The Other Side of the War Story Thinking about the 1890’s in the Philippines‚ what comes to mind are katipuneros in their straw hats‚ kamisochinos and red trousers‚ raising their bolos in the air‚ fighting for the freedom of the country – basically‚ a bloody era of wars between the brave natives and the powerful conquistadores. It is probably only natural; since young‚ we have been taught in school that the Spaniards brought nothing in the country but bloodshed and indolence‚ aside from a few euphemisms
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“To the Other Side of the Sky” and the article from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines both talk about the issue of landmines because Farah’s story supports the organization’s claims. In “To the Other Side of the Sky”‚ Farah gets hit by a landmine as a child. This blow caused many injuries to her body‚ like to her legs. According to the book‚ “‘Finally‚ I caught one quick glimpse‚ just one glimpse‚ and oh my God! That wasn’t my leg anymore‚ it was just meat! Oh‚ the redness of it‚ the utter
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Stanley B. Norvell wrote this letter to Victor Lawson in response to the Chicago race riots in the summer of 1919. Norvell and others were directed to assemble a biracial committee by the Governor of Illinois to discover what the causes of the riots were. His letter describes in detail that there is a new negro and that the white man does not understand nor tries to understand him. The cause of all this violence was started when a black teenager‚ Eugene Williams‚ was swimming in Lake Michigan
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The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo Student pack (Page references are to the Puffin edition) Chapter 1 – ‘Survivors’ 1. Which words in the italicised passage at the beginning of the novel convey a sense of violence? 2. Who witnessed the murder? 3. How is Sade’s father affected by it? 4. What is Sade’s response? 5. What is the name of the local language? 6. Why do you think the gunmen called at Sade’s house that morning? 7. Summarise Uncle Tunde’s argument. 8. What was the
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As claimed by Joseph Campbell‚ “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”. The book The Other Side Of The Sky by Farah Ahmedi shows exactly that‚ in-fact this is what every hero experiences throughout their journey. It all begins with Farah’s status quo‚ her hunt for knowledge beckons her call to adventure‚ following up with a traumatic incident that progresses her search for peace. During her quest‚ she becomes separated from her natural world and begins a new phase of her journey
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reading the children’s book‚ The Other Side‚ readers can understand the author uses a child-like tone‚ remarkable symbolism‚ and writes appropriately for young audiences. As portrayed in the story‚ readers can unconditionally recognize the authors child-like tone. Clover uses informal language such as “that girl didn’t” or “mamma.” This shows readers that the story is written to have a child-like tone. It is obvious that the intentional audience for The Other Side is children. The author writes
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Speaking in public is said to be the second greatest fear that most people have. The greatest fear of all - is death. Each time we face up to our fears and deal with them‚ we grow. At least that is what my Dad told me‚ as he tried to convince me to ride the Water Log Ride at Busch Gardens when I was 5 years old. Oh‚ it looked wonderful‚ and they all came back laughing. Slightly wet‚ but everyone laughed. They were having a glorious time. "Come on Michael‚" coaxes my Dad‚ "Think of it as a growth
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Bloomsburg University‚ and showed his film‚ “The Other Side of Immigration”. While I consider myself a republican even though I can’t vote‚ his excellent informative lecture gave me new thoughts about immigration. It’s amazing to me that he went out of his way to do a documentary‚ because he felt so passionate about a particular subject. While yes‚ I do believe we have a problem in America with illegal immigration‚ he definitely shined light to the other side of immigration we don’t see very often. I think
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The Other Side The Other Side‚ by Jacqueline Woodson‚ is no ordinary children’s book. This story is about two girls‚ Clover and Annie‚ who are separated by a fence‚ and they both feel a bond between them right when they meet. Clover’s friend doesn’t let Annie play with them because they are all black and Annie is white. As you see‚ Annie may look different‚ but she still has the same feelings and she just wants to be accepted. Woodson starts the book off by showing how Clover’s mama cares
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1 The Other Side of Truth Brad Tan The novel The Other Side of Truth was written by Beverly Naidoo. It is based on the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa‚ a journalist who is writing against the government’s reluctance to protect Nigeria due to corruption. An interesting character in this novel is Sade Solaja. Sade is an interesting character because she is only young but has had to learn to cope with the loss of her mother and the break up of her family‚ and so she is a brave and inspiring character. Sade’s
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