Tanner Sack Mrs.Willett English I‚ Period 5 3 December 2012 Keeping Your Head in It Doris Lessing’s short story‚ “Through the Tunnel” teaches the reader that if you put your mind to something‚ you can achieve anything. The universal theme is revealed through the dynamic struggle of the protagonist and the vivid imagery of the setting. In the beginning of the story‚ Jerry meets the native boys‚ who show him the tunnel. The native boys see one of the older boys swim
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Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing Conflicts can arise in many ways. In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ an eleven year old boy named Jerry is vacationing at the shore in France. Feeling lonely and bored he wanders off to a rocky beach to join a group of French boys‚ older than he‚ who are diving and swimming there. As a foreigner he finds himself ignored by them‚ but discovers they are swimming through a long underwater tunnel and he is determined that he will do the same someday
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featured as the next best thing‚ not only collegiately but professionally as well. That all changed during his sophomore year at the University he suffered a horrifying knee injury‚ which led to him being known as the best that never was. Friday Night Lights’ Boobie Miles and Oklahoma Sooner Marcus Dupree have quite the similarities when it comes to their football glory. Boobie Miles and his Uncle L.V. had dreams of Boobie turning professional and being a highly paid running back in the NFL. Marcus
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What is a school and what is it for? 1. Distinguish between education and schooling. Answer: Education is a process of human growth by which one gains greater understanding and control over oneself and one’s world. It involves our minds‚ our bodies‚ and our relations with the people and the world around us. Education is also characterized by continuous development and change. The end product of the process of education is learning. Schooling is a specific‚ formalized process‚ usually focused
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Light that is visible to the human eye is a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum which can vary in colour based on the wavelength of what is being seen at any particular time. This visible light has a primary function of causing electrons to become more active with higher energy rates. The colour that is seen revolves around the size of this portion which is noted as the wavelength. White light is a culmination of all colours which is the cause of it being the brightest. Furthermore‚ when
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Some people think that city living has more benefits than country’s living. However‚ some people agree that country living is a real life like a nice dream: hearing natural music‚ seeing sights‚ and planting trees. For me‚ I would rather live in the country‚ because of the clean environment‚ peaceful atmosphere‚ and smaller schools. My primary reason for choosing the country instead of the city is the clean environment. The air smells fresh and clean‚ because there are less cars creating pollution
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Ryan Getherall November 3‚ 2014 Light/Dark Paragraphs In the novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the author uses light and dark to set the tone. The tone of this novel is mysterious‚ dark‚ and depressing. At the beginning of the novel‚ Dickens says “It was the season of Light‚ it was the season of Darkness‚ it was the spring of hope‚ it was the winter of despair” (7). In this quote‚ Dickens uses paradox to explain the controversy between the light and darkness throughout. When
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becomes alcoholic and dies of alcoholism. Earlier Raja’s fascination with Urdu attracts the attention of the family’s Muslimlandlord‚ Hyder Ali‚ whom Raja Idolizes. When he heals‚ Raja follows Hyder Ali to Hyderabad. Tara escapes from the situation through marriage to Bakul. Bim is then left to provide for Baba alone‚ in the midst of the partition and the death of Gandhi.[3] In part three Bim‚ Raja and Tara are depicted in pre-partition India awaiting the birth of their brother Baba. Aunt Mira‚
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now and then my parents keep on telling me that my education should be in the number one slot in my list of priorities. They keep on telling me that I should put a great deal on finishing my studies. They say (like every parents say)‚ it is the only thing they could leave to us when they pass away. So‚ without thinking about it thoroughly‚ this idea was instilled in my mind right away. But now that we were asked to write our idea about education and relate it with Rizals‚ this may serve as an opportunity
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North Country stars Charlize Theron as a female worker at an iron mining company in Northern Minnesota who is sexually harassed and leads a class-action lawsuit against her employer for failing to protect her and other female employees. "What Josey Aimes wants is a decent job so she can put food on the table and take care of her kids. What she gets is threatened‚ insulted‚ ogled‚ fondled‚ belittled‚ attacked and called filthy names. "Take it like a man‚" her callous male boss says. Instead‚ she takes
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