The Alchemist a story of a boy named Santiago who learns five life lessons the first life lesson that Santiago learned was that the fear of failure is the greatest obstacle to happiness. To me means that if you think that your going to fail then it will thou you of your concentration and then you probably will fail. That life lesson connects with me and my life because I have over confidence which has in most terms the same effect but with it I don’t think about it to much and it throws me of my
Premium 2006 albums English-language films Psychology
Mr. O’Sullivan APUSH 410 August 11‚ 2013 The Namesake Life in a new country is extremely difficult. New customs‚ foods‚ and an unfamilliar language can make foreign occupancy even harder. Some families are quick to learn and adapt. For others‚ it may take much longer. In The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the Ganguli family has a tough time adopting the American lifestyle so many of us are used to. For us it seems unimportant. Many of us work 9 to 5 and come home to eat dinner and watch the big
Premium The Namesake
Summer 2014‚ AP Lit & Comp Summer Reading Assignment: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Summer reading serves as an opportunity to restart your academic critical thinking skills before school starts and to think about works of literature as carefully constructed pieces of art with something to say. This summer‚ you are required to read two books: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster and Purple Hibiscus
Premium Literature Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Half of a Yellow Sun
the beginning of the school year by mainly reading the directions carefully and referring back to the rubric as a guide. For example‚ I lost five points on my Maus essay because I did not read the directions carefully. On the rubric of the assignment‚ it asked me to write a student goal‚ but I did not write the goal down. If I have read the directions more carefully‚ I would have received a higher grade‚ and after all‚ they were five easy points. Reading the rubric more carefully has helped me grow
Premium Writing Present tense Past tense
Summer Reading Response AP Literature For my summer reading poet‚ I chose Mary Oliver. I find I relate better to the works of female authors and she was one of the only two on the list of options. After hearing phrases like “America’s best-selling poet” and “one of the best writers of the century” to describe her‚ I was not sure of what to expect. However‚ after reading one of her works for the first time‚ a poem called “The Journey”‚ I knew that I‚ a not so avid reader and an inexperienced
Premium Fiction Poetry Literature
9/16/12 Period 1 Summer Reading Essay: The Lovely Bones There is always a time in a person’s life when they feel threatened by the fact that sometimes imminent death comes sooner to some than others. Alice Sebold talked about the results of that situation in The Lovely Bones. That person was‚ Susie Salmon‚ who was raped and killed on her way home from school‚ at the age of 14. The remaining four members of her family all deal differently with their grief throughout the book. Her father begins
Premium The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
Gilchrist: AP World History Summer Reading: Comparative Essay of two places of Worship: Do different types of church have different features from other and how similar are they? Yes different churches have different features which make them unique to their name which can be their different practices‚ their setting or place of worship and the person they worship. Over the summer‚ I visited two different places of worship which were a Baptist church and a Catholic church. Both have very different
Premium Christianity Protestantism
Summer Reading Book AP Essay Prompts 2012: “And‚ after all‚ our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate‚ destiny or any supernatural agency.” Pauline Hopkins‚ Contending Forces Choose a novel or play in which cultural‚ physical‚ or geographical surroundings shape psychological or moral traits in a character. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how surroundings affect this character and illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole. 2011: In a novel
Free Literature Fiction
Neshad L. Potts Ms. Marinell English 31 July 2012 English 11 Summer Reading Homework Interpretive 1. The point of view is told in narrative form first by Robert Walton and then switches to Victor Frankenstein. If the book was only told from one character’s point of view I think it would be less confusing. 2. The creatures view on society‚ justice and injustice is that he feels just will never be served. 3. The main themes in the novel are revenge and justice. 4. The role weather has in maintaining
Premium Frankenstein Mary Shelley
GT English I Summer Reading Assignments Due: First Day of Class -- Ender’s Game……………………Discussion Questions (52 Pts) Due: Third Day of Class -- Alas‚ Babylon…………………….Faux Facebook Page (70 Pts) Due: Fifth Day of Class – Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet……….. Webquest (100 Pts) *Please pay attention to the due dates. You will lose 10% per date late. After three days late‚ I will not accept the work in accordance with my late work policy. READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS THROUGH TWO TIMES BEFORE
Premium Question Ender's Game Socratic method