Author: J.K. Rowling Published by: Scholastics Inc. Copyright: © 1997 by J.K. Rowling No. of Pages; 309 II. Author’s Background J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she wrote the beginnings of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on scraps of paper at a local café. But her efforts soon paid off‚ as she received an unprecedented award from the Scottish Arts Council enabling her to finish the book. Since then‚ the debut novel has become an international phenomenon‚ garnering
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In Northern Michigan‚ the winter season can be long‚ cold and dreary; a few short winter months will turn into half a year. It is a season that can produce restlessness and depression in people of all ages. For many students‚ it would be beneficial to be able to participate in a school sport‚ rather than stay cooped up indoors all winter season. Many may not realize that East Jordan Middle High School does not offer many winter sports to students‚ offering only one to males and two to females. This
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Those Winter Sundays Those Winter Sundays has two types of imagery throughout‚ tactile and visual. Tactile imagery is a use that describes the feeling of something‚ visual is the look of something. The author uses imagery throughout the lyric to gesture towards the meaning of the story. The use of visual imagery is present throughout this poem. Hayden uses it to describe the tone of certain things. “Put his clothes on in the blueblack cold. This describes the outside and the darkness of the
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The Curse of The Opal Stone The superstition that Opal stones are evil originates from the novel ‘Anne of Geierstein’ written by Sir Walter Scott. In the novel Lady Hermione was falsely accused of being a demon‚ after holy water falls onto her opal jewelry and it changes its colour. This book effected the general public’s view of the Opal stone so much so that the Opal market completely went to shreds and Opal prices dropped by 50%. If this seems completely ludicrous‚ Google it. As time progressed
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In ‘Patterns of Culture’‚ Ruth Benedict wrote‚ “Morality differs in every society‚ and is a convenient term for socially approved habits.” Cultural relativists have claimed the following; (1) different societies have different moral codes. (2) The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society. (3) There is no objective standard that can be used to judge one society’s code as better than another’s. (4) The moral code of our own society has no special status. And (5)‚ It is arrogant
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The next stop on my musical journey is the Rolling Stones. My mom holds a very special place in her heart for the Rolling Stones and this trait has been passed down to me. I picked the song Beast of Burden to represent our mutual love for the Rolling Stones because not only does it remind me of pleasant memories‚ but it is also just a feel-good song. When I went to Kindergarten I had half days so every day I could help my mom make dinner and I can still remember sitting on the counter rolling meatballs
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Whitney Ellis Topic: The Different Themes of Winter Dreams I. Introduction A. The “Winter Dream” of the story‚ refers to the American dream that Dexter thinks he wants‚ but has a skewed vision of. Themes of Love‚ Society and Class‚ Ambition and Gender Differences are apparent in this short story. B. Dexter’s humble origin makes him feel that he has to work harder to be like the other rich socialites‚ that he wants to fit in with. C. When reading “Winter Dreams”‚ a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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People’s behaviors can vary on the type of person they are. Some stories that help explain this are “Shaving”‚ written by Leslie Norris‚ “The Hero”‚ written by Margaret Jackson‚ and “The Stone Boy”‚ written by Gina Berriault. Each character in these stories has to deal with certain things in their life‚ and handle them in their own way. The stories also show how people learn how to handle these things differently‚ based on the persons personality and the type of event that is going on. Leslie
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Stone Soup Last Thursday we went to the Stone Soup kitchen to help for prepare a meal for homeless. My initial expectations were cooking from scratch and washing dishes. I was so excited not just because I enjoy cooking‚ but because I would help to feed hungry people. As soon as we arrived‚ the chef introduced herself and told us about how Stone Soup help people in need. Then she told us about the dishes they would serve to people. My first mission was brushing bread with a mixture of butter
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Winter Gala What is the Winter Gala? • The Winter Gala is a winter performance in our center that invites current families to attend an event at our center. The children will perform a collection of songs‚ poems‚ finger plays‚ or other material from the curriculum. What are the Goals and Objectives of this event? • Historically we see a dip in enrollment in January as a result of families not returning to the center after the winter holiday. The goal of the Winter Gala is to keep families
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