The chapter studied tells us a little about how Arawak‚ quite hospitable people who lived in peace on their land were mistaken‚ abused in their naivety and also killed by the Europeans who came to their land and were looking for gold‚ spices‚ and slaves. Indeed‚ it is the story of a merchant clerk called Columbus‚ which was trading across the seas. He discovered an unknown land between Europe and Asia during a trip in 1492 precisely 33 (thirty-three) days after he left the Canary Islands on the Atlantic
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1. During the translator’s notes‚ I thought it was interesting when it states that‚ “…translators frequently disagree among themselves as to what a given word or phrase could mean.” When I think about it‚ words in different languages can translate into different meanings and/or other words entirely. For example‚ in English when calling someone an ass‚ the animal representing that word is a donkey. While in Spanish‚ when calling someone an ass‚ it translates to an ox. It is interesting saying one
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Quote from Text Commentary “I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation… and diffusing a perpetual splendour” (7‚ 8). It is interesting to see how this person describes the North Pole because in reality the North pole is a place full of ice where few things have adapted to live. This person is speaking of finding beautiful things there and doing something great but it just doesn’t make sense because the North Pole is more of a barren wasteland than a place of
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SUMMARY Log Entry 2 Many have seen the movie "The Notebook‚" based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel. Regardless‚ you have to read the book. It’s one of the best I’ve read recently. It’s filled with many scenes the movie didn’t include. The story‚ set in the ’40s‚ follows Noah and Allie‚ two people once in love. It starts off with Noah and Allie being in a Nursing home and Noah reading to Allie from a notebook‚ little did Allie know that‚ the story Noah is reading is actually about them... During
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The scent of flowers carried strong over the valley. The overwhelming perfume of hundreds‚ if not thousands of untouched petals‚ was long lost to noses that grew up with roses in their nostrils‚ not able to pick out the aroma of a single stem. Not helping was the deepness of the valley‚ with the only way out a steep climb with materials they not only didn’t have‚ but had no hope of ever making. This didn’t arouse any resentment‚ none at all‚ for the villagers were not ones to ponder the unknown
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It has been a week. A week since it happened. A week since I was taken from Sangwoo. A week since I defied him. A week. Everyone keeps telling me all these things. How strong I am. How Sangwoo was a horrible person and it isn’t my fault. How they believe in me to get better and how they believe in me to eventually have a life. But they don’t know. I’m an awful person. I tell them that I killed someone and how I stalked sangwoo and how I walked into it and how I was kind and loving to sangwoo‚ I
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1. "Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset."-Chapter 3‚ Pg. 41 2. In my opinion this quote in question # 1 is the most important in the entire book. This quote is said by Ponyboy and Cherry Valance on multiple occasions. Many would argue that the quote Johnny makes in his deathbed is more important but that is simply not true. He says “Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold..." his quote is also significant but it is a very close second to the quote
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Wanlu Jiang Rea 010 AC3 1. Summary First‚ the part - one of the story tells about Blima. She is smart and known as the beat child. She works at bakery with aunt and she embarrassed about chest. Blima is guilty about her baby brother who was dropped by her and died at 6. Then it tells about Blima’s vanity that she thinks she is not pretty like her sister‚ Adele‚ even though her mother says she looks most like herself. Lastly‚ the story tells about Grandfather’s death and Blima’s loosing shoes.
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Questions: Is this taking place during a war? What war? World War II? “the site of the last bomb of the first blitz” What do you think is the significance of this quote‚ “destruction after all is a form of creation.” The quote is saying destruction is a form of creation because when you destroy one thing‚ you create something else. One example of this in the story was when Blackie’s gang was destroyed. When this occurred‚ T’s gang was able to be created. The destruction of Blackie’s gang was the
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The air was thick with the stink of sweat‚ piss and stale tobacco that clung to Hector’s clothes. The taste of his last cigarette still lingered on his tongue‚ and he ached for another‚ but the driver had taken his whole pack. “Can’t have you smoking in the truck‚” Joe said as he stuck one of Hector’s prized cigarettes between his lips. “Might catch on fire.” Hector had bit the inside of his cheek. He couldn’t afford to make Joe mad. Hector’s five hundred dollars was in Joe’s pocket‚ and Hector
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