They’re blessed with two weeks of peace as they travel with several other families headed towards Columbus‚ Ohio. They’ve barely made it to Louisville when they begin to hear rumors about this new Militia and it’s rulers. About how they’re trying to help by getting rid of the clans that have risen up since the lights went out‚ trying to make order out of chaos. By the time they actually reach Columbus‚ rumors are flying that the newly fledged Militia are on the west side of Pittsburgh. Even closer
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Chapter 1 Our achievement ideology is based on the idea that the U.S. is full of opportunity and anyone can accomplish success in our society if they work hard enough. Many grow up thinking education is the ladder that will allow for this social mobility and all you have to do is be willing to work hard enough to earn it. But what about children who grow up thinking differently? Why do some strive for high paying careers while others refuse school and are seemingly ok with staying working class
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Chapter 6 Blackness in the Nation of Islam Summary First of all‚ this chapter starts with listing seven important things that author believes Religion of Islam is about. The Religion of Islam implies to “put the black man of America on top of the civilization” (McCloud 101). People are considered Muslims who believe in Islam (McCloud 102). They are some things that they do as being Islam. For example‚ “pray five times daily‚ restrain from food‚ drink...” (McCloud 102). Muslims tend to memorize their
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Tuck Everlasting summary The book tuck everlasting a teenage girl who gets lost nearby where she lives and encounters a stranger she has never met before on her way she met a stranger whom she soon gets taken to meet a family who hold a big secret. But the girl‚ Winnie foster gets to decide to stay with the family or go back to her regular life. Winnie foster‚ a teenage girl who has been warned of the dangers in the world‚ but with a mind full of curiosity. Willing to sneak out to embark an
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Summary: Soldiers are getting exhausted from euthanizing monkeys. Rhonda Williams has a hole in her space suit. She goes outside and finds herself in front of a news van. The news people walk around the monkey house‚ but there is nothing interesting to them. After two soldiers take a break‚ a monkey gets loose. One of the soldiers decides to go into the room and try to capture the monkey. The soldiers lock the doors and leave the monkey in the room over night. All the rest of the team stay on euthanizing
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Why challenge a legend Back in elementary school‚ reading wasn’t the thing to do or to be part of ‘the cool kids’‚ but there was sure one book everyone did read & enjoy. That one book or series is Captain Underpants. Now a days‚ my younger brother who is only 10‚ even read it. This book was and still is a big hit among student’s readers in elementary grades. This book is available in almost any library around town‚ except high schools or colleges‚ where students are expected to have higher reading
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To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee Honors English Summer Homework Chapter 1-11 Summaries Chapter 1 Scout‚ the main character‚ starts the story off by thinking back to the summer where her brother‚ Jem‚ had broken his arm. She looks back to all the things and events that lead up to this mishap. Scout introduces us to her home Maycomb‚ Alabama and some of its interesting townsfolk like her father Atticus Finch‚ Calpurnia‚ Dill‚ The Radleys‚ and other neighbors. Her father‚ Atticus‚ works in
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The story starts of in the spring time of 1861 with the main character Scarlett O’Hara‚ a Southern girl who lives on a large plantation in Georgia called Tara. She is well known and chased after by many men around town but has hopes on marrying a man by the name of Ashley Wilkes‚ but later on hears that he is engaged to marry his cousin Melanie Hamilton. During a barbecue held at Ashely’s family plantation‚ Scarlett pulls Ashely to the side to admit her love for him. Ashley does his best to explain
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Year of Wonders: In excruciating detail! Structure YOW is a novel in 3 parts: 1. Prologue: Leaf-fall 1666 Now 2. Main: Spring 1665 Year of Wonders/Year of the Plague 3. Epilogue: Leaf-fall 1666 Now Why this structure? To hook the readers into the story straight away. Prologue p.3 Apple picking time “I used to love this season.” p.3 “…where he sits still and silent.” P.3‚ paragraph 3‚ line 1 Readers: Who’s this guy and why is he depressed? What’s happened to him? p.4 “It
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“The House of the Spirits” summary With the Del Valle’s family‚ there are 2 unordinary sisters among their family members: Rosa‚ Clara. Their father‚ Severo Del Valle‚ elected as a politician at Liberty Party. During the celebration of being a politician‚ Rosa dead by poisoning after she had a cup of brandy. Clara got shocked and muted because she was predicting that one of the family members will die accidentally. Clara spoke to the family when she decided to get married with Esteban Garcia who
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