This story begins in the springtime of Folly Beach‚ a fairly peaceful and beautiful town in South Carolina. Thomas Fowl‚ your average seventeen year old teenager is at the bay watch alone with no one around to be seen. Suddenly‚ a tornado grows before his eyes could blink and becomes large enough to wipe the entire city and turn it into a dust-pile. As the lighthouse was about to fall on him he wakes up and realizes it was nothing but a nightmare‚ or was it. His teacher yells at him then asks “So
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Place Darwin • Mr. Crabbe first regards Darwin with suspicion as ‘A city of booze‚ blow‚ and blasphemy’ (p.9). • Paul’s initial reaction is much more positive: ‘I loved the town of booze and blow at first sight’ (p.9). • Every thing in Darwin is different. “An unnatural greenness‚ as if the leaves were a kind of plastic. Huge parrots yattered in the dripping fruit trees. Butterflies of brilliant colours – bright rainbow colours‚ chemistry set colours‚ coffee-table book colours-filled the air”(p
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1. Nick thinks Gatsby’s house looks as though it is on fire. The house was lit by an intense light‚ " the whole corner of the peninsula was blazing with light...Turning a corner I saw that it was Gatsby’s house‚ lit from tower to cellar"‚ described Nick. 2. Gatsby offers to have someone cut Nick’s grass. In addition‚ he offers him the chance to make some money by joining him in some business he does on the side business that does not involve Meyer Wolfshiem. Gatsby explains‚ "It wouldn’t take
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Catcher in the Rye chapters 1-18 Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has intrigued me. I love the way the author writes. It is like Holden is talking right to me‚ telling me all the things that have happened to him. Salinger does leave a little to my imagination. I am always guessing what Holden is really feeling or thinking. Holden’s outlook and perspective on life are displayed on each page and I can hardly ever put the book down. There are many aspects of this book that I truly enjoy. The complex
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Introduction 1. Title The Great Gatsby 2. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald 3. Genre/Type of Book Novel Body 1. When/Where book takes place: a. Time 1920’s b. Place Long Island 2. Who/what is the book about? The book is about Gatsby who built a castle next to his ex-girlfriend’s house assuming she’ll like him again. List principle characters 1. Jay Gatsby 2. Nick Carraway 3. Daisy 4. Tom Buchanan 3. Summarize Plot/Climax What happened in the book? Nick which is the main guy in the
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Pg. # ‚Quote‚ & Response 25 “Mr. Jones of Manor Farm‚ had locked the hen houses for the night‚ but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop holes.” I think this displays the beginning of the rebellion. Mr. Jones was careless and forgetful. 28 “There‚ comrades‚ is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word – Man.” This shows the feeling towards humans from the point of the animals. 37 “’Comrade’‚ said Snowball‚ ‘those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery
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Q1. I believe that I relate the most to the narrator Paul Bäumer throughout the story. I chose Paul because we do share things in common‚ but because he is the narrator we are able to know and learn the most about him. With Paul narrating everything that happens‚ we are able to experience the events and his feelings towards them. As a reader‚ it allows us to feel what he feels‚ we are able to get to know him the best. Therefore‚ I feel that I am able to relate and see myself being most like Paul
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I was only a member of the Fallen Lamb for a few nights at the time‚ but never had I seen the sea as beautiful as it was then. She glistened a deep blue‚ and clashed against the hard wood of the ship‚ waves rising until it hit the hull then falling back into the sea. Getting used to the constant rocking of the ship was incredibly difficult at first‚ but I managed to retain my balance after a week or so. Anyways‚ I made my way to the main deck‚ passing through the kitchen first so I could grab a bite
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Area of study 1: Reading and responding Set texts: novels Life of Pi (Yann Martel) Overview Piscine Molitor Patel is the narrator and main character of this unusual story that begins in Pondicherry‚ India. The son of a zoo keeper‚ Pi‚ as he comes to be known‚ has an extensive knowledge of the animals that inhabit his own backyard‚ as well as an interest in stories of all kinds and a fascination with the spiritual. He practices not only his native Hinduism‚ but also Christianity and Islam
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Macro: Plot: “Pretty soon he... it was Miss Watson’s Jim! I bet I was glad to see him. I says: ‘Hello‚ Jim!’ and skipped out.” (Twain 40) “Who do you reckon ‘t is?” “I hain’t no idea. Who is it?” “It’s Tom Sawyer!” (Twain 203) Point of View: “It didn’t take me long to make up my mind that these liars warn’t no kings nor dukes‚ at all‚ but just low-down humbugs and frauds.” (Twain 115) “Well‚ I couldn’t see no advantage in going where she was going
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