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    upon which all other concepts are measured. It is the "reality" that none pursue but all worship. Since literary works spot the light on realities that people conceal‚ it is where binary oppositions are truly presented. D. H Lawrence’s "The Rocking Horse Winner" is no exception. By presenting two main mythemes "Reality/Pretend" under the concept of attitudes‚ Lawrence shows how family members‚ society citizens and even inanimate objects prefer inferior pretense over superior reality.

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    his or her parent’s life and it effectively has a negative impact on the children. This is a apparent theme in the two stories “Two Kinds‚” by Amy Tan and “The Rocking Horse Winner‚” by David Lawrence. Whether the aspirations are from the death of a family member‚ as in “Two Kinds‚” or a financial situation as in “The Rocking Horse Winner‚” the effects are shown to be too much for a child to handle‚ causing a feeling of pressure to fill the void. This can rob them of a happy childhood and ruin the

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    The dining area of Rocking Horse Ranch was always hot and crowded during meal times‚ where the tired‚ overworked servers would bustle around attempting to provide excellent customer service for each and every inane request from the guests. I’ve heard that loud‚ hectic‚ quick-paced atmospheres filled with pretentious parents and scrambling children are almost calming sometimes. This atmosphere never brought me serenity; it gave me anxiety and stressed me out. Just the thought of sweeping melted ice

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    Winner winner‚ chicken dinner.” It appeared to be the most memorable sentence in the movie. It is obvious from the name of the movie‚ 21‚ to see that the movie should be about winning in the game 21‚ which also refers to as Blackjack. This shows the statistical side of this movie‚ but it is much more than that. It is also a movie of humanity. 21 is the age of the movie’s main character‚ and it is an age of impulse and irrational decisions. The professor in the movie might be the only villain in

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    The Rocking-Horse Winner A classic short story that combines a young boy’s quest for his mother’s love with archetypal symbols and deeply moral questions‚ "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a heart-wrenching experience that will provoke students to question their own priorities and society’s ethics. Written in a deceptively simple style in the manner of a ghostly fairy-tale‚ the story has an undertone of great anxiety and tension‚ masked by a veneer of civility and respectability in a high middle-class

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    Paper: READING STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC STUDENTS Teacher: Le Thi Tuyet Mai‚ M.A. Student: Chu Thi Thai Hien Class: CHAV k.17 Student’s Code: 161015 Cantho - December‚ 2010 TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 2 CHAPTER II: LITERATURE 4 II. 1. Definition of Strategies 4 II. 2. Distinction between Strategies and Skills 4 II. 3. Difference Strategic Readers from Poor Readers 4 II. 4. Some Methods for Teaching Reading Strategies 6 II. 4. 1. Before Reading

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    fen.com/skill-builder/reading-comprehension/48617.html Questions BeforeDuring‚ and After Reading What Is It? To aid their comprehension‚ skillful readers ask themselves questions beforeduring‚ and after they read. You can help students become more proficient by modeling this process for them and encouraging them to use it when they read independently. Why Is It Important? Dolores Durkin’s research in 1979 showed that most teachers asked students questions after they had read‚ as opposed

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    Shared Reading An Instructional Strategy for Teachers Grades K–3 Description: Shared Reading is an interactive reading experience that occurs when students join in or share the reading of a big book or other enlarged text while guided and supported by a teacher or other experienced reader. Students observe an expert reading the text with fluency and expression. The text must be large enough for all the students to see clearly‚ so they can share in the reading of the text. It is through Shared Reading

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    written by a Southern woman about Southern women was recognized as being of scholarly significance…” The wealthy white women of the south spent most of their time in the home. They raised the children and acted as teachers in many cases‚ teaching reading‚ writing and religion. White women (of all classes) in the south suffered under heavier burdens than northern women. They married earlier‚ bore more children‚ and were more likely to die young‚ especially in cases of childbirth. White southern women

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    University of Phoenix Material Reading Strategies Worksheet Identify two reading goals‚ one short-term and one long-term. • Long-term reading goal: Read on a college level. • Short-term reading goal: Complete two reading workshops. Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: • How do you currently approach the weekly readings in the course? I currently approach the reading in the course very cautiously. When reading any of the material in or out of class

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