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    mind game by choosing a cloud in order to offer guesses on what its shape looked like. The family journey begins with a full cloud sky. The sky here is a container of thoughts and the clouds represent blindness‚ misinterpreted meaning‚ and blockage of thoughts. In the grandmother’s mind‚ the “clouds” are preventing her from seeing the “sun” another symbol of truth and reality. ’Ain’t a cloud in the sky‚’ he remarked‚ looking up at it. ’Don’t see no sun but don’t see no cloud neither.’" Later‚ when

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    Pueblo’s purpose after the death of Teofilo‚ someone who could be seen as an important figure within the Pueblo’s. Silko changes the short story’s basic structure to accommodate for cultural representation and adaptation throughout the changes of time. The simple way of Silko’s storytelling may seem confusing or strange to some‚ but in the context of the story; it is necessary. Silko does not give any of the characters any type of individual personality. She also does not describe them in any physical

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    of the night and look out the window. The dark night cast away by bright flickering street lights‚ and pale white snow. The streets are piled with it‚ not yet plowed in the morning. The cars are covered in it‚ so untouched by the usual commotion of man. It looks so peaceful‚ yet at the same time so cold. And you get that warm feeling in your chest‚ knowing you’re safe

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    Movie Assignment- Rain Man Part A: 1. Yes I would absolutely feel comfortable communicating with someone who is developmentally disabled. I have personal experience communicating with someone who has autism. Through my experience I have learned when communicating with someone with autism you should be sure to speak clearly and in a normal tone of voice. Never force direct eye contact as this may make them uncomfortable and make sure to keep proper distancing when communicating as this may

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    Semester 2: Assignment 2 Chief Matenje is an example of corrupt leadership – particularly‚ the corrupt and oppressive leadership seen on the African continent. He is the antagonist and villain of the novel “When Rain Clouds Gather”. When we are first introduced to Chief Matenje‚ he is referred to as the “troublesome and unpopular brother” of the “paramount chief named Sekoto” (Head 2008:18). Chief Sekoto appointed Chief Matenje as the subchief of Golema Mmidi‚ a small‚ rural village in Botswana

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    Raymond Raymond lived in a long-term nursing home. A child he was suffering from severe autism‚ all day immersed in the fantasy world of self‚ abnormal behavior‚ be regarded as an idiot. In particular‚ he was afraid the rain‚ and always pronounced his name Lehman Rain Man - "Rain Man." Raymond Charles abducted and want to re-change the will. The next day‚ the brothers went to the airport‚ but how Raymond would not fly‚ but also enumerate the various air crashes in recent years. Charlie had to open

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    Rain Man The movie Rain Man has always been and will always be one of my favorites‚ even though I was very young the first time I saw this movie and when it was released in 1988. The very first time I viewed Rain Man‚ I was in my late teens and had an overwhelming affection and attraction to the movie‚ and what it was all about. Perhaps that is why or what my fascination with psychology and my wants to go into the field at an early age began with. Rain man had so many messages one could derive from

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    REACTION PAPER ON THE FILM RAIN MAN (1988) SUMMARY: Well written‚ smartly directed‚ and sensitively performed‚ RAIN MAN depicts the one-sided relationship between two brothers. A self-centered Los Angeles hustler Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) and the older Raymond (Dustin Hoffman)‚ a mentally challenged resident of a home for the mentally disabled. Charlie never knew of his existence‚ until the day he returns home from Los Angeles to attend his father’s funeral. He is enraged

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    Leslie Tseng 10/4/12 Period: 5 Final Book Report Raskin‚ Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Scholastic‚ 2002‚ 216. Setting: Sunset Towers‚ Westing house‚ Lake Michigan‚ Wisconsin Characters: (List 5‚ and label the protagonist and antagonist. Use 2 adjectives to describe each character.) 1. Sam Westing: weird‚ secrety 2. Flora Miller Baumbach: unhappy‚ quiet 3. George Theodorakis: creative‚ rich 4. Catherine Theodorakis: cool‚ nice 5

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    Lastly‚ the most important reason I found this book to be useful was its accurate depiction of the struggle between indigenous and European cultures. The book shows the geographic conflict between European Colonizers and the Athapaskan and Tlingit people over the Saint Elias mountain Divide but also the divide among their societal perspectives. As I have learned in my First Nation studies‚ a majority of the Canadian colonizers history is written from the European individualistic perspective. The

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