me know A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck Thomas Hart Grade 6 Literature Mrs. Snell November 15‚ 2007 For my second book report‚ I chose to read A Long Way from Chicago‚ a fiction novel by Richard Peck. The main characters are Grandma Dowdel‚ her grandchildren Joey Dowdel‚ and his sister‚ Mary Alice. Joey and Mary Alice lived with their parents in Chicago and every August from 1929 until the summer of 1935
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When most people think of their Grandma‚ they think of a sweet‚ loving‚ good-time‚ lady-like woman. However‚ Grandma Dowdel‚ in A Long Way from Chicago‚ is no average grandma. In this book‚ Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel journey from Chicago to their Grandma Dowdel’s for a week every summer from 1929-1935. They experience new things every summer and learn that their grandmother is anything but normal. Grandma Dowdel does not always follow the rules of the law or society‚ but her grandchildren learn
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Suicide and humor are two words not often associated with each other‚ but Nick Hornby takes the pair on in his novel A Long Way Down‚ a dark comedy about suicide and life after a failed attempt. The book is narrated by four characters taking turns telling the story in their voice. The resulting hodgepodge gang includes Martin‚ a quasi celebrity who loses everything after an affair with a fifteen-year old girl; Maureen‚ the middle-aged mother of a severely disabled son; Jess‚ an obnoxious teenager
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The age of the actor has long gone: we are now in the age of stage effects’ We have moved towards more modernised performances‚ but this does not necessarily mean ‘the age of the actor has long gone.’ It means audience members now expect more from the performance‚ rather than just rely on the actor as they did in Elizabethan times. Still in our 21st century‚ we would not like to go to a play whereby the actors are poor at acting likewise an Elizabethan audience would not like that either. The
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Imagine a daunting journey‚ through hostile environments. There is a war over religion splitting up Sudan. Rebel soldiers are fighting the government‚ and people are being displaced from the homes and families. This describes the experience of Salva‚ a 12 year old boy from the novel A Long Walk to Water written by Linda Sue park. In this novel individuals have to face challenging terrain and dangerous routes against the odds of survival. Main character‚ Salva Dut‚ was able to survive through an extremely
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Analysis of Character: Riley Paige‚ the main character of the thriller “Once Gone” possesses many great qualities‚ but also some traits that aren’t exactly positive. She is a grown adult‚ so her mind and decision making are that of an adult. At some points in the story‚ she is pathetic and indecisive. She is very reckless‚ trying to play the part of a hero‚ but it is just seen upon readers as stupid and incredibly dimwitted to do. She is introduced as a clever veteran detective who is the best in
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Quote Log Casey Mask: "Want coffee?’ Sounds great‚ Amos‚’ [Casey] said." Real Identity: "His coffee was always terrible." Investigation effect: This mask did not specifically mess up the investigation. Although it did show that Casey was not always an honest person to her coworkers. Mask: "By the way‚ is that China sale firm? I keep hearing it’s not.’ She shrugged. I honestly don’t know.’ Has Marder talked to you about it?’ Not to me personally’" Real Identity: "Then
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says this because he has created a “family” like situation with the people at the garden. Another example of “family“ would be when Sae Young talks about how she feels like she has a family in the garden with this quote on page 39 “Feel part of garden. Almost like family.” Another quote by Sae Young says “first time that someone talk to me. I was so glad‚ have trouble speaking.” In that
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Invictus. Task number 1. South Africa have gone a long way to get where it is now. South Africa used to be a British colony‚ and then there was apartheid. After that‚ Nelson Mandela came and helped shape the country into what it is now. I am now going to describe this journey from slaves to modern society. Colonialism began in 1652 in South Africa‚ it was the slavery and forced labour model‚ this was the original model of colonisation brought by the Dutch. However the Africans were not just helpless
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He plans to purchase a love potion from an old man to satisfy his wants of Diana’s attention. The old man warns him before handing him the potion saying‚ "She will be afraid of the pretty girls you may meet. She will want to know all you do. All that has happened to you during the day. Every word of it. She will want to know what you are thinking about." This quote explains the feeling the girl will have once taken the potion. She will be greatly
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