NEST IN THE WIND ANT 200 Book Test Name __________________________________ Class start time ____________ 1. Contrast Pohnpeian and industrial explanations on how the island came into being. a. The Pohnpeian explanation is an example of a supernatural creation story. b. Pohnpeians explain that an octopus directed Sapikini to the island. c. The industrial explanation is based on science. d. People in industrial society say volcanoes erupted and formed the island. e. all of
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Ashes Common Assessment A mixed up life‚ one big decision. Ashleigh is a girl that lives with her mother in a divorced family. Her mom is always trying to be the responsible adult‚ which makes her the bad guy in most situations. While her dad‚ who calls her Ashes‚ has a vivid imagination and a kind heart. Ashleigh has always favored her dad over her mom resulting in a strong connection between them. Being in debt has corrupted her dad‚ and leads to him asking Ashleigh to steal her mom’s money. Ashleigh
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Ashes to Ashes‚ Dust to… Diamonds? Grand romantic dedications to departed loved ones might seem the stuff of movies. Works of art and literary prose are not typically a part of funeral arrangements. The subject of death makes most of us uncomfortable‚ and we would rather stick to interring our loved ones’ remains in the ground and ordering flowers than get too far out of the box. One company aims to change that EverDear & Co.‚ based in the US‚ specializes in the creation of something called “memorial
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why her mom and dad got married‚ because they weren’t together for too long. “Ashes. I can still hear the fight. It was just a couple of months before the breakup. I was in bed when they went at it. “Her name is Ashleigh!” Mom shouted. “A name you insisted on. So why do you call her ‘Ashes’?” This quote shows that Ashleigh’s family is falling apart and her mom is easily annoyed by her father. Since they are divorced‚ Ashes and her father have fun days out together. One day they go to a restaurant to
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In Angela’s Ashes‚ the author Frank McCourt gives his whole self in the telling of this story. It is his life’s journey- the hardship‚ horrors‚ pain and suffering that he endures. <br> <br> Set in 1936‚ Angela’s Ashes follows the difficult lives of Angela McCourt‚ her husband‚ Malachy and their children. The oldest child of the family Frank McCourt was born into the worst kind of poverty in Brooklyn‚ New York. Frank and his family wore nothing more than rags and the little food they had came from
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Angela’s Ashes Paper Who was a more influential force in Frank’s life: his mother or his father? Be sure to describe the effects of such influence in your response. The novel Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt is a memoir describing his accounts during his early childhood in Limerick‚ Ireland‚ emphasizing his rise from poverty to riches‚ not by just money‚ but also family. His family was the sole source for his upbringings. Nevertheless‚ his mother struggled with her husband’s alcoholism‚ death of
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A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook Title: GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) eBook No.: 0200161.txt Edition: 1 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII--7 bit Date first posted: February 2002 Date most recently updated: February 2002 This eBook was produced by: Don Lainson dlainson@sympatico.ca Production notes: Nil Project Gutenberg of Australia eBooks are created from printed editions which are in the public domain in Australia‚ unless a copyright notice is included
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Code Talkers How many people can say that their culture has made a huge impact in the history of the United States of America? Can you say that you contributed to a cause bigger than yourself? When it comes to the Navajo Indian Tribe they can say that they have achieved both of these honors. This tribe was a major part of the second world war. Had it not been for this tribe‚ many of the conversations between the U.S. and allied forces would not have been kept secret. The Navajo were known
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something really big‚’ he said. ‘All I need to do is put together a little financing‚ and I’ll be set for life.’” Ashleigh or “Ashes” is a young girl whose parents are divorced. She gets along with her father only because he bribes her and tells her motivating things. One reason why the main characters’ parents got divorced was because Ashleigh’s father would call her “Ashes”. Financial help was the only reason Ashleigh’s father wanted the money. Ashleigh took the money from the teapot because her
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In the memoir “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourt the characters faced many hardships in their lives. Mostly the main characters like Angela‚ the mother‚ and the children. The McCourt’s lives were products of their environment and some of their own personal choices. Some of the factors that contributed to their lives were: alcoholism‚ The Great Depression‚ and their own personal choices. In Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt‚ alcoholism was one of the leading cause in their lives. Malachy‚ the father
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