1. Historical Information: A Room With a View takes place in the early 20th century in a British society. The story is mainly set in Florence‚ Italy and Surrey‚ England. It is about a young woman‚ Lucy Honeychurch‚ in the repressed culture of Edwardian era England. 2. Biographical Information: Some important facts about the author‚ E.M Forster‚ is that he is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Also
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version of BookRags’ King of Shadows Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-king-of-shadows/ Copyright Information © 2000-2013 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Study Guide 1 Plot Summary King of Shadows by Susan Cooper is a tale about a young boy’s journey to overcome his devastating past in exchange for a hopeful future. Nat is an orphan who escapes into the world of the theatre to avoid his sadness. Nat is magically transported
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To Room 19 ‚ Final draft In the short story “To Room Nineteen” by Doris Lessing‚ Susan Rawlings is a woman living what seems like the perfect life with the perfect marriage. However‚ it soon becomes clear that Susan isn’t as happy with her life as one might think upon first glance. Slowly but surely‚ Susan begins to drift away from her home life in attempts to find freedom through solitude. This reaction can be analyzed by taking a closer look at how Susan relates to the places in her life such
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Chapter one begins with the drought in Oklahoma and describes the dust storm and its effect on the people in the town. In chapter two‚ Tom Joad hitchhikes home .He spent four years in McAlester‚ an Oklahoma state prison‚ for killing a man in a drunken brawl. In the fourth chapter‚ Tom meets Jim Casy‚ an ex-preacher. Casy isn’t a preacher anymore and tells Tom about all of the lustful things he did when he was a reverend. They discuss his loss of faith and the problems that have reduced the homesteaders
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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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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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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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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: Using Rhetoric in our everyday lives. Chapter 2: Changing the mood‚ mind‚ or willingness to act. Chapter 3: Three issues with rhetoric Chapter 4: Character‚ Logic‚ and emotion Chapter 5: Decorum Chapter 6: Converting character into a tool for persuasion. Chapter 7: Tactics of Practical Wisdom. Chapter 8: Using selflessness for personal gain. Summary: Rhetoric is the art of influence‚ and therefore
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these unfortunate people. What Kozol describes deeply in the book throughout true incredible stories goes beyond our expectation. Especially in chapter 5‚” Distancing ourselves from pain and tears” which is one of the center of the book‚ the author raises more concern about our attitudes toward poor homeless people. What Kozol means by “distancing” in the chapter is that people do really care about homelessness. They do understand and feel guilty about what homeless people are suffering day by day. Because
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