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    as Maya Angelou. In her works of poetry‚ drama and memoir‚ she describes the imperfections and perversions of humanity‚ men‚ women‚ black‚ and white with an unrelenting and sometimes jarring candor. In her first autobiography‚ "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"‚ she describes her own experiences as a Black African American girl growing up in the deep south of Stamps‚ Arkansas. James Baldwin illustrates the motivation he got from reading this book as follows: "Black‚ bitter and beautiful‚ she speaks

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    Wuthering Heights is the only novel written by the Victorian writer‚ Emily Bronte besides her poems. It is one of the most passionate and heartfelt novels. It is also‚ considered highly original and deeply tragic. This novel is about the relation between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff‚ the orphan boy brought to Wuthering Heights‚ and his tyrannical revenge excited on everybody for the rage and humiliation he suffers throughout his life. The novel is based on a group of flashbacks which are organized

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    The Subjugation of Freedom in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey’s book‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ is a multi-faceted work incorporating many thematic elements. One of the most easily addressable themes is that of freedom and its limitations placed upon the characters in the novel. Many types of freedoms are addressed ranging from the tangible and real to the perceived and implied. The setting primarily takes place in a mental hospital on a locked ward which limits the characters’

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    Summary: "March of the Penguins" is a documentary on the life cycle of Emperor Penguins. When these penguins turn five‚ they leave their coastal homes and head for their nesting ground in an organized manner. There they find a mate. The female lays a single egg‚ then transfers it to the male‚ and then goes back to the sea in search of food. The males huddle together for several months to keep warm in the midst of harsh winter winds. In the spring‚ the chicks hatch‚ and the females return. It’s now

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    DISTINCTIVELY VISUAL – MAESTRO QUOTE FROM TEXT  p 11. ‘The moths …soft‚ powdery bats. And the  bats …were foxes. Even our garden lawn…like  some lush‚ green five o’clock shadow.’  P 13. “Without warning‚ my father reached across  and seized me violently by the shirt‐front.”   TECHNIQUE(S)  Simile “like lush‚ green five o’clock shadow”   Metaphor :soft powdery bats”  Word choice ‘violently’; short sentence;  metaphor  EFFECT ON MEANING  Creates the sense of Darwin being an exotic world  that is larger than life…everything seems 

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    The Language and Structure of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Some ideas of how to address the following criteria * Well-developed discussion and sound analysis of the structures‚ features and conventions used by the author to construct meaning * Considered selection and use of significant textual evidence and highly appropriate use of relevant metalanguage to support analysis Things to think about Structure * 1st person narration – allows the reader to see and explore the ward/institution

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    I. INTRODUCTION * Background of the study Nowadays our country is facing economic crisis and also pollution that makes our Environment damage so we decided to make funky colored sidewalk egg chalk as our science investigatory project. So based on our title name we will use eggshell not any eggshell because we will use chicken eggshell as an alternative ingredient for sidewalk chalk‚ we believe that this study will be great and popular because as of now children‚ students and teachers consume

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    Butterfly Avatar‚ metamorphosis‚ soul‚ courage to change. The life cycle of a butterfly goes like this egg‚larva‚pupa‚butterfly the egg hatches turning into larva then the larva turns into a pupa and the pupa turns into a butterfly then the butterfly starts the process all over again. catapiller or larva eats leaves so when you see them in your garden eating on your leaves they are eating but the first thing they eat is their own eggshell. the catatpiller then turns into a pupa which is cocoon that

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    Wood Ducks Wood ducks are an amazing species of duck. Not only are they covered in bright colors‚ but their life history is unbelievable as well. They are one of the most stunning waterfowl you will come across. They are small ducks wth a length of 47-54 centimeters. They have boxy heads ornamented with beautiful crests. Their necks are thin. The males’ bright coloring is beautiful. Their bodies are an iridescent chestnut and green with decorated with elaborate patterns. They have blueish-black

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    Papa’s Parrot: Response to Literature In Cynthia Rylant’s short story‚ “Papa’s Parrot‚” the main character‚ a 12-year-old boy named Harry Tillian who can’t seem to spare the time to visit his papa at the family candy store during the afternoons. I firmly believe that the message in this story is to always appreciate the people around you before it’s too late. The story begins with Harry and his friends visiting his father’s candy shop everyday after school. However‚ once Harry grew older

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