Tanner Sack Mrs.Willett English I‚ Period 5 3 December 2012 Keeping Your Head in It Doris Lessing’s short story‚ “Through the Tunnel” teaches the reader that if you put your mind to something‚ you can achieve anything. The universal theme is revealed through the dynamic struggle of the protagonist and the vivid imagery of the setting. In the beginning of the story‚ Jerry meets the native boys‚ who show him the tunnel. The native boys see one of the older boys swim
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Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing Conflicts can arise in many ways. In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ an eleven year old boy named Jerry is vacationing at the shore in France. Feeling lonely and bored he wanders off to a rocky beach to join a group of French boys‚ older than he‚ who are diving and swimming there. As a foreigner he finds himself ignored by them‚ but discovers they are swimming through a long underwater tunnel and he is determined that he will do the same someday
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Max Lerner once said “The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.” Doris Lessing illustrates this point in her short story‚ “Through the Tunnel.” In the short story‚ Jerry‚ a young‚ English boy‚ finds himself by overcoming the obstacles of adolescence. As the story opens‚ readers learn that Jerry‚ who is on vacation with his mother‚ is eleven years old--a time during which many boys begin to distance themselves from their
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systems theory and policy pracitce An exploration Systems theory suggests that nature of a problem and solution cannot be understood separately. Problems are complex by using systems theory we can rationalize aspects of existing practices and suggesting directions or improvement. 2 ways to how systems theory can be applied to policy making * Way of understanding what is happening when the policy is made –systems analysi of policy * And it can be used as a way of generating concepts
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Death Through Adam‚ Life Through Christ As many of us know it today as the Bible states‚ God created man‚ "he formed him from dust and breathed into his nostrils to bring him to life. He planted a garden in Eden and put the man there. Out of the ground God made every tree pleasant to see and good for food." (Nietzsche) For the serpent had told Eve that the tree of knowledge of good and evil would not harm her or Adam‚ they chose to eat from it‚ without listening to the command of God. By eating
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THROUGH THE LOOKINGGLASS By Lewis Carroll The Millennium Fulcrum Edition 1.7 Contents CHAPTER I. Looking-Glass house CHAPTER II. The Garden of Live Flowers CHAPTER III. Looking-Glass Insects CHAPTER IV. Tweedledum And Tweedledee CHAPTER V. Wool and Water CHAPTER VI. Humpty Dumpty CHAPTER VII. The Lion and the Unicorn CHAPTER VIII. ’It’s my own Invention’ CHAPTER IX. Queen Alice CHAPTER X. Shaking CHAPTER XI. Waking CHAPTER XII. Which Dreamed it? CHAPTER I. LookingGlass house
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Robert Bursby Mrs. Brackens COM112 1 March 2011 Processes of Communication through Music Communicating through music is very powerful. Most people take their music very seriously‚ and the lyrics that it contains. By listening to a song over and over it is hard for the message to be misunderstood. When a musician delivers a message it can be heard worldwide. Music is a subject that can bring people who have never seen each other before together‚ and form a bond that is hard to break. People’s
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Curriculum: Learning Through Play When I am building a curriculum for pre-k it is my philosophy that children at this age learn through play. To accomplish this‚ the classroom will be set-up for the children to learn math‚ science‚ social development‚ literacy‚ diversity‚ and arts. It is said By Jane K. Frobose‚ Colorado State University Extension Family and Consumer Education Denver County‚ that “through play‚ children learn about themselves‚ their environment‚ people and the world around
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We often gain knowledge through our experiences. These experiences help us improve our skills. These experiences open our eyes to new ideas and perspectives. Malcolm X said‚ "No university would ask any student to devour literature as I did w hen this new world opened to me‚ of being able to read and understand" (Haley 173). In the same way‚ Simon Forrest learned to open his eyes when he was learning his craft as a woodworker in college. During his time in jail‚ Malcolm X learned to read‚ write
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A River Runs Through It Fly fishing is not what this story is all about‚ although it might seem so at first. Neither is it about religion‚ even though the father’s first line is: "In our family‚ there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing." Yes‚ these two things are themes that run through the story and add to its power. But there is so much more. It depicts a place of beauty‚ history‚ myth‚ and mystery‚ it is a triangle of earth in Montana where the writer grew up. And it captures
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