COLOMBUS’S LETTER ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE *Summary* * 33 days he crossed from the Canary Islands to the Indies. * The first Island that he found‚ he named “San Salvador”; although the Indians called it “Guanahani”. * The second Island‚ he named “Santa María de Concepción”. * The third “Fernandina”. * The fourth “Isabela”. * The fifth “Juana”. And‚ definitely‚ all of them he renamed. Cuba: there were only small groups of houses whose inhabitants fled as soon as Columbus and his
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INTRODUCTION It has been widely accepted that textbook is an essential component of the classroom. It is the most common teaching device. A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study. They are produced according to the demand of educational institution. This paper is a textbook evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the book to the 3rd year high school students in the reading development and if it provides the learning goals of each lesson‚ classified into
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Katerina Rizova The Last Samurai Samurai are a group of powerful warriors that existed in Japan until the late 1800’s. In the film “The Last Samurai” we have the opportunity to learn more about the positive characteristics of them. Samurai is very compassionate and they humbly express that emotion. Perhaps the most important trait of the Samurai‚ is discipline. The Last Samurai is a war and drama film‚ based on a true story depicting honour and courage. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an
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VALUE BASED QUESTIONS 5 Marks 100 Words The Last Lesson Q. Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school changed gradually by the end of the text‚ though he had a great disliking for both the beginning of the story. It is said that first impression is the last impression. Is it true in context of “The Last Lesson”? Definitely not. Write a small paragraph of about 100 words penning down your views on‚ ‘A person can be best judged in his first appearance only’. Ans: A well-known dictum states
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‘The Last Spin’ by Evan Hunter Question’s 1 - 7 1. Two boys‚ named Tigo and Dave‚ who were both enemies and both belonged in two different gang’s had never met each other before and engaged themselves in the game known as the ‘Russian Roulette’. They had to settle a situation for their gang’s. Apparently‚ Dave and his gang member’s had set foot on the territory that belonged to Tigo and his gang member’s. When they engaged themselves in the ‘Russian Roulette’‚ Tigo wore a green silk jacket
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: Inheritance Author: Christopher Paolini Text: novel inheritance is the four instalment of Christopher Paolini in the Eragon series in this text Eragon and his dragon Saphira must overcome the last of the evil king galbotorixs kingdoms and to overcome once and for all galbotorix himself against all odds. The text I found interesting because of the vibe and moral of the text found through Eragon and the Varden were vastly outnumbered and out gunned they are determined to overcome galbotorixs troops
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* Chapter Summaries Into the Wild By Jon Krakauer Critical Essays Symbols in Into the Wild Previous Next Deserts Like mountains‚ deserts in Into the Wild function primarily as means for Christopher McCandless to challenge himself‚ and as such‚ they illustrate his hubris. Not only does he fear the desert insufficiently; he behaves as though it has been put there purely in order to test his competence. "Magic Bus" Presumably named by McCandless after a song by British rock band The Who
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“Last Gods “is a real description of the act of love making in an artistic and erotic way. By: Maria Anthea Assignment Presented for the Course Love Literature Taught by: Patricia In the Fall Semester‚ 2012 Cegep John Abbott College Topic sentence: Galway Kinnell’s “Last Gods “is a real description of the act of love making in an artistic and erotic way. To be honest‚ it is really my first time to encounter a very evocative poem‚ at the beginning of the lines‚ I feel a little
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The Last Samurai Think about your friends‚ family‚ and your loved ones for a second. Think about what luxuries you have and how you have come to love them. Doesn’t it make you feel blessed and lucky to be who you are? Now imagine being thrown onto enemy territory‚ a lonely and dangerous place with nothing. In order to survive you must communicate with the enemy and learn to live their way—the total opposite culture you hate. In the movie‚ The Last Samurai‚ the author portrays a Civil War veteran
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THE LAST LEAF SCENE ONE NARRATOR: In New York City‚ there’s a small district just west of Washington Square‚ where the narrow‚ irregular streets have run crazy and broken themselves into short strips called places. It’s an ancient‚ residential community where many of the beautiful‚ old‚ brick houses date back to the 1820’s‚ when an epidemic forced people from the city to what was then a rural suburban village. Now‚ in the final year of the nineteenth century‚ we find clusters of colorful restaurants
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