In Mao’s Last Dancer we are introduced to the obstacles faced daily by a Chinese boy and his family‚ living in poverty. In Meltdown by Ben Elton‚ we are introduced to obstacles faced daily by Jimmy Corby. Obstacles we can all relate to in the modern world. This is why I think we should study Meltdown by Ben Elton as well as Mao’s Last Dancer as a core text in the Overcoming Obstacles unit. Meltdown is about City Trader Jimmy Corby. Jimmy was living the life being rich‚ pampered and spoilt. That
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young peasant boy’s life by the name of Li Cunxin’s life forever. By pure luck he was chosen to study ballet and serve in Chairman Mao’s Revolution‚ he didn’t know it at the time but he would grow up to become one of the best dancers of all time. His book ‘Mao’s last dancer’ retells his amazing story of survival‚ courage and the battle one man had to prove his worth. Li Cunxin was born in poverty‚ stricken area in Qingdao‚ China to peasant parents who struggled daily to provide him and his 6 brothers
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Today was the alpaca showcase. Braileigh was contestant #6 and she was the only alpaca dancer except for one other alpaca named May Belle. May Belle was contestant #5 and she was also a really good dancer and it intimidated Braileigh. Braileigh‚ waiting her turn in line was kind of worried on how there was another dancer in the contest now. She decided she would go talk to May Belle and see if she was as worried as she was. Walking over to May Belle she
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Slave Dancer Quiz The Spaniard: • Cockfights are outlawed in Massachusetts. • The beginning of the chapter; 8 slaves dead= 5 men‚ 1 women‚ and 2 children. • Slaves nearer death than the crew even though they eat healthier food‚ and more. • Stout assumed the duties of Mate. • Ben Stout increased their misery. • Lost at Sea: Everyone lost literally and mentally; No hope of getting back. • “Stay way from the holds‚ lad‚” Stout. • Stout‚ “I am concerned about the crew.” “I want them in good
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stated “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” When comparing and contrasting for careers‚ it’s easy to tell what could be a possible choice. Even though a farmer and a dancer have similarities‚ they also have differences and deciding which is most suitable may be a difficult choice. A career as a Dancer requires hard work‚ but the career offers many rewards. The job duties and responsibilities are auditioning‚ learning more movements‚ rehearsing‚ and working with choreographers. Their
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Ring‚ Ring! Dasher stops! Dancer No‚ Calm boys. Now you probably already know who this is. Yes its the famous Santa clause. If you don’t know who this is well i’m about to tell you. He’s a night person and a morning person because‚ he stays up all the continuance watching everyone. He lives in the north pole and is always joly. He loves cookies and milk and is a pretty big boy. He has workers and they are very short‚ not dwarfs‚ there elfs. Elfs have giant big and funny ears and have pointy shoes
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Mao’s Last Dancer Term 3 | Maddy Taylor | Mrs Pugliese Hello and welcome to Literature Links‚ a series of podcast lectures which observes and explores social‚ cultural and political issues as highlighted and presented in non-fiction texts. I am your host‚ Maddy Taylor‚ and today I will be exploring significant themes and issues presented in Australian Book of the Year award-winning novel Mao’s Last Dancer‚ by Li Cunxin. Within this literary spectacle‚ Li draws on his own experience growing up in
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The Day the Dancers Came by Bienvenido Santos As soon as Fil woke up‚ he noticed a whiteness outside‚ quite unusual for the November mornings they had been having. That fall‚ Chicago was sandman’s town‚ sleepy valley‚ drowsy gray‚ slumberous mistiness from sunup till noon when the clouds drifted away in cauliflower clusters and suddenly it was evening. The lights shone on the avenues like soiled lamps centuries old and the skyscrapers became monsters with a thousand sore eyes. Now there was
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Event in the Novel (Describe the event and provide context surrounding the event) | What type of journey is highlighted in this event? (Physical‚ inner or both) | What forces initiated the journey at this stage of the novel? (provide an explanation and evidence for your point) | What were the challenges and obstacles faced on the journey? (provide an explanation and evidence for your point) | Evaluate the consequences of this event on Li’s journey overall.(provide an explanation and evidence for
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“Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self” essay In the story “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self”‚ the author‚ Alice Walker demonstrate to readers that Self-acceptance is greater than social conformity. To me‚ the meaning of beauty is the beauty inside of you. No matter how bad looking you are‚ as long as you accept yourself‚ you will be most appealing person. To Alice‚ beauty must be achieved by ignoring others and accepting yourself unconditionally. When I was young‚ just like Alice‚
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