Born: June 19‚ 1945 Rangoon‚ Burma (present-day Myanmar) Burmese political leader I n 1988 Aung San Suu Kyi became the major leader of the movement toward the reestablishment of democracy in Burma (now Myanmar). In 1991‚ while under house arrest by the government for her activities‚ she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Early life Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon‚ Burma‚ on June 19‚ 1945‚ the youngest of three children of Bogyoke (Generalissimo) Aung San and Daw Khin Kyi. (In Burma
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Shortly after accepting an entry-level position on the auditing staff of a Big Six accounting firm‚ Leigh Ann Walker was assigned to work on the audit of Saint Andrew’s Hospital. While nervous about her first assignment‚ Ms. Walker was excited to be working under Jackie Vaughn‚ a third-year senior. Early in the engagement‚ Ms. Vaughn casually asked Ms. Walker if she had taken the CPA exam. Ms. Walker had in fact attempted the exam‚ but told Ms. Vaughn that she had not yet taken it. Ms. Walker was
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AP® ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION 2009 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 2 (Ann Petry’s The Street) The score reflects the quality of the essay as a whole—its content‚ its style‚ its mechanics. Students are rewarded for what they do well. The score for an exceptionally well-written essay may be raised by 1 point above the otherwise appropriate score. In no case may a poorly written essay be scored higher than a 3. 9–8 These essays offer a persuasive analysis of Petry’s use of literary
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Ann Petry’s “In Darkness and Confusion” Ann Petry’s short fiction “In Darkness and Confusion” is set in 1940s Harlem‚ New York. The United States is involved in World War II‚ which was the first war to initiate the Draft in the US. Although New York is in the Northern part of the country‚ racism is just as alive at is in the South‚ just not as brutal. Riots break erupt throughout the city as the result of racial incidents. Ann Petry incorporates historic events of this time into her fictional
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Ann Beattie wrote a story called “Snow” in which she tells us about a woman who had a relationship that ended. “Snow” used several universal short story techniques‚ thus the story shows an outline of what is expected in a short story. “Snow” includes aspects such as characters‚ a story’s point of view‚ the type of story and the story’s conflict. Without characters there can be no story‚ it would just be description with no central point. There must be characters‚ even just one to form a story
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Jenetta Robinson Ms. Tami Davis Eng. III-DP 13 November 2012 Originally In the poem “Originally‚” by Carol Ann Duffy‚ she is writing from a point of view of a child to adult for the reader to understand how she felt when she was a young girl moving to how she feels now. This poem is from the “The Other Country” collection‚ they all have a central theme of growing up with literary devices of imagery‚ diction‚ and alliteration threaded through the poem to help grab the reader’s attention. Duffy
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Valentine Valentine By Carol Ann Duffy By Carol Ann Duffy Valentine is a love poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout the poem she compares love to an onion. She does this by using different techniques such as imagery ‚ word structure and of course by using poetic devices. All these techniques help her make this poem so special and unusual‚ and it helps her to describe her own points of view about love. ‘Not a red rose or a satin heart.’ Is the first line of the poem. The poet creates
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When analyzed‚ Ann Putnam can be represented as suspicious‚ distressed‚ and manipulative. She is seen as suspicious because she is constantly analyzing other people’s actions. In The Crucible‚ Mrs. Putnam accuses Sarah Good of being a witch when she says‚ "I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times. I begged you‚ Thomas‚ did I not? I begged him not to call Osburn because I feared her. My babies always shriveled in her hands." (Act 1.Page 47). Another explanation of her suspicion is
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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Sister Elizabeth Ann Seton was born Elizabeth Ann Bayley on August 28th‚ 1774 in New York City to wealthy parents. Elizabeth suffered many losses early in life starting with the loss of her mother when she was just three years old‚ and a younger sister two years later. She was raised Episcopalian by her mother and stepmother. Her father was a humanitarin who taught his daughter to love and be of service to others. Elizabeth had a great interest in reading and particularly
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A Broken Wing What is it like to be free? Bobbie Ann Mason‚ the author of "Shiloh" puts Norma Jean Moffitt through different tests in her life before she can find her freedom. Mason introduces us to a character who yearns to be free from her husband and mother. Throughout Norma Jean’s life she has dealt with many difficult and trying times that sometimes may not make sense to her and finally this thirty-four-year-old woman is ready to spread her wings; fly away and see what it is like
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