reading the children’s book‚ The Other Side‚ readers can understand the author uses a child-like tone‚ remarkable symbolism‚ and writes appropriately for young audiences. As portrayed in the story‚ readers can unconditionally recognize the authors child-like tone. Clover uses informal language such as “that girl didn’t” or “mamma.” This shows readers that the story is written to have a child-like tone. It is obvious that the intentional audience for The Other Side is children. The author writes
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Speaking in public is said to be the second greatest fear that most people have. The greatest fear of all - is death. Each time we face up to our fears and deal with them‚ we grow. At least that is what my Dad told me‚ as he tried to convince me to ride the Water Log Ride at Busch Gardens when I was 5 years old. Oh‚ it looked wonderful‚ and they all came back laughing. Slightly wet‚ but everyone laughed. They were having a glorious time. "Come on Michael‚" coaxes my Dad‚ "Think of it as a growth
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In “The Other Side of the Bridge” by Mary Lawson‚ the events that Arthur goes through allows him to develop into a more confident person. The first event that teaches him a lesson is when Jake falls off the bridge. Next‚ Arthur becomes more hardworking as a result of his father’s death. The last event that allows him to develop is when Laura comes and moves into his neighbour’s house. Throughout the novel‚ the life-changing events that Arthur faces had a positive impact on him‚ as it allowed him
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Bloomsburg University‚ and showed his film‚ “The Other Side of Immigration”. While I consider myself a republican even though I can’t vote‚ his excellent informative lecture gave me new thoughts about immigration. It’s amazing to me that he went out of his way to do a documentary‚ because he felt so passionate about a particular subject. While yes‚ I do believe we have a problem in America with illegal immigration‚ he definitely shined light to the other side of immigration we don’t see very often. I think
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The Other Side The Other Side‚ by Jacqueline Woodson‚ is no ordinary children’s book. This story is about two girls‚ Clover and Annie‚ who are separated by a fence‚ and they both feel a bond between them right when they meet. Clover’s friend doesn’t let Annie play with them because they are all black and Annie is white. As you see‚ Annie may look different‚ but she still has the same feelings and she just wants to be accepted. Woodson starts the book off by showing how Clover’s mama cares
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1 The Other Side of Truth Brad Tan The novel The Other Side of Truth was written by Beverly Naidoo. It is based on the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa‚ a journalist who is writing against the government’s reluctance to protect Nigeria due to corruption. An interesting character in this novel is Sade Solaja. Sade is an interesting character because she is only young but has had to learn to cope with the loss of her mother and the break up of her family‚ and so she is a brave and inspiring character. Sade’s
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the right intention. When a war is waged on an intention that is unethical or wrong‚ it is considered unjust. Lastly‚ it talks about the aspect of a war having to be a last resort. This talks about how a war should only be created when there is no other way possible to resolve an issue at hand. When this is not met it causes the war to also be unjust. Statistics show that due to these issues not being able to be met it classifies the Iraq War as an unjust war. One of the criteria that have to be
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The story begins in Nigeria‚ with the death of Femi and Sade’s mother. She was killed byagents of the corrupt government‚ the “Brass Buttons”‚ to force Folarin Solaja‚ thechildren’s father‚ to stop writing for Speak ‚ an uncensored newspaper. The children thenhave to flee the country‚ where they are not safe. Their Uncle Tunde arranges for themto be smuggled to London‚ where their Uncle Dele lives‚ with Mrs Bankole. Their fathershould then join them there. However‚ instead of finding the hoped-for
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“Life is not easy. We all have problems-even tragedies-to deal with‚ and luck has nothing to do with it. Bad luck is only the superstitious excuse for those who don’t have the wit to deal with the problems of life. ” A major theme in "The Other Side of Dark" are the changes Stacy faces when she wakes up from her four year coma. Stacy’s life is turned upside-down including the need to grow up suddenly as she is now seventeen years old instead of thirteen. She must deal with her sister‚ Donna‚ who
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Silence has the meaning: the state of being forgotten; oblivion. In the novel Silence by Shusaku Endo‚ that is type of silence that gave the book its title. The silence is created by God’s absence in Father Rodrigues’‚ the main character‚ life and experience in Japan. As Rodrigues lives in Japan in search of his former teacher‚ he goes through inner turmoil as he questions God’s decision to remain silent while His people are being tortured for keeping their faith in Him. Silence by Shusaku Endo
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