The first book begins with an introduction to Gregory (Greg) Heffley and his middle school life. It takes place during his sixth grade year. The book also explains the "cheese touch" early on. It is similar to the game of tag in which the person who touched the moldy cheese at the blacktop which has never been bothered to be taken off‚ after it had accidentally fallen out of someone’s sandwich‚ a year earlier‚ had to get rid of it by touching someone else. In the first half of the book‚ events such
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The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H.Lawrence The story‚ set in England is told to us by an omniscient narrator. We learn of Hester‚ a beautiful woman who ‚ despite starting with all the advantages‚ had no luck. Hester had married for love‚ but that “turned to dust”‚ she also had three beautiful children. We are told that she is incapable of loving her children‚ or anyone else. It bothers her that she feels this way towards her children and she make effort to show extra care and worry towards them
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Pollution: The Silent Killer Movie: Titanic Quote: “It was the ship of dreams to everyone else. To me it was a slave ship‚ taking me back to America in chains.” Quote with word change: “It was the ship of dreams to everyone else. To me it was an [oil tanker]‚ taking me back to America [in a shroud of death].” When I was a little girl‚ the shining star of my Little League soccer team‚ my father and I would take long walks around the soccer fields every Saturday after my games. With hot dogs
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What is the purpose and effect of the novel’s plot structure in the overall meaning of the book? In the novel Slaughterhouse 5 written by Kurt Vonnegut‚ it can be perceived that the overall plot structure does not follow the expected chronological order of most other novels. Normally‚ the life of Billy Pilgrim would be represented as a linear story. This means that it would show the order of events as they happened in time. The lack of chronological order in the novel and the abrupt and random
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Zlata’s Diary Author: Zlata Filipoviæ Published: Puffin Books 1995 Setting: September 2‚ 1991 to October 17‚ 1993 Plot Summary: The diary starts on 2nd September 1991. Zlata is an eleven-year-old girl who was used to live an ordinary life. She goes to school‚ plays piano and solfeggio‚ she takes tennis lessons‚ has choir practice‚ watches MTV‚ loves pizza‚ plays with friends and does all the things a child loves to do. Zlata and her parents spend their weekends and free time in Crnotina‚ where
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A. Title/AuthorB. SettingC. CharactersD. Plot SummaryE. ConflictF. ThemesG. BibliographyA. Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzB. London and Port Tallon‚ England. Modern TimeC.Alex Rider is the main character of the novel. He is a 14 year old boy who lives with his uncle Ian because his parents were killed. His life is transformed as his dead uncle ’s true identity is revealed and he is blackmailed into joining MI6 as a spy. He discovers the secret behind the Stormbreaker computers and in the end‚ Alex
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How does responsibility aid in the fulfillment of a dream? In the play A Raisin In The Sun the author‚ Lorraine Hansberry‚ uses plot and characterization to convey the theme that one must be responsible to fulfill one’s dreams‚ in order to accomplish her purpose of showing the positive effects of responsibility on a dream‚ and the negative effects of no responsibility on a dream. In this play‚ Hansberry’s purpose relates to the theme because without a certain level of responsibility‚ a dream cannot
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10 reasons why you should date a doctor!! **This is a group that tries to add some sense of humor to medicine!! ** Non medics are more than welcome. (They can always help keep us on the ground). ** No serious or proper medical stuff please!! (I think what we see in real life is enough!!) ok so here are the reasons i came up with!! 1. The stethoscope 2. They can give you the gift of "missing them" because they are always at work 3. They can give you a free medical consultation 4.You save
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Abstract The history of the head-up display dates back to World War II. Since then‚ the head-up display has gone through a variety of changes and upgrades. Both the Airline Pilots Association and the Airline industry pursued the development of the head-up display because of the advantages it offers. As with any new technology‚ the head-up display has advantages and shortfalls. Education however‚ is the key to fully understanding new technology including the head-up display. With proper cockpit resource
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