Tears of a Tiger By: Sharon Draper Isbn-10 #: 0689806981 Themes: Death‚ Depression‚ Decisions Reading level: Young Adults Teaching Connections: I see this as a good book to use with young African Americans because the main characters in the book are African American kids in high school. The novel is also a very good teaching aide because it includes many different types of writing styles like poems‚ letters and short essays. I feel the strongest point to using the book in the classroom is the
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What does the term Heroic mean to you? To be heroic means to be brave‚ courageous‚ and selfless. In the short story “The Golden Lie” and in the poem “Those Winter Sundays” the characters show acts of heroism. In the text “The Golden Lie” a character by the name Triple G is considered to be heroic. For example in the story it states‚ “But my Triple G wasn’t just tough; he was downright heroic… he walked in the snow for days‚ going without food while cutting off pieces of his leather shoes to feed
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Mr. ENG4U Due: The Winter Season is the Best Amongst Them All The winter season is the best season amongst the 4 that occur in Canada. The winter season has the most spirit‚ is the most comfortable‚ and is the safest health wise. The winter season has holidays that every kid impatiently waits for‚ and has outdoor pond hockey unlike any other season. Whereas in the summer you’re hot and dehydrated while mosquitoes attack you‚ and it harder to sleep when it’s hot compared to when it’s cold
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everyone. In the short story‚ “Winter Dreams” F. Scott‚ Fitzgerald suggests that the American Dream is success is based on a person’s effort‚ Not on the person’s reputation or wealth. Fitzgerald writes about a young man named Dexter; how he achieves the best. Starting off the short story‚ Dexter‚ a young caddy quits his job. Then he takes his own path to achieving a great life He makes the choices that are the best option for his future. Dexter was only fourteen years old when he became a caddy.
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Countless things make driving dangerous. On a hot summer day‚ not wanting to be out in the sun can make a person speed. The same can be said for the winter months. Numerous things can go wrong when a driver gets in vehicle when the weather is bad.. So why is it more dangerous to drive in the summer than the winter‚ and vice versa? Both summer and winter are equally dangerous because weather conditions make it so. I will express my point of view on this topic. Summer is hot‚ and no one wants to be
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people think driving in the winter is more dangerous than the summer‚ but whenever you think about driving in the winter and summer they’re both dangerous in many different ways. You always have to be prepared driving no matter what weather it is. Driving in the winter and the summer have many similarities and differences. Also driving in the winter and the summer‚ many people worry about what kind of car fits for the seasons. You wouldn’t want a sports car for the winter because of the effect of driving
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In the novel Fire From The Rock by Sharon Draper‚ the protagonist Sylvia is consistently faced with the controversy of the decision of going to either Dunbar and Mann High School or Central High School. Dunbar and Mann seems like the more viable option because of the time period Sylvia is living in‚ 1939‚ which obviously had tremendous amounts of discrimination for black citizens. The alternative‚ however‚ for the all-black school is Central High School‚ a white school that is beginning to engage
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The Snow Star By Sharon Laferty From out of the blue and gold of a Christmas Eve sunset‚ comes Chrystalene. She was a snowflake‚ born in the clouds‚ as all snowflakes are. She began her journey‚ falling and spinning‚ with all the other little snowflakes on her way to the earth below. Chrystalene‚ however‚ was far too curious a being to simply drift along and wait to see where she would land. She began to look around her‚ peering at her fellow flakes‚ and noticing quickly‚ that she was not like them
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America: The Winter Soldier is an ideal example of science fiction. Here is a previous summary I wrote to the movie noting the basic storyline‚ plot‚ and characters goals: The
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HK Immigration Department Immigration Tower‚ 7 Gloucester Road‚ Wan Chai‚ Hong Kong 18 January 2014 Mr Aris Chu 3/F‚ 8 York Road Kowloon Tong‚ Hong Kong Dear Mr Chu RE: Working Holiday Scheme Thank you for your letter dated 14 January enquiring about the Working Holiday Scheme to New Zealand. I am glad to reply the information which you need. Referring to your question about the multiple entries‚ it will allow you to leave and return to the host country multiple times and any
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