CHAPTER I. Three invalids.—Sufferings of George and Harris.—A victim to one hundred and seven fatal maladies.—Useful prescriptions.—Cure for liver complaint in children.—We agree that we are overworked‚ and need rest.—A week on the rolling deep?—George suggests the River.—Montmorency lodges an objection.—Original motion carried by majority of three to one. There were four of us—George‚ and William Samuel Harris‚ and myself‚ and Montmorency. We were sitting in my room‚ smoking‚ and talking
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Character Sketch Examples: "Glory‚ be! Look whose here." Grandma said‚ wiping her wrinkled hands on her faded apron. She shuffled slightly as though she were about to step on into the dining room‚ but before she could make her move‚ my mother had dashed across the room and was giving her a hug. Dad and I followed sheepishly across the rooom‚ knowing that the mandatory hug was about to happen. When it was my turn‚ I could feel the soft‚ loose flesh of Grandma’s sagging arms as she hugged me close
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Character Analysis: ____chapter 3__________________ Your task is to choose a character from the novel and draw a picture of them in the first box. Surround your picture with quotes from the novel‚ as well as adjectives describing their appearance. Next‚ describe your character’s personality‚ family‚ and the conflicts he/she is facing in the story. You must have at least 5 points in each category and evidence from the novel. For example: Daniel is a ‘”free spirit” because in Chapter 3 he disguises
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Tapsikova A Character sketch of Tellson’s Bank In A Tale of Two Cities Dickens describes Tellson’s Bank using the humor and satire. The Tellson’s Bank‚ a type‚ which actually existed in 1780‚ is described by Dickens as "an old fashioned‚ boastful‚ small‚ dark and ugly place with musty odour"(p.51). His derogation with this bank is obvious through the whole description even when he relates staff as "the oldest men carried on bussines gravely" and when he directly says that young men taken to the
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Summary The story begins by introducing George‚ Harris‚ Jerome and Montmorency‚ a fox terrier. The men are spending an evening in J.’s room‚ smoking and discussing illnesses they fancy they suffer from. They conclude they are all suffering from ’overwork’ and need a holiday. A stay in the country and a sea trip are both considered‚ then rejected after J. describes the bad experiences had by his brother-in-law and a friend on sea trips. The three decide on a boating holiday up the River Thames‚ from Kingston
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Charles Baker Harris‚ who is commonly referred to as Dill‚ is a little boy in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird and plays the role of a cardboard character. Dill is sincere friends with Scout and Jem and spends his summers with Aunt Rachel. Dill represents the naivety and innocence of childhood and is a very intriguing character. Dill appears to be younger than his actual age. In the beginning of the novel‚ Dill had a short stature and appeared to be four years of age‚ when in actuality‚ wassix
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In Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea‚ we meet the old man Santiago‚ who is a persistent‚ hardy‚ and prideful individual. He exemplifies these character traits in his struggles to earn back the respect and reputation among the local fisherman. To do this‚ he sails out much farther than the other fishermen‚ in hopes if finding a big fish to bring back – bigger than any of the fish they have caught. Overall‚ Santiago exhibited all of the traits of any great fisherman; persistence‚ hardiness‚ and pride
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Question 2: Answer the following questions briefly. (i) What are the controls affecting the climate of India? (ii) Why does India have a monsoon type of climate? (iii) Which part of India does experience the highest diurnal range of temperature and why? (iv) Which winds account for rainfall along the Malabar Coast? (v) What are jet streams and how do they affect the climate of India? (vi) Define monsoons. What do you understand by “break” in monsoon? (vii) Why is the monsoon considered a
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Geoffrey Trease’s Cue for Treason Character Sketch Assignment November 16‚ 2012 The novel Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease portrays a character named Kit Kirkstone‚ also known as Katherine Russell. Kit characterizes a young cunning‚ determined‚ and confident woman. First off‚ Kit represents a cunning girl because when she was rehearsing her role in Romeo and Juliet she acted as though she was inspired- as though she were Juliet‚ living it all. In this case
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Three-Paragraph Character Sketch Harriet Tubman is an old‚ African American‚ runaway slave. This was a woman that was very brave and fought for her rights/freedom. She just didn’t want freedom for herself; she wanted it for all African Americans. I would also have to say that she was a very smart woman. I say that because she carried a gun around with her‚ so if any of the other runaways wanted to go back she would threaten them with the gun because she knew that the masters would end up finding
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