routines. Talk about friends. Write a simple account on one’s friend’s ambition. Write a letter to a friend on one’s ambition. Read and understand excerpts of brochures on job descriptions. Scan for details. Spell it right. Listen to an interview with a firefighter. Note important details. Identify main ideas. POEM- I WONDER Reciting poem Writing a paragraph to tell what the poem is about Talking about themes in poems Understanding figurative language-images Simple present tense for habitual actions
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Beyond Denotations If used skillfully‚ the language in poetry can capture the essence of words. It draws power from both the writings of the poet and the intellect and imagination of the reader‚ storing many layers of meaning in ordinary words. A poet does this by harnessing the connotations of words‚ meanings associated with them. While denotations are dictionary definitions‚ and may not change for a long time‚ connotations are ever-changing and gain new meanings as time passes. For example‚ in
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“The Little Prince”‚ Antoine de Saint‚ 96 pages I. The story begins when the narrator depicts his childhood and one day‚ his plane crashes and lands in the middle of the Sahara Desert. There he meets the little prince‚ who instructs him to draw a sheep. Learning pieces about the strange prince through their conversations‚ the narrator pilot finds his little friend has come from an asteroid. The little prince took great care of his asteroid‚ preventing unwanted things from destroying
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Living at home versus living in an apartment Living in a house and living in an apartment have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. An apartment is relatively cheaper and easier to maintain than a real house. An apartment dweller‚ however‚ has to deal with responsibilities such as paying the rent on time and complying with the rules of apartment personnel. A house‚ meanwhile‚ is considered as an investment in property; homeowners have to deal with mortgage payments‚ as well as utility
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youngest‚ Maggie‚ more than her oldest daughter‚ Dee because Maggie is more withdrawn and quiet unlike Dee who is headstrong. Mama says she "often fought off the temptation to shake her." (page 163). Mama is an easy woman to understand and enjoys the simple things in life like "sitting and enjoying the breeze in her yard and how comfortable it is" (page 161) and "just sitting and singing church songs to herself" (page 163) or "milking cows because they’re slow and soothing" (page 163). She also has
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The Telephone “Before the telephone came to Magdaluna‚ Im Kaleem’s house was bustling at just about any time of day‚ especially at night‚ when its windows were brightly lit with three large oil lamps‚ and the loud voices of the men talking‚ laughing‚ and arguing could be heard in the street below—a reassuring‚ homey sound” Anwar F. Accawi (p. 46). It’s hard to imagine that a single device such as the telephone‚ albeit a breakthrough in technology‚ could change not only a person’s day to day
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I strongly agree with the notation that Economies should be judged on a simple measure: their ability to generate a rising standard of living for all members of society‚ including people at the bottom What does a high standard of living entail? This judgement is relatively subjective‚ but there are a number of factors that seems to be common to most economists’ ideals. These include physical possessions‚ nutrition‚ health care‚ and life expectancy. The more prosperous an economy‚ the better off
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“The Two Brothers” Essay In the short story “The Two Brothers” by Leo Tolstoy There are two brothers. The younger brother is more of a risk taker; ant the elder brother is more conservative. The younger brother isn’t afraid of what will happen if he doesn’t get happiness. Also the elder brother is more content with what he has now. Both Brothers have pros and cons to their approach to life in the short story “The Two Brothers” by Leo Tolstoy. The Advantages of the path that the younger brother
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Randy Oczkowski Mrs. Kenny March 25‚ 2013 Persuasive Essay $7.25 equals two gallons of gas‚ one fast food meal‚ or a simple school supply. With the minimum wage at the current rate you must work one hour to earn the seven dollars and twenty-five cents that only supply you with small necessities for everyday living. This problem was encountered before and was resolved with the agreement to higher the minimum wage from $5.85 to the current $7.25. Although that was a big increase in salaries
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smash books. There are twelve: simple orange‚ cutesy‚ pretty pink‚ retro‚ and smart‚ couture‚ tasty‚ nostalgia‚ doodle red‚ mod‚ 360 folio‚ and eco green. The simple orange smash book pages are not like the others‚ there a lot more plain‚ and simple. You can do a lot more with the pages. You can chose your “theme” easier because of the graphic pages chosen for this book in particular. The Cutesy is as described‚ very cute looking pages. Each page is filled with cute simple little girly things. Such
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