Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Outside Reading Books (ORBs) & Summer Reading Instructions- 2010-2011 Patrice Norris- Instructor Email: elwyn.norris@mnps.org READ THIS HANDOUT VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE QUITE SPECIFIC Part I. All AP Literature students are required to read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. You will refer to this book throughout the year. The book is very entertaining and very informative as an introduction to
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My partner for the in class listening activity was Tara Van Winter‚ who is a transfer student at the University of Maryland. The stereotypes that were associated with being a woman‚ a twin‚ and a person of white dutch descent. These stereotypes have been a constant presence in Tara’s life‚ and often affect the way she is perceived by her friends‚ family‚ acquaintances and society. The stereotypes perpetuated by her identities are displeasing to her because the violate the values she holds‚ such as
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Ray Bradbury is an American sci-fi writer who was born in 1920. He has written many famous and intriguing books and stories during his lifetime. One of his short stories is “All Summer in a Day” in which there is a civilization of rocketmen set on Venus. Underground the jungleland with extreme weather there is a school which Margot attends. She is a frail 9-year old girl who is much different than the other children. Margot had came to Venus only 5 years ago while the other kids had lived there their
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By ‚ William Shake Spear A MIDNIGHT SUMMER DREAMS William Shake Spear quotes The Lunatic‚ the lover‚ and the poet‚ are of imagination all compact. Are you sure/that we are a wake? it seems to me/ That yet we sleep‚ We dream “Though she be but little‚ she is fierce Lord‚ what fools these mortals be! “And yet‚to say the truth‚ reason and love keep little company together nowadays.” “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains‚ Such shaping fantasies‚ that apprehend More than
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Love fuels actions What is real love? Do you show it by doing things for them? In his poem “These Winter Sundays” Robert Hayden uses imagery‚ poetic diction‚ and repetition to explore the theme of you do things for the ones you love because you love them. He uses imagery describing the cold tells the reader what his father has to face to warm the house‚ he follows up the description of the cold with talking about his father’s hands- “and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold‚ / then with cracked
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Summer Internship 2010 Project Report Prepared For Luthra Dyeing and Printing Mill Under partial fulfilment of Post Graduate Programme in Master of Business Administration (2009-2011) Submitted to:- Prof. Nina Muncherji Prof. Hairsmita Trivedi Chairman – MBA-FT Faculty Mentor IMNU‚ Ahmedabad IMNU‚ Ahmedabad Prepared by:- Dipesh Jain C-091312 Batch of 2009-2011 Institute of Management‚ Nirma University‚ Ahmedabad. Name of the Report: Summer Internship 2010‚ Project
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During the summer holidays I have no hurry to wake up‚ hence I wake up slowly and prepare myself a nice full breakfast. On the table I always find a paper with the grocery needs and some money my mother would have left before going to work. I put on some clothes and leave quietly to do the errand‚ but I never expected that a simple run to the grocer would change my perspective towards life. One particular day I carried out the same procedure and as I got in the supermarket‚ I took a trolley and started
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MYP Summer Assignment When Bessa spots pale stranger coming towards their village‚ the entire tribe welcomes them because visitors are always a cause for celebration. Little did they know the strangers weren’t there to celebrate. They came to capture the strongest‚ and the healthiest‚ villagers and kill the rest. Amari whose fifteen-years old are one of those villagers. The pale strangers shackled all the villagers they wanted and took them on a 3 day walk‚ nonstop walking. Some were beaten‚ dragged
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Summer Reading Assignment The lack of ability to accept the differences and beliefs of others is a pervasive issue which has created fear and violence throughout regions of the world. Those that are intolerant of others beliefs are often threatened by the differences which these groups present. Furthermore‚ the desire of authority and control over others is the catalyst which drives human to do the unimaginable. These behaviors are often seen in violent dictators‚ religious groups‚ and nations under
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SUMMER When asked‚ not everyone will agree about which season is best. Some people prefer the rain and blossoms of spring‚ while others look forward to the changes of autumn. Then‚ there are some crazy people I know who enjoy the cold winds and snow of winter. However‚ my favorite time of year is summer. First‚ of course‚ the best thing about summer is the nice weather. The weather is usually hot and sunny‚ with longer days. Moreover‚ my usual summer attire consists of tank tops‚ shorts
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