quote: “Starvation sounds almost unbelievable in forest country‚ and yet it is only too likely to happen. - Percy Harrison Fawcett” Implications of your learning: Now after hearing this story of Percy I care about finding him and the lost city of El Dorado (lost city of Z). With modern medicine and modern technology there must be a way to solve all the unanswered questions left by this book. Connections to other readings: One of the main connections to other readings I found was the story of Icarus
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’Pride goeth before the fall’ Proverbs 16:18 In Milton’s “Paradise Lost”‚ Adam and Eve might be considered tragic "heroes" in the sense that they knowingly doom themselves to be removed from Paradise‚ and are thus subjected to the harsh‚ new world‚ and yet persevere with the hope for a better future. What makes their act of sin
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Literary Analsysis Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is a story that portrays his feelings about his experience in the Vietnam War. There are stories of these men‚ about their lives in Vietnam and when they were back at home. Throughout this novel‚ these men helped each other cope with issues and it shows a true sign of brotherhood. Because of the strong graphic descriptions‚ readers tend to have sadness and sympathy for them. “The things they carried were largely determined by necessity” (O’Brien
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The Lost City of Atlantis [pic] Plato Around 350 BC‚ Plato‚ the Greek philosopher‚ wrote about a beautiful island in the Atlantic Ocean that went under the ocean waves in one day and one night. It took two books to describe the history and details of this almost magical island. For years people have been looking for this mysterious lost city‚ Atlantis. Plato’s Atlantis [pic] Plato’s dialogues Timaeus and Critias written in 360 BC‚ contain the earliest references to Atlantis
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Tan and ___ use culture‚ color and texture to illustrate that people should be proud of their differences. In Tan’s story‚ “Fish Cheeks”‚ a Chinese-American girl is not only embarrassed by the food she loves‚ but all of her family’s traditions. In the beginning of the story‚ the young girl‚ Amy‚ states‚ “For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy‚ Robert‚ and a slim new American nose” (Tan). Amy’s wish for an American nose symbolizes satisfaction and happiness because it’s a quality that
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In Two Kinds‚ Amy Tan tells the story of Jing-mei‚ who as a child was given the song “Pleading Child” to practice. This song describes who she was as a child‚ desperate to stay the way she is‚ and pleading with her mother to love her the way she is‚ not the way she wants her to be. “Perfectly Contented‚” paints a different picture one that is viewed looking back by someone who has more experience. This song is longer because it takes more time to learn how to be perfectly content with one’s life
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Lost in Yonkers is set in 1942 Yonkers‚ New York‚ in the living room in Grandma Kurnitz ’s upstairs apartment. Downstairs is Kurnitz ’s Kandy Store‚ where Grandma and her daughter‚ Bella‚ work. As the scene opens‚ two boys‚ Arty and Jay‚ sit uncomfortably on the couch waiting for their Father‚ Eddie‚ to emerge from Grandma ’s bedroom‚ where an important conversation is taking place. The boys are strangers to this place since Grandma Kurnitz never liked the boys ’ mother‚ a feeling that was completely
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In the story “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan tells the story of her mother and how her use of English within the family affected her early in life. She describes how that limited use of English had the potential to affect Tan’s choice of careers and her influence on literature. She begins by describing how she assumed the role of translator for her Asian born mother‚ who spoke with “broken English.” She describes situations where she assumed the role of translator for her mother. She was thrown into adult
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Atlantis: The Lost City "Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others‚ and over parts of the continent . . . But‚ there occurred violent earthquakes and floods‚ and in a single day and night of misfortune. . . the island of Atlantis . . .disappeared in the depths of the sea." (Plato: Timaeus‚ 360 B.C.) One of the oldest and most intriguing mysteries of this world is the Legend of Atlantis. Where was this lost city? How
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abused by her better half’s family after his passing‚ and how she was repudiated by Popo‚ her mom‚ for wedding Wu Tsing‚ who as of now had a spouse and two courtesans. At the point when Popo turned out to be extremely wiped out‚ A mei’ s mother all things considered returned home to deal with her. A mei later gained from a hireling‚ Yan Chang‚ that her mom had been assaulted by Wu Tsing and deceived into the marriage‚ and that she was physically manhandled and sincerely tormented by Wu Tsing’s better
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