The name of my book is Arrival and it is a science fiction story written by Ryk Brown. The main character in this story is Jack and he is the captain of a 7 man crew. Jack and his crew are in search in a new world to start a new colony because of the mistakes that the people on earth made. The only thing standing in his way is space‚ they have to search the galaxy and every planet to try and find one that is inhabitable for humans. This is all possible because of a project that they called eden which
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English Techniques Allegory Story with a double meaning: one primary (on the surface) and one secondary. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters‚ figures/ events in narrative‚ dramatic or pictorial form. Alliteration Repetition of consonants at the start of words or in a sentence or phrase. Anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Anecdote A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Illustrate
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Tan Ban Eu’s Background Tan Ban Eu has been venturing into lot of ventures for the past decades. But not all were successful. Tan Ban Eu has been through several of hardship before he became who he now. After leaving his job as a technology consultant at KPMG Malaysia‚ he started his first business at the age of 22. He created an online platform for property developers to maintain their own community portals and he able to gain some clients after a year but the business did not gain the traction
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The mothers despair at the daughters distancing themselves from them. The author Amy Tan writes all eight characters’ complex viewpoints both sympathetically and blunt but honest. One of the daughters Waverly Jong and her mother Lindo are an example of this theme. " My mother placed my first trophy next to a new plastic chess set... As
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in learning more about the Caribbean’s history. My topic possesses many educational benefits. For instance a clear insight is offered as to what Caribbean life was like before the arrival of the Europeans and the impact that their arrival had upon Caribbean life and indigenous life in general. 1 Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus‚ the indigenous people lived in peace and harmony. They were simple people who mainly survived on simple subsistence farming‚ trading as well as hunting and
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ALLITERATION is the repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words. If the consonants are the same but the sounds are different they do not alliterate. eg. "...the grease that kisses the onions with a hiss." from WILLIAM STREET by Kenneth Slessor ALLUSION is the reference to well-known figures and/or other texts eg. "And thrice I heard the Cock crow thinking I knew it’s meaning well." from COCK CROW by Rosemary Dobson The reference here is to the denial of Jesus after his arrest by
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Tan’s short story "Fish Cheeks‚" the author describes an embarrassing moment with her family that she only came to appreciate later in life. Tan was initially uncomfortable with how her traditional family behaved in front of guests‚ thinking they wanted to embarrass her. However‚ she eventually realized that their intention was to instill pride in her culture. Tan initially felt that her mother and the rest of her family were trying to embarrass her during dinner by serving only Chinese food and behaving
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inspiring new “rags-to-riches” billionaires of Southeast Asia is Andrew Tan of Alliance Global Group‚ Inc.‚ the new multi-billion peso holding company for his three major businesses – condominium-developer Megaworld‚ the world’s biggest brandy producer Emperador Distillers‚ Inc. and a HUGE percentage on shareholdings in the nationwide Philippine franchise of McDonald’s fastfood chain. The latest 2007 issue of Forbes magazine lists Tan as the country’s fourth wealthiest billionaire after the Zobel-Ayala
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When I was in Form 2‚ we had a temporary science teacher. His name was Mr. Tan. He taught us for a couple of months before he obtained a place in university to further his studies. We found out that he was leaving us just one day before the day he was supposed to leave. He did not tell us. Another teacher did. As we liked very much‚ we got together and planned a farewell party for him. The girls agreed to make some tidbits and the boys agreed to prepare some drinks. It was to be a small party‚ as
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Shaun White: Journey Back to Gold Shaun White has been defying gravity ever since a young age. Shaun Roger White was born on September 3rd‚ 1986‚ in San Diego‚ California(“Shaun White” Biography). He was born to Cathy and Roger White‚ and his two siblings names are Kari and Jesse White(Adams). Shaun’s life consists of numerous victories‚ but he has had to overcome many obstacles in his way to become one of the most recognized skateboarder and snowboarder in the world. The path within his life resembles
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