2012 Reading and Discussion Questions: When China Ruled the Seas by Louise Levathes 1. Why are we reading this book in this class? 0 The reason that we are reading‚ “When China Ruled the Seas” by Louise Levathes is in order to help us create a better understanding of the Chinese rule and how they became such a great dynasty. It helps us to see how China rose to become a great maritime power and also how it its navy disintegrated. “When China Ruled the Seas” shows us why the
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When people ask me When people asked me what do you want to study when you finish school? My answer was: I don´t know. This was my answer for a long time‚ until I realised‚ I always wanted to be an artist‚ and it has always been my dream since I was a little boy to be the greatest artist and the greatest inventor the world could have. Like Leonardo Da-Vinci was‚ like my father would want me to be‚ me‚ becoming what I really want to be. So I started to answer that question‚ I want to study art and
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One of the most controversial issues present in today’s society is abortion. Abortion is the termination of a fetus done purposely to prevent the birth of a child. Since abortions are now easier‚ less dangerous and more accessible than they once were; they have become the target of debate in every aspect of our lives. The issue of abortion has caused many heated debates in politics‚ religion and society in general; yet both sides seem to only see one side of the picture and avoid the issue as whole
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While each person chosen to live on the colony has to be smart‚ loyal‚ brave‚ compassionate‚ etcetera‚ I believe that each person also has to have unique skill sets that set them apart from the others. For example‚ while they each have the qualities listed above‚ perhaps once could be a leader‚ the other a scientist‚ another an artist‚ and so on. This way‚ the colony has a variety of characters that will lend their talents to the growth of the strongest colony possible. The first of the four people
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............. ·===== ====Tomo/WJW‚ When the War 1Jt¥an===========- Discussion Questions Question One What aspects of the group’s behaviour are typical of seventeen year olds? (Note: Kevin is eighteen.) Question Two We find out a great deal about the various families . What do you think they have in common? What are the major differences? Question Three Read the last paragraph on page 43 and page 44 (the end of Chapter Four)‚ together with the end of the first paragraph on page 217. What do names
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In the movie‚ the scene where Nullah says‚ “when Mrs. Boss first come to this land‚ she look but she not see. Now she got eyes open for the first time.” This is an example of Ideological landscapes and how Lady Sara see’s the land. The audience can see Lady Sarah pause on her gaze in awe as the camera pans from the herd of cattle up to a spectacular rock formation. Lady Sarah leaves in England all her‚ so see the land differently suggest a kind of attitude because she was expecting to see the kind
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Challenges When Writing a Paper There can be many challenges to writing a proper essay. Writer’s block‚ bad sentence structure‚ and incorrect grammar are the first to come to mind. The first challenge is writer’s block‚ which can be difficult to deal with when writing a paper. Becoming very angry and frustrated can make the problem worse while writing. The second challenge is bad sentence structure. This can make for poor reading. Fragmented sentences‚ run-ons‚ and improper punctuation
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Imagine having to do something in which you knew you would fail but you did it anyway. Atticus Finch does this in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus demonstrates one of the main themes in the novel‚ which is “courage is doing what is right even when the odds of succeeding are poor”. Atticus does this by defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man who has his odds stacked against him only because of his skin color. Atticus faced much backlash‚ from other whites for defending Tom. Since Tom was a black
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religion or “make it civilized”‚ not respecting the fact that maybe the villagers were already content with what they had. The missionaries believe that there was only one god & this god was the creator of everything‚ men women etc. It was believed that when a person dies they would all have to go before him on judgment day and if you worshiped “fake gods” made of stone then you would be thrown into the fire & burned. They bury the body of the deceased in the ground‚ but believe their soul goes up to heaven
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When Friendship Turns to Love I didn’t want to depart my home town‚ which I’ve been settling ever since the day I was born. Neither do I want to leave my school‚ relatives‚ and most importantly my best friend Samuel. Sam and I had been best friends since elementary school. I still recall the day when we first met; it was the first day of grade 1 and we were in the same class. Unintentionally I collided with his head trying to reach for my pencil that had been knocked out on the floor. Fortunately
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