500 years ago. Jorge Amado’s “Captains of the Sands” was written in 1937 and although the main theme was set around a group of orphan children who ran the streets‚ there were political undertones that also told a story of the divide between the rich and the poor. When the Portuguese first arrived there were native Indians living in Brazil‚ the Indians lived off the land and worked for themselves. It was easy for the Portuguese settlers to take
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PLP Task 4B: Numeracy STEP 1 BASIC OPERATIONS: Just like me Mostly like me Like me Sometimes like me Never like me Know how to add‚ subtract‚ divide and multiply Understand importance of order of operations‚ BODMAS Convert fractions to decimals‚ to percentages‚ to fractions Convert percentages to quantities Calculate money and give change MEASUREMENT: ALGEBRA: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS: Just like me Mostly
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One of the last major events of the novel “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” is the massacre of the Italian troops by the Nazis in the September of 1943. Whilst the Acqui Division was able to delay their capture‚ they were eventually overpowered and brought to the back of a brothel to be executed. Every man in the barraged was shot to death except one. At the last moment‚ Carlo stepped in front of Captain Corelli and used his enormous body to shield his friend from the fire. His thick frame was able to
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A’Shonte Johnson AHS Officer Essay 4/9/13 The term captain is synonymous with the term leader. By definition‚ a leader is someone who is in an advanced position to take the initiative in order to go forth and show the way. A dance captain should be able to make intelligent and creative decisions quickly and efficiently. Dance teams are all about unity. An exceptional group glides across the floor with all of its dancers moving as one. There are no individual standouts. No weak links. But there
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Good evening everyone‚ I hope everyone is enjoying their night. My name is Keyona and I was the one of the 4 captains chosen for the 2011 Montclair High School Cheerleading Squad. During my 3 years on the squad‚ I’ve had so many memories‚ good and bad‚ that helped me grow as a person. Cheerleading throughout my high school career took part in shaping me as the person I am today. I’d like to congratulate this year’s squad for making it through the season successfully as a new team. There were a
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Happy with the Turnout “Sometimes what you want isn’t always what you get‚ but in the end what you get is so much better than what you wanted.” From the time I was a little girl I had always desired to be the Winnfield Senior High School Cheer Captain. I’ve always had great leadership skills and I have a great passion for cheer. Cheer is “my thing” and it always has been. As soon as I found out that I made the WSHS Cheer team I was ecstatic! “MOM! Look!! I MADE THE TEAM!!!!” I had waited my whole
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The Boy and His Family Relationships In a sort of short story style‚ Marie Howe illustrates a depleting family relationship between a father and his children in the poem‚ “The Boy‚” through its many symbols. With no discernible rhyme scheme‚ the plot develops‚ climaxes‚ and concludes alluding to a short story but in poetic form. The speaker‚ discovered through clues within the poem‚ is the younger sister of the boy and she is listening and learning from the examples set by her brothers. There is
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characters in the book are Charlotte(main character/13 year old girl/used to royalty/somewhat guilty)‚ Captain Jaggery(In charge/cruel/scared face)‚ the crew‚ Mr.Hollybrass(First mate/Dead)‚ and Zachariah(Old black man/whipped harshly on back/is still alive). In the beginning of the novel‚ Charlotte is supposed to travel back home from school with two other families but they cancel their trip so she goes aboard a ship with a captain and a crew. When Charlotte gets on the ship she is nervous and uncomfortable
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American Heritage Dictionary‚ is the pathological obsession with one subject or idea. In Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick‚ an obsession causes monomania in its main character. Through his actions‚ words‚ thoughts‚ and what others think about him‚ Captain Ahab is truly monomaniacal. Ahab is monomaniacal through his words and thoughts. "Talk not to me of blasphemy‚man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me." This shows Ahab’s madness because only he would have the nerve to say that no matter who it
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erudite terms are only important in upholding these ideas. The main themes of his "O Captain! My captain!" are death of a hero‚ family‚ a journey‚ and defeat vs. victory. The themes are supported by a variety of concrete stylistic techniques‚ including tone‚ apostrophe‚ allusions‚ archetypes‚ and repetition. Death of a hero is the first theme to consider. It’s obvious the narrator has great respect for the Captain‚ rendered by tones of compassion‚ reverence‚ and ceremony in the poem. "Exult‚ O shores
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