Sample Paper 1 commentary on The Jade Peony Questions (a) What do you understand of the characters and the situation in the passage? (b) How does the writer effectively convey the context and feelings of the narrative voice? This excerpt from “The Jade Peony” by Wayson Choi conveys the mystery and insightful fear of the unknown of a young boy who has just lost his mother. Although the passage refrains from giving sufficient details‚ the reader is still able to understand the essentials of
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Kellie’s Castle Ghost Many know the love story attached to the Taj Mahal. But how many of you know the story of a Scottish man named William Kellie Smith and his beloved wife Agnes? In 1890‚ a young Smith left his home farm in Kellas for Malaya. It is not known why he ventured to Malaya for career opportunities much less when he actually arrived. However‚ he integrated in to the community with ease. He bounced around several business opportunities finding some success but it wasn’t until he me Alma
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the Americans or the English‚ who hold out excitement and security‚ the Canadian literature can be seen on the opposite side of the spectrum with its unwanted anxiety. Accordingly‚ The Jade Peony‚ written by Wayson Choy‚ is a story about a Chinese family living in Vancouver‚ within the heart of Chinatown. The story presents the struggles and misfortunes that the characters have undergone‚ thus acknowledging the idea of survival. As a co-relation to survival‚ Margaret Atwood introduces positions that
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The Ghost of Brierwood Book Synopsys When five 5th graders from Brierwood elementary are assigned the entertainments section of their school’s fall festival‚ the children decide to put on a play that will be remembered for generations. But putting on the play will come with more challenges than expected. The children must take on the task of preparing the school’s old abandoned auditorium for the play. With an auditorium that looks like something out of a horror movie‚ filled with decades of ghostly
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In 1987‚ Nico was murdered. Nobody noticed who murdered him. He left behind one of his pennies whitch was covered with blood. There’s a tale that says whoever carries his pennies will be possessed by Nico’s ghost. The day is long and the night is short. Joy’s family decided to visit her grandparent’s house in Great Falls‚ Montana and Giant Spring State Park. It took there about 19 hours to drive to her grandparent’s house. The next morning while her father was driving the car‚ Joy and her mom took
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We have all been in a situation where we have immigrated to a new country for different reasons regarding‚ better future‚ or education. In the book Jade of Peony‚ Wayson Choy describes a struggle of a Chinese family as they settle in Canada‚ with their new generation of kids born here‚ the family struggles to keep their children tied to their Chinese customs and traditions as they fit in this new country. The Chinese culture needs to be more open minded as it limits the future generation’s potential
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Stories can connect generations by a rumor passed down through generations or maybe just a fun story. Throughout generations folk tales and myths were a way to connect small towns and villages. Examples to back this statement are different findings of legends in Egyptians‚ Greek‚ Roman‚ and many other older cities. The story of "Johnny Appleseed" is an American folk lore‚ and I’m pretty sure that you have heard the story at least once in school. Or you could have stories like "Bloody marry" that
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Hailee Scott Mr. Soens March 31‚ 2015 American Revolutionary War- The Boston Massacre Boom‚ Bang‚ Boom!! The Boston massacre was part of the American Revolutionary war‚ is it took place in Boston Massachusetts‚ on March 5th‚ 1770. The colonist mean and women protested agents the British troops. Many men were losing their jobs‚ and blamed the British troops for it. They gathered in front of the old state house and yelled at the British troop’s that were trying to calm down the crowd. The colonists
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fear‚ but I think ghosts are the scariest. Either that or flesh-eating zombies! When I think of ghosts‚ I think of the whole furniture moving on its own thing or your traditional bed sheet ghost. However‚ in early ghost stories the ghost never tried to hurt or scare the people but were said to have been asking for help like getting a proper burial or finish something that the ghost never got to do in its lifetime. Some of these ghost stories date back as far as 3‚000 years! One story takes place around
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particular‚ this is most true of the Singapore Short story which was by comparison to other forms of literary expression most prolific during the early years of Singapore ’s history. This study first provides a brief historical overview of the Singapore Short story written in English after which it examines the development of the genre through its first decade dating from 1978 and subsequently‚ the next ten years to the present. The Short Story in Singapore Singapore is a cosmopolitan Asian city
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