Read the story first‚ then carry out the tasks that follow. “Examination Day” By Henry Slesar The Jordans never spoke of the exam‚ not until their son‚ Dickie‚ was twelve years old. It was on his birthday that Mrs Jordan first mentioned the subject in his presence‚ and the anxious manner of her speech caused her husband to answer sharply. ‘Forget about it‚’ he said. ‘He’ll do all right.’ They were at breakfast table‚ and the boy looked up from his plate curiously. He was an alert-eyed
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Clara’s day by Penelope Lively 1. A summary of the text‚ Clara’s day: The text is about a girl who overcomes her fear of being herself‚ by taking her clothes off at a school assembly. The text started with she was at school‚ to a school assembly. Suddenly in the middle of the Head speech‚ Clara began to take all of her clothes off. After she had taking all of her clothes off‚ she walked past the Head and out through the doors to the entrance lobby. She walked up to her classroom and waited for
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Independence Day What is an Independence Day? Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August in India commemorating the nation’s independence from Kingdom of Great Britain on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan;
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delighted to have you here to participate and share in the Annual Sports day. Thank you for coming. Our School is committed to actively raising the quality of life for every child. We want all children‚ regardless of age‚ faith or circumstance to achieve their full potential. Our task is to make it possible. Our mission is to provide practical‚ step by step assistance. Participating in sports keeps students focused on school and as being part of a team. It instills a sense of dedication to teammates
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The answer to this question is a prophet. A prophet was a person who God chose to spread his messages and warnings to the people. This may seem like an old term ‚but there have actually been many modern day prophets who lived in our times! An amazing example of a modern day prophet is Dorothy Day‚ who was a journalist‚ author‚ Catholic convert and a social activist‚ whose goal was to promote non-violence (also known as pacifism)‚ and help society become united as a community. Dorothy has acted much
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guns show how easy it is to get a gun these days. Nick Gillespie‚ the editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine‚ is a writer whose articles and editorials have appeared in publications such as The New York Times‚ Washington Post‚ and National Review. In the essay‚ “Bullying Can Lead to School Shootings” (1999)‚ Gillespie argues that many students are harassed and bullied by their peers at school. Gillespie states that‚ “I used to imagine bringing weaponry to school and making the f@#$% that made my life miserable
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Half A Day Analysis Michael Weis Introduction to Literature Half A Day Analysis “Half A Day” by Naguib Mahfouz is an allegoric short story about the different stages of life. He talks about the different stages of life through his first day at school and how they relate to your entire life. He makes the story very slow at the beginning but towards the end it kind of fast-forwards to him as an old man and it comes out of nowhere. He is leaving from schooling and he is by the road waiting
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Reading and analysing fiction Setting Where does the text take place? I think it’s in Britain. Is it in a real or in an imaginary world? It’s in a real world. Does the place of action remain the same or does the setting change? It’s most in the school‚ but also at home. Is there any indication in the text of the social environment? We know that the mother is a dentist receptionist so I don’t think that he earns that much money. I think they are a part of the lower middle class. Is the setting
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A Memorable Day September 11‚ 2001 was a day in history that no one will ever forget. This day marked the terrorist attacks on New York City‚ when multiple airplanes crashed into two very remarkable landmarks‚ the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. As the buildings slowly fell to the ground burning‚ people watched as many others life’s flashed before their eyes. This was just after the millennium had taken place‚ and people were busy enjoying life in the city‚ when out of nowhere‚ a terrorist attack
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Our country celebrates our Republic Day on the 26th of January every year. This day is of a great importance in the history of our freedom struggle. On this day in 1930 we took a pledge on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore that we will struggle for the achievement of complete indepen-dence ( Poorna Swarajya ) of India. We became independent on 15th August 1947. We chose 26th January 1950 as our Republic Day. Our new Constitution came into force from this day. India was declared to be a Sovereign
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