Representing Men’s and Women’s Speech: A Linguistic Analysis of Nick Joaquin’s “The Summer Solstice”1 Aileen O. Salonga Without a moment’s hesitation‚ he sprawled down flat‚ and‚ working his arms and legs‚ gaspingly clawed his way across the floor‚ like a great agonized lizard‚ the woman steadily backing away as he approached‚ her eyes watching him avidly‚ her nostrils dilating‚ till behind her loomed the open window‚ the huge glittering moon‚ the rapid flashes of lightning. She stopped‚ panting
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The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott
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During the exposition of The Lost Summer‚ we are introduced to Helena‚ Katie Bell‚ Winn‚ Ransome and Lizbeth as they all reunite at Southpoint summer camp. A song that relates to this part of the book is‚ “Here Comes the Sun”‚ by The Beatles. The lyrics state‚ “Little darling‚ it’s been a long cold lonely winter/ Little darling‚ it feels like years since it’s been here/ Here comes the sun.” All the campers and counselors have been waiting all year long to be back at camp and they all think it has
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to go to a party with his friends. After a fight with his dad‚ Joe ends up calling the police‚ claiming physical abuse. It’s a radical move‚ dark and evocative of a deep psychological schism. There’s a furious and smart movie inside "The Kings of Summer‚" a first feature by director Jordan Vogt-Roberts‚ a film about three teenage boys who take to the woods to build a house from scratch and live outside not only parental supervision but community norms and expectations. Unfortunately‚ despite some
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OUR SAVIOR NEW AMERICAN SCHOOL SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2012-2013 High School English 9th – 12th grade OSNAS students are required to read two novels if placed in an English Regular’s or Honor’s class and three novels if placed in an AP English class: Several grades will be given for the summer reading. Dialectical response journals for each book (rubric attached). Exams on the assigned novels within the first days of school. In class essay questions on each of the novels. 9th Grade Regulars
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Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students and instructors are off school typically between 6 and 14 weeks‚ depending on the country and district. Criticisms and support[edit] Some countries only get six weeks or two months summer vacation because students supposedly forget large amounts of information learned in the past year (See: Summer learning loss).[1][2] Other education reformers believed that children
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story?] Summer is a great time of the year for every person younger than eighteen because it is a time of year you have little to no responsibilities. You can sleep in‚ relax‚ hang out with friends or just do whatever you want all summer long. These are the reasons I love summer. My summer this year has been great because there was always something to do‚ whether it was playing games‚ to going to seeing a movie‚ to hanging out with friends. The majority of every one of my summers is spent
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Summer season India is a tropical country. Here Summer Season is felt more prominently than any other season. Ordinarily‚ we begin to feel the summer heat from the month of April to the second week of June. In Oriya Calendar‚ Baisakh and Jyestha are the two months which comprise the Summer Season. This season is remarkable for the heat. People suffer from terrible heat right from the morning till the mid night. In the morning people feel a gentle breeze. Then the sun rises and the horror of the
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“Summer Getaway” I just can’t wait until summer. With all of those plans to do‚ it’s really going to be fun! I’ll tell you my awesome plans. This summer I’m going to Boracay! When school gets out were going there. Along the way we might make some stops. First we will leave San pedro laguna and go to Kalibo‚ Aklan and stay there a day. One of the Sundays in boracay will be the most fun because we’re going too an island. After that‚ I might go swimming with my family. When we come back I will play
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[pic] When flame flowers begin blooming‚ it is the time for students to stop schooling and expect the “summer vacation” which is very important to them. After 9 months of hard work‚ they need time to relax before continuing their studies at a higher level. So‚ how can they have a useful and meaningful summer vacation? As we know‚ students have been taught a lot from books‚ but in reality‚ many of them have never seen a live cow‚ a live buffalo or they cannot imagine what a rice field is
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