know‚ they might not see the important men in their life again. The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster is greatly known as one of the worst mine disasters in America taking the lives of over 200 people and leaving many families devastated. As a result‚ mine safety regulations were regarded. Being a miner was a very common occupation for men back in the 1900’s‚ over 500 men and boys went to work at the Cherry Coal Mine‚ located in Cherry‚ Illinois‚ and owned by the Chicago‚ Milwaukee‚ and St. Paul railroad
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Commentary on The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov (This commentary is based on the extract from the play by Chekhov‚ A. (translated by Chernomordik‚ V). The Three Sisters‚ Grove Press‚ New York‚ pp 66-68. The extract starts with “Well. They are saying we should take up a subscription” and ends with “don’t you think? It’s not right.”) The above passage is a dialog extracted from the third act of Chekhov’s play The Three Sisters. The work was written In Russia in the year 1900. This was during
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It was cold and dark passage; the walls were covered with a slimy film. My sneakers slid with each flimsy step‚ making me wish I had better brand sneakers with better grip. I reached for a support trying to keep my balance. As we entered a deep cave like passage we heard echoes of laughter and giggles. We had reached our destination for camping Golconda Fort. The large fort had dark rooms. Our guide pointed her flash-light into a murky passage followed by a small room. She shocked us by picking
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Passage From the Story Page #’s Response to the passage “I regret now‚” said he‚ “having helped you in your late inquiries‚ or having given you the information I did.” “Why so? Inquired Dantès. “Because it has installed a new passion in your heart— that of vengeance.” 117 Until now‚ Dantès has been ignorant of the evil done to him. He believed that it was only bad luck that had befallen him. When Faria shows Dantès that he was betrayed by people he thought to be close‚ his innocence and ignorance
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Literature circles are mostly used during a classroom to expand the view of the book and really see the details in each others opinion‚ but are they effective? Multiple students find literature circles helpful in understanding the book and they all have their own job when it comes to coming together and discussing what they read. In a certain way literature circles are helpful when it comes to comprehending the book everyone in your group is reading. You also get to bond more with the other people
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Top Five Passages Taken from “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose 1) “Students will float to the mark you set. I and the others in the vocational classes were bobbing in pretty shallow water... mostly the teachers had no idea of how to engage the imaginations of us kids who were scuttling along at the bottom of the pond” (2). This text stood out to me because it is a simple concept yet abundantly true. A thorough understanding of this passage will lead to the uncovering of a deeper meaning
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Nostalgia is one of the main themes in The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov. In fact‚ Chekov himself experienced strong feelings of nostalgia to Moscow where he was introduced to many men of letters but unfortunately‚ he was obliged to leave Moscow and go to Yalta because of his illness of T.B. Thus‚ his longing to Moscow kept torturing and irritating him all through his life. Hence‚ the sense of nostalgia is clearly reflected in his play The Cherry Orchard. Actually‚ the play concerns an aristocratic
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Antoinette Jenkins Themed Essay #1 The House Behind A Weeping Cherry I believe an individual can blame their country for their personal trouble because that country could be a place where people are mistreated by the government. Living in China during the time of the Cultural Revolution people were persecuted and thrown into prison because they were speaking out against low pay wages and poverty. As in the story “The House Behind A Weeping Cherry”‚ Lili was smuggled into this country illegally by a man
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Name: Pung Yue Yun Date: 2/10/2013 3 things I would like to improve: Make eye contact Less monotonous Don’t swing my hand around. Topic: tribute to chew chor meng Specific purpose: to tell the audience how important it is to have a positive outlook in life Introduction When you look at the actors and actresses on television shows‚ their lives seems so smooth sailing and happy. Do you really think that’s always the truth? As the saying goes‚ “Never judge a book by its cover”. Same
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Mini Case 1—Mystery Shopper Situation: It was a chilly night with showery rain at September 15th‚ 2011‚ Thursday. I went to Lush‚ which located in the second floor of Cherry Creek shopping center‚with two of my friends‚ Jelly and Sammie. We entered Lush at about 8:20 pm(Cherry Creek shopping center close at 9pm on Thursday). We wanted nothing particular‚ a Beauty Assistant recommended us several products and showed us how those products work. In the end‚ Jelly bought a jar of facial mask‚ a jar
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