NEST IN THE WIND ANT 200 Book Test Name __________________________________ Class start time ____________ 1. Contrast Pohnpeian and industrial explanations on how the island came into being. a. The Pohnpeian explanation is an example of a supernatural creation story. b. Pohnpeians explain that an octopus directed Sapikini to the island. c. The industrial explanation is based on science. d. People in industrial society say volcanoes erupted and formed the island. e. all of
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of these honors. This tribe was a major part of the second world war. Had it not been for this tribe‚ many of the conversations between the U.S. and allied forces would not have been kept secret. The Navajo were known as the code talkers. They used their native language to transmit messages over the radio so that Japan could not intercept or crack the code. There are many pictures such as these in my paper showing exactly what the Navajo Indians did. One man would write down the message
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Steve McKnight 20 June 2014 Persuasive Poetic Devices in “The Dream of the Rood” In the Anglo-Saxon poem‚ “The Dream of the Rood‚” the author’s purpose is to impress upon his audience the power of salvation offered by Christianity‚ as represented by the crucifix. For the author‚ the crucifix‚ or Rood‚ is no mere symbol‚ but a literal embodiment of salvation. At the time it is believed to have been written‚ the poet’s audience consisted of a spectrum of Christian followers and pagans who retained
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Memory however‚ the author has used a great many other characters whose stories also stand-alone. Why has D’Aguiar structured his novel in this way and how does it lead the reader to an understanding of the impacts of slavery? D’Aguiar’s central purpose is to make us reflect upon American society during the slavery era and to acknowledge its realities so that we understand the capability for evil that exists in society. D’Aguair has used Whitechapel and his memories to
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Describe how marketing techniques are used to products in two organisations Kellogg’s and Tesco Growth strategies To grow as an organisation Kellogg’s and Tesco will use different strategies. These include diversification where the organisation effectively enters a new market. Tesco have done this where they have gone from just selling products in their shops to selling petrol‚ insurance and having their own mobile network. Kellogg’s have also done this as they have gone from selling cereals
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WRACK TECHNIQUES Note book is a mixture of fact‚ fiction and speculation. Your task as reader is to discover the truth. Bradley makes use of historical incidents and real people. He also draws inspiration from other texts. This is called intertextuality. For example he draws on Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness to explore the darkness in man’s heart. His character Kurt parallels Conrad’s Kurtz. He also quotes from Ondaatje p.37 to develop his idea about maps “whose portraits have nothing to do with
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: A High Wind in Jamaica In most of their literary works‚ a significant percentage of novelists aim at presenting to the reader important information in the most effective ways. To attain this‚ they explore a host of literary devices and develop their plots with utmost coherence. The ideas that they present are in most instances reflective of the social and economic scenarios that are apparent in their respective settings. Just like other renowned novelists‚ Richard
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The Idea of Technique tech·nique [tek-neek] 1. Method of performance; way of accomplishing. 2. Technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result. Acquiring technique is mostly a process of brain/nerve development‚ not development of finger strength. Skill is acquired in two stages: (1) discovering how the fingers‚ hands‚ arms‚ etc.‚ are to be moved‚ and (2) conditioning the brain‚ nerves‚ and muscles to execute these with ease and control. Many
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When The Wind Blows By Raymond Briggs In what ways do the techniques used in When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs illuminate the themes of the text? Essay question In the graphic novel‚ Wwhen the Wwind Bblows the author Raymond Briggs uses a variety of techniques to illuminate the themes of the themes of this novel. Briggs uses conflict and contrast to show how broad political issues afigures affect everyday lives. Briggs also uses images (Colour‚ Shape and Framing) to portray and highlight
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1800 IN PUTS FORWARD WORDSWORTH’S THEORY OF POETIC DICTION Wordsworth’s purpose‚ as he tells in the Preface was‚ “to choose incidents and situations from common life”‚ and quite naturally‚ he also intended to use‚ “a selection of language‚ really used by men”. He was to deal with humble and rustic life and so he should also use the language of the rustics‚ farmers‚ shepherds who were to be the subjects of his poetry. The language of these men was to be used but it was to be purified of all that is painful
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