My group’s literature circle book was Adrift: 75 Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan. It is the true story of Steven Callahan’s journey adrift on a lifeboat. He was stranded for 75 days after his ship‚ Napoleon Solo‚ sank. Near the beginning‚ he only had the food and water that was in his emergency bag. He later set up systems to filter the water‚ though they often malfunctioned. He also caught dorados‚ triggerfish‚ and even a bird. He had many saltwater wounds but refused to use the first
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In the book “The Lorax” the main character Ted Wiggins lives in a town that is all fake and plastic. This plastic town is called Thneedville‚ Thneedville is based off of a period way back in time. Ted’s community that he lives in is very compact. The houses are the same the people are the same and nothing is real‚ including the grass. A girl who Ted really likes named Audrey‚ has a fascination of seeing a real tree. She doesn’t care about the fake one all throughout the town‚ she wants to see “the
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Citizenfour is a movie about a man who was an employee of the NSA (National Security Agency) and the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) and he reveals the secrets of these two american corporations.The name Citizenfour was given because the woman who did this movie (Laura Poitras) was receiving messages from an unknown person that had he’s name as Citizenfour. Edward Snowden was Citizenfour he send a crippled message to Laura Poitras that said “You asked why i picked you. I didn’t. you did. The surveillance
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In the beginning of the story sophia is twelve years old and is aware of all the bad things happening around her. She first witnessed a man being hung in front of anyone who was willing to watch. She was flabbergasted by the dramatic event. Her family took in a man by the name of john andre. He was british and sophia’s family believed him to be very polite due to the current events in town. Sophia immediately gravitated towards him. John andre eventually left and sophia was really hoping he would
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The Persian Empire The Persian Empire was one of the most successful empires in the world‚ largely because of its strategic geographical location. First‚ the location of the Persian Empire prior to its expansion was between the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf to the south while the northern side of the empire lay the Caspian Sea. A plethora of rivers‚ including River Tigris and River Euphrates contributed immensely to the growth of the empire due to its strategic position and contribution in irrigation
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Assess the reasons for the victory of the Greeks in the Second Persian War (480–479 BC). The Greeks were victorious in the Second Persian War because of a number of factors. These include the superior leadership from commanders such as Themistocles and Leonidas‚ the effective Greek strategy and the cooperation of all the Greek city states to unite against a common threat. Ancient historians such as Aeschylus in his play ‘The Persians’ and Herodotus attribute the Greek victory to the so called ‘hubris’
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Persian New Year There are holidays in many cultures that have historical roots (not religious). No Rooz‚ is a example of a holiday with historical origins. What is No Rooz ? Iranian new year as known No Rooz is very unique for several characteristics. It is very unique because of its history‚ time‚ traditions‚ and decorations. First of all‚ I consider the history of the Persian New Year .The history of the Persian New Year has special importance for Iranian
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Adichie’s protagonist Ifemelu‚ is a girl who travel from Nigeria to America for college. During her stay‚ she makes several accomplishments including a successful blog that talks about race relations and a prestigious award at Princeton. She has a few boyfriends during her time in America as well‚ each coming with their own good and bad times. While in America‚ she is not whole heartedly resistant to the American culture. The biggest issue for her is the void between people of different color. This
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The Sympathizer follows a nameless narrator‚ a communist spy working as a captain for a South Vietnamese General‚ beginning just before the fall of Saigon in 1975. The narrator is destined to be divided as a half-Vietnamese‚ half-French‚ American Educated‚ Communist sleeper spy working for the anti-Communists‚ raised with only his mother’s love. He most often plays the role of a loyal captain‚ who happens to be a spy‚ but he constantly reminds himself that the role is meant to be his reality. He
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I chose to write about The Ceiling. This story begins with the narrator attending his son’s birthday party and he remembers the day so well because it is the first day that he saw the object in the sky later referred to by the press as the Ceiling “The square was without blemish or flaw‚ no larger than a child’s tooth‚ and I could not tell whether it rested on the moon itself or hovered above it like a cloud.” (Thing’s that fall from the sky pg.103-104). The object continued to grow larger and larger
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