THE RAIN CAME GRACE OGOT I. A. VOCABULARY WORDS Luo -a tribe in Northern Kenya and Uganda consecrated-to be inducted into a position rebuked-to be criticized Oganda-“beans” enviable-good fortune that is envied/desired by other people siala tree-acacia tree‚ is the strongest tree in the desert. It can go many months‚ years even‚ without water. hoarse-making a harsh‚ low sound faint-lacking strength; weak karlamo-the sacred place torrents- a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence
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develop their individual capabilities. Deborah Harrington-Mackin cites the example of a fourth grader‚ who wouldn’t be allowed to say‚ "Hey‚ Joe‚ you’re good at word problems and I’m good at multiplication tables‚ so let’s get together for this test" (137)‚ yet the adult equivalent of this is seen in the workplace when teams are expected to come up with a group solution to a problem. This is an odd practice for most people‚ as well as the fact that trying to reach a consensus in
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Kaina Santana Professor Kevin Coogan 28 July 2014 Alone Together Today social media has become one of the most important parts of people’s lives. The word social in its name can be considered deceiving. Has social networking really made us more social? Or has it made us alone together? Social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Instagram and twitter are all used as getaways‚ whether it be at a party‚ a business meeting or even at home. Social networking can be used as a way to keep in contact
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The Louisiana Purchase is arguably the greatest real estate deal in history. It more than doubled the size of the United States. We gained approximately 530 million acres of land for 15 million dollars; about four cents an acre. Before the purchase‚ the French had control over the land west of the Mississippi River. Therefore‚ by gaining this land‚ America also gained control of the Mississippi River and correspondingly‚ access to the Gulf of Mexico and the port of New Orleans. Because of The Louisiana
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English 98 Nov 14th 2012 Together in Heaven Raising a child is no easy task. In the book The First Part Last by Angela Johnson‚ the reader gets a firsthand look into the life of a young man as he struggles to raise his daughter. This tale hardly seems fiction with the number of teenage pregnancy on the rise. The main character‚ Bobby‚ is not unlike your average 16 year old boy; he spends his time doing homework‚ hanging out with friends at the local arcade‚ but that
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Throughout time Europeans and Native Americans influenced each other’s cultures. However‚ the lifestyle of the Native Americans was significantly changed with the influence of the Europeans‚ especially European traders and settlers. On the other hand‚ the Europeans influence the culture of the Native American by bringing diseases‚ constant fighting because the overtaking of lands‚ guns‚ steel hatchets‚ pots‚ and kettles of brass. Europeans also taught Native Americans the way to produce clothes and
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The Oxford 3000 Basic Words a‚ an indefinite article abandon v. abandoned adj. ability n. able adj. unable adj. about adv.‚ prep. above prep.‚ adv. abroad adv. absence n. absent adj. absolute adj. absolutely adv. absorb v. abuse n.‚ v. academic adj. accent n. accept v. acceptable adj. unacceptable adj. access n. accident n. by accident accidental adj. accidentally adv. accommodation n. accompany v. according to prep. account n.‚ v. accurate adj.
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Dawn is a term used in writing when a character has just discovered something or realized what something means. If something is “dawned” on someone the are immediately struck with distress about what may happen in a certain situation. This may have a good impact on someone because they can used what they have found out wisely. In Act lll‚ Scene 5 of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet has a thought that Romeo may be in trouble when she says‚ “Thou need’st not to be gone
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20th century Europe because it was a very powerful and influential concept‚ there are times when nationalism did not correspond to any existing political entity‚ and it taught that people were defined by their membership in a nation and that that nation deserved their loyalty. Nationalism was and is still considered to be one of the most powerful and influential concepts of the late 19th century and early 20th centuries‚ it is still present today. New forms of nationalism emerged in Europe in the
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cholera outbreaks partly due to the Hindu practice of bathing and drinking from sacred rivers. * Britain expands the education to that of Western teachings and languages to educate Indians to fill administrative posts. With this new education also came western liberal ideals‚ and with education unifying some Indian people‚ Indian nationalism began to rise. * Rammohun Roy becomes the first Indian nationalist in the early 1800’s * Educated and ambitious Indians form the Indian National Congress
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