A Bear Called Paddington Chapter one – Please Look After This Bear Summary Mr. and Mrs. Brown first meet Paddington on a railway platform while waiting for their daughter Judy. He is sitting on an old leather suitcase near the lost property office‚ wearing an unusual hat and a label round his neck which reads `Please Look After This Bear. Thank You’. He explains that he has been sent from Peru by his Aunt Lucy who has had to go into a home for retired bears. After a sticky adventure with some
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Caitlyn Dube 14 February 2012 A Girl Called "Genius" Adeline Yen Mah captures the story of her youth in the novel Chinese Cinderella. Adeline’s childhood was filled with rejection by her family‚ but in school she found a place of refuge and people who would respect her. The abuse she has received from her family caused her pain every day‚ but it also helped her to learn how to rely on herself. This novel is about a young girl named Adeline‚ mistreated through her
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Roy Eberthardt- Kind-hearted‚ Fearless‚ and has an Intellectual Curiosity. He was kind-hearted that day when it was raining really hard and he left his house with some runners to give to the running boy/Mullet Fingers. Even though it was pouring cats and dogs he still tried to look for him Also‚ those shoes were his and he didn’t have to give them to Mullet Fingers because after all they were his own shoes. He was fearless when he was on the bus that day and it was Dana’s first day back after
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tribe found in various parts of South and Southeast Asia. They are a tribe of the larger ethnic group which the Britishers called them as Chin in Myanmar and Kuki in Manipur and Lushai(now Mizo) in Mizoram‚ but it is notable that‚ European writer‚ Sir J. George Scott claimed in his book Handbook of Practical Information 1911 & Burma and Beyond 1932 that‚ the Zomi never called themselves by such names as Kuki or Chin or Lushai. He wrote: ’The names like Kuki and Chin are not national‚ and have
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of the main characters‚ minor characters and the chorus in Antigone. (30 marks) All characters which feature in Sophocles’ play Antigone play an important role somehow; mainly conveying a certain moral or theme. The major characters portray the main themes such as loyalty‚ whilst some of the minor characters and the chorus explore the theme of prophecy and fate. Antigone is one of/the main character in the play named after herself. However it is debatable whether she is the main character due to
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A Bear Called Paddington Characters: Mr. Brown‚ Mrs. Brown‚ Judy and Paddington the Bear Setting: Paddington‚ the car‚ the mall‚ Paddington Railway Station in London Mr. and Mrs. Brown are on a railway platform at Paddington Station‚ they discover something strange near the bicycle rack. They are still waiting for their daughter Judy when they see that the strange thing is a little bear. It looks like a very unusual kind of bear‚ it is brown in color‚ a rather dirty brown‚ and it is wearing
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1. Describe the context I which the action takes place. Which elements of the film give information about the context? How does the context affect communication patterns between the characters? The film Slumdog Millionaire takes place in modern day India and goes in and out of the past and present slums of India. Jamal Malik is a young boy from the slums and is best friends with his brother‚ Salim Malik. The slums of India contain nothing but dirt roads‚ half build huts and outhouses to use the
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Ruined Response Paper 1) One of the main‚ most interesting characters in the play is Sophie. She was brought to Mama Nadi by Christopher as a bar girl. Sophie is Christopher’s Niece. Christopher wants to protect her and knows that Mama Nadi will take care of her. At this point in the play Sophie is extremely shy. It is understandable because she is being brought to some she has never met. Mama and Sophie end up becoming really close and Mama takes great care of Sophie. Later in the story mam
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A Streetcar Named Desire January 28‚ 2008 The relationships in A Streetcar Named Desire are interesting. We have the relationship between Stella and Blanche‚ the relationship between Stella and Stanley‚ the relationship between Blanche and Stanley‚ and the aspiring relationship between Mitch and Blanche. I think that it is from these relationships‚ and the dialogues between these people that we get to know what kind of people they are‚ and how they are alike or different. From Stella
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In the story‚ "Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket‚" the main character is Tom Benecke. As the story progresses‚ he is faced with many decisions. He is forced to act quickly and because of this‚ many things about him change. In the story‚ Tom is ambitious‚ self-centered‚ and impatient. These three traits change significantly throughout the story. Tom is a very ambitious person when it comes to his work. He is caught up in getting a promotion from work by doing a project. Tom just focuses on the
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