The Chrysalids- Test Review Test Date: Nov. 31st‚ 2011 Characters: David Strorm: Hero of the novel; possesses a peculiar telepathic ability which causes the main conflict in the novel. Sophie: Childhood friend of David; discovered as a deviate and banished to the Fringes; most pathetic victim of Waknuk’s philosophy. Michael: Eldest of the group; best educated; acts as leader and philosopher. Petra: David’s younger sister; possesses awesome telepathic powers; causes the crisis of the novel
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about how appearances don’t make the person. A girl named Sophie was beautiful and looked like a princess‚ but she was self-centered and only thought of herself. However‚ Agatha was the town witch‚ everyone thought she was evil‚ but she had a heart of gold and valued her friendship with Sophie above everything else. They soon learned that appearances weren’t everything and at the end instead of choosing a prince Agatha chose to save Sophie and their friendship.
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Hector McDonald Zoe: Hector Archibald Macdonald was one of the most famous British soldiers of the late 19th century. He had an outstanding reputation for great bravery. Sophie: At the age of 15‚ hector MacDonald was apprenticed in Dingwall to a draper‚ and when he was 17 he decided it was time to go into military life so he added a year on to his real age and he moved on to the Royal Clan Tartan and Tweed Warehouse in Inverness . He rose rapidly through the ranks and eventually became a
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Book Review | “The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic” | | “Sophie Kinsella” | | Book Review: The Secret Dream World of a Shopaholic: Introduction: The book‚ “The Secret Dream World of a Shopaholic” is written by “Sophie Kinsella”. The book was published by Black Swan in 2000. This book is the first of the ongoing shopaholic fiction series. Sophie Kinsella also writes under a different name and has numerous other award winning books. The book revolves around the dangers of addiction
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What Is An Ideal Mother? The purpose of motherhood is more than just the act of giving birth and keeping her offspring safe from danger. It is to ensure that her child does not just live‚ but rather thrives. In the novel‚ The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ the author uses an array of mother figures to portray his conception of an ideal mother. He does this by giving clear examples of characters that show both good and bad representations of motherhood. In this novel‚ the mothers are forced to choose
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“Sophie dear‚ Sophie dear‚ don’t die! Stay alive for our children.” Those were his last words. Franz Ferdinand was the archduke of Austro-Hungary. He was the heir to the empire. The assassin was Gavrilo Princip. Princip was a Serbian nationalist. The archduke traveled to Sarajevo in June of 1914. He was there to inspect the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A lot of events unfolded after his assassination. It was one of the main causes of World War 1. The archduke Franz Ferdinand was
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Sensitive topics have been avoided in the classroom. Often when reading a text out loud‚ students are discouraged from using vulgar languages. Class readings are chosen so that no sexual content is present. Both Frank Bruni’s “The Wilds of Education” and Sophie Downes’ “Trigger Warnings‚ Safe Spaces and Free Speech‚ Too” discusses the issue of how taboo topics affect campus learning. Frank Bruni’s “The Wilds of Education” draws attention to the lack of taboo topics present in the American education system
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Survivor Guilt in the Holocaust The Holocaust refers to the mass genocide of Jews that prompted World War II. However‚ it was not only Jews who were sent to concentration camps. Any who dared to smuggle an ounce of meat‚ those who were highly educated‚ those who helped Jews‚ or those who simply did not look Aryan enough were also sent to the death camps. Hundreds upon thousands were killed‚ but a handful of every one of those thousands survived. They were spared because of their skills; skills
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http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/a_motivation.htm P2P (2010). Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation. Retrieved 04 Aug 2012 from http://p2pfoundation.net/Intrinsic_vs._Extrinsic_Motivation Scholl‚ R. (2002). Sources of motivation. Retrieved 04 Aug 2012 from http://www.uri.edu/research/lrc/scholl/webnotes/Motivation_Sources.htm [See the related links.] Tauer‚ J. (2009) Goal posts. Latrell Sprewell + Pizza Hut < Intrinsic motivation. When can rewards backfire? Retrieved 04 Aug 2012 from http://www
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Cultural Diversity By Ellen LeBreton and Beverley Clarke Factors that may influence the equality of opportunity for individuals There are many factors that may influence the equality of opportunity for individuals for example: • Ethnicity- the fact or state of belonging to a group that has a common national or cultural tradition. • Religious beliefs.- this is when you believe that there is a certain god for each religion for example Jehovah witnesses believe god doesn’t exist and they don’t celebrate
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