know A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck Thomas Hart Grade 6 Literature Mrs. Snell November 15‚ 2007 For my second book report‚ I chose to read A Long Way from Chicago‚ a fiction novel by Richard Peck. The main characters are Grandma Dowdel‚ her grandchildren Joey Dowdel‚ and his sister‚ Mary Alice. Joey and Mary Alice lived with their parents in Chicago and every August from 1929 until the summer of 1935‚ they
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Explain why Edward IV’s death opened up such a bitter family feud in the weeks from 9th April to 26th June 1483 (12 marks) Edward IV‚ king of England‚ died suddenly and prematurely at Windsor castle – perhaps from a stroke‚ or peritonitis or even a chill caught while on a fishing trip – in April 1483 aged only 40 years. He had enjoyed a relatively successful reign‚ by the standards of the day‚ restoring peace after the disordered period of Lancastrian rule and providing his subjects with some much
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excerpt from the book life: Keith Richards the author‚ Keith Richards‚ discusses his opinions on music and music genres. He uses logos‚ metaphors and a break in tone to show that Music should not be written down. In the first part of the excerpt Richards uses personal anecdotes and diction to convince that audience that music should not need to be written down. The first sentence states that he‚ the text the contraction I’ve is used‚ has “learned everything I (he) know off of records” (Richards‚ ln1)
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Jonathan Zelefsky Speech 02/01/2011 The Checkers Speech From A Checkered President After listening‚ reading and watching Richard Nixon’s infamous “Checkers” speech my initial reaction to the speech can be easily describe as forced. Even though this was one of the few speeches that was mostly memorized and he had very little script in front of him‚ it still came across to me that this speech was him just going through the motions of what he thought needed to be said rather than showing his
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Simple Machines Definitions: Machine- A device that makes work easier by changing the speed ‚ direction‚ or amount of a force. Simple Machine- A device that performs work with only one movement. Simple machines include lever‚ wheel and axle‚ inclined plane‚ screw‚ and wedge. Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA)- A machine in which work in equals work out; such a machine would be frictionless and a 100% efficient IMA= De/Dr Actual Mechanical Advantage (AMA)- It is pretty much the opposite of
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hanicalSimple Machines and its Mechanical Advantage What are Simple Machines? What do we mean by Mechanical Advantage? Simple Machines * creates a greater output force than the input force Therefore since work is performed by applying a force over a distance‚ with the use of these machines we can do more work with lesser effort than working with our bare hands. In short‚ they make work easier. Mechanical Advantage * The Ratio between the input force and the output force. * The measure
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Experienced writers use a variety of sentences to make their writing interesting and lively. Too many simple sentences‚ for example‚ will sound choppy and immature while too many long sentences will be difficult to read and hard to understand. This page contains definitions of simple‚ compound‚ and complex sentences with many simple examples. The purpose of these examples is to help the ESL/EFL learner to identify sentence basics including identification of sentences in the short quizzes that
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An extract from Black Boy by Richard Wright As I was reading the story I felt disgusted by the way the white people severely abused the black people. I felt awful after reading what happened to them during the 1930’s and 1940’s. I felt even worse knowing the fact that racism still exist today in some place. People are still judging people by the way they appear. I sometimes still hear rappers using the “N” word in their music. People do not
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of belonging‚ and help prevent alienation. ‘ The Simple Gift’ is a free verse novel written by Steven Herrick which features a protagonist‚ Billy‚ who feels a great disconnection with his society and the people around him. Likewise‚ ‘The Blind Side’‚directed by John Lee Hancock is a 2009 feature film that features a boy called Michael Oher who‚ like Billy‚ feels a strong sense of insecurity from the place he grew up in and feels alienated from society. Both texts feature protagonists that don’t
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Flaubert tells the story in a simple manner which emphasizes the value of Felicite’s humble life. At Madame Aubain’s‚ Felicite enters a routine which makes her life seem orderly. By conscientious work‚ she makes herself necessary to the family. Most important to her happiness is her increased freedom to love. She loves Madame Aubain’s two children‚ Paul and Virginia‚ courageously saving them from an angry bull. She accidentally discovers a lost sister whose family she helps from her tiny income and whose
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