The book I chose to read was the Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. The genre of the book ranges from Young Adult‚ Historical Fiction‚ and Family Drama. The book consist of many characters crucial to the storyline‚ including Parvana. Parvana’s most important characteristics are bravery and maturity. She shows these values when she chose to cut her hair‚ pretending to be a boy. Parvana knew that if caught‚ she would be punished by the Taliban’s but‚ she did it anyway to help her family to survive. There
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Response 1 The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is set in war-ravaged Kabul‚ Afghanistan during the Taliban’s rule of the country. The quote‚ “There had been a war going on in Afghanistan for more than twenty years”(13) indicates that it probably took place in the Taliban’s early rule between 1996 and 1998. The protagonist is a young eleven year girl named Parvana who has spent most of her life witnessing and suffering from the turmoil in her country. At the beginning of the story‚ she appears to be
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The Breadwinner: A STUDY GUIDE How to use the study guide: • Read the questions for each chapter BEFORE you read the novel. • Look for the answers as you read making sure to highlight the passages in the novel that assist you in answering the study guide questions. • Highlight in your text any quotations noted in the study guide. • Respond to the study guide questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. You should write at least two-three thoughtful sentences for each question. Characters: - Parvane
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are now the primary or sole breadwinners in 40 percent of American households. You may have heard the story -- it created quite a stir on Fox News‚ with Greta Van Susteren and Megyn Kelly (who became quite hysterical) taking exception to male colleagues’ warnings about the development’s sociological implications. But if these two ladies‚ and the other critics‚ had reacted rationally and not emotionally‚ they would realize what is obvious: The rise in female breadwinners is a sign of a civilization
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a burqa‚ do not talk not even a mumble. Scared to stand up or your life can be taken away in a blink of an eye. Hidden education ‚ do not show all that you know. This is all that Parvana and Malala faced daily throughout their life. The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is about a young girl‚ Parvana‚ who is living in poverty with 3 other siblings and her parents. But when her father is taken away by the Taliban he leaves her in control to become his little Malala. “Malala the Powerful” by Kristen Lewis
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how the author uses foreshadowing as a literary technique. What do you predict will happen in the future of the story? Cite evidence from the text to support your thinking. Structure: Paragraph 1-summary of what you read this week In the Breadwinner Parvana has run out of food. This creates a conflict because she now may have to steal food but the main conflict is that she’s a Girl and in Pakistan Women/Girls are treated unfairly and Men are favored and are in charge. This is a problem because
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Women: housewives or breadwinner? From the beginning of time‚ women were seen as the companions for men but never equivalent or the leader. God created Eve because Adam was lonely and he needed a companion. They both lived blissfully together as companions. But‚ over time the companionship slowly transformed to assistant. From my perspective‚ wives were seen as assistants for their husbands. Anything the husband wants the wife would assist; food‚ clothing‚ intercourse etc. Thus‚ people (mostly
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Millions of people entered the US in the late 1800’s‚ but how? Ellis Island was the one and only provider for immigration in the late 1800’s. At first‚ the Battery in lower Manhattan was the immigration station. Eventually‚ the Battery could not handle the flow of immigrants. This caused the federal government to buy Ellis Island from Samuel Ellis‚ a merchant of New York City‚ and that’s how the Islands name was given. Ellis Island was opened on January 1‚ 1892 and closed in November 1954. It was
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Her name was Deborah Fontanel. August knew I was her daughter the day I showed up at her house. When August was younger she worked as a housekeeper in Deborah’s house‚ and took care of her. Deborah and August kept in touch and August told me that Deborah met T-Ray and fell in love. After a while Deborah was losing her love for T-Ray. He asked her to get married‚but she said no. She changed her mind eventually because she was pregnant‚ with me. I was an unwanted baby. One day Deborah called August
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How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently by Deborah Tannen In Deborah Tannen’s essay How male and female students use language differently explained’ she describes the difference in the way men and women communicate in class. Ms. Tannen has years of experience in the classroom‚ and has inked several books on language. Deborah Tannen can be considered and specialist on this subject. In this essay she tries to convey the message to her readers that women and men communicate in differently
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