...Strange objects analysis - Forms of writing • Letters • Diary entries • Reports • Manuscripts • Newspaper articles • Interviews • Documents - Character/plot connections- multiple stories and there have links Wouter, Steven Messenger and the diary entries all have links because they both speak about Ela and Jan Pelgrom, Charlie Sunrise, Dr Hope Michaels and the gold ring, which Jan Pelgrom originally owned and gave to Ela before they died. Steven Messenger – is a lonely teenager who discovers the artifacts and, after keeping the ring, becomes more and more crazy and experiences visions. Nigel Kratzman – Steven’s neighbour and friend. Wouter Loos – a historical figure, Wouter (and Jan Pelgrom) were castaways, while there isn’t any evidence...
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...In a coming of age novel, the main protagonist goes through experiences, events, and realizations that puts them into an adult mindset. The framing of historical events to fit a coming of age novel are the perfect way to discuss a difficult event and show how people throughout the time had to grow. The Diary of Anne Frank is a coming of age novel that describe a young girls experience throughout the holocaust and how she overcame great difficulties. Throughout The Diary of Anne Frank, the loss of innocence is expressed through the difficulties she went through during her adolescents. The novel starts with Anne receiving her diary on her birthday in 1942. As the novel continues, young Anne is forced to follow the new rules put in place for...
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...The journal of a lowly soldier undermines the usual top down story of World War One in that its fundamental focus is not historical processes, theories, and ideologies, but rather the tale of an ordinary man’s life and struggles during and following the war. The tragedies of the war are brought to the forefront in Dewards diary entries, using words he paints a much more humane picture of the trauma and losses of the war. Also, Deward’s transformation from an enthusiastic recruit to a world weary veteran is contrary to the usual, top down story of men fighting the ‘good fight’ to further their nation’s interests. Additionally, many of the usual stories on World War One written by scholars detail the social system and politics, however, this first hand account story goes into detail regarding the degree to which the trauma he experienced during the war influenced his life following the end of the war....
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... The Party controls everything in Oceania, even the people’s history and language. Currently, the Party is forcing the implementation of an invented language called Newspeak, which attempts to prevent political rebellion by eliminating all words related to it. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is illegal. Such thoughtcrime is, in fact, the worst of all crimes. As the novel opens, Winston feels frustrated by the oppression and rigid control of the Party, which prohibits free thought, sex, and any expression of individuality. Winston dislikes the party and has illegally purchased a diary in which to write his criminal thoughts. He has also become fixated on a powerful Party member named O’Brien, whom Winston believes is a secret member of the Brotherhood—the mysterious, legendary group that works to overthrow the Party. Winston works in the Ministry of Truth, where he alters historical records to fit the needs of the Party. He notices a coworker, a beautiful dark-haired girl, staring at him, and worries that she is an informant who will turn him in for his thoughtcrime. He is troubled by the Party’s control of history: the Party claims that Oceania has always been allied with Eastasia in a war against Eurasia, but Winston seems to recall a time when this was not true. The Party also claims that Emmanuel Goldstein, the alleged leader of the Brotherhood, is the most dangerous man alive, but this does not seem plausible to Winston. Winston spends his evenings wandering through...
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...History of the A-Bomb In early August 1945 atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two bombs quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of American involvement in World War II. By 1946 the two bombs caused the death of perhaps as many as 240,000 Japanese citizens1. The popular, or traditional, view that dominated the 1950s and 60s – put forth by President Harry Truman and Secretary of War Henry Stimson – was that the dropping of the bomb was a diplomatic maneuver aimed at intimating and gaining the upper hand in relations with Russia. Today, fifty-four years after the two bombings, with the advantage of historical hindsight and the advantage of new evidence, a third view, free of obscuring bias and passion, can be presented. First, the dropping of the bomb was born out of complex infinite military, domestic and diplomatic pressures and concerns. Second, many potentially viable alternatives to dropping the bombs were not explored by Truman and other men in power, as they probably should have been. Lastly, because these alternatives were never explored, we can only conjecture over whether or not Truman’s decision was a morally just one, and if indeed it was necessary to use atomic energy to win the war. The war in Asia had its roots in the early 1930s. Japan had expansionist aims in Eastern Asia and the Western Pacific, especially in Indochina2. In July of 1940 the United States placed an embargo on materials exported to...
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...The historical event known as Bleeding Kansas was a war about violent political clashes in the United States concerning anti slavery issues. There was no compassion for others during this tirade from 1854-1858 “Missourians pour into Kansas territory every day, seeking to harm us, and woman alone with an infant is not an invitation to their mercy but to their rapacity.”(22) These journals written throughout the book Bleeding Kansas portray the events that led this community to the lives they live today. Sara Partesky creates a very adventurous story about three families the Grelliers, Schapnes, and Fermantles who have coexisted on this land for over one hundred and fifty years. These families once allies in the war against slavery now disagree on a majority of subjects epically the subject of religion. When suddenly things begin to change as a relative of the Fermantles named Gina Haring moves into her family’s mansion so that she can begin to figure...
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...Oneg Shabbat grew so large they had to appoint a secretary. “The secretary of “Oneg Shabbat” Hersz Wasser was appointed by the Committee of “Oneg Shabbat” at that time and he has continued with the work to the present day”(Emanuel). However, in 1944, the location of the bunker was discovered and Emanuel was caught along with 38 other Jews. Fortunately, the words written on the pages buried in Warsaw are still there to this day. Not only did Oneg Shabbat prove that writing can provide the truth that may have be otherwise hidden it also proved that each person has a voice that must be heard. In Warsaw ghetto there is a secret underground archive for Oneg Shabbat that held hidden documents in metal tins. Inside them contained anything from diaries to poetries, from the young to the old. For example, a woman named Erica Adler wrote, “Slogans from scrawny hands outnumber surplus human value, and fed up with weariness I sidle into a tailor shop. There is no tailor. I ask to be clothed in this untenanted earth” (Poetry). This was from a poem titled “1929”. In the poem she talks about the morning food that consisted of bread and coffee. What once was thought as a right, like eating and living in their own homes, were now unknown to them. Corinne Stanley wrote, “A lost earring an arm a torn tablecloth the last clean-up”(Poetry). This was from her poem titled “Netanya”. Simple things started to be taken away from them and eventually the items being taken away became more severe. Food was...
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...Victoria Zegler HST 326: Women in America November 14, 2011 Not To Live in Vain: Faith and Ideals of Catherine Sedgwick Love, involuntary and mysterious, holds a tight grip on the imagination. As young women, we ponder questions of marriage, careers and the ideals of love in our future. Ideals, such as these, were vital to the nineteenth century moralities. The principles of love and marriage provided models for women’s goals, as well as the opportunity to speak of their experience. Both of these ideals and the value of character represented the standards of perfection, which were essential to the sphere of life. Catharine Sedgwick, a fiction writer, subscribed to these high standards and refused to compromise. Her writings repeatedly emphasized the political and personal need for liberty and independence. The behavior of unmarried women in the nineteenth century provided an answer to their highly charged moral pursuit concerning duty, usefulness and love rather than the cultural elements concerning self-fulfillment. In order to find out who we are, we must understand where we come from. The seventeenth century Puritans first declared the importance of affection in marriage believing that to love one’s spouse was a duty. Young men and women were to choose someone they could learn to love but being in love was not necessary. It was companionship and respect, which shaped the solid foundations of a successful marriage. However, by the first decades of the nineteenth...
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...Experience: SAT Style Argument Essay | Task: | Suggested Engagement Scenario: In order to be well-prepared for the SAT that you will take this year, it is important to practice the essay component of the exam. That is what you will do today.Part 1: Compose a 25- minute timed SAT style argument essay. Use the rubric to guide your response to this prompt: Is the American Dream possible for all people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your position on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Part 2: Review anchor papers with rubric, then determine your own score. (This does not replace teacher evaluation)Part 3: (optional follow-up) Compose a diary entry focused on the American Dream from the perspective of a Colonial Era immigrant. (W.# Narrative Task) | Standards: | RI.11.7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information in order to address a question or solve a problem.W.11.1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.L.11.3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. | Materials: | Teacher Materials: * Teacher directions * Rubric | Student Materials: * SAT Style Essay prompt sheet * Rubric | General Notes: | Students...
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...National History Day does not discriminate against or limit participation by physically challenged students. National History Day staff and affiliate coordinators strive to accommodate students with special needs. 2 CONTEST RULE BOOK Table Of Contents I. Program Overview A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Theme Topic Rewards for Participation Divisions Contest Categories Important Notices for Contestants Program Materials 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 II. Rules For All Categories A. General Rules for All Categories B. Required Written Material for All Entries C. Contest Participation 8 10 11 III. Individual Category Rules A. B. C. D. E. Paper Exhibit Performance Documentary Web Site 13 15 17 17 19 IV. How Will Your Entry Be Judged? A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Benefits of the Evaluation Process Who are the Judges? How Does the Evaluation Process Work? Consensus Judging The Subjective Nature of Judging The Decision of the Judges is Final Evaluation Criteria i. Historical Quality ii. Relation to Theme iii. Clarity of Presentation H. Rule Compliance I. Sample Judge’s Evaluation 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 25 27 NATIONAL HISTORY DAY V. Category Checklist For Further Information 3 What is National History Day? National History Day (NHD) is a yearlong educational program that makes history come alive every day. You learn about interesting issues, ideas, people, and events of your choosing. It is an exciting way to study history because you express what you have learned in a creative...
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...methodology and to establish of HIES technical standard. This survey provides valuable data on household income, expenditure, consumption, savings, housing condition, education, employment, health and sanitation, water supply and electricity, etc. The survey data can also be used for compilation of national accounts of the household sectors, analysis of poverty situation and other information on household related characteristics. It also provides the weights for computation of Current Price Index (CPI). It becomes the main data source for preparation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and Five Year Plan (FYP). It is also used for monitoring the progress of poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators. 1.1 Historical Background As statistical tool, the Household Expenditure Survey is practiced over hundred years. It can be traced back to 1857, when Ernst Engel first collected data on 153 Belgian family budgets from a group of homogeneous families in respect of taste and prices of commodities they used and that encouraged him to formulated a law that, the percentage of expenditure on food is on the average follows a decreasing function of income. In 1904 another inquiry was made by the British Board of Trade on 2000 families of wage earners in urban areas in England. In...
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...what they are passionate about. Del Blanco applies rhetorical mechanisms to strengthen his points . To appeal to his audience-- which are college students, He concentrates on using credible sources and exemplary rationalities to effectively create plausible arguments. He structures his writing in timeline matter by introducing relative subtopics from history. Comparisons are made between the purpose of education throughout periods of times in American history. To support this Delbanco states that in colonial times liberal education was formed to provide opportunities for Americans to pursue happiness. This is related to medieval Roman education where happiness, or in other words-- “liberal education” was reserved for wealthy free men. Historical samples throughout the writing emphasizes how the changes of perspectives on education throughout time alters the purpose of education that is received. Delbanco supports his claim by inserting quotes by Barack Obama and George Bush that encourage the robot like education system.” ‘Education is how to make sure we’ve got a workforce that is productive and competitive’ said President bush in 2004. ‘ Countries that out teach us today, will outcompete us tomorrow’ as President Obama put it in 2009.” His mention of the instructional teaching mechanisms that hinder students is adequately clarified through these credible quotes. Delbanco also argues that higher ranked colleges are limited to a certain ideal group of people. Due to standards...
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...4 • Would document her childhood in a diary, where early entries seemed to highlight her interest in history 5 • Early in her life, Debo sensed the importance of education. Debo’s interest in recording daily experiences in a diary, her attention to historical events, and her inquisitive mind encouraged the need for continuing education. 5 • What Debo gleaned from her early infatuation with books was their ability to transport die reader beyond a limited personal experience. 6 • One of Debo’s teachers, Miss Gleason, recognized her love for reading and encouraged her by having her stay after school to read aloud daily. Miss Gleason was accused of discrimination and was called before the school board. Her career hung in the balance because parents accused her of favoring Catholic children. Even though she was not terminated, she left that particular school. Debo was upset about Miss Gleason’s departure and related her feelings to her parents. She knew the accusations were not true because she was not Catholic, and Miss Gleason gave her extra time each day....
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...Using Narrative Text in the Secondary Classroom Once upon a time, in a school, very much like your own, American History and all its contents were studied alongside tales of triumph, and defeat. In this history class, the students supplemented curriculum delivered through lectures and textbooks, with materials from sources such as diary entries, editorials, and historical fiction. This is an example of how narrative text can coexist with expository information found in content area classrooms in today's high schools. While the need for expository text is vital to the success of a student to understand the content (i.e., Social Studies) curriculum, narrative literature and various other texts are a great way to supplement the learner with information from which they can draw a better understanding of the state standards. Explained below is a definition of narrative literature, advantages and disadvantages of using narrative text in the high school Social Studies classroom, and five possible uses for using narrative texts in the high school classroom. Narrative Literature Narrative literature can be both fiction such as novels, as well as non-fictional works such as memoirs (Burke). Often, narrative literature includes many of the following: a plot, character, problems, and themes. In fictional work, one generally finds a setting, with a beginning, a reaction, and an ending (Roe, Stoodt-Hill, & P. C. Burns, 2004). Narrative literature can, and does exist on its own in...
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...name of Abigail Scott Duniway arrived in the Oregon territory, after both her mother and brother had died. Duniway’s journey was not yet complete. Her story is astonishing and its accomplishments are abundant. She married a rancher in the Oregon territory and began to pursue a career in the eye of the public as a suffragette of the West, while raising several children, writing, giving speeches, and meeting with Susan B. Anthony. Duniway’s story is the classic rags to riches story, a common theme throughout history. However, not all women had the same opportunities or abilities as Duniway but the circumstances which ensued due to their historical circumstances it became advantageous and opportune for them to seek after a more equal government and life. The nineteenth century produced some of the most influential and interesting historical events that the United States has experienced. One of the focal points of the period, the Oregon Trail and its destination, has captivated historians for years. Moreover, the people themselves compose the inimitable narrative of the period. Women proved to be an important component of Westward Expansion, their perseverance in the West and the drastic change in culture allowed for a slight shift in their roles in society. Even after reaching their destination women faced great difficulties, Annie Belshaw remembered that her mother gave birth to a baby girl named Gertrude Columbia after the Columbia river by which she had been born, within...
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