Sound of Waves Test Answer each of the following questions thoroughly. I will be grading on thoughtfulness and how well you explain your answer. For the factual questions‚ you just need to get it correct. This first section does not need as much explanation‚ you may give a short response. Why was Shinji’s mother angry when she first received Hiroshi’s post card? She was angry because Hiroshi had sent her an expensive post card‚ and she said "kids these days don’t know the value of money
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cultures and allow for us to cultivate our imagination so we can see the wrold from the eyes of someone different. 2. What is the difference between ‘sound bites’ and the way that Socrates (an ancient Greek philosopher) argued? Why does Nussbaum think argument is necessary in a democracy? From what I could depict of how Nussbaum used the term “sound bite” was‚ when we as people tend to argue or express our own opinon‚ we discredit the other or belittle their view so that we can feel as though we
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Roenyl Tisoy Mr. Boyd AP Literature 27 August 2012 Title In The Sound of Waves‚ Yukio Mishima explores the contrast between the corrupt influences of western civilization versus the power of nature. Mishima idealizes Japan through descriptive language and also through the characters. Mishima presents Yasuo as the antagonist to invoke the reader’s appreciation for nature and ultimately‚ Japan. He uses characterization to associate Yasuo‚ the antagonist‚ with corrupt Western influence. Furthermore
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Safe and Sound Take a minute to think about one thing from your childhood you still have an endless love for. How does it make you feel? Happy? Joyful? Safe? For Holden Caulfield‚ the exhibits in the Natural History museum are what make him feel safe. The museum scene in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ shows how someone changes throughout life‚ but memories remain the same and stick with us forever. There are some things in life that change‚ like our hair or clothes‚ and other things
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Sound of Waves Study Guide Name: ___________________________ Chapter 1 1. What is the name of the island where the novel takes place? 2. Which two spots does the narrator describe as the most beautiful on the island? 3. Describe the main character‚ including age‚ physical looks‚ job and name. 4. Who are the boy’s good friends? How do they help him with his struggles in school? Chapter 2 5. Who else is in Shinji’s family? 6. Who in the village
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leaves is very popular. The soup can be eaten hot or cold. When eaten hot it usually includes some meat and an added spoon of sour cream. Anyway when I was little Sundays were still Sundays meaning that all of the neighborhood stores in Bay Ridge‚ Brooklyn‚ New York were closed. It was quiet and people went to church and took quiet Sunday walks. Just as I referred
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A Sound of Thunder‚ Part 1 Ray Bradbury The sign on the wall seemed to quaver under a film of sliding warm water. Eckels felt his eyelids blink over his stare‚ and the sign burned in this momentary darkness: TIME SAFARI‚ INC. SAFARIS TO ANY YEAR IN THE PAST. YOU NAME THE ANIMAL. WE TAKE YOU THERE. YOU SHOOT IT. Warm phlegm gathered in Eckels’ throat; he swallowed and pushed it down. The muscles around his mouth formed a smile as he put his hand slowly out upon the air‚ and in that
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The poem “Those Winter Sundays‚” by Robert Hayden is about a childhood memory. The childhood memory involved is indeed one that the speaker regrets‚ but also gains knowledge from the regretful state of mind. There are many children who either do not realize the amount of sacrifices that their parents go through for their sake. Having children and being able to take care of them is very important. Some children can grow up feeling unappreciative without the discipline of the parents similar to the
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English Assessment Task - Quiet on the Western Front & Sunday Bloody Sunday Composers aspire to communicate the representation of their text influencing the understanding and meaning that the audience obtains. Remarque through his text ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ and U2 through their song lyrics ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ have displayed various aspects and viewpoints of war. Both composers have expressed different perspectives allowing the responder to gain separate understandings of similar concepts
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"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden is a poem about a how the author is recalling how his father would wake up early on Sundays‚ a day which is usually a reserved as a day of rest by many‚ to fix a fire for his family. The mood of this poem is a bit sad. It portrays a father‚ who deeply cares for his family but doesn’t seem to show it by emotions‚ words‚ or touching. It also describes a home that isn’t very warm in feelings as well as the title" Those Winter Sundays" The author describes the
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