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    were taken to the Cabanatuan Camp where they were taken as captives. The Japanese were brutal to the prisoners. They tortured the prisoners‚ starved them‚ and they did not give them necessary supplies to survive‚ no medicine‚ and adequate food. In chapter one‚ the book focused more on April 1942.

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    The chapter starts out with Nick writing and depicting the burial service two years after Gatsby died. Nick describes the swarms of columnists‚ writers‚ and gossipmongers at the house after the murder. They take the information that they received and write up insane‚ edgy stories about Gatsby and the ways of his relationship to Myrtle and Wilson. Nick feels that Gatsby would not want to have a memorial service alone‚ so he attempts to hold a substantial burial service for him. From Nick’s attempt

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    Pearl Harbor is located. It talks about how peaceful and quite the place is and how many Japanese people reside their as well as Hawaiians. It also shows how it is a particularly calm place to live and doesn’t ever seem to mention that much going on. Summary: The book begins by explaining the arrival of the Taiyo Maru‚ which is a Japanese ship into the Honolulu harbor on the 1st of November 1941.Coincidently‚ the warm welcome that is normally given to a passenger ship whenever it is docked was not there

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    Enzyme 10 Chapter Summary

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    In one of the chapters Matt Ridley concludes that chromosome 10 is related to stress. He relates chromosome 10 to stress by a small organic molecule called cholesterol that correlates to stress levels. The cholesterol gets manufactured in the body from sugars in the diet. This small organic molecule called cholesterol can form many steroids that have important functions in the body like‚ testosterone‚ cortisol‚ progesterone‚ aldosterone and oestradiol. Matt Ridley focuses on cortisol which causes

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    Dance Chapter 1 Summary

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    Chapter 1 Notes The impulse to move is the raw material that cultures shapes into evocative sequences of physical activity that we call DANCE -So intensely personal is dance‚ so closely linked to cultural identity. -Some people disagree abou the meaning and value of dance that is results in confusion‚ anger‚ and violence. Cambodia- -The royal treasury supported thousands of court dancers who played a central role in the fertility rights and ancestor worship. -King jayavarman VII paid honor

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    Chapter One February 23‚ 1843‚ 10 years before the events of An Immigrant American. Suddenly‚ the door of the carriage flung open‚ as it pulled up to the doors of the Mannheim Palace on an early and cold February morning in 1843. “Karolina‚ I am so glad you are here!” The young woman said frantically as she burst into tears. “I thought you would never get here.” “I don’t know what to do with my hair‚ and my mother needs help with the wedding preparations‚ and they will be here any moment”. She continued

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    The majority of these few chapters took place in Central-North High school. When Connor‚ Risa‚ and Lev arrive at the school‚ they make a plan to go hide in the girl’s washroom until the lunch break bell rings. After a few hours‚ the bell finally rings and the three of them are about to leave when Connor and Risa realize Lev has left his stall. Yet‚ Connor and Risa don’t know that Lev had an escape plan to leave when the bell rings since he doesn’t trust them. When Lev escaped the washroom‚ he went

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    Chapter 1 begins with the main character‚ Holden‚ talking about his family. His busy parents and his Hollywood writer brother D.B.. Holden then discusses his school Pencey Prep which he believes to be overrated. Holden is the fencing teams manager and is ostracized by the team for forgetting the fencing gear. Every year Pencey Prep has a big football game‚ but Holden does not attend it because he planned to meet with his history teacher Old Spencer. The reason for this meeting is that Holden had

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    Anasazi Chapter 1 Summary

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    Chapter 1 A big part of nomadic tribes becoming settled was their access to food. When they initially began their settlements‚ they were small houses with barns close by‚ they would grow simple crops such as corn and beans. These dwellings developed‚ over thousands of years‚ into fully functioning societies. One of the more notable groups of settlers were the Anasazi. The Anasazi had developed multi-level‚ apartment-like complexes. They would create earthen dams to utilize the little water provided

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    1. In this chapter‚ the main character introduces himself living in a time period where racism and prejudice is very apparent. He begins the story by telling of his grandfather’s final minutes on earth. The main character’s name is never revealed but he refers to himself as an invisible man. His grandfather was known as a quiet and meek man but on his deathbed he tells his son‚ the invisible man’s father‚ that life is a fight and he expects him to keep up the fight after he is gone. The invisible

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