“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Pain and suffering are constant throughout life; misfortunes that we just have to learn to deal with. Situations when we have to keep our heads held high‚ stay confident and never give up. It is in these tough times that we must look at the bright side‚ focus on what we can gain out of the challenging position in which we find ourselves in. We have to stop in a world that never pauses. We have to freeze in an ever flowing waterfall
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CATCH US IF YOU CAN by Catherine MacPhail Synopsis (Chapter by Chapter) Name : ONG KOK YANG Class : 5 AMANAH CHAPTER 1 Rory and his granda were at the clinic. It was time for Granda’s regular check-up. Mister McIntosh‚ Rory’s granda‚ took a puff of his pipe. They met a young girl with a baby. The baby’s name was Lorelei. Granda linked the name to some past films. Granda’s pocket was on fire and the smoke alarm in the clinic went off. Rory took
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story. Give reasons for your answer. The novel that I have read is Catch Us If You Can. I like the ending because Rory is finally reunited with his father whom he has never met and Granda is also reunited with his long lost son. Rory would now have a chance to get to know his father as well as have a father figure in his life. Now‚ he has someone to rely on and go to for advice. Having a father would also mean that Rory can relinquish his role as guardian to Granda. As for Granda‚ meeting up his
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Street |10 | |Chapter 8: Visiting Granda in Hospital |11 | |Chapter 9: When Can We Go Home? |12 | |Chapter 10: Rory and Mrs Foley |13 | |Chapter
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With close reference to the novel that you have read‚ discuss how courage is shown by one of the characters. In the novel “Catch Us If You Can”‚ the character who shows courage is Rory. Rory handles challenges with courage. No fear will ever deter him from being separated from his Granda. He had to risk the dangers from being caught as well as other problems that come his way. Firstly‚ a boy in his early teens‚ Rory has the courage to take care of his grandfather all by himself. It is not easy
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Choose an event in the novel you have studied which you find the most memorable. Give textual evidence to support your answer. Based on the novel Catch Us If You Can that I have studied‚ the event that I find the most memorable is when Granda almost died. Rory and Granda climbed a hill and had to run to hide from a police car. Because of this‚ Granda began wheezing and he looked very tired. Rory then saw a stone bus shelter and took Granda there to rest. A few moments later‚ Rory too fell asleep
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Running Head: FAMILY THROUGH DIFFERENT SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Family Through Different Sociological Perspectives Stephani Marlow SOC 101 Instructor Marian Spaid-Ross Jan 15th‚ 2012 All families are unique. A few decades ago‚ the most common type of family was the mother and father living with their unmarried children. Today‚ families are vastly different including more single-parent households than ever before‚ stepfamilies‚ and adopted families‚ and grandparents raising their grandchildren
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There are three key perspectives of how one views the world sociologically: Symbolic Interactionism‚ Functional Analysis (Functionalism)‚ and Conflict Theory. Everyone has their own opinion of which perspective is most dominant‚ as in‚ which they see more evident in their lives. However‚ I find myself to believe there is a greater combination of both Symbolic Interactionism and Conflict Theory at play. Some individuals argue that Symbolic Interactionism disregards the macro level of social interpretation
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Monitor article I read was called “Does marriage make us happy?” According to Daniel Gilbert‚ PhD‚ married people are happier than unmarried people. It isn’t marriage that makes us happy‚ but a happy marriage that makes us happy. Gilbert also says that money can buy happiness. The happier people make between $40‚000 and $70‚000. The reason for this‚ according to Gilbert‚ is that people with money enjoy better nutrition‚ can go places with loved ones‚ worry less about their children and have more freedom
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Can money buy you happiness? Money would probably be on the top of everyone’s list of things they desire‚ along with other things that only money could buy‚ but does that mean that money will make you happy? Happiness cannot be found in inanimate objects such as a new car or a huge house if you have no one to share it with. Money can lead to lots of lovely things and great opportunities but it can induce greed in a person‚ it’s like most things if you have too much of it all you want is more. It
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