Journal Entry #1 Quote: “the only way to save yourself is to endeavor to save others?” Page: 5 In life there are times when people cannot only focus on themselves. In order to move on‚ and fulfill life’s destiny you must help those that surround you. One cannot truly understand who they are and why they were brought to earth unless they consider helping those around them. Helping others teaches you to become more understanding patient‚ and sympathetic toward others. You initially free yourself
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Journal 1: 1984 What has struck your interest so far in the novel? Why? 1984 is fascinating‚ because it was written to take place in the future‚ but the future has since become the past. The year 1984 has come and gone‚ and‚ fortunately‚ we do not live in the world envisioned by George Orwell. Nevertheless‚ some of the parallels between the world presented in the novel and the present day are eerie. Orwell seems to have imagined some things very similar to the modern day. One of the smaller details
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Tuesday Oct. 27 Journal 5 First‚ I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ and I finished the book. Chapters 24-30 are about Aunt Alexandra’s attempt to make scout more feminine‚ Helen Robinson’s reaction to Tom’s death‚ Cecil’s current event about Hitler‚ Scout and Jem’s pageant‚ and Mr. Ewell attacking Jem and Scout on their way home. Dill leaves to go back to the Meridian and school starts. Jem gets frustrated easily now because he is going through tough times. In this journal‚ I will be evaluating
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Shane Sukhlal Joanna Trim English 9 September 18‚ 2014 Journal on Great Expectations Chapters 1-3 1.Book started by introduction of the narrator‚using the first person words such as “I” in the sentence “My father’s family name being Pirrip‚ and my Christian name Philip‚ my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So‚ I called myself Pip‚ and came to be called Pip.”(Dickens‚1). 2.Pip reveals most of his family members‚who he lives with‚ and his orphancy.Pip’s
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English 2-B Beowulf- Journal I think that the biggest theme in Beowulf has to be good vs. evil. This theme is stressed very much throughout the book in symbolism. Grendel represents pure evil‚ while Beowulf represents the exact polar opposite of the monster Grendel. In Beowulf anything evil or bad is related to hell‚ while anything good is because of their faith in god. The original concept of good and evil can be traced back to the sons of Adam and Eve‚ Cain and Able. Cain killed his brother
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Kill a Mockingbird Dialectical Journal We will begin a thorough study of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird this week. In order to participate in class discussions and activities it is mandatory that you keep up with the reading. While you read you need to add entries to your dialectical journal‚ detailed below. What is a Dialectical Journal? A Dialectical Journal is a journal in which a reader records a mental conversation with the text. You can use this journal to: • Summarize
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The autobiography Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt tells the life of the McCourt family while living in poverty in Limmerick‚ Ireland during the 30’s and 40’s. Frank McCourt relates his difficult childhood to the reader up to the time he leaves for America at age nineteen. The book has many prevailing themes‚ but one of the most notable is the settings relationship to the family. The setting of the book ultimately influences the choices and lifestyle of the McCourt family in many ways. <br> <br>Living
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CHAPTER ONE We are at rest five miles behind the front. Yesterday we were relieved‚ and now our bellies are full of beef and haricot beans. We are satisfied and at peace. Each man has another messtin full for the evening; and‚ what is more‚ there is a double ration of sausage and bread. That puts a man in fine trim. We have not had such luck as this for a long time. The cook with his carroty head is begging us to eat; he beckons with his ladle to every one that passes‚ and spoons him out a great
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“Passengers flying Flight QF563‚ your gate is now open for boarding”‚ I peacefully sipped what remained of my coffee and waited for Joshua to finish his bacon and egg roll. Shortly after‚ we began to make our way to our designated gate. The smell of low-priced takeout food filled the air and couldn’t help‚ but leave me feeling overly excited. My son and I navigated our way through the clustered crowds of other keen travellers‚ following the signs above our heads as well as the announcements that
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“Your safety is my primary concern‚ my lord.” “All right then‚ contact your people and please keep this between you and me. Let’s keep Balthazar unaware of our arrangement for now.” “As you wish.” Sara bowed and left. Feelings of foreboding flooded his senses as the hair on the back of his neck stood out. Someone had listened to his conversation‚ and was residing in the shadows of his room. How had he not sensed this before? “Whoever is here‚ step forward. Do so quickly or face my
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