US Stories Answer Key The Gift of the Magi by O Henry Pre-reading exercises Key vocabulary Describing the flat 1 1i; 2d; 3h; 4a; 5f; 6b; 7e; 8g; 9j; 10c; 11k Talking about money and the lack of it 1 a‚ d 2 b‚ e 3 c‚ f Main themes 2‚ 3 Student’s own answers Post-reading exercises Understanding the story 1 By being very careful how much she spent on food. 2 To confirm the amount; perhaps she hoped she had made a mistake and there would be
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in that small company of anthologies that become landmarks or points of departure‚ like Ron Silliman’s In the American Tree or Jerome Rothenberg’s Technicians of the Sacred. In neat postmodern fashion‚ it has now been followed by its precursor. The Lost Origins of the Essay excavates the literary history of several continents to demonstrate that the “next” essay‚ in all its idiosyncratic divagations‚ has always already been among us. The first text‚ “The List of Ziusudra‚” dates from 2700 BC. The
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Shaun of Dead An In-Depth Code Analysis With the large variety of interests that flourish within the society‚ it is no shock that genres exist‚ especially in film‚ as the definition of entertainment differs from person to person. A genre is a category of films that are characterised by similarities in the narrative elements and conventions found within the films. Genres are extremely useful to both film producers and audiences as it helps them narrow down the target audience and search for
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------------------------------------------------- Notes & Analysis Event Analysis | Quote Analysis | Character Analysis | Questions to think of Summary | Analysis | Pg. 1 – 32Two scenarios are described‚ taking place in the same ‘dark ground’ where children seem to have been lost. Cam‚ Zak‚ etc: large group of people staying near a ravine. Robert: Was in a plane with family‚ went to bathroom to brush teeth‚ weird stuff going on with reflection‚ and randomly wakes up in a kind of forest‚ naked and alone. After making arrangements
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The Winterbourne View Case. The Winterbourne View hospital abuse occurred at Winterbourne View‚ a private hospital‚ owned and operated by Castlebeck. Local social services and the Care Quality Commission had received various warnings but the mistreatment continued. One senior nurse reported his concerns to the management at Winterbourne View and to CQC‚ but his complaint was not taken up. The public funded hospital has been shut down as a result of the abuse that took place. The undercover footage
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Motivation to learn is very important thing for everyone to being with before becoming a professional. English is an international language when once enters a new country they must go through the difficult process of learning the language. From Amy tan’s “Mother tongue” it is evident that language has an effect on our lives. “Mother tongue” by Amy tan tell us how the writer can develop her English well even though she lives in the middle of family who speak broken English. All of it starts from her
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What do you want?” -- Shaun Tan Shaun Tan’s Tales from Outer Suburbia published in 2008 is a piece that shows the true meaning of life experiences through a seamless flow of writing and illustration. The short stories convey real life situations such as family‚ love and everyday struggles by welcoming the readers to enjoy the beautiful tone of the art and words put into every piece and to truly find the underlying message of each story. In the short story “Stick Figures”‚ Tan digs into the reality
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----------------------- Debate Team MCHS Cafeteria November 29‚ 2012 6:00 p.m. MCHS Performers DESSERT The MCHS Varsity Debate team has provided dessert for our audiences’ enjoyment. Please note that the length of our performances have been shortened and modified for time. Like what you see? We are always looking for judges. If you wish to judge or donate in the future please contact: Kristin Carbone Carbonk@martin.k12.fl.us Future Tournaments: December 8 @ West
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The article “My Mother’s English” by Amy Tan is mainly about the author’s thoughts and judgments on her mother broken English in comparison to “Standard English”. Tan is a fictional writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” (Tan 1) and uses language as everyday part of her work as a writer. Tan’s point in this article is to prove that even if her mother is speaking English! Others should not use that to judge your intelligence. Tan’s mother did not speak perfect English‚ but the points
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1. Summary- The speaker is Amy Tan she is a best-selling author and her popular novels The Joy Luck Club‚ The Kitchen God’s Wife‚ and many more. She represents mother-daughter relationships and her heritage. Amy realized that mother was in the room when she was talking about her writing to a group. It made difference on her because she never talked in forms of Standard English with her mom. Furthermore‚ she has noticed how different her English is with her mother and showed an example of how her
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