca‚ but the real town of Green Lake was all but abandoned after
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Antigone is introduced as a determined woman who is wanting to take in the honor for the family by burying Polynices‚ her brother‚ even if it might cost her own life. Ismene‚ Antigone’s sister‚ is introduced as someone who is against Antigone’s plan in attempts to save her family from any further embarrassment from their corrupted family history. Creon declares a law to his city that Polynices should not be buried. Those who do not obey his law will be publicly stoned. Guard saw Antigone burying
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Title: Everest Trilogy Author: Gordon Korman Name: Brandon Wright Teacher: Ms. K. McRae Class: ENG4C Date: Summary The Setting: The story takes place on Mount Everest. Mount Everest is a real mountain‚ it is one of the biggest mountains on earth‚ which is located in Nepal. The Time Period: This story takes place in the present day era. I think this because back in the day I don’t think they have discovered Everest yet and I wouldn’t think they would let people climb the mountain.
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Ivan Hoe By Sir Walter Scott A thrilling blend of medieval intrigue‚ Romance and adventure Submitted by: Submitted to: Joshua Mikhael T. Prieto Sir Lourence Tarriela Long time ago‚ two powerful raise has conquered the lands the Saxons and the Normans but their tradition keeps them away form each other. There
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Lady Ann P. Agustin IV-Rizal February 10‚ 2014 SUBJECT Rapuzel is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm‚ and first published in 1812 as part of Children and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers’ is an adaptation of the fairy tale Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force originally published in 1698. Its plot has been used and parodied in various media and its best known line (“Rapunzel‚ Rapunzel‚ let down your hair”) is an popular idiom of popular culture
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Animal Planet – Cats Author: Kelli A. Wilkins * Cats first started living with people approximately 6‚000 years ago. * They came in many shapes and sizes‚ but the fur coat on a cat was the best way to tell how they were classified. Ex: long-haired‚ short-haired‚ or “hairless”. * 100 different types of breed exist‚ but they all share the same basic body structure. -Domestic/House cats are not much different than their “big cat” cousins (lion and tiger). * Their body: -Whiskers:
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This is a story about the adventure of a delightful little hobbit and how he found out who he was and what he really valued. At first‚ the little hobbit Bilbo was just a normal Baggins (a family name which stands for routineers and homebodies) who lived a peaceful life in a comfortable and quiet hobbit hole full of fine furniture‚ delicate ornaments and a lot of food. However‚ everything changed when Gandalf‚ an old wizard‚ gave him a visit and held and unexpected party in Bilbo’s hobbit hole with
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In the Salem witch trials‚ spectral evidence was enough to sentence the accused to death. Innocent people were tried and convicted on “evidence” that silly little simple things they did was due to witchcraft. Belief in witchcraft fueled a climate of hysteria and suspicion‚ turning everyone on eachother‚ casting doubts even on those of spotless reputation. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the character of Abigail William’s position of power is in upended and affect the community of Salem to
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The story is about a kid named August Pullman that has a type of mandibulofacial dysostosis and hemifacial microsomia because of a multifactorial inheritance. He has a sister named Olivia but they call her Via‚ daisy their dog‚ and his parents. He has been homeschooled because of the surgeries to fix his face until he was old enough to be in fifth grade. His parents enrolled in a school called Beecher Prep and brought Auggie to school for a tour around the school. He gets to meet the principal Mr
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Book Report on The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger The fishing port of Gloucester‚ Massachusetts‚ just north of Boston‚ is one of the oldest fishing ports in the United States and can trace its history to around 1623. Since that time‚ around ten thousand men have lost their lives fishing the Atlantic Ocean. Not only did the fishing port feel the full brunt of the storm but that fateful day in October 1991 was to add another six men to that tally when the fishing boat Andrea Gail was caught in
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