Keeping My Family Tradition Alive I started keeping my family tradition of canning alive last summer. My family has canned for years and there is nothing better than opening up something I have canned on my own and thinking of the people who shared this tradition with me. Traditions are very important to keep going in families around the world. Traditions are very broad anything from what people do on holidays to cooking. My family tradition is very important to me. I knew last year that if I
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In the article Still Separate‚ Still Unequal by Jonathan Kozol‚ the segregation is explained and examples are given to demonstrate that the segregation is relapsing all around our country. Kozol argues that segregation is still a big issue in our education system‚ and limits for accomplishment are being set by school districts‚ which is making the achievement gap between white and black students. A greater part of schools in urban schools have predominantly black and Hispanic populations. Kozol’s
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05 JC TRB2 Rev+Ext 1–10 2P 22/6/06 12:43 Page 69 Revision and Extension Introduction Correcting the worksheets For each unit of the English Alive! 2 Student’s Book‚ there are two photocopiable worksheets: The answers to the revision and extension worksheets‚ and checklists for the project work‚ are given in the next section. The worksheets can be checked: a revision worksheet‚ designed for students who need further practice of the grammar presented in the Student’s
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Parasites are organisms that live in another organism. They can cause infections and diseases. There are several group of parasites. People ask themselves questions are parasites dangerous or can they cause damage? The movie “Parasites: Eating us alive” answers and explains those questions. Some parasites can cause damage and may be very harmful. In 1993‚ a parasite called cryptosporidium spread through the state of Milwaukee. Unfortunately‚ some people of Milwaukee contracted this parasite through
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Teresa Professor Kellen 8 February 2014 “The American Dream‚ Alive or on Hold‚” by Brandon King fails to identify the reasons why creating more jobs and raising the minimum wage would not be good for the United States economy. King states that “raising the minimum wage does little to make the poor richer.”(king 2012) The minimum wage in the Unites States is well below where it should be‚ the minimum wage was put in place During the Great depression to ensure that Americans could meet basic
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“Chivalry‚ dead or alive?” Are you one of the many that believes that Chivalry is dead? According to the Oxford Dictionaries (2010)‚ Chivalry is the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight‚ especially courage‚ honor‚ courtesy‚ justice and readiness to help the weak. Farrell (2002) said that chivalry is a choice; the choice to do the right things‚ for the right reasons‚ at the right times. Even though the practice of chivalry is fading‚ there are still some gestures that few people do
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Michael Hinden English 101 Honors Hip-Hop: Dead or Alive Since the invention of the internet and P2P (peer 2 peer) downloading all genres of music have become victims of free music downloads and suffered in record sales. However‚ why has hip-hop music seemingly taken an extra hit? According to Billboard Magazine‚ “since 2000‚ rap sales dropped 44%‚and declined to 10% of all music sales‚ which‚ while still a commanding figure when compared to other genres‚ is a significant drop from the 13% of
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I was lucky to be alive.That was the first thing that struck me when I stirred and started to regain my consciousness.The realization that I am indeed alive was wondrous.My entire being was bursting with happiness and deep relief.A swarm of worried looking faces swirled around me as I dared to open my eyes to steal a glance of where I am.My head was throbbing in pain as I feel the weight of the bandage crushing on my head.I tried to get myself up but apparently it was impossible.Mum was sobbing and
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more sad.’ (956 words) Extract B: from ‘Alive’ by Piers Paul Read pub. Arrow paperback 2012‚ page 94 first words ‘Inside there was silence.’ to page 96 ending ‘... I’m all right’. (720 words) The theme of ‘lost’ runs through both ‘Robinson Crusoe’ by Daniel Defoe and ‘Alive’ by Piers Paul Read. ‘Robinson Crusoe’ is a story about a young man who manages to survive for years without any human companionship on a lonely island after his ship crashes while ‘Alive’ provides a detailed account of the trials
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This extract is from Frankenstein‚ a novel written by Mary Shelley and published in 1818. In this passage‚ Dr. Frankenstein attends to his creature coming alive‚ and finds himself disgusted by what he spent the last two years of his life to work on‚ instead of being proud. In order to create this disgust and terror in the reader‚ Shelley uses different tools‚ which we will try to identify. First‚ a Gothic atmosphere is planted in the very beginning of the text : the author uses all the horror
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