Pete and Donald are brothers who have little in common. Stable and successful Pete is a real estate agent in Santa Cruz. He has two daughters‚ a sailboat‚ and a great deal of money. Donald is something of a drifter‚ never keeping a job for long‚ often migrating from one religious commune to another. While Pete is at home in the world and looks healthy and comfortable‚ Donald is gaunt and obsessed with the fate of his soul. Pete seems to have taken after their parents‚ who are both dead. Like them
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World Literature 03 December 2013 A long Way Gone 75% check‚ 100-151 1. Nauseated (verb) - to feel disgust. “Something inside his brain was still pulsating and he was breathing. I felt nauseated” (Beah 100). 2. Garrison (noun) - a body of troops stationed in a fortified place. “The soldiers set up their garrison in another unfinished brick house‚ and there they‚ socialized separate from the civilians” (Beah 101). 3. Jubilation (noun) - a feeling of or the expression of joy. “Their jubilation
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ET lays down 5 ways to motivate top performers in the team. High performers drive productivity‚ profitability and revenue growth‚ and hence it is crucial for companies to identify‚ nurture and retain topnotch talent. ET finds out how to motivate best performers. 1) Give Them Challenges High performers are usually curious to explore new boundaries. “If you are willing to bet on your high performers‚ it is better to be somewhat unconventional and provide them challenging assignments outside their comfort
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Final: A Long Way Gone Literature Analysis 3. What kind of music does Ishmael like‚ and why? What is it about music that matters to Ishmael‚ or that moves him so? Why is it important to him‚ especially during his rehabilitation at Benin Home? Ishmael likes rap. When he was little he used to rap with his brother and friends. They created a band and rap became very close to him. Even though he didn’t quite understand it‚ he could mash a whole bunch of words and make it sound good. Rapping made
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“The Way to Rainy Mountain” written by N. Scott Momaday‚ is a story behind a Kiowa descendent experience with Rainy Mountain. In the story‚ he depicts history‚ culture and life of the Kiowa tribe. In addition‚ he focused more on his grandmother to display the life for Kiowa people. Rainy Mountain is a place where weather becomes extreme no matter the kind of season. One day‚ the author returned to Rainy Mountain to visit his grandmother’s grave. She had recently died and he feels nostalgic. His grandmother
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Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. So in honor of February being Heart Disease Awareness Month‚ we want to help you put your best heart forward and boost your odds for a long and healthy life. To do that‚ here are five scientifically proven ways to improve your heart health: 1. Bring on the chocolate. Chocoholics‚ rejoice! According to a study from the University of Adelaide in Australia‚ dark chocolate (sorry‚ milk chocolate lovers) may reduce blood pressure. That’s because cocoa contains
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Bood Review Shackleton’s Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer In 1914‚ Ernest Shackleton and 27 others started on a journey to be the first people to cross the Antarctic Continent. Their ship was caught in the ice‚ eventually crushed‚ and the story of how they all survived has become a classic. In this book‚ the story is retold with new insights and information. The authors focus on Shackleton as leader. The conclusions are very well drawn‚ and the connections and insights
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How to Practice Sightsinging Sightsinging is an invaluable skill for vocalists. It will help you read music more easily and learn pieces more quickly so you can focus more time on other facets of your performance. It is more difficult than sightreading for an instrument‚ however‚ because you do not have fingerings or other visual cues to help you‚ but must rely entirely on your ear. If you follow these tips when you practice‚ you can easily train your eyes and ears to recognize intervals so you
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Ways of presenting the subjects 1. Realism > Presenting subject as it is 2. Abstraction > “to separate from” a.) Distortion > misshapen/twisted b.) Elongation > stretch vertically (thin) c.) Mangling > cut‚ mutilated‚ lacerated d.) Cubism > geometric shapes e.) Abstract expressionism > colors are splashed/mixed 3. Symbolism : a.) Sign > specific /definite b.) Symbols > deeper meanings (Da Vinci / Michelangelo 4. Fauvism > Latin word “wild beast
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half-members could not vote on any issues within the church‚ although all members could participate in the sacrament of the Supper. Puritan preachers hoped that this plan would maintain some of the church’s influence in society‚ and that these ’half-way members’ would see the benefits of full membership‚ be exposed to teachings and piety which would lead to the "born again" experience‚ and eventually take the full oath of allegiance. Many of the more religious members of Puritan society rejected this
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