Title: James and the Giant Peach Illustrator: Lane Smith Summary: James Henry Trotter is a four year old boy whose parents get eaten up by a rhinoceros, which escaped from the London Zoo. James, is sent to his nasty two aunts Sponge and Spiker.They treat him terribly and work him very hard. He is very lonely, and wishes for friends. One day, a man in a green suit gives James a white paper bag with magical green crystals. He tells James to mix the crystals with water, and to swallow them.
The cockchafer, which is smitten by Thumbelina’s beauty, flew with her to a tree but later discards her on a daisy when other cockchafers convince him how ugly Thumbelina is. Thumbelina is left alone till winter came and she is nearly frozen to death. Later, she finds the home of a field-mouse that lets her stay in the house with the condition of telling her stories and keeping the rooms clean. Unfortunately, the field-mouse thinks highly of her blind old neighbour which is a mole, and thinks that Thumbelina is the perfect match for him. So, Thumbelina finds herself facing another unwanted marriage.
The Mohicans running from the Huron tribe is like a mouse running from a cat: eventually the mouse will get caught. Though they are the protagonists, they are destined to fail, as their tribe has withered into but a few men. In the beginning of The Last of the Mohicans, Magua is a mysterious character. We know him only as a guide to help direct Heyward's party to their fort. As the story develops, it becomes known that Magua is an untrustworthy Huron.
She calls him a “poor monkey” which at the time was a term of endearment. The conversation between her and her son continues with a discussion about Macduff being a traitor and the possibility of him never returning. She is completely prepared to assume the role Macduff has left vacant. Lady Macduff then stands up for her children and Roberts 2 herself when the murderer invades the castle and questions where her husband is
Harry and Ron aren't getting along with Hermione, but make up when they rescue her from a troll that's terrorizing the school. Though they get in trouble to taking on the troll alone, they also show their bravery. Now the three are inseparable. As the first Quidditch match approaches, the three friends suspect Snape of wanting the package from Gringotts. During the game, Harry's broom acts weird and seems to be hexed.
Throughout history, people have quickly commented “good job” to their children thinking that this is encouraging good behavior, but is this effective? Alfie Kohn, Phillip S. Strain, and Gail E. Joseph are three of the popular scholars who have thoroughly researched the effects of giving praise to children. Kohn believes that praising children for their achievements will negatively affect them in their lives and make then dependent on their elders approval. Alternatively, Strain and Joseph believe that positive reinforcement actually helps kids differentiate between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Although an overabundance of praise to a child can have harmful effects, I believe that adequate amounts of praise strengthens children’s behavior, thus I supports Strain and Joseph.
Play Review of Phantom Of the Opera Phantom of the Opera, deformed since birth, a bitter man lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and demanding Christine be given lead roles. Things get worse when Christine meets back up with her childhood acquaintance Raoul and the two fall in love. The Phantom decides to kidnap her and imprison her with him in his lair. Raoul is now the only one who can stop him battling out their love for Christine The acting was very well done because didn't see a spot where they didn't cheat out.
Begin your writing here: I chose to compare "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" to the other three topics in literature. "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" is a poem where a pied piper aims to solve a rat infestation problem in the village of Hamelin for a thousand guilders. After luring the rats away with his pipe, the mayor refuses to pay the promised sum. As a consequence, the pied piper uses the same method of killing the rats to kidnap the children where they are never seen again. Student Expectations Exemplary (16-20 points) Overall the comparison between pieces is of high quality and demonstrates a strong understanding of expository prose.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is about a family of mice who live in an underground house under a farmer’s land. One of the children mice, named Timothy, is faintly ill. From there on, the story describes and talks about the whirlwind of adventures from Timothy’s mother, Mrs. Frisby. She has to go through great lengths to rescue her children. In the mist of the adventures, Mrs. Frisby finds the explanation of her husband’s death and his past life before being married to her. O’Brien allows children the opportunity to enter other worlds and to experience life from a different point of view as they engage in an active approach in an animal story.
The Helmer’s marriage is, on the surface, a very happy marriage. Nora and Torvald are loving and affectionate towards one another. Torvald addresses Nora with a myriad of pet names that she seems to enjoy. One could argue that these names are condescending, but Nora doesn’t seem to mind. It is only when one hears pet names from someone one does not love that they are condescending, and until the climax of the play, Nora genuinely loves Torvald.