For my independent reading critical analysis‚ I am going to do not one book but seven. These books are all by Ellen Hopkins and they all have the same writing technique. Ellen Hopkins is a beautiful and realistic writer. All of her books are connectable and understandable‚ especially to teens and young adults. Let me explain and give you my take on the books. Ellen has a very interesting way of writing that I’ve only seen in a handful of books‚ such as Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse‚ I Heart You
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In the short story‚ “Miriam‚” Truman Capote writes of an elderly woman who is visited by a strange little girl. Mrs. Miller‚ the old woman‚ is going through her daily routine of life until she meets Miriam. Miriam then begins to dramatically change Mrs. Miller’s life. Miriam’s appearance is mysterious and appears in Mrs. Miller’s dreams. She also seems to have a connection to an old man Mrs. Miller sees on the street. Miriam is an angel of death. To start‚ Miriam’s façade gives her a supernatural
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Zenzile Miriam Makeba‚ also known as Mama Africa was a South African singer and civil rights activist. Makeba was born to parents Caswell and Christina Makeba‚ in Johannesburg during March 1932‚ a time of economic depression in South Africa. Miriam’s mother was imprisoned when she was just over two weeks old‚ meaning she joined her mother for the six months she was in prison for brewing beer in her home. She was married to James Kubay‚ having a daughter together. Miriam eventually left her husband
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Johns Hopkins (May 19‚ 1795[2] – December 24‚ 1873) was an American entrepreneur‚ abolitionist and philanthropist of 19th-century Baltimore‚ Maryland. His bequests founded numerous institutions bearing his name‚ including Johns Hopkins Hospital‚ Johns Hopkins University‚ Johns Hopkins School of Nursing‚ Johns Hopkins School of Medicine‚ and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. A biography entitled Johns Hopkins: A Silhouette written by his cousin‚ Helen Hopkins Thom‚ was published in
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What was the cause? Hopkins is a female who shows perfect management skills in Price Waterhouse. She was nominated to be promoted to higher position‚ but the partnership of the company‚ some of partners against her promotion. Here are some reasons that these stockholder to against her to be promoted. First is concern Hopkins her personality‚ and second is some employees and partners thought she did not has enough ability to manages the company. First of all‚ Ann Hopkins’ own personality. According
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Crank by Ellen Hopkins Crank by Ellen Hopkins is based on a sixteen year old girl named Kristina‚ who ends up going down the wrong path during a vacation to visit her father. In this writing the theme is loud and clear for the reader; the horror and risks of illegal drugs‚ what the “monster” can do to ones life‚ and how the drugs can set you for downward spiral. Kristina a 16 year old leaves home in Nevada to visit her absent father in Albuquerque for three weeks. Kristina soon meets a boy
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Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is one of the aspiring presidential candidates in the Philippine Election. Although she placed last in almost all of the nationwide surveys conducted by Pulse Asia‚ with ratings ranging from 2% to 4% only. According to ABS-CBN‚ she is tied with Senator Grace Poe at the third most talked about candidate in social media. It could be inferred that since majority of social media users are millennial‚ Miriam Defensor Santiago is popular in the youth demographic. She topped
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nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poetry is of great significance. As often the case with innovators and artists who are ahead of their times‚ Gerard Manley Hopkins was torn by contradictions and his poems regarded as unconventional for the historical period. His works are specifically marked by the varied use of linguistic features and rhythmic patterns which did not match the traditional writing styles of the nineteenth century. Hopkins uses what he terms ‘sprung rhythm‚’ a form
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Directive & Informative Memos Review Worksheet This is a review of directive & informative memos that you learned about in Module 3. Activity 1 1. What are the 5 parts of the header of an informative memo? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2. The ‘Subject:’ line should be _____________________________________________________
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Section 1 – Book Info Name of Book: Crank Author: Ellen Hopkins Publisher: Simon & Schuster Where Published: New York‚ New York 10020 When Published: 2004 Number of Pages: 537 Length to read: 3 weeks Section 2 – Authors Purpose The authors purpose in Crank is to inform about the dangers of drugs‚ and how they can affect everyone around you. The whole book is an example of the things that can happen if you were to do those drugs‚ the way she gets addicted and how it consumes her
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