Word list Here is a list of most of the new words in the units of New Headway Plus Intermediate Student’s Book. adj = adjective adv = adverb US = American English coll = colloquial conj = conjunction pl = plural prep = preposition pron = pronoun pp = past participle n = noun v = verb Unit 1 achievement n /əˈtʃi:vmənt/ advertisement n /ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt/ afford (can’t) v /əˈfɔ:d/ amazing adj /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ ambassador n /aemˈbaesədə(r)/ amount n /əˈmaʊnt/ ancient adj /ˈeɪnʃənt/ apologize v /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/
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pg1 The Three Items That Mean the Most to me The short story "Medicine Bag" by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve is about a boy named Martin who has a family tradition that passes a medicine bag down from generation to generation to keep family culture. A medicine bag is a traditional North American Indian container or bag for items of supernatural or great power.I have created a medicine bag that symbolizes my family’s history throughout the years
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Hospitality in the Odyssey The reason Odysseus has taken so much time to reach back to Ithaca is associated with the greek term Xenia‚ but this element in literature called Xenia can also be helpful for one’s survival. The greek term Xenia refers to hospitality‚ meaning giving anyone respect with food‚ shelter or any need. To the Greeks at the time hospitality was a large way to show respect and to gain respect from neighbors and other civilians. Greeks believed the gods wanted them to show hospitality
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Anais Nin once said‚ “You don’t find love‚ it finds you. Its got a little bit to do with destiny‚ fate‚ and what’s written in the stars.” This quote relates strongly to Romeo and Juliet because due to the bad fates of their family‚ they ended up dying for each other. Juliet and Romeo fell in love by accident‚ something completely out of their control. This makes Shakespeare’s play much more tragic because they weren’t given a choice on how they were to end up‚ the way Shakespeare made it was either
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There are many things I don’t believe in; like love at first sight‚ ghosts‚ psychics‚ and a happy ever after. One thing I do believe in though‚ is fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason‚ even if you might not be able to see it right away. Whether you accredit it to a higher power or not‚ I can’t help but acknowledge that there is a reason why certain things happen. When I first heard the saying‚ I immediately thought that it was something that people said to make you feel better. Then
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Study Guide Questions: Homer’s Odyssey Directions: Provide clear and accurate responses to the following questions. Incorporate quoted evidence for support ‚ provide page numbers‚ and insightful analysis (how or why the information/quote is important). Use blue/black ink and make your responses legible. Book I 1. What does the invocation (the first 13 lines) say the poem as a whole will emphasize? 2. What first impression does this book give us of the gods? How much of a role
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inscribed on a shield instead of a deadly weapon symbolically showing that Aeneas is protected under by the shield as long as no one interferes with the future actions. Through Virgil’s use of imagery‚ the audience gains insight into the fate of Rome. The fate of Rome and Aeneas are depicted on the shield. One of the first depictions he
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Marcel Lessard Mrs. Poliquin EAE 4U June 21st 2011 The Iliad and the Odyssey: Why Homer? The heart of a classical education is the cumulative study of Latin and the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. In the Western tradition‚ education has always been synonymous with classical education. It began with the Greeks and Romans‚ was preserved and expanded by Christians during the Middle Ages and Renaissance‚ and continued unabated until well into the twentieth century. Why study the Greeks
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The Odyssey ~ Background Information * The novel covers a 10 year period. * The novel was written approximately in 720 B.C. * The novel takes place in 1230 B.C. ~ during the Bronze age. * The Iliad (written first) and The Odyssey are based on historical events that took place about 1230 B.C. * Both novels are considered epic poems * The Odyssey is defined as a journey. This is the story of Odysseus’ journey back home after the Trojan War. From The Odyssey‚ Homer chose the
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Fate in Romeo and Juliet Fate: An inevitable outcome determining how things come to be. Love: The strong affection between to people. These are two very powerful things that carry out through history and literature. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet fate and love are very powerful reoccurring motifs which shape the young lovers life. But when discussing this play a common question forms‚ why did these tragic misfortunes happen to this young couple? Romeo’s and Juliet’s infatuation for
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