In the story Treasure Island‚ Long John Silver and Captain Smollet are both leaders on the pirate ship. Although they both lead the ship‚ they have many similarities‚ but also many differences. In the book the author Robert Louis Stevenson characterizes captain Smollet to be a mature‚ wise captain‚ and characterizes Silver to be the immature‚ ignorant one on the ship. Captain Smollet and Silver are alike in a few ways. One way they are alike is that they are both happy‚ jolly leaders. Both
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maybe Schliemann did not find all these artifacts in the same location and at the same time (Rose 1993). Traill also suggests that the reason may be to prove that he had found Homer’s Troy (Rose 1993). In addition Schliemann also wanted to find a treasure that equaled the significance of those written about in The Iliad‚ Schliemann possibly could have made fakes‚ as Rose writes‚ “At the time‚ it was rumored that newly made pieces‚ perhaps fabricated in Athens‚ were used by Schliemann to supplement
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Everybody loves a treasure hunt. It may sound like a game for kids‚ but adults enjoy it too. There’s something exciting about finding something hidden‚ especially if you get a prize. Combine a treasure hunt with hiking and you have geocaching‚ a fun outdoor adventure. Have you ever set up a treasure hunt for kids? It takes longer to set it up than it does for the kids to find the treasures. Geocaching is a treasure hunt that’s already set up in parks‚ wilderness areas and even in cities across
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Trauma and pathology of a buried dog from San Nicolas Island‚ California‚ U.S.A. Barney G. Bartellea Journal of Archaeological Science Rebekah Minchew September 12‚ 2010 In April of 2010‚ Barney G. Bartellea led a group of archaeologists on a dig on San Nicholas Island‚ California‚ USA. Primary investigators included Bartellea‚ Rene Vellanoweth‚ Elizabeth Netherton‚ Nicholas Poister‚ William Kendig‚ Amira Ainis‚ Ryan Glenn‚ Johanna Marty‚ Lisa Thomas-Barnett and Steven Schwartz. The exact
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The Treasure of Lemon Brown‚ and The Pearl Comparative Have you ever acted in a certain way and then later changed your attitude or outlook based on events or situations that have taken place. In the novel‚ The Pearl‚ written by John Steinbeck and the fictional short story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers‚ this is exactly what happens. The Pear is about a man named Kino who finds a large pearl to help to save his son from a scorpion sting. But other people are willing to do anything
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THE TREASURE OF LEMON BROWN / Walter Dean Myers (questions and answers from the Bagrut) 18. Why was Greg afraid of doing badly in math? ANSWER: He was afraid of doing badly in math because he knew his father wouldn ’t let him play (in the community) basketball (team). For the answer: Greg was afraid of his father - deduct 20% 19. Why did Greg go into the abandoned building? (i) He needed to get out of the rain. (ii) He was looking for Lemon Brown. (iii) He wanted to play checkers. (iv) He was
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Do you have a treasure? In the story “Treasures of Lemon Brown” the man‚ Lemon Brown‚ tells about the treasure he has. The story shows that the treasure of one person won’t be as great to another person‚ but the significance to the owner of the treasure is grand. Throughout this passage‚ we will be talking about the story “Treasures of Lemon Brown” and the lesson it teaches us. In this story there are two main characters‚ Lemon Brown and Greg. The author makes Lemon Brown’s character an old‚ homeless
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In the story of Beowulf‚ gold and treasure play a very important role in the last chapter of the story‚ when as an old man‚ Beowulf leaves to go and fight the dragon on which had unleashed its fury on the people in Beowulf’s kingdom because a thief had stolen a flagon (golden goblet) out of the dragon’s load of treasure. |...one dragon began to rage. It guarded a hoard high upon a hill in a very steep barrow of stone and it was seldom traveled by many man. However one man journeyed upon that cave
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"Wants" by Grace Paley and "The Collector of Treasures" by Bessie Head they both have powerful similarities with the male characters. The men are often portrayed in stories as the providers‚ but in these stories they are liars‚ inconsiderate and selfish. These men behave as if they were the only ones in their families and act only to calm their cravings for something other than what their families can offer. In Bessie Head’s "The Collector of Treasures" the man leaves his family because he wants
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If you asked Lemon Brown if he had a treasure‚ he would respond‚ “Every man got a treasure! You don’t know that‚ you must be a fool!” This is one of the themes in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers. I chose to write a response to this story because I liked the themes and lessons I’ve learned from it. Some of my treasures are one stuffed animal and a sort of action figure I put together when I was younger. In the beginning‚ Greg storms out of the house after receiving a lecture from
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