The Other Side The Other Side‚ by Jacqueline Woodson‚ is no ordinary children’s book. This story is about two girls‚ Clover and Annie‚ who are separated by a fence‚ and they both feel a bond between them right when they meet. Clover’s friend doesn’t let Annie play with them because they are all black and Annie is white. As you see‚ Annie may look different‚ but she still has the same feelings and she just wants to be accepted. Woodson starts the book off by showing how Clover’s mama cares
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1 The Other Side of Truth Brad Tan The novel The Other Side of Truth was written by Beverly Naidoo. It is based on the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa‚ a journalist who is writing against the government’s reluctance to protect Nigeria due to corruption. An interesting character in this novel is Sade Solaja. Sade is an interesting character because she is only young but has had to learn to cope with the loss of her mother and the break up of her family‚ and so she is a brave and inspiring character. Sade’s
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the right intention. When a war is waged on an intention that is unethical or wrong‚ it is considered unjust. Lastly‚ it talks about the aspect of a war having to be a last resort. This talks about how a war should only be created when there is no other way possible to resolve an issue at hand. When this is not met it causes the war to also be unjust. Statistics show that due to these issues not being able to be met it classifies the Iraq War as an unjust war. One of the criteria that have to be
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The story begins in Nigeria‚ with the death of Femi and Sade’s mother. She was killed byagents of the corrupt government‚ the “Brass Buttons”‚ to force Folarin Solaja‚ thechildren’s father‚ to stop writing for Speak ‚ an uncensored newspaper. The children thenhave to flee the country‚ where they are not safe. Their Uncle Tunde arranges for themto be smuggled to London‚ where their Uncle Dele lives‚ with Mrs Bankole. Their fathershould then join them there. However‚ instead of finding the hoped-for
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“Life is not easy. We all have problems-even tragedies-to deal with‚ and luck has nothing to do with it. Bad luck is only the superstitious excuse for those who don’t have the wit to deal with the problems of life. ” A major theme in "The Other Side of Dark" are the changes Stacy faces when she wakes up from her four year coma. Stacy’s life is turned upside-down including the need to grow up suddenly as she is now seventeen years old instead of thirteen. She must deal with her sister‚ Donna‚ who
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Silence has the meaning: the state of being forgotten; oblivion. In the novel Silence by Shusaku Endo‚ that is type of silence that gave the book its title. The silence is created by God’s absence in Father Rodrigues’‚ the main character‚ life and experience in Japan. As Rodrigues lives in Japan in search of his former teacher‚ he goes through inner turmoil as he questions God’s decision to remain silent while His people are being tortured for keeping their faith in Him. Silence by Shusaku Endo
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A DISCURSIVE ESSAY (The other side of truth) Task: To write a short essay (300-800) words on the theme of truth. Beverley Naidoo grew up in South Africa but as a white child‚ she did not question why her family had all of the privileges that black families did not share. However when she went she went to university in the 1960’s she became involved in the anti-apartheid movement and spent eight weeks in prison. She has written about South Africa in “journey to jo’burg” and “no turning
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The Other Side of 9/11 Recently America celebrated the anniversary of 9/11: a tragedy that still to this day‚ leaves people speechless. September 11‚ 2001‚ was one of the very rare days that the nation stopped and united together through the horrific event. An event that greatly affected and still affects Americans today. All people of different ages‚ colors‚ backgrounds and stories‚ uniting as one like the unity of stitches in a cloth creating the symbolic red and white stripes with blue and white stars
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is to defend a city or their beloved ones‚ for others‚ it might be to conclude their personal desires. Motivation is what drives heroes and people to undertake in their objective‚ big In stories such as¨The Other Side of the Sky¨‚ and ¨New Directions¨‚ the protagonists‚ Ahmedi and Annie‚ ended up in atrocious situations‚ therefore motivating them to find an acquisition to their dilemmas in smart and unique ways. In the selection‚ ¨The other side of the sky¨‚ Ahmedi has a tough objective; save
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Teammates and The Other Side Essay Have you ever heard of segregation? I have read about segregation in two books called Teammates and The Other Side the theme is colour doesn’t matter. i hope you understand and know segregation. First‚ I am telling you about the comparison in getting to the theme. Both Clover and Jackie Robinson were accepted a white. Jackie was bullied by whites until Peewee stood up for Jackie‚ and also‚ clover was not supposed to go over the fence but‚ they could sit
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