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    be checked. If it’s approved‚ your tutor will add it to your qualification evidence portfolio. Don’t worry if you’ve made some errors. Your tutor will get back to you and advise you on where you need to do more work. You can then try again. What if I disagree with my tutor’s marking? Can I ask for it to be reviewed? Yes. The first thing you should do is get in touch with your tutor and ask them to look at your worksheet again. If you remain unhappy with the tutor’s decision you can

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    Poe’s “The Black Cat” Short Response Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat” can be considered a horror story as well as a study in human psychology. The horrors of the violent acts committed by the narrator are explained as the story progresses as is the demise of his mental state. As he describes himself in the opening of the story as a lover of animals‚ it is shocking to later read of his first act of violence toward his cat‚ the gouging out of his eye. Although the narrator appears to show some

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    Global Perspectives: Cultural novel Project ~ S. Mahone Novel- Sold Author- Patricia McCormick Featured Country or Culture- Nepal‚Calcutta Cultural Novel- Students will research a country/culture and create a typed or handwritten report based on the following criteria/questions: 1. Brief summary of novel- The novel Sold tells the story of a girl named Lakshmi from Nepal‚ who is sold into sexual slavery in India.When the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the

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    “Those Winter Sundays” & “Paper Matches” “Those Winter Sundays” and “Paper Matches” are poems that came together to form the same qualities. However the two individual poems expresses it‚ in its own contrasting ways. Both “Those Winter Sundays” and “Paper Matches” intertwine metaphors into its work and the aspect of the under-appreciation of one party toward another. The poem “Those Winter Sundays” is of a grown adult looking back into his childhood. He remembers an event that led him to realize

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    member of the Illinois legislature once asked Joseph Smith how he was able to govern so many people and keep order among the members of the Mormon church. The man claimed that it had been impossible to do so anywhere else. Joseph Smith replied by saying‚ “I teach them correct principles‚ and they govern themselves.” This statement introduces the idea of self-governance—in other words‚ after learning principles‚ people individually interpret what is taught and then apply it to their lives in the way

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    INTRODUCTION “Heroism is endurance for one moment more.” This quote by George F. Kennan describes a key character in the book Sold‚ created by Patricia McCormick. The character I’m referring to is Lakmishi‚ our protagonist in Patricia McCormick’s book Sold‚ and she goes through very traumatizing experiences but lives up to her endurance. She is a 13 year old girl who is sold into prostitution in an abusive patriarchal society who is dehumanized in many terrible ways. Lakamashi teaches the reader how

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    many readers to be the most significant black poet of the twentieth century. Except for a few examples‚ all his poems are about social injustice in America. The somber tone of his writing often reflected his mood. Race relations were present in almost his whole career‚ following him from his first poem to his last. The poem "Doorknobs" was written in 1961 after his subpoena to appear before Senator McCarthy for subversive activities. Although many other poems by Hughes deal with prejudice‚ race‚ or

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    I am Doug Wright‚ the attorney for Patricia R. Ellis. It has been brought to my attention that Hunter D. Ellis has been having some emotional complications that is precipitated by his father’s presence at his Basketball and Baseball games. Hunter has come from a dysfunctional home environment that was caused by his father’s behavior. His father’s paranoia never allowed Hunter to be himself‚ his father made Hunter feel resentful‚ inadequate‚ and powerless. Hunter has previously been picked on and

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    Courage and hope is the key to survival‚ according to Gabriella. Gabi is the protagonist of the novel‚ “Tree Girl”‚ by Ben Mikaelsen. She endures a tough loss of her siblings‚ Julia‚ Antonio‚ Jorge‚ Lidia‚ and Lester. She also has to fight the pain she is going through with her parents. She lost her mom to an evil sickness and her dad to soldiers who had gunned him down. It all started in Guatemala. Guatemala was Gabi’s hometown‚ it was where she lived‚ went to school and played. But‚ one day‚ her

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    analysis of ‘The Zulu Girl’ by Roy Campbell The Zulu Girl is a poem written by Roy Campbell‚ which at a glance appears to be about a Zulu girl and her son. An in-depth analysis reveals it to be a poem about the life of African people being dominated by European civilisation. The title refers to a girl. Not just any girl but ‘the Zulu Girl’. This implies that there is something unique about her‚ something that sets her apart from the rest who are around her. The Zulu Girl seems unfamiliar to the

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