PART 1 The book begins with the main character (Shao Bin) being introduced. From there‚ we start to learn about his life as a worker and how he wants to upgrade his living situation for him and his wife. When his request is denied‚ he decides to do something about it. He uses calligraphy as a form of propaganda. When one of his drawings ends up in a newspaper‚ things start to go south. The people who are in charge of Bin and the other workers (Director Ma and Liu) find out about it and publicly
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The book I’m writing about today is called the witch of the blackbird pond. The book is by Elizabeth George Speare. She is know from a lot of people considering she has been called one of Americas popular writers. She wrote a lot of kid books but some adult books. She past away when she was 85 but since she claimed to be a christen she is with the Lord now. The book is about a girl named kit. After Kits grandpa died‚ she has to go live with her aunt and learn how they do things and learn what they
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work‚ the one place I can surely count on is home. Deep in the outskirts of Miami Gardens‚ this relaxing getaway destination awaits. While not the fanciest nor extravagant‚ my house is a convenient three bedroom apartment in the residency of Walden Pond. The building is beige with firebrick red stairs and a faded grey roof. The stairs are firm‚ and have rust stains due to weathering. Walking into the apartment‚ the aroma of Glade air freshener greets you before the people do. The walls are an orange-brown
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working together towards a common goal‚ that is one of the key pillars of society. Compassion is reason we have doctors and nurses. Compassion is reason that when we see someone hurt‚ on the ground‚ we help them up. In the novel‚ THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND‚ Kit and Nat show compassion for Hannah Tupper when her house burns down. She is their friend and they are sympathetic for her and do anything to help her. They even go into the building to retrieve her cats. They are feeling compassion for her and
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ABUSE IN DISGUISE Hindustan Unilever –Stealing lives 2011 Sometimes‚ the good things that are meant for the mankind often end up to be the disaster of the same. Factories and companies that were set up in the guise to provide employment and economic stability of thousands of families are often in reality destroy the lives of several thousands and cause irrevocable damage to the lives of the dependant and the environment as a whole. Such evil companies often target the developing world because of
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The Witch Of Blackbird Pond Auspiciously- (adverb) 1. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable 2. favored by fortune- prosperous; fortunate Synonym: fortunately Antonym: unfavorably Cowed- (verb) to frighten with threats‚ violence‚ etc.; intimidate; overawe Synonym: abash Antonym: encourage disheartening- (verb) to depress the hope‚ courage‚ or spirits of; discourage Synonym: dampen Antonym: encourage fulsome- (adjective) 1.offensive to good taste‚ esp. as being excessive; overdone
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shredded snow moved aside as the rubber puck slid smoothly in front of the Phenom. The pond was perfect for a game of hockey‚ the weather was warm and the sun had just enough light left to see the puck. Everyone threw their sticks into the middle of the pond and waited for the youngest child to distribute the teams. It had become a tradition and a second nature to anyone that skated on the St. Petersburg Pond‚ located in the center of the town. Teams of 12‚ five on five‚ with seven substitution
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The Witch of Blackbird The story of The Witch of Blackbird Pond has many different parts to it. It takes place in the Connecticut Colony in the year 1687‚ is about a girl trying to fit into the new Connecticut lifestyle‚ and she goes through changes in her personality and characteristics as she learns to live in humility. The author of this book uses many details‚ creating a more vivid picture in the readers mind. It is also written in Katherine’s perspective‚ which allows the reader to get to know
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Arn Chorn-Pond Arn Chorn-Pond is the main character in “Never Fall Down”. The book is from the real story of Arn Chorn-Pond‚ and its written by Patricia McCormick. It’s about a poor boy that lives in Cambodia. He experienced wars‚ Khmer Rouge and the extreme things you have to do to survive. Arn survived through his smartness‚ kindness and sometimes coldness. Arn survives mainly due him being smart all the time. Firstly‚ under the Khmer Rouge Arn joined the band that plays music to drown the sounds
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Aim: Observing pond water. Materials: Microscope‚ slide of pond water‚ protests/monera handouts. Procedure: 1. Collect microscope from trolley. 2. Set up microscope and switch on the microscope light. 3. Collect specimen and handouts. 4. Sketch 4-6 different species on medium power setting. 5. Try to estimate size of cells. Observations: I noticed that there was a lot of activity on the slide. There were many little circle-shaped things that were moving quickly all over the slide. I saw a
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