1st Quarter: Notes to Remember… Figurative Language Simile- A simile compares two things using the words “like” and “as.” Examples: busy as a beeas dry as a bone clean as a whistle brave as a lion stand out like a sore thumbthey fought like cats and dogs Metaphor- When you use a metaphor‚ you make a statement that doesn’t make sense literally‚ like “time is a thief.” It only makes sense when the similarities between the two things become apparent or someone understands the
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"Legend" relates the tale of Ichabod Crane‚ a lean‚ lanky and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut‚ who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt‚ the town rowdy‚ for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel‚ the daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer‚ Baltus Van Tassel. Crane‚ an outsider‚ sees marriage to Katrina as a means of procuring Van Tassel’s extravagant wealth. In this essay I try to analyze the performances of Ichabod Crane and Katrina Van Tassel. The pay was
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English 101 20 May 2013 The Writing Place Stephen King explained in his writing‚ “A door…you are will to shut‚” a lot of good techniques for new writers. He goes over the basics of where the writers should write‚ or what the writers writing room should be. He also talks about setting goals in writing to help to stay focus‚ and compares setting a writing time to planning to go to sleep‚ all with which I agree when it comes to writing. Stephen King identifies “the room‚” “the door‚” and “the
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ideas are the character of Ichabod Crane and the conclusions. The similarities and differences of both accounts can be stated plainly below. The book and movie have several similar core ideas. Initially‚ the settings are evidently alike. Both take place in the city of Sleepy Hollow. Also the written story describes a quiet town of tranquil which is directly represented in the film. For the most part the same characters are present in both versions. Ichabod Crane is the main character in the two stories
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and blowing close behind him‚ he even…” (pg. 63) The headless horseman chasing after Ichabod crane showed the theme of a playful book. It was not really the headless horseman. It was Brom trying to scare crane because of his jealousy. He was jealous of Ichabod and Katrina. “Always burst into hearty laugh at the mention of the pumpkin.”(pg. 67) Brom was laughing when they mentioned the pumpkin when Crane was brought up. “Certain is the place still continues under the…” (pg. 3) In this book there
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people Ichabod Crane‚ a detective from New York‚ is having a hard time keeping a straight face. The expression of utter disgust as he finds a body in the river is comical enough as it stands. Now as he is sent to Sleepy Hollow (a near by village where the headless horseman lies) to try and get his head around the gruesome decapitations of the people. His fear of bugs makes him an easy target and often means this film becomes comedy Johnny Depp is the actor who plays Ichabod Crane‚ the New York
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progressively wanted to know more about space. David Shiga’s article‚“ Hawken calls for Moon and Mars colonies”‚ references Stephen Hawking‚ a theoretical physicist and his devotion to have NASA place ten times the amount of there current budget of the world’s financial resources to space. Mankind faces nuclear Armageddon and must build colonies on Mars and beyond‚ as stated by Stephen Hawking. Student Halie Westin believes that‚ “ All this Mars colonization talk is out of control. We have enough problems
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Morality In "Queen Vs. Dudley And Stephens" 1. In the case of Queen vs. Dudley and Stephens‚ was the killing of the cabin boy‚ Richard Parker‚ morally wrong? Relate your answer to one or more of the following ethical theories: Aristotelian ethics‚ Hobbesian ethics‚ Utilitarianism‚ or Kantian ethics. Be sure to give a summary of the main points of the theory‚ as well as drawing out its implications for the case. In the case of Dudley and Stephens‚ the murder of Richard Parker cannot be justified
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is internationally known for its migratory bird’s especially Siberian crane during winters. The Bharatpur Wildlife Sanctuary‚ of Rajasthan in India houses approximately 370 species of birds. Amongst them‚ the most prominent ones are Painted Storks‚ Open and Spoon Bills‚ Egrets‚ Cormorants‚ White Ibis‚ Jacanas‚ While Harriers‚ Fishing Eagles‚ Pied Kingfisher‚ etc. However‚ the most awaited species of birds is the Siberian Crane. Apart from Iran‚ India is the only place where this bird migrates in
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Steven Chu Omar Maftoon Period 1 Stephen Chu was born on February 28‚ 1948 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. He attended University of Rochester in New York during 1970 where he received both a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and a Bachelor of Science degree in physics. He also received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California‚ Berkeley‚ in 1976. His field of study is physics. Steven Chu’s early research was on atomic physics and developing laser cooling techniques and the trapping
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