Irving "Irv" Blitzer was an American bobsled two time Gold Medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics who finished first in two events again during the 1972 Winter Olympics but was disqualified from the latter for cheating and retired in disgrace to Jamaica‚ where he leads an impoverished life as a bookie. Irving is approached by two Jamaican athletes: top 100m runner Derice Bannock‚ who failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics when another opponent tripped him at the trials‚ and Sanka Coffie‚ a
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I’m Not Scared CHAPTER SUMMARIES CHAPTER 1: Main characters have a race‚ Maria hurts her leg. Barbara forced to complete a forfeit‚ Michele does it instead. Michele completes forfeit. Most of the main characters are talked about. Papa brings them a present of a model Gondola; Acqua Traverse is revealed. CHAPTER 2: There is a talk with Michele and Maria at the start. Michele finds Fillipo‚ there is a lot of description of Michele finding him. Michele at this point is horrified‚ he tries to
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Chapter Summaries. Chapter 1. - Gary is telling the story. - Gary calls the coach "arks" because he can’t say ask. - Gary’s team is called the goonyas. - Gary lives on the coast of S.A. in a country town. - Carol Cockatoo is 1st Ruck and Gary is 2nd Ruck. - Gary was becoming very popular in the town as he was now the 1st Ruck for the grand final. - Gary has 4 brothers (one Tim) and 3 sisters. - Nickname: Blacky Chapter 2. - Gary is feared that he would be called a gutless wonder. - Gary
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surviving priest in a province where churches have been closed down. He is trying to…….. The Lieutenant - the antagonist of the Whisky Priest. He is an ambitious young man who wishes to see his country free from poverty‚ superstition‚ and ignorance. Since he believes……..
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Summary: Introduction The novel opens with an unnamed narrator recounting a train trip through Iowa the previous summer with an old friend named Jim Burden‚ with whom the narrator grew up in a small Nebraska town. The narrator recalls talking with Jim about childhood on the prairie‚ and then notes that while they both live in New York‚ they don’t see each other much‚ since Jim is frequently away on business and since the narrator doesn’t really like Jim’s wife. The narrator resumes talking about
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Chapter 1: 1. William was being sent to Mr.Tom because William used to live in the city and it was bad there. So he was forced to live out in the country and his mom wanted William to live with a man who was religouis‚ so she picked Mr.Tom. 2. William has been hit a lot and told that he has been bad when he really isn’t. 3. We see that William’s mother was abusive and a liar to William. 4. Sammie is Mr.Toms dog and I think that Sammy will play a very important role as beg a main character.
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Summary: Chapter 1 Katniss Everdeen‚ who tells her story in the first person‚ wakes up. It is the day of the reaping. She sees her little sister‚ Prim (short for Primrose)‚ asleep in bed with their mother across the room. Katniss puts on her clothes to go hunting. The area where she and her family live is called the Seam‚ and it’s part of District 12. They are at the edge of the district‚ which is enclosed by a high fence‚ and Katniss often crawls under the fence and enters the woods outside‚ where
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Write a summary of the novel. The novel “Of mice and men” opens with two migrant workers‚ George Milton and Lennie Small who are on their way to harvest an available job. Lennie is a great strength guy but has problem with soft thing and George who is intelligent‚ has to take care of Lennie. After being hired‚ they meet Candy‚ old swamper who has an old loyal dog and Curley‚ the boss’s son who doesn’t like Lennie. When Candy overhears the conversation between George and Lennie about their dream
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Safety Tips for Using Household Electrical Appliances Electric Heater Do not use an electric heater fitted with a 2-pin plug. Check for damage before use. Do not use an electric heater near any combustible materials. Keep children away from an electric heater. Avoid using portable electric heater inside a bathroom. Induction Cooker Switch off an induction cooker if its surface is cracked. Switch off an induction cooker by its control switch after use. Ensure good ventilation for
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Chapter 1- Bill Bryson and his fam have just moved to "a small town in New Hampshire" Wanted to walked the entire Appalachian trail‚ longest hiking path‚ Bryson was a nature person‚ he wanted to feel like a mountain man. Many people didn’t have faith that Bryson could complete the path‚ instead of incuringing him they tell him all the horrible things that happen along the trail. Bryson is disappointed that his friend Katz has gone back to drinking. While hiking Katz ends up missing‚ they were
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