strategy use‚ builds fluency‚ enlarges vocabulary‚ and builds knowledge of the world. And so we are given a task to read Filipino fiction books. There is a range of choice of books that were given to us and I choose the book of F. Sionil Jose‚ entitled Tree. Francisco Sionil Jose or simply known as F. Sionil Jose‚ he is one of the most prominent authors of literary books in the Philippines; he created a lot of books that tackled the different issues such as domination‚ deliverance‚ compassion‚ social
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The Monkey Garden by Sandra Cisneros is a story about a girl named Esperonza who gets lost in the struggle between childhood and adolescence. The theme is childrens unwillingness to drop the lifestyle of childhood and take on the challenges and demands of yung adulthood. In the story Esperonza tells us about this mysterious garden‚ or backyard for those noncreative minds. To her and the other children on the block the garden was a place to be feared. Eventually‚ after the neighbors move‚ the now
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Capuchin Monkeys: Wild vs Captive INTRODUCTION Capuchins have traditionally been in the genus‚ Cebus Erxleben from the family Cabidae. There had been four species recognized among the capuchins‚ such as: Cebus albifrons‚ Cebus olivaceus‚ Cebus capucinus‚ and Cebus apella‚ all of which are a taxonomy that dominated capuchin history for an approximation of 50 years (Lynch Alfaro et al.‚ 2014). Over the years more capuchins had been recognized as well such as‚ Cebus kaapori‚ Cebus libidinosus‚ Cebus
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Monkey Hunting Throughout the novel Monkey Hunting it involves many themes and issues that contribute to the main character‚ Chen Pan’s story of himself and his family. This novel covers issues within the subjects of immigration‚ assimilation‚ war‚ love and slavery and themes such as culture‚ education‚ wealth and self identity. Monkey Hunting explains the life and culture of one man who was raised in China in search of a new beginning in Cuba‚ but the story continues and links with the new generations
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throughout their lives. W.W. Jacob’s takes this phrase and writes his short story The Monkeys Paw around this phrase. We all wish for something extraordinary out of life‚ Hell‚ even I have my occasional “God‚ I wish…” ; but as we all know “ask and thee shall receive” is easier said then done. Jacobs interpetation of wishing is similar to alchemy in which the first law known as the law of equivalent exchange‚ which states “Human kind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To
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impossible with humans‚ he could conduct it with monkeys. Some of the most influential work on attachment was conducted by Harlow on a group of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)‚ a mediumsized monkey with light brown fur and a pink face. In the wild‚ they are found throughout mainland Asia. They are reasonably easy to keep and breed in captivity and are often used in research. It is interesting that Harlow came to study attachment in rhesus monkeys almost by accident. He had hoped to study intelligence
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The Tortoise and the Monkey by José Rizal SUMMARY: The tortoise and the monkey once found a banana tree floating on the waves of a river. It was a very fine tree‚ with large green leaves and with roots. They took it ashore. "Let us divide it‚" said the tortoise‚" and plant each of portion. They cut it in the middle‚ and the monkey‚ as the stronger one‚ took for himself the upper part of the tree‚ thinking that it would grow quicker‚ for it had leaves. The tortoise‚ as the weaker‚ had the
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Geoffroy’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)‚ is a species of spider monkeys. Also known as the Black-handed spider monkey‚ its black hands are what makes it distinguished from the other spider monkey species. The Geoffroy’s spider monkey is a New world monkey‚ found all over Central America‚ parts of Mexico‚ and a small portion of Colombia. The Black-Handed spider monkey is one of the largest New World monkeys‚ weighing up to 20 pounds. Their arms are longer than their legs and both limbs are
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The Panamanian Spider Monkey I have always been extremely interested in and moved by the scores of endangered species out there. Whether they are plants or animals‚ I have always been an advocate for the wild life in need. It took hours to pick which specific species I wanted to focus on for this particular project‚ but after much research and a personal connection‚ I chose the Panamanian Spider Monkey. Ever since I was a little girl I have had a special spot for monkeys. Before I understood that
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and succeeding in society. In a new culture‚ people become dependent on those around them more fluent in the new society’s ways and lose their connection to the humans around them who seem too challenging to comprehend. The excerpt from the novel Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao exposes readers to this world through the eyes of a girl from Saigon who must help her mother orient herself to American life. In the excerpt‚ the girl describes the contrasts between her mother’s great shopping abilities in the
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