The “Song of Deborah” is one of the most famous songs in Jewish history. The song‚ sung by two of the heros of the story‚ Deborah and her husband Barak‚ begins by praising Hashem. It states Hashem’s name “Adoni” five times in the first four lines of the song‚ mentioning some cherry picked miracles he had performed. For instance it mentions the earth quaking and the heavens opening up. After the introductory praise of Hashem‚ the state of the Jewish people is examined. It says that deliverance had
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Ellis Island: Isle of Hope or Isle of Tears? Between 1892 and 1924‚ over 12 million immigrants arrived in America filled with hopeful anticipation of a new life (National Park Service para 1). Following their long journey by ship across the Atlantic Ocean‚ the first stop for many immigrants was Ellis Island. First- and second- class cabin passengers‚ who were immediately cleared for entry into America without being inspected or questioned‚ referred to Ellis Island as the “Isle of Hope.” For
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Activity 8: A guide to Rational Living with Albert Ellis Ellis is being interviewed by ………It is a very likable and frank interview. Ellis describes an interactional system where behavior is affected by what we think. By changing our philosophy‚ thoughts and states of mind one can change the outcome‚ which is the behavior. Ellis touches in this interview on changing the ‘disturbed’ behavior as well. I find this highly challenging and questionable when the behavior is psychotic or borderline abnormal
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The Ellis Island Experience Historical Overview 1- How many years did Ellis Island operate as the principal federal immigration station in the US? 60 years closed in 1954 2- What percentage of immigrants were turned away at Ellis Island? 40 percent Registry Room 3- In 24 hours‚ how many people could file through the registry room? 5000 to 10000 a day 4- If you visited Ellis Island today‚ what time period would it resemble? it would resemble like 1920s because it is in a restored
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What are the three most important themes raised by the novel Parvana by Deborah Ellis? In the novel‚ Parvana‚ it has been suggested that there are a number of themes‚ however there are three themes which are more significant than the others. Having to masquerade as a boy to gain access to the outside world‚ is a sure sign of courage‚ one of the major issues of the novel. With this courage‚ come various forms of rebellion against the Taliban‚ an issue vital for an understanding of this text. The
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stage by simply growing up and understanding everything around them. This stage in life is one of the most important in literature. The coming of age theme is found in many pieces of literature‚ such as Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak and Deborah Ellis’ The Breadwinner. The main characters in both of these young adult novels experience growth and change in their own ways. In Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak‚ readers are given a mental picture of who they think Melinda Sordino is. “The bus picks up students
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Ellis Island Web-quest 1. Open the Internet and go to the following website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/ 2. Read the introduction and answer the following question: How many immigrants came through Ellis Island on their way to America? [1] More than 12 million 3. Click on “Learn more about Ellis Island” and answer the following questions: Where is Ellis Island located? [1] In New York Harbor‚ near Manhattan Who was the President that established an immigration station
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Sham inquired; he was obviously taking attendance of the teenagers that cared about their grades and went to class. “Present‚ Sir” The girl answered. Elli was a small‚ quiet girl. Stereotypically‚ people would think she only had a few friends. On the contrary actually‚ she was fairly popular. This could cause her to pass out‚ and only very few have ever seen this happen. Her eyes would roll back slightly
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young Private‚ Robert Shurtliff "…was always mentioned in glowing terms as being one of the toughest‚ strongest‚ and most patriotic soldiers… Shurtliff ’s physical endurance was legendary" (Leonard). In contrast‚ the inexperienced‚ eighteen-year-old Deborah Sampson rarely received compliments nor stood out among the beauties of Plympton and Middleborough‚ Massachusetts. These two seemingly-different personages have much more in common that one might imagine. In the late Eighteenth Century‚ women had
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-98 2-15-11 In reading Deborah Tannen’s essay “You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation‚” I was found to believe that the main idea of this essay was the language of everyday conversation. The subject of Deborah Tannen’s essay would be in my opinion the difference in which males and females use communication skills. When it comes to men‚ they seem to talk more if they were sitting next to a female. Also a boys way of communicating with other boys‚ was not by talking‚ but by
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