‘The Silver Sword’ is about a Polish family separated during the Second World War and trying to find each other again when the war is over. a simple enough story‚. This is a fictionalised but apparently based on fact story suitable for upper primary students. The story opens with Joseph Balicki‚ the father‚ escaping from a prison camp in the Polish mountains. He was the headmaster of a primary school in Warsaw until the Nazis arrested him in 1940 for turning a picture of Hitler to the wall. He
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The Silver Sword- Ian Serraillier The Silver Sword is a story about the Balickis’‚ a Polish family‚ living in Warsaw. The story is about their separation due to the Nazi injustice in 1940 and how they reunite themselves in Switzerland after the war. It took them 5 years to reunite‚ the children have grown up‚ the adults have aged but at least they are all together again‚ along with a new member of the family. The first person that was separated from the family was the father‚ Joseph
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SILVER SWORD Joseph Balicki was a Polish man who was married to Margrit from Switzerland. Together‚ they had three children. When the second world war began the Nazis took Joseph to prison in the mountains. Their children were very young when the Nazis attacked them: Ruth was thirteen‚ Edek was eleven‚ and Bronia was three. Joseph Balicki frequently tried to escape‚ however the guards always caught him. For this‚ they locked him in a room alone. But‚ he had a plan. When the guard came to deliver
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two joseph Balack stays at and elderly polish couples house until he gets his strength back. I think this helped joseph a lot because it reassured his hope in humanity. 7 I think Jan helped joseph because he was so desperate. He also gave him the sword witch he cherished and that gave them a bond together. I think Jan also trusted joseph because he
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THE SILVER SWORD CHARACTER SKETCHES Joseph:- Joseph Balicki was the head of the Balicki family. He was the Headmaster of a Primary School in Warsaw. Joseph and his Swiss wife Margrit had three children‚ Edek‚ Ruth‚ and Bronia. He was bundled off to a prison camp in Zakyna‚ where the weather was extremely harsh. Joseph‚ was marched off to Zakyna because‚ during a scripture lesson‚ Joseph had turned Hitlers’ picture towards the wall. Someone had reported
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The Sword in the Stone is a book about an adopted child named Wart. He is of royal blood and does not know this. One day when Wart is in the forest‚ he finds a magician named Merlin. Merlin comes home with Wart and agrees with Sir Ector‚ Wart’s guardian‚ to become Wart’s tutor. Merlin goes about educating Wart by transforming him into different animals. Through each transformation Wart experiences different forms of power‚ each being a part of how he should rule as king.<br><br>The first transformation
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There is a quote that I think is fitting for the challenge that Benedict was given in writing The Chrysanthemum and the Sword‚ which is “There are two kinds of opportunities: one which we chance upon‚ the other which we create. In time of great difficulty‚ one must not fail to create his opportunity”‚ (Takamori Saigo‚ 1989: 28). When Benedict was given the opportunity to do an ethnography‚ she was made to do so during a time of great difficulty. She was unable to go on a field trip to Japan to observe
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1926-1928 no one would imagine this man would immigrate to Taxco and have a big impact on silver. Spratling played a big role in development‚ migration‚ and folk Mexican culture. At the time his work may not have seemed like a big deal but its influenced Mexican culture enough to be proudly displayed in the Mexican Cultural Institute 16th St mansion. The name of the event I chose to attend is “ Silver on Silver‚ William Spratling an American in Taxco” exhibit‚ where they displayed pieces created by
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Expressing Feeling I find myself in situations where I am forced to express myself‚ but not always do I feel comfortable expressing myself truly. One occasion I recall was just last week. My friends and I all went to lunch and the million dollar question arose‚ “when do we want to go to lunch?”. Me‚ being the selfless man I respond with a shrug‚ “I’m down for anything‚ it’s up to y’all”. But in the inside I was craving a double bacon cheeseburger from Freddy’s. Due to the fact that I did not express
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Analysis of Silver in an Alloy Quinn Kelly Kevin Hoover 9/12/12 PURPOSE The purpose of this lab was to analyze the amount of silver in an alloy using quantitative and qualitative observations. PROCEDURE 1. Prepare the Funnel and Filter Paper • Place the filter paper in the Buchner funnel‚ turn the water on and wet the filter paper with the acid wash. 2. Find the Mass
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