Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper Informational Essay – English 10 – 25 Points Format Requirements: Microsoft Word No less than 500 words No less than 5 paragraphs 1 paragraph = 5-7 sentences at least Times New Roman 12 pt. font Double-spaced 1” margins Include: Your name Date Home School Essay Title Prompt: After reading the novel Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper‚ select and research one issue from the list below; then‚ write an informative essay. Abortion Anorexia
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first takes place in Oklahoma in the 1930s.This is important setting because this is one of the main places of the depression era. Characters: A: The main characters are Tom Joad‚ Jim Casy‚ Al Joad‚ Ma Joad‚ Pa Joad‚ Uncle John Joad‚ Rose of Sharon Joad‚ and Authority figures ( Roadside camp proprietors; Police). B: Minor Characters in the story would include Grandma‚ and Granpa because they went along with them on the ride to Califiornia. Noah‚ Winfield‚ and Ruthie where also important because
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Amanda Girls‚ that’s Victoria ‘the Witch’. She was one of the most dangerous criminals of this time. Sharon Why do they call her ‘the witch’? Amanda Because she really is one‚ she has magic powers. Jennifer She must be Vanessa’s ancestor. I can’t believe Adam’s related to her. Amanda Listen guys‚ we don’t want any trouble. We were just about to leave
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Bibliography: Brehm‚ Sharon S. (2007). Intimate Relationships. New York: McGraw-Hill. Lampert‚ Ada. (1997). The Evolution of Love. Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. Ornish‚ D. (1998). Love and Survival; The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy. New York: Harper-
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Themes in The Grapes of Wrath The Joads are on their way to California. The land which seems to be a heaven with great work‚ little white houses‚ and many acres of land. But the Joads soon find out that California may not be the paradise they dreamed of. Their journey to California will be full of hope and despair along with keeping their dignity in the midst of all the wrath. One of the biggest problems they will face is how poorly they will be treated. The one thing that made the Joads successful
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waste away in front of their laptops as depicted in Shelved‚ others choose to “geek out.” Technology cannot be harmful when used properly. It makes a vast amount of information of various topics easily accessible to everyone‚ especially young teens. Sharon Begley points out that according to a 2003 survey of managers‚ “employers are spending $1.3 billion a year to teach basic writing skills” (source 2). However‚ even if today’s youngsters do not have the information in their heads‚ they know where to
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Aristotle ’s Rules For Tragedy Laid Down In Poetics As They Apply To Blood Relations By Sharon Pollock Aristotle could be considered the first popular literary critic. Unlike Plato‚ who all but condemned written verse‚ Aristotle breaks it down and analyses it so as to separate the good from the bad. He studies in great detail what components make a decent epic or tragedy. The main sections he comes up with are form‚ means and manner. For most drama and verse‚ Aristotle ’s rules are a fairly
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But this doesn’t mean gene therapy is impossible‚ it just means more research needs to be done. Gene therapy was first proven possible in humans in 1990 on a four year old girl named Ashanthi‚ who was suffering from a rare disease. In 1998‚ author Sharon Begley published her article‚ “Designer Babies”‚ where she
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Thesis: Sharon Olds in‚ On the Subway‚ organizes the poem in three parts to present the contrasting lives of a Caucasian woman and an African American boy‚ which displays the narrator’s realization of the bond they share because of their similar fear of each other. In the first several lines‚ Olds presents the setting of the subway car‚ and the separation between its passengers. A notable simile illustrates the obvious differences between the white narrator and the boy‚ “His feet are huge‚ in
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short because he went to France and Germany to drive an ambulance for the American Red Cross (bio.true). In addition‚ In 1925 Walt married Lillian Bounds (Fisher 31). Together Lillian and Walt had two daughters‚ Diane and Sharon (Fisher 31). Diane was born in 1933 and Sharon was born in 1936 (Fisher 31). Walt worked as a world famous American film producer (Webster’s 285). In 1922 he and a friend opened an animation studio; there they made short 1-2 minute animated films (bio.true). Then on December
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