Butterflies and Moths For decades‚ the Dominican Republic was ruled under the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. His harsh ways destroyed the chance for freedom‚ equality‚ education‚ and happiness for the citizens. In the novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ by Julia Alvarez‚ the Mirabal sisters‚ Patria‚ Minerva‚ Dede‚ and Maria Teresa‚ politically take a stand in hope to fight for their country. They were Las Mariposas‚ “the butterflies‚” the strong sisters of the face of rebellion and leadership
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Time and Tide Time and tide‚ a feature article by Tim Winton expresses the concept of belonging though his reflection and strong connection with the sea. He tells of his belonging through many techniques such as similes‚ metaphors‚ repetition‚ accumulation‚ personification‚ first person persona‚ descriptive language‚ juxtaposition‚ the use of short sentence structure and imagery. The opening paragraph uses deep emotive language of his past in which “sustains a sense of childlike wonder” keeping
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TIME EXPRESSIONS: Active and passive PRESENT TIME Affirmative Negative Interrogative TO BE am S + is are You are kind. am not S+ isn’t aren’t You aren’t kind. am is + S + ? are Are you kind? TO HAVE GOT has S + have + got She has got a car. hasn’t S+ haven’t + got She hasn’t got a car. Has Have + S + got +? Has she got a car? PRESENT SIMPLE S + V (-s 3rd
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By: Martin Beauchemin BOOK STUDY JOURNAL - “FROZEN IN TIME” Before you read questions: 1. What did you know about this book before you read it? I’ve never even heard of this book before. 2. What do you want to learn? What the book is about. 3. Why did you choose this book? Because it had the coolest name and it has an airplane on the cover. And I like airplanes. So it was the logical choice. 4. What did you know about the author before reading the book? I’ve never heard
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A mind at a time Chapter 4 1. The biggest drain on a child’s memory in school is due to the amount of information they are expected to retain at such a young age. If a child’s home life is not going well this causes distractions that carry over into school. At home and school they become distracted and cannot remember simple tasks and are unmotivated to complete them. 2. In school topics such as spelling‚ history dates‚ math procedures etc are all thing that get crammed into a child’s
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girlfriends pantyhose “around his neck as a comforter‚” (396). Ted Lavender escapes through the use of tranquilizers and dope and Rat Kiley with brandy‚ both in hope of taking the edge off the reality which is fear beyond comprehension. Other items of “necessity” were chosen for a sense of security‚ no matter how useless‚ and some for the feeling of control over a small part of their lives. Lee Strunk carries a slingshot so that ammo “would never be a problem‚” (396) against men with guns and
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Frances Mix BIBL 105-D12 Essay Question 2 The time of Samuel was the transition from Judges to Kings. Israel was governed by judges and God was their king. They were not consistent in their obedience to God. Because of their disobedient‚ God allowed them to be oppressed by other nations. When they repented and cried out to the Lord‚ He always delivered them. Israel wanted a King so they could be like the other nations. Saul was endowed with what seemed to be great potential for leadership
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5 main leaders of Mongolia: Genghis Khan (1206–1227) Tolui Khan (as Regent) (1227–1229) Ögedei Khan (1229–1241) Töregene Khatun (as Regent) (1243–1246) Güyük Khan (1246–1248) Genghis Khan (/ˈɡɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/ or /ˈdʒɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/‚[5][6] Mongol: [tʃiŋɡɪs xaːŋ] Chingis/Chinghis Khan; 1162? – August 1227)‚ born Temujin‚ was the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire‚ which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of
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Mail‚14. Retrieved November 6‚ 2011‚ from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2501215151). Sheehan‚ J.. (2011‚ October). State of Deception [review of the ***[insert medium being reviewed]*** ***[insert title of work reviewed in italics]***]. New York Times Book Review‚BR.22. Retrieved November 6‚ 2011‚ from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2495315771). Frank‚ Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Trans. B.M. Mooyaart. New York: Bantam‚ 1993. education.ucf.edu/holocaust/download/NathanPres.ppt
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Ms. Pennell’s Big-Bad Study Guide to help you pass The Crucible or the severe test or trial that will be the examinations for this literary work of genius by Arthur Miller. By the way‚ that was your first vocabulary word (crucible – heat-resistant container in which metals are melted or fused at very high temperatures; thus a severe trial or test). Get ready to have your brain melted!! List of Characters Reverend Parris -- vicious‚ shallow‚ cowardly‚ villainous‚ peacock of a man (former merchant
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