Matilda By: Roald Dahl Summary Matilda was born into a family where her parents cared little about her. She had to learn things on her own‚ and do everything by herself. She did not like the way her family lived their lives. She was much different from them. She showed many signs of being a genius‚ which was much different than her parent. They would try to get her to just watch T.V.‚ but Matilda wanted to read. She started going to the library everyday when everybody would leave the house
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Name: Zaman Ahmed Independent Reading Date: 01/14/2012 Summary In the first half of the book we get to learn that Carrie believes way too much in luck. She thinks that her luck comes from one of her special red t-shirt. After losing it she gets really worried and feels that she’ll lose everything that she have gained. Her mom tells her that mistakenly her mom have donated it to one the charities. She also tells her that it has been sent to a foreign land which is India. Carrie wants that shirt
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CHINA SHAKES THE WORLD x BOOK SUMMARY In China Shakes the World‚ James Kynge gives a history and explanation of the Chinese economy. Kynge started writing the book in 2004 and it was published in 2006. The book is like a biography‚ giving experiences around 1982 when Kynge was a student at the Shandong University. It gives a detailed explanation of economic activities by China in the regions of Germany‚ Italy‚ China‚ and even the United States Midwest. The book sarts with a still mill-Thyssen
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Tarek Taji - 41040 POL 201 – sec.2 Introduction to Political Science Feb 18th /2013 Summary of Rousseau’s Book “On the Social Contract” book 1. “Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.” Rousseau’s words that says much about the concept of the Social Contract and other main concepts in life. Here‚ he is trying to raise a question if the “governing authorities” whether support the freedom of people or are they the “chains” over people’s
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The investigation of the potential of investing in the Google or Apple Corporations Written by Class2-Group 24: Chen Jiawei 陈家伟 Chen Yichang 陈一畅 Fang Xiao 方晓 Sheng Siyuan 盛思远 Zhang Kun 张昆 Finished Date Sep24th
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A cultural object I chose is Chùa Một Cột‚ also known as the One Pillar Pagoda. The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple located in Hanoi‚ the capital of Vietnam. Emperor Ly Thai To commissioned the temple to be constructed during the Ly dynasty. The original pagoda was destroyed by the French Union force in 1954. The following year‚ the government renovates the One Pillar Pagoda. The formal elements the replica pagoda contains are tactile texture and form‚ outline‚ space‚ and color. “Tactile
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Devil in the White City Book Summary The Devil in the White City‚ written by Eric Larson‚ is a gripping novel of two polar opposite men during the building of the World’s Fair in Chicago. It surrounds two characters‚ both extremely talented at their ‘craft’ and perfectly depicts the rush for industrialization in this time. It follows the lives of Daniel H. Burnham‚ the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures‚ and Henry H. Holmes‚ a serial
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Mr. Grant H. Ward Mosaics I May 2013 The Five Pillars of Islam The ’Five Pillars ’ of Islam are the foundation of a Muslim ’s life. Islam is the fastest growing nation and the religion spread rapidly throughout the first two hundred years. Initially‚ Islam grew by force‚ and then slowly evolved into a peaceful way of cultivating through missionaries. Today‚ the two largest Islamic countries are Indonesia and Malaysia. The Five Pillars come from the Qur ’an‚ the last of all scriptures. According
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In order for the followers‚ there are various rituals or practices that must be done in some religions. In Islam there are multiple rituals that constitute the five pillars all which are very important and significant. “The principles that regulate the private lives of Muslims in their dealings with God.” (160) The first pillar is the shahadah. Where Muhammad is the prophet. “There is no god but Allah‚ and Muhammad and His Prophet.”Each (160) His followers are affirming that Allah is the one and
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The Four-Pronged Approach in Reading Instruction By Raidis Laudiano‚ M.A.* The four-pronged approach was first developed by Professor Basilisa Manhit of the College of Education‚ University of the Philippines‚ Diliman. The philosophical foundations of the four-pronged approach are the following: literature-based‚ holistic‚ and places emphasis on the process of transfer. This approach has evolved through the years with the consistent use by the teachers of the University of the Philippines Integrated
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