always looking for that x under the ocean. Not every person’s treasure is riches however. In the story of “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” Greg is a teen living in Harlem. He his having bad grades in school and his dad won’t let him play basketball because of it. Two nights later Greg goes to an old building. There he meets Lemon Brown. They talk and thieves break in. The thieves are looking for Lemon Brown’s treasure. However Lemon Brown’s treasure isn’t riches. It’s something he holds dear to him‚ a harmonica
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story. Dialogue in a story can tell you many details and important things you may need to understand a story. This is shown in the stories‚ “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers and The House of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer‚ where the authors use dialogue to develop characters and setting and to further the plot. In the story‚ “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” the author‚ Walter Dean Myers‚ uses dialogue to develop characters and further plot. This is reflected when Greg Ridley’s father
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is a traditional form of saving where an individual saves a fixed amount per day with a “susu” collector for a specified period‚ say one month. At the end of the month‚ the Individual collects his or her total savings less one day’s installment‚ which the “susu” collector deducts as commission. The higher the number of clients of a “susu” collector‚ the higher the level of that collectors commission at the end of each calendar month. “Susu” is the popular name given to the rotating
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is turned on.” This quote is important because when you start writing you can describe the story however you want . In the story‚ “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers‚ the author uses descriptive adjectives to develop an imagine. The author also uses figurative language to develop the mood in the story and to develop the characters. In “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” the author uses descriptive adjectives to develop characters and an image. First‚ the author stated “Graffiti scarred
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Jim Hawkins’ development in Treasure Island Treasure Island by Robert Stevenson is an adventure story about a young man‚ Jim Hawkins‚ and his journey as he searches for treasure with pirates. Although only a child‚ Jim Hawkins matures and shows many signs of independency due to his experiences with pirates at sea throughout the novel. The first half of the novel demonstrates Jim’s reliance on the people around him‚ and what provokes him into maturing; the second half of the novel begins to show
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example of the argument. In the article Lost Cities‚ Lost Treasures‚ there is a scholar and businessman known as Heinrich Schliemann. Heinrich is searching for the lost city of Troy. He comes upon a man who owns a presumed site‚ named Frank Calvert‚ who is modest and a quiet discoverer. Frank does not have enough money to fund excavation‚ so when Heinrich strikes the plan‚ he agrees. As Heinrich’s crew digs down‚ they find many treasures. Although after‚ many people say that if they hadn’t digged
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island: A Good Man Imagine yourself alone on an island. You’re scared‚ and the only thing you have for defense is a gun. Then‚ you see a man in the distance. People have told tales about cannibals before‚ and this person in the distance isn’t anyone you’ve seen before. What would you do? That is exactly the situation Jim Hawkins found himself in in the novel Treasure Island. Jim was brave enough to walk towards this man. Therefore‚ along with being brave‚ a good
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Gather and Read me! Moneerah A. Bint-Usman moneerah.bintusman@gmail.com Introduction Have you ever wondered about how the statisticians managed to graph large amount of data? How will you read their graphs? Is it just like bar graph? Line graph? Or just another pie chart? In this activity‚ you will learn to read and graph histograms‚ frequency polygons and ogive. Have a pair. Prepare your notebook for some notes to be taken. You will answer some series of questions that I prepared for you
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CASE APPLICATION Treasure From Trash 1-800-GOT-JUNK? based in Vancouver‚ British Columbia has a vision of creating the ‘FedEx’ of junk removal. By the end of 2008‚ however‚ the company had over 340 franchises in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Australia‚ and system-wide revenues of over $125 million. Scudamore’s company has been described as a “curious hybrid” that blends the old and new economies. Although its product—hauling trash—has been done for hundreds of years‚ it relies heavily on sophisticated
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Amy Silva Mrs. Thomas 11A English 7 December 2009 The Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt 1.) Bio: Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota‚ on September 24‚ 1896. 2.) Disillusionment Fear of Bolshevism and foreigners Major goal of government in the 1920s: help business and industry to operate with maximum efficiency and productivity Prohibition 3.) Women gained the right to vote. 4.) Pope Benedict XV dies. American actor William Desmond Taylor is murdered
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