from Earth go to the planet ‘Pandora’ to disrupt the peace for a rare mineral – the unobtanium. It is further suggested that the ‘unobtanium’ could symbolise oil. In the extract‚ representation of disability is shown through the fictional character‚ Jake Sully. The
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One of these abandoned women is Ryna‚ Solomon’s wife. The story of Solomon’s flight is really the driving force behind the whole novel. Solomon escapes slavery by flying back to Africa. Solomon tried to take his only son Jake with him‚ but he accidentally dropped Jake early in the flight. Solomon himself made it back to Africa‚ but he left behind his wife and 20 children‚ all of whom she had to care for. Solomon’s flight causes Ryna to become insane‚ and it eventually leads to her death. When
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business three years ago when her father‚ Jake Bowers‚ Passed away unexpectedly. Bowers Machine Parts was founded four decades ago by Jake and had grown into a moderate-size Corporation. Bowers makes replacement parts for large-scale manufacturing machines such as lathes and mills. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City and has three plants scattered throughout Missouri. Although Helen grew up in the family business‚ she never understood her father’s approach. Jake had treated his employees like part
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discussed whether autistic children or teens should be placed in regular classes‚ given special aides‚ or if they should be placed in special classes. In the book‚ The Spark‚ by Kristine Barnett‚ it talks about how Kristine’s son‚ Jacob‚ otherwise known as Jake‚ and how he was diagnosed with autism at age two‚ yet he overcame all of the stereotypes placed on autistic children. Jacob was in special ed class‚ but his mother pulled him out because he was not making any progress. She decided to prepare Jacob
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In the story “Surviving The Applewhites” by Stephanie S. Tolan. Which is a book about a boy named Jake Semple struggling to face his habit of being a larrikin and misbehaving so his social worker makes him go to a special school run by a family of artists called the Applewhites and him eventually learning that he is not the bad hoodlum everyone thinks he is. Jake Semple feels as though he is disappearing due to the fact that he is blending with the Applewhites in the sense that he is starting to
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Love can be defined as a strong affection for one close to you. Love is a very powerful necessity in today’s world. It is the foundation of friendships‚ marriages as well as relative and couple relationships. This strong affection‚ called love‚ can be created through many ways; such as love at first sight or personal ties. Love at first sight is when one feels romantic passion for a complete stranger upon their first encounter. Love at first sight really exists. The beautifully written novel Memoirs
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“Power is often misused by people.” Power is prevalent in almost all areas of our human societies both past and present and is experienced in different ways through all human interactions. Power‚ the ability to influence behaviors of others or a course of events‚ can be used both positively and negatively‚ either for the benefit of others or to disadvantage and threaten others. With this negative aspect of power comes the abuse and misuse of power in many different forms. Manipulation‚ the abuse
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conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training‚ outreach‚ education and assistance” (OSHA‚ 2011). So‚ when the Campus Food Systems (CFS) became at risk of being taken over by a much bigger corporation‚ Jake Platt tried to find a way to ensure that CFS remained a self-operated program. His way of going about this was by putting an intern (Cindy Breen) in charge of student help and assigning her the task of creating a report on accidents in the workplace
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himself locked in a high tower. They had taken his sword and stripped him of his tools: key‚ coin‚ and candle were all gone. But that weren’t even the worst of it‚ you see…” Cob paused for effect‚ “…cause the lamps on the wall were burning blue!” Graham‚ Jake‚ and Shep nodded to themselves. The three friends had grown up together‚ listening to Cob’s stories and ignoring his advice. Cob peered closely at the newer‚ more attentive member of his small audience‚ the smith’s prentice. “Do you know what that
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responder limiting our understanding of the characters feelings of their situations. Both texts carry a theme of migration and therefore show feelings of not belonging to place or culture‚ Romulus‚ Christine and Raimond migrate to Australia from Europe‚ Jake migrates from Earth to Pandora. In both cases‚ language forms barriers to belonging and the lack of mutual understanding causes tensions between groups. In ‘Romulus My Father’‚ the migration to Australia is chosen to begin a better life‚ whereas in
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