The Thirties: The Best and Worst of Times Steinbeck Assessment Brittany Munn 1. The author says the decade had "a beginning‚ middle and end." His essay also has this structure. Briefly describe these three sections in Steinbeck’s essay. 2. What is Steinbeck’s attitude towards those who "had it made" at the beginning of the decade? Quote the words or phrases that lead you to this conclusion. 3. Steinbeck’s use of sensory details provides a vivid description of life during that period. Choose
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The Chimney Sweeper AP question Q2 The Author‚ Blake‚ tells the story of the life of young chimney sweepers. In the Poems‚ Blake uses figurative language to show the characters dreams as he is forced to work in chimneys. Blake contrasts the two sides of the boy’s dreams and fantasies. In the first poem the main character dreams about the day he dies so he can be from this figurative hell that he works in. “And he opened the coffins & set them all free.” (line 14) Blake emphasizes the agony
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AP Prompt for Scarlet Letter Many authors use contrasting places to represent different forces or ideas. This opposition helps enhance the works meaning and themes. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne the use of contrasting places such as the forest and the scaffold scenes to develop the characteristics of sin. The forest represents the freedom of sin‚ the scaffold represents the punishment of sin‚ and both locations are used to acknowledge the presence of sin. The citizens use the scaffold
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Data response question: oil production in Kazakhstan a. What advantage does Kazakhstan have in oil production? The advantage Kazakhstan has in oil production is it has major oil fields‚ especially in Tengiz and Karachaganak. This is a huge advantage because they can exploit their own oil mine which is huge and rich‚ from that‚ they can sell or exchange oil with another nearby country‚ which might not has major oil fields or don’t have oil mine to exploit. b. What risks does Kazakhstan run
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AP English Language and Composition Summer 2014 Assignment David Gold Introduction: An AP course in English Language and Composition is essentially a course in rhetoric that engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts‚ and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes‚ audience expectations‚ and subjects‚ as
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AP English Language and Composition 10 September 2012 The blur of blue caught my eye and I watch it bellow down the street relentlessly swallowing people and children‚ and then fading into the hazy distance. Another breed of the same species comes careening down the opposite side of the street‚ it’s screeching tires skid across the miserable cracks of cement‚ suddenly halting to a dramatic stop. The metallic fiend exhales and shudders‚ impatiently waiting to select the next poor soul for consumption
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Melissa Mildenberger AP Lang 4A AP Essay The United Stated Postal Service‚ or USPS‚ was created 2 centuries ago. The postal service has had difficulty with the innovation of the email. The USPS was the main way of interaction and communication with loved ones far away. Although the internet is a cheaper‚ more effective and easy way to communicate‚ the postal service is more personal and it is a symbol for the United States Government and what we are given for living in this free country. I believe
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Today in class we reviewed chapters 15 and 17 by the summary questions. We all got in-groups and worked together on these questions. We discussed them and came to some conclusions. Then Mr. Music passed out a worksheet called societal comparison sheet. We had to compare and contrast North America with Central and South America. We did the political‚ social‚ economic‚ religious and geographic. 1) What were the objectives and major accomplishments of the voyages of exploration undertaken by Chinese
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privacy rules into line with European requirements. The recent changes raise a couple of questions for UK businesses: • How do they affect transfers of personal data to group companies or suppliers based in India? • Will they impact the way in which Indian suppliers provide services? This note provides a brief overview of the changes and a summary of their impact on UK businesses‚ by addressing the questions above. Overview of the changes Until 2008‚ there were no data privacy rules in India‚
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Andy Levis November 3‚ 2014 3rd Hour AP English Lit and Comp AP Open Lit. Question 1. Paradise Lost‚ John Milton‚ 1667/1674 2. God- the almighty power who controls all life on Earth Satan- rebel angel who wanted to do what he wanted rather than live under God’s rules but was God’s most beautiful angel who decided to head to the dark side Adam- God’s creation‚ man who disobeyed God’s orders and sinned Eve- another one of God’s creations‚ woman who disobeyed God’s orders and sinned just like Adam All
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