Précis Writing Project Précis writing is one style of writing that students will work on throughout this school year. What is a précis? “A well-written précis should be a … substitute for the original work. The goal is to preserve the core essence of the work in a manner that is both clear and concise. At a minimum‚ the précis should include the topic or main thesis‚ the purpose of the research‚ what was studied‚ what methods were used‚ what results (or insight) were gained‚ and a conclusion
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In the Chrysalids David has to sacrifice his own life and his world to one secret‚ to keep his ability to make thought shapes also know as telepathy from people he loves and knows. David is not the only one with this power there are other such as Rosalind‚ Michael and Anne who are one of his closest friends. They only know about each other and uncle Axel is the only person that knows about them but does not have the power and he makes David keep a promise to never tell anyone else‚ “‘Davie‚’ he said
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do they do that to us?” This quote shows that Waknuk does something to the deviations so that they are not able to reproduce and create more deviants in the process. Waknuk also goes to great lengths to hunt down mutants. For example‚ when David‚ Rosalind and Petra are found out‚ Waknuk organizes a big group of people to go out and look for them. Finally once the mutant is captured and neutered‚ Waknuk exiles them into the Fringes‚ no matter how old they are Waknuk just drops into the Fringes and
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comedic short story about a peculiar man who continuously day dreamed about being a hero‚ which ultimately got him into trouble. For the movie adaptation of the story‚ Walter Mitty is portrayed as an unusual hero by Danny Kaye‚ Mitty’s love interest‚ Rosalind Van Hoorn‚ by Virginia Mayo‚ and the notorious Dr. Hollingshead by Boris Karloff. The three main aspects of this movie we will be reviewing are the humor of the story line‚ the creativity of the screenwriters‚ and the overall acting of the stars
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Dreaming‚ depression‚ and how sleep affects emotions. The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/08/dreaming-depression- and-how-sleep-affects-emotions/261051/ Popova discusses multiple points of sleep researcher Rosalind D. Cartwright’s book of sleep and dreaming. She found that the earlier the first REM (rapid eye movement) phase of sleep begins‚ the more severe the depression of the subject is. Moreover‚ when patients are awakened five minutes into the first REM
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David’s Fight for Justice By the time David is sixteen‚ he has already experienced major changes in his life. His views towards the Waknuk society‚ and his opinions on deviations differ from everyone else living in Waknuk. In the book‚ The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ a young boy with the name of David finds out that he is telepathic‚ and that he is not the same as everyone else. Being telepathic is classified as having a deviation and living in Waknuk with a deviation is against the law. He
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Yellow Mini By: Lori Wever Main characters: In this poetic novel written in verse and told through the perspective of five teenagers‚ we enter their lives as they struggle through the hard times of high school. Mark- a handsome teenage boy of Iraqi origin with dark features. He is a popular and bright kid. After his father’s death‚ he loses himself and buys a yellow mini in which he spends most of his time with his girlfriend Stacey trying to run away from his insecurities. Stacey- A former
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In the article ‘Why have there been no Great Women Artists?’ written by Linda Nochlins‚ the author makes her argument and discussion on the issue in artwork of women‚ and feminist art history. One of the most important points that the author raised is that there are plenty of factors bringing obstacles to women in the western countries in the past‚ which prevent women from getting success in the art world. At the very beginning of the essay‚ the author mentioned about the words from John Stuart
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LANGUAGE IN INDIA Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow Volume 12 : 7 July 2012 ISSN 1930-2940 Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai‚ Ph.D. Editors: B. Mallikarjun‚ Ph.D. Sam Mohanlal‚ Ph.D. B. A. Sharada‚ Ph.D. A. R. Fatihi‚ Ph.D. Lakhan Gusain‚ Ph.D. Jennifer Marie Bayer‚ Ph.D. S. M. Ravichandran‚ Ph.D. G. Baskaran‚ Ph.D. L. Ramamoorthy‚ Ph.D. Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai‚ M.A. Women in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Iftikhar Hussain Lone ==============================================
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Mythology Notes 8/21/2014 Myth- Story Legend- Heroic tales of humans‚ more recent past Fairy Tales- Outside of human capabilities‚ improbable for adults‚ entertainment value‚ non human characters‚ magical‚ simple plot structures‚ outside time and place Folklore- Cultural stories‚ tales specific to a culture‚ explanatory of things of importance‚ elements of fear‚ contain regular/common people‚ not focused on Gods or heroes Fable- lessons‚ contain animals‚ clearly fiction Urban Legend-In the
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