Text Set Introduction Jeff Utegg After reading The Giver and The Hunger Games, we were set out on the task to find a common theme. In an ideal situation, teachers would be able to embellish on these young adult books by supporting them with supplemental sources. Through the use of newspaper articles, magazines, picture books, videos, trailers and clips, and electronics our tenth grade English class will explore and discover the theme; dystopia paired with defiance. Dystopia literally means “ bad uptopia”
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the first day I ever went to class, to the latest day of auxiliary school, and now into school there has not been one day that I haven't expected to scrutinize something. Whether it was Jack and the bean stalk in evaluation school, or the diary of Anne Frank in focus school, or Hamlet in auxiliary school, written work has reliably been accessible in my school life. Between all the book reports and the researching of Shakespearean composing there is presumably my composition
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Churchill the Writer Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is one of the most celebrated, criticized, and without question debated political figures in world history. While Churchill had a long and controversial political career, most notably his nine years as Prime Minster of Great (1940-45, 1951-55), his fame, something many view as a crucial aspect of his life he thrived off of and live for, spanned well beyond the years he held various positions in political office. Churchill was born and raised in
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There has been a recent argument made concerning whether the voting age is sufficient and whether or not it should be lowered to the age of sixteen. Many people believe that the voting age should be unaltered due because of maturity levels and not meeting the educational standards. However, I propose that the voting age should indeed be lowered. One factor affecting my judgment is the fact that many sixteen and seventeen year olds already act similarly to adults, looking at the fact that they pay
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Background A. Morrison (2012) states in The Guardian that fanfiction officially started, in the modern times, during the mid 50’s and 60’s with the growth of television expanding, more people wanted to create what-if stories with their favourite characters through writing. B. According to Schaffner (2009), fanfiction are stories ripped off from other people's work, so fanfiction is a free form, innovatory or derivative textual work that fanfiction practitioners publish online. C. Alter (2012) writes
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Kina Hamilton Professor Meng English 102 18 October 2015 Scared to Death To understand an unknown author’s perspective and purpose for creating a literary piece the historical content must be examined. The only significant value the unknown author of “Everyman: the morality play” placed on death is the ability to place fear in the hearts of his audience long enough to keep attention on his work. The author begins with an introduction calling it a Treatise to present death as the focus. He
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John Green The Fault in Our Stars BACKGROUND INFO BACKGROUND AUTHOR BIO Full Name: John Michael Green Date of Birth: August 24th, 1977 Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana Brief Life Story: John Green was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Immediately after his birth, Green’s parents moved to Orlando, Florida. During his youth, he attended Lake Highland Preparatory School, a boarding school near Birmingham, Alabama. Later, he attended Kenyon College where he graduated in 2000 with a double major in
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impression in Green Mile “The Green Mile” is a movie that was directed by Frank Darabont and was published in 1999. It was adapted from the novel of the same name, which was written by Stephen Kings. Out of millions of movies out there, this movie is possibly the best one to demonstrate how wrong the first impression can be, and how bonds and relationships can be formed from tremendously negative impression. The two main characters are the head prisoner officer called Paul Edgecomb, and a negro death
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learners to engage in honest work; * Prepare the learners for college; and * Prepare the learner’s in the work field. II. Subject Content Unit 1 First Quarter: * Intonation * Using SVC Pattern * The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank) * I am a Filipino (Carlos Romulo) Second Quarter: * /I/ and /iy/ * Using SV and SVO Patterns * Make Mine a Fine Retreat for Summer (Juanito Beo) * Man, Too, Is an Endangered Species (Alita Cabana) Third Quarter: * /I/
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The Fault In Our Stars Timeline By: Julia Styrbicki, 2nd Hour Event #1: Hazel is dragged to a cancer support group. Hazel’s parents are worried she’s becoming depressed, all she does is stay home, read, and watch tv, so they make her go to a cancer support group. She doesn’t really take the support group seriously and doesn’t feel comfortable sharing anything about her cancer there. Event #2: Hazel meets the love of her life, Augustus Waters. A few support groups later, Hazel
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