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    The Kite Runner Script

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     The Kite Runner Drama Assignment Improve of Chapter 15  Characters Amir – Michelle Marsha Rahim – Teresa Hassan – Renee (The Driver) Soraya – Sandra

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    with his slingshot. When Hassan got the surgery so he could smile normally he stopped smiling. Amir wants to tell Assef that he really doesn’t consider Hassan a friend. Chapters 6-9 They have gashes on their fingers because they were out flying kites and strings were cutting them. Tar is string. Amir is jealous of Hassan because Baba always talks about Hassan and he receives more attention. When he says “my life as a ghost” he means he is tired of his father thinking of him as just a bookworm.

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    narration was passed back to Amir. 2. Plot • Introduction – The childhood memories of when Amir and Hassan were still boys‚ living in Kabul. • Rising action – The raping scene of Hassan by Assef and his lackeys that was witnessed by Amir after the kite flying competition. • Climax – When Rahim Khan calls and requests Amir to visit him in Pakistan which resurfaced Amir’s buried past. • Falling action – Sohrab cutting himself‚ trying to commit suicide when he believes Amir would betray him and go

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    Forgiveness is a necessary part of human existence‚ although it is rarely easy to give‚ and sometimes hardest to give to ourselves. The Kite Runner illustrates humanity’s tendency‚ and even willingness‚ to dwell on past mistakes. The opening sentence sets this theme with "I became what I am today at the age of twelve‚" as Amir unapologetically relates how he believes one action at that young age defined his entire life. However‚ as the novel progresses‚ the reader comes to the conclusion that it

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    REVIEW FOR UNIT TEST – CHAPTERS 10-25 Assignment 4 Chapters 10-11 1. What is Karim’s job? He is a people smuggler. He gets people out of Afghanistan. 2. To what country do Amir and his father first seek for safety from Afghanistan? They head to Pakistan for safety. 3. What country has a presence in Afghanistan as Amir and his father leave? Russian soldiers are in Afghanistan during this time. 4. At the first checkpoint Amir’s father stands up and confronts the Russian soldiers‚ putting himself in

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    The Kite Runner Quotes

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    born – stole Ali’s honor. With that in mind‚ Baba’s bit of advice to Amir contains a good deal of self-loathing. Amir said this quote when explaining the rules of the kite tournament and how similar it was to the Afghans. The afghans cherish customs but they regard the rules‚ like the tournament. They don’t have rules‚ just fly your kite‚ and cut your opponents. The significance is to simply draw a line between what is cherished and the rules. At this point Baba and

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    Kite Runner Temperature

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    The problem that we are solving is “How does the temperature outside affect the speed and heart rate of the runner?” We chose this to investigate “How does the temperature outside affect the speed and heart rate of the runner?” because we both play sports that require lots of running (Track and Field and Soccer.) Therefore‚ when running track outdoors the weather at the beginning of the meet may be colder‚ than the end when it’s most likely hotter. As well as a soccer tournament‚ you may play a tournament

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    pre-Russian invasion and pre-Taliban rule of Afghanistan‚ as well life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and life in a post-Taliban Afghanistan. Although the story is fictitious‚ the information about the political‚ social‚ and cultural systems of this Middle Eastern country provides a contrast to the contemporary headlines about Afghanistan primarily being home to terrorist cells. The Kite Runner paints a realistic portrait of a country about which most readers probably know very little and enables readers

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    before and was in a familiar position as to this. The phrases from this passage contribute to the entire text by bringing Marcus’s skills to light for the readers to realize even more. This also develops Marcus’s character in the story. The Maze Runner Notes Gally- aggressive‚ mean‚ not physically intimidating Find out that he was stung‚ and saw Thomas during the “Changing” The Changing- After someone has been stung by a griever‚ they are given a serum and they go through a painful process that

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    Thomas In The Kite Runner

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    Boring. Just like this intro. Uninteresting‚ monotonous‚ repetitive. Completely and utterly unimaginative. Just like this intro Thomas from the Maze Runner Series lacks creativity and interesting characteristics. He is undoubtedly one of the most flat‚ stagnant and boring characters in literature‚ which is surprising considering the rest of the story is filled with interesting characters and the plotline is creative. Thomas lacks interesting character traits that would make him distinctive and stand

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