Responding Border Crossing (text response essay) This outcome is to be completed in class in one lesson. It is your responsibility to hand in all work to your teacher at the end of the lesson. You may bring in the following only: * Plastic pocket‚ dictionary‚ pens. Paper will be supplied for you. One page of hand-written‚ single side notes may be brought into the classroom. Length: 600 to 800 words. Date: Week beginning May 13th. * Task: Develop a text response essay‚ responding to
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Juan Gris‚ a Spanish-born painter‚ made important contributions to the modern style of painting called Cubism. GrisÕs paintings were always depicting his immediate surroundings. He painted still lives composed of simple‚ everyday objects‚ portraits of friends‚ and occasionally landscapes or cityscapes. The objects in his paintings and collages are more clearly defined and richly colored than those in the works of the earlier cubists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. His attention to the object
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The poem “The Lonely Land” by A.J.M Smith can be compared with the poem by Marilyn Dumont called “Not Just a Platform for My Dance”. Smith’s poem‚ “The Lonely Land”‚ describes the land in detail. He says that even though the land is not perfect‚ it has its own beauty. “Not Just a Platform for My Dance” states that the land is not just considered as a place‚ but as something to learn from. Dumont also explains how the land teaches us everything we know. Even though both of the poems are about
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Juan Wearing a Monkey’s Skin This Filipino story was recorded in English based on a Kapampangan (Pampango‚ from the province of Pampanga) version in the early 20th century. There is also a Bicolano (Bikulano‚ from Bicol) version of this story. Once upon a time there was a couple which was at first childless. The father was very anxious to have a son to inherit his property: so he went to the church daily‚ and prayed God to give him a child‚ but in vain. One day‚ in his great disappointment
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A. Crossing Crossing is a short story written by Mark Slouka. The short story was written in the year 2009. The short story revolves around the nameless main character and his son. They are going on an annual traditional trip. The trip is a one day where they drive to a place in the woods where they spend the night at an old settler’s barn. The name of the main character is not revealed – no names at all are revealed‚ so every character mentioned in the short story is nameless. That gives the
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Not only the story of the ‘The Lonely Londoners’ sends a message to its readers. It is also the language of the novel that successfully communicates with the readership. By the manipulation of Standard English or by using some form of Creolized English‚ Selvon distance himself from the mainstream culture of the United Kingdom‚ the power that colonized his homelands for several hundreds of years. The novel is targeted to groups of readers‚ the black and also the white people. The white readers can
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Juan Seguín Juan Nepomuceno Seguín Born 27 October 1806 San Antonio‚ Texas Died August 27‚ 1890 ( age 83) Nuevo Laredo‚ Mexico Allegiance Republic of Texas Service/branch Texan Army‚ Republic of Texas Militia‚ Republic of Texas Army Years of service 1835–1836‚ 1836–1842 Rank Colonel Unit Texan volunteer and regular army Battles/wars Battle of Concepcion Siege of Bexar Siege of the Alamo Runaway Scrape Battle of San Jacinto Texas-Indian Wars Juan Nepomuceno Seguin – Was
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The Lonely Wanderer The poem "The Wanderer‚" is written in many different methods which allow readers to perceptibly understand its many aspects. The poet’s vivid description creates imagery to better stimulate the agony of a wretched wanderer. It is written with many uses of assonance along with alliteration. It also has two different points of view‚ one is the wanderer and the other is the narrator. Beyond that‚ the poet expresses the complex issues within the poem through a simplified form
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Rail road crossings can be very dangerous‚ lives have been lost because of poor judgment. When coming to a railroad crossing you must first make a complete stop and pay attention to flashing lights and gates lowering also listen for trains if you cant see it you might be able to hear it. You also need to remember that trains cannot swerve to avoid a collision they are connected to the tracks. All the conductors can do is blow their horn and pull the emergency brake! It takes a train up to eighteen
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stay there‚ because he will have memories of his childhood and of this house and family. Sometimes Albert walks around to find garbage and collects trash each day‚ or sometimes goes in his backyard where he lies on the grass and thinks about how lonely his life is; how he hated his wife‚ his foreign children‚ and the rest of his family. That explosion took his whole family away from him. He is the only one left in his family. He has no one to talk to‚ so he usually argues with himself to see who
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