Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard : The sword of Summer by Rick Riordan Performance Task: Book Review The novel isn’t like most of Uncle Rick’s (Rick Riordan) work. You see in this book‚ the main protagonist dies on the first chapters. I guess living characters are getting too mainstream for Uncle Rick. And this new series is also related to Uncle Rick’s books since the main character‚ Magnus Chase is the cousin of Annabeth Chase‚ daughter of the Greek goddess Athena. The main character and love
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The Secret River Part 2 Thornhill‚ Sal and Willie embark and Richard is born on the way to Sydney. On the Sydney harbour‚ Thornhill finds and works for Mr King.He also steals rum from him so he can sell some at Sal’s store. This makes a little more money for the family. He then works for Blackwood and takes cargo from Sydney to the Hawkesbury. They also live with Scabby Bill‚ who is an alcoholic‚ in a wattle and daub hut which they always complain about. The next child to be born is Johnny nicknamed
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In chapter one to three of Whistling Vivaldi‚ the author started the book with his memory of recognizing his given social identity. I paused for a few seconds after I finished reading the sentence that said‚ “I don’t know what being black meant‚ but I was getting the idea that it was a big deal” (2). This quote brought to mind my level of knowledge and awareness about race before I ever heard African American friends complained about the way people‚ outside the school‚ treat them. Looking back‚ the
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prerequisite for joy Is wealthy country equal to happy country? The answer is definitely not. According to the “Gross National Happiness”(GNH) index‚ economic wellness is only one of the components which contribute the the GNH index. As the happiest nation in the world‚ Bhutan’s Gross National product is just $1400USD per capita‚ but they have the sense the contentment‚ thats why the Kingdom of Bhutan can become the happiest country.Obviously‚ money is not the prerequisite for joy‚ no matter on personal
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THE CHANGING PARADIGMS OF THE LOVE LAWS The Joys of Motherhood‚ by Buchi Emecheta‚ describes the hardships of life in West-Africa from the perspective of Nnu Ego. The novel reveals the byproducts of development and colonialism in West-Africa; byproducts that affect society’s hierarchy of gender and subservience. Through the Englishman’s intervention in West-Africa‚ the economic well-being of families is greatly restored. However‚ this supposed positive change also casts many negative circumstances
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these unfortunate people. What Kozol describes deeply in the book throughout true incredible stories goes beyond our expectation. Especially in chapter 5‚” Distancing ourselves from pain and tears” which is one of the center of the book‚ the author raises more concern about our attitudes toward poor homeless people. What Kozol means by “distancing” in the chapter is that people do really care about homelessness. They do understand and feel guilty about what homeless people are suffering day by day. Because
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from third person point of view. Half of the story is told in limited omniscient. The other half is limited. In third person omniscient‚ the narrator is allowed to jump into anyone’s mind. And in this story that’s exactly what is done in most of the chapters. For example‚ "came because they were afraid or unafraid‚ because they were happy or unhappy‚ because they felt like Pilgrims or did not feel like Pilgrims" (2). The focus is on the group as a whole‚ not individuals.
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Greed is a voracious need for more‚ and to some‚ more is never enough. In Laurence Shames’ article‚ “The More factor”‚ the concept of growth and wanting more is dubbed as insidious because Americans are shown as being exceedingly greedy to satisfy their own ends instead of promoting widespread growth. Such satisfaction must take advantage of new ‘frontiers’ to profit from as old markets tend to decline in profits. American views of an unending frontier‚ opportunity‚ and more have always been a part of
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Chapter 30: Conservative Resurgence‚ Economic Woes‚ Foreign Challenges ‘74-89 (I thought we were done reading! ) Personal Pursuits and Diversions: Yuppies (young urban professionals) were all about fitness/consumerism: labeled the “Me Generation” for selfishness Jaws‚ Rocky‚ Star Wars‚ disco‚ Disney World‚ Super Bowl‚ cable TV‚ punk rock (SEX PISTOLS!) Stuff like Springsteen’s “Darkness at the Edge of Town”‚ movies Nashville and Chinatown showed problems/corruption Changing Gender Roles
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prepare for the test: 1. Make sure you study the following vocabulary terms: Assemblage‚ Globalization‚ Kitsch‚ Performance Art‚ Photorealism‚ Vanitas‚ Video Art. 2. Familiarize yourself with the following artworks/artists/concepts: • WWII summary • Popular styles of WWII-era art (Surrealism and Abstraction) • Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm • Robert Rauschenberg’s combines • Roy Lichtenstein’s comic book-inspired paintings • Style and purpose of Vietnam War
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