Part II Book One Quote‚ Page # What does the quote mean? What does it reveal about the character? What does the quote indicate about the setting and/or other characters in the novel? " You got many Shimerdas no got" (pg.57) The Burdens have a lot of more things than the Shimerdas. Mrs.Shimerda seems like a person who is very envious over other people’s stuff It shows that the Shimerdas are also envious of what other have. Not just Mrs.Shimerda. "I hope that snooping old woman wouldn’t
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Dance Man. This book was one of my favorites as a child. It was written by Karen Ackerman and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. The Song and Dance Man received the Caldecott Medal in 1989. The story is about grandchildren coming to visit their grandparents. The grandpa decided to show his grandchildren his past life as a song and dance man and what people did for entertain long before television. The theme of the story is that family is more important than being famous. He shows them that he
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THE LEGEND OF SAMPALOC LAKE Sampolac Lake is the biggest lake in San Pablo‚ and it is named after a giant tamarind (sampolac) tree. Though there are many different versions of this legend‚ the basic premise remains the same. Sampolac Tree. There was an orchard owned by a rich couple‚ filled with the most delicious tamarind trees. One day‚ a fairy decided to test their hospitality‚ and came to the orchard‚ dressed as a poor‚ old woman. She begged the couple to give her a few
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Childhood Trauma Family violence is always disheartening. Childhood sexual abuse is by far the worse. There are many forms of childhood sexual abuse. The sexual abuse can involve seduction by a beloved relative or it can be a violent act committed by a stranger. Childhood sexual trauma causes psychological‚ interpersonal‚ and behavioral. This paper will show a first account of the impact of childhood trauma. Family History Jewel grew up in turmoil. She found out from
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they dress ‚ the company they keep and so forth. There is an underlying and overlooked complicity to really know ones self. For many of us it is only in our imaginations where we come from. Given the fact we know we are from parts our parents‚ grandparents ‚ great-grand parents‚ what does that mean ? Where did we come from? In this society with the ideas of ethnocentrism‚ I believe the same mentality is applied to individuals everyday life meaning‚ only the here and now matters and what is presently
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a relationship. Or they are just very lonely and feel they need to have someone by there side to comfort them and make them happy. In my grandparents generation the couples were faithful and most likely would marry their first true love. There generation came with a lot of responsibilities and rules concerning being with another person. Basically my grandparents and previously generations is where true love began. In my parents generation things where a bit different they didn’t have to follow so
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By narrowing the educational gap between the privileged and the unprivileged‚ everyone can have an equal chance to contribute to society -- either in part or as a group -- and make right choices in their lives to further benefit themselves. But why are the reasons I benefit it much more than others my age? I for one is using my education to benefit myself for the future that is coming at me in a flash. Personally
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area at least three times annually for Thanksgiving‚ Christmas‚ Easter‚ and Independence Day. Petersburg is not a vacation spot my parents‚ sister‚ and I go to on the holidays‚ it is where my grandparents reside in their beautiful two story brick home they built. I have always enjoyed visiting my grandparents and the time spent together is special. The time spent with my grandma has been particularly special this past year. In September of 2014‚ my grandma‚ who I call Grammy‚ was diagnosed with stage
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own health and her family health history. CK is slightly overweight‚ smokes and does not exercise enough. She is the mother of two children and the wife to RK for 15 years. Her mother is still alive and in healthy condition and has no surviving grandparents. CK has 2 brothers and no sisters. Her culture does not influence her life style nor does it cause her to perform in any health related rituals. After completion of the assessment‚ CK is aware of her risk factors and is taking action to correct
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Transitioning from childhood to adulthood is a process. Sometimes this stage in life is marked with certain symbols to show that the process is complete. Most of the time it is an accomplishment that you or your family been waiting for you to complete. For some people it may be something as little as winning a football championship and for others it could be graduating college. In my case junior year of high school would set the mark. Receiving my certified nursing assistant license was the most
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