Crossing Boundaries Through Rhythms of Life by Wennie France G. Biron The Philippine archipelago is composed of 7‚ 107 islands‚ 17 regions‚ 81 provinces and 136 cities. (Based on NCSB Press Release) Each of these places has varied (by that I mean‚ has their truly owned) history and culture. Each locality has their unique tradition. But what makes them unified despite this diversity is their shared passion for both music and dance. Being a member of a cultural performing group in the most
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BORDER CROSSING Chapter 2 Q1) Danny sees himself as the devil. He believes that coincidence either brings out the god or devil in‚ in Danny’s case it was the devil. Q2) Tom feels concerned for Danny as he spent half his life in prison he is wondering what it has done to him and how it’s changed him as a person. Chapter 3 Q1) yes I agree that people who are childless never really grow up. Having a child is the biggest responsibility you could ever have in life‚ it makes you more independent &
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vast influence on the transcontinental railroad. Their hard work and perfection resulted in the early completion of the railroad. These workers faced many hardships and difficulties along the way such as discrimination‚ hazardous weather conditions and unleveled land but it did not hinder the fierce competition between the two groups. It was their methods and work ethics that made the transcontinental railroad such a success. Although the Transcontinental Railroad was visualized‚ planned out‚ and financed
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Border Crossing – Pat Barker Chapter Questions Chapter 2 Does Danny see Tom or himself as the devil? Explain Danny see’s himself as the devil because he feels that he has ruined Tom’s life through their latest meeting. How does Tom feel about Danny at this stage? Tom feels curious and worried about Danny and wants to know how life has been for him. Chapter 3 Do you agree with Tom’s fears that “people who remain childless never really grow up”? I do not agree with Tom’s fear “people
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Train’s high speed and large mass can easily total a car‚ and in most cases‚ kill all the passengers and driver in the car. This is why it is important to learn how safely cross railroad crossings. The main purpose of the signs is to inform that driver that there is a railroad crossing up ahead. They are usually yellow or white and have two capital R’s on the left and right of an X. These signs don’t mean that a train is coming down the track‚ but only to yield. They let the driver know that
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House by the Railroad In EdwardHirsch’s poem"EdwardHopperandthe Houseby the Railroad" Hirschjrurtaposes both the houseandEdwardHopperto createan ominousundertone throughoutthe poem.Hirsch personifies abandoned this houseto bring it to life while describingthe artist asrelentless‚ almostdehumanizing artist. Both the houseand the but artist sharesimilar qualitiesandcharacteristics‚ throughout poeft‚ Hinch asserts the his positionthat he is moreintriguedin Hopperasan artist than in the art he hascreated
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Crossing the Swamp Throughout "Crossing the Swamp‚" a poem by Mary Oliver‚ many poetic devices and figurative languages are depicted. By using these devices‚ Mary Oliver is able to develop the relationship between the speaker and the swamp. The entirety of the poem is a metaphor of a man’s crisis in life. The first part of the poem‚ or until "into the black‚ slack‚" is dark. This portion depicts the darkness’s of life‚ such as death and the hard ships. The third stanza mentions " here/ is struggle
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Knowing ones self is an invaluable gift. Many people believe they know themselves by knowing what they like or dislike‚ how they dress ‚ the company they keep and so forth. There is an underlying and overlooked complicity to really know ones self. For many of us it is only in our imaginations where we come from. Given the fact we know we are from parts our parents‚ grandparents ‚ great-grand parents‚ what does that mean ? Where did we come from? In this society with the ideas of ethnocentrism‚ I
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The Railroad Boom The main reason for the transcontinental railroads to be built was to bring the east and west together. The building of these railroads caused huge economic growth throughout the United States. The railroad created opportunities for everyone across the US. “Railroads were the first big business‚ the first magnet for the great financial markets‚ and the first industry to develop a large-scale management bureaucracy. The railroads opened the western half of the nation to economic
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Crossing the Swamp The poem Crossing the Swamp is a well-organized poem which uses many techniques to develop the relationship between the speaker and the swamp. Some of these techniques include diction‚ narrative structure‚ repetition‚ imagery‚ personification‚ tone shift‚ as well as many interesting sound devices that. The first thing that is very noticeable is the narrative structure. The speaker provides us with the image of the character’s footsteps through the structure of the poem‚ which
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