Junior English Midterm Exam Study Guide Part I: Vocabulary (20%) You are responsible for the 51 words we covered. The exam will include a sentence completion section with a word bank‚ a sentence writing section‚ and a definition matching section. Part II: Comma Use (6%) You will be asked to correctly add commas to a paragraph of text using your understanding of the 8 comma rules. Part III: Short Story/Literary Analysis (20%) Read the attached short story and prepare to answer questions
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contemporary‚ have a look at the essays by journalist Anna Quindlen ("Homeless")‚ comedian Steve Martin ("The Death of My Father")‚ and novelist Stephen King ("The Writing Life"). Several essays first appeared in print within the past few decades. To help you locate essays that match your own tastes‚ the contents of the Essay Samplers have been organized here by author (below)‚ title‚ and theme. CONTENTS BY AUTHOR AND TITLE Mortimer Adler ”How to Mark a Book” (1940) Part 5 #4 Mary Austin "The
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Hate Crimes By Grady Strickland Hate Crimes care awful and yet they happen every day. The thought that a hate crimes can happen anytime anywhere is not something that crosses everyone’s mind daily. Within this essay we will cover the typical individual who commits hate crimes‚ who the targets or victims of hate crimes are‚ what the causes and effects of hate crimes are‚ and what actions can be taken to minimize the amount and occurrence of hate crimes. Unfortunately hate crimes have been a part
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out of them. if your in a country that’s not your own then you respect the culture history and language of said county and if you can speak in their home language‚ well that just shows how respectful you are ............never expected a Ron Howard film to be filled with so much hate‚ as for those Americans that like this racist shit‚ well lets be honest‚ there’s really no surprise there‚ each to their own bigotry........nuff said Read more (15 lines) Reply · 2 The Motor
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“The Help” (Good Copy) Would you want to live in the 1960’s‚ have a black skin colour and be considered an “animal” or a “slave”. That’s exactly what happened to the dark coloured citizens of that time‚ who worked for the white people as slaves or maids. During the 1960’s time there was a small rebellion in Jackson Mississippi influenced by a book called the “The Help”‚ which was life changing for black citizens. Skeeter the protagonist of this story gave three big impacts to the black community
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The Help is set in Mississippi during the early 1960s‚ when the groundswell of feminism’s "second wave" was still building. Kathryn Stockett’s novel revolves around events in 1962-1963‚ before thewomen’s liberation movement‚ before Betty Friedan and other feminist leaders founded the National Organization for Women‚ before the media invented the myth of bra-burning. Although The Help is an imperfect depiction of the 1960s and the author stifles the budding feminism of some of her characters‚ the
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The Help‚ which was originally written in 2009 by Kathryn Stockett and then released as a film in 2011 is an extraordinary example of courage‚ dignity‚ and self respect. In a time during racial injustice‚ segregation and oppression; three courageous characters break an ancestor cycle providing a new outlook of respect and dignity. I selected this film to review because I felt it truly displayed character‚ dignity‚ and self respect. This movie displayed the hardships of racial issues and the courageous
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did not know his attackers but they knew him. According to sociologists‚ it is common for victims of hate crimes to have been attacked by people they do not know. The attackers called David names like “Queer” and “Faggot” to relate to his sexual orientation. David was brutally beaten and was also threatened with a pocket knife to keep the beating a secret. This is considered a hate crime because a hate crime is generally considered a crime where one is discriminated against and victimized by his or
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Morgan Eichelberg Grade 12 The Help‚ Kathryn Stockett The Help is a book about a white woman(Skeeter) in 1962–1964 in Jackson‚ Mississippi writing a book about the colored help‚ to help change the perspectives of others. While writing this book she shares her stories about her life and two other maids. The three main characters are Aibileen‚ Minny Jackson‚ Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan. Aibileen describes Skeeter as‚" Real tall and skinny. Her hair be yellow and cut short above her shoulders cause
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The movie was released on August 10‚ 2011‚ and directed by Tate Taylor. The production company was Touchstone Pictures. The main characters of the movie are Skeeter‚ Aibileen‚ Hilly‚ Minnie‚ Celia‚ Charlotte‚ Johnny‚ Constantine‚ Yule‚ and Mae. The Help took place in the early 1960’s in Jackson‚ Mississippi. Skeeter is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer. She decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern
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