The book begins with descriptions of what each of the six main characters was doing the morning that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ up to the moment of the blast and immediately after. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ a personnel clerk at the East Asia Tin Works factory‚ had awakened that morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ at three a.m.‚ to catch up on housework and cooking duties for her family. She worked until seven‚ then left her home in the suburb of Koi for her factory in a part of town called Kannonmachi
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Eliezer is a 12-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy living with his family in the Transylvanian town of Sighet. Eliezer is the only son of the family‚ and his parents are shopkeepers. His father is a highly respected within Sighet’s Jewish community. Eliezer also 2 older sisters‚ Hilda and Béa‚ and a younger sister named Tzipora. Eliezer is taught Jewish mysticism under Moshe‚ a local pauper. In 1944 German armies occupy Hungary‚ and soon move into Sighet. Jewish community leaders are arrested‚ valuables
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As with most movies spun off of books‚ the Joy Luck Club was very different from the paperback. I had seen the movie beforehand‚ so I already knew this‚ and was ready to look for distinct differences. Many things were left out‚ some things were out of place‚ and some things were even changed. There was a lot of information that was left behind in the making of the movie. For instance‚ the whole “Moon Lady” chapter was completely absent. The viewer also never learns how Ying-Ying St. Clair’s husband
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The Club (1978)‚ written by David Williamson‚ is a satirical play that follows the fortunes and misfortunes of a football club over the course of the season. David Williamson cleverly integrates the realistic portrayal of characters and dialogue into the play in order to effectively provide the reader with an insight into the power and politics of sport and the commoditisation of players. The main themes in The Club that David Williamson communicates across to the reader are power and the concept
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TYPED‚ COMPLETE SENTENCES in SUMMARY and THEME Paper copy for new DUE WHEN YOU WALK INTO CLASS! Old Log Title: 1984 Author: George Orwell Main Characters: Winston Smith: main protagonist‚ rebels against Big Brother‚ in love with Julia. In the beginning‚ he is very nervous about being a rebel‚ as shown by his fear of writing in the journal. As the story progresses‚ he becomes more confident in his rebellion‚ as shown by the quick confidence in the answers he gives O’Brien during the meeting
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ANDROMEDA I am Andromeda‚ princess to Joppa and daughter of Queen Cassiopeia and King Cepheus. Born and raised in Joppa‚ I know the way everything works around here and I was prepared to take over the throne with my beloved Calibos. That was until the day Calibos decided to kill Zeus’ herd of flying horses‚ leaving only one named Pegasus. In retaliation to this heinous and odious crime‚ Zeus turned my fiancé into a vile monster‚ and of course I can no longer marry him. The people of Joppa must have
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Angela Williams RED090 Kindred When Kevin and Dana arrive back in 1976 they make love. Feeling lost‚ Kevin and Dana agree they felt most at home on the plantation. Kevin seems to be an image of Rufus‚ and the Weylins and their houses are similar. Kevin grew out his beard during the years he was there to help disguise him‚ because he was helping freeing slaves. He is unable to remember how to operate any device like the TV or typewriter. Kevin gets upset and angry at Dana as she gets dizzy. When
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LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING The novel takes place at a boys’ juvenile detention center situated in the dried up bed of a fictional lake in Texas. Most of the story is set in contemporary time‚ around the end of the 1990s. There are flashbacks to the town of Green Lake‚ which existed one hundred ten years earlier before the lake dried up. (Note: There is an actual Green Lake‚ one of the largest lakes in Texas‚ southwest of Port Lavaca‚ but the real town of Green Lake was all but abandoned after
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Antigone is introduced as a determined woman who is wanting to take in the honor for the family by burying Polynices‚ her brother‚ even if it might cost her own life. Ismene‚ Antigone’s sister‚ is introduced as someone who is against Antigone’s plan in attempts to save her family from any further embarrassment from their corrupted family history. Creon declares a law to his city that Polynices should not be buried. Those who do not obey his law will be publicly stoned. Guard saw Antigone burying
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Ares goes back to the diner to wait for Grover‚ Percy‚ and Annabeth.Percy tell Are how much of a jerk he is.Ares kida teases them then shows them there ride to LA.There ride to LA is is an old truck with a bunch of animals in the back.The driver has no clue that they will be riding in the back of the truck with them.Someone inside the diner take a picture of Percy‚ and Ares.Ares then tells Percy that his mother is not dead‚ she is being kept held hostage‚ someone is using her to control percy.Percy
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