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    Summer of Love

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    The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott

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    The Lost Summer

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    During the exposition of The Lost Summer‚ we are introduced to Helena‚ Katie Bell‚ Winn‚ Ransome and Lizbeth as they all reunite at Southpoint summer camp. A song that relates to this part of the book is‚ “Here Comes the Sun”‚ by The Beatles. The lyrics state‚ “Little darling‚ it’s been a long cold lonely winter/ Little darling‚ it feels like years since it’s been here/ Here comes the sun.” All the campers and counselors have been waiting all year long to be back at camp and they all think it has

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    summer solstice

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    SUMMER SOLSTICE Setting: The main events in the story happened in the Moretas residence and at their townsmini plaza and those happened during the night. Characterization: Donya Lupeng Moreta- long-married woman with three children Don Paeng Moreta- the highly moral husband of Donya Lupeng Guido- young cousin to the Moretas who studied in Spain Amada- the family cook and Entoy’s wife Entoy- the family driver Plot: The story happened during the St. John’s Day‚ Doña Lupeng finds Amada in a

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    David Copperfield

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    David Copperfield The novel David Copperfield‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ deals with the life and times of David Copperfield. About a century ago in a small town in England‚ David was born on a Friday at the stroke of midnight‚ which is considered a sign of bad luck. David’s father has already died and his aunt comes to stay with him and his mother as this novel gets off to a very slow start. Soon David becomes aware that his mother has relations with another man and asks one of his servants

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    teenage years ‚ fantasizing about queenie and her 2 friends as they go in the store with their swimsuits. Other Characters: Queenie with her 2 friends‚ Lengel which is the grocery supervisor‚ and Stokesie which is a check out guy at A & P. Setting: at the A & P grocery store Narrator: Sammy in a first person point of view Summary: Sammy‚ the narrator‚ begins by describing the three girls who have walked into the A & P grocery store where he works in swimsuits as. He is so distracted

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    Summer Vacation

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    Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students and instructors are off school typically between 6 and 14 weeks‚ depending on the country and district. Criticisms and support[edit] Some countries only get six weeks or two months summer vacation because students supposedly forget large amounts of information learned in the past year (See: Summer learning loss).[1][2] Other education reformers believed that children

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    The Kings of Summer

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    to go to a party with his friends. After a fight with his dad‚ Joe ends up calling the police‚ claiming physical abuse. It’s a radical move‚ dark and evocative of a deep psychological schism. There’s a furious and smart movie inside "The Kings of Summer‚" a first feature by director Jordan Vogt-Roberts‚ a film about three teenage boys who take to the woods to build a house from scratch and live outside not only parental supervision but community norms and expectations. Unfortunately‚ despite some

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    Recreation and Summer

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    story?] Summer is a great time of the year for every person younger than eighteen because it is a time of year you have little to no responsibilities. You can sleep in‚ relax‚ hang out with friends or just do whatever you want all summer long. These are the reasons I love summer. My summer this year has been great because there was always something to do‚ whether it was playing games‚ to going to seeing a movie‚ to hanging out with friends. The majority of every one of my summers is spent

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    summer vacation

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    Summer season India is a tropical country. Here Summer Season is felt more prominently than any other season. Ordinarily‚ we begin to feel the summer heat from the month of April to the second week of June. In Oriya Calendar‚ Baisakh and Jyestha are the two months which comprise the Summer Season. This season is remarkable for the heat. People suffer from terrible heat right from the morning till the midnight. In the morning people feel a gentle breeze. Then the sun rises and the horror of the

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    Summer Reading

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    OUR SAVIOR NEW AMERICAN SCHOOL SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2012-2013 High School English 9th – 12th grade OSNAS students are required to read two novels if placed in an English Regular’s or Honor’s class and three novels if placed in an AP English class: Several grades will be given for the summer reading.  Dialectical response journals for each book (rubric attached).  Exams on the assigned novels within the first days of school.  In class essay questions on each of the novels. 9th Grade Regulars

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