In the book, A Long Way From Chicago, many types of witty, or humorous, dialogue are used. When Grandma Dowdel takes the kids fishing, Joey says Grandma worked as “busy as a bird dog.” This is one of Grandma's favorite sayings. During the middle of the book, Mrs. Eubanks finds out that her daughter is somewhere inside the Dowdel house. When she comes to find her daughter, Grandma threatens her by saying, “if you set foot over that doorsill, I'll wring your red neck.” Mrs. Eubanks took her warning seriously and remained outside. When preparing for the Centennial Celebration, Joey is forced to wear Grandpa Dowdels wedding tuxedo.
Immigration Assignment American History In our study of American history, we have discussed the important role immigration has played in the shaping of American society. Since most of us are ancestors of immigrants, I want each student to discover something about his/her own heritage. The immigration assignment is a three-part assignment. 1. Choose one side of you family (Mother/Father) and describe how your family first came to the U.S. (at least 250 words) * Answer these five questions 1.
I chose the book Sacajawea by Harold P. Howard for my topic, the Louis and Clark Expedition. This book tells of the incredible journey of Louis and Clark as they made their way across the continent to explore and document the land and what it contained, and how Sacajawea at age sixteen, with her baby strapped to her back helped guide the explorers through the uncharted terrain of the western United States. This book also contains the controversial accounts of Sacajawea’s life after the expedition explaining what might have became of the beneficial Indian girl. I thought the content was very interesting and it explained the explorers’ journey well. The book Sacajawea made me truly understand what it was like to travel an extreme distance mostly
Novel Resource for Red Kayak by: Priscilla Cummings Title: Red Kayak Author: Priscilla Cummings Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books Copyright Date: 2004 About the Author: (Interesting facts, etc) Priscilla Cummings grew up on a dairy farm in western Massachusetts surrounded by animals. This explains why she writes so many books about animals. In fact, as a little girl, she would often write and illustrate stories for fun about her animals. In addition, she joined a pen pal club through the Archie comic books and had more than 20 pen pals from all over the world. She attended the University of New Hampshire and worked as a newspaper and magazine writer and editor for 10 years.
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Cathedral Raymond Carver’s story “Cathedral” is a story full of moral lessons based on one man’s prejudice toward another. Set in the New York home of a nameless narrator and his wife, the story is about a blind man, Robert, who comes to visit the couple, and the conflict that each character faces in the midst of his visit. “His wife had died. So he was visiting the dead wife’s relatives in Connecticut,” the narrator states (19). The narrator’s obvious bitterness toward Robert is clearly conveyed in this statement by the lack of sensitivity in his use of the term “dead wife”.
After 18 months and 4,000 miles they headed back. Both explorers took separately routes. They finally returned September 1806 they had collected people, plants, animals, and the geography to inspire the nation to move westward. -Pikes expedition, This paragraph explains how even though Jefferson sent out Lewis and Clark for an exploration, Jefferson sent out more explorers and one of them was named Zebulon Pike led by 2 expeditions between 1805 and 1807, when traveling through what is now the state of Colorado he found a snow caped mountain and he called it Grand Peak. Today this mountain is known as Pikes Peak.
The way to rainy mountain focuses both on the landscape of Momaday's childhood and on his Kiowa grandmother. It is set in Oklahoma, where his ancestors migrated from western Canada. Through their contact with the crow Indians, they came to worship the sun, and an annual sun dance brought various autonomous groups of Kiowa's together for weeks of ritual. They were famous for their intricate bead work and paintings of buffalo hides which depicts their culture, religion, and history. Since signing a treaty with the United States government in the 1800's, they are trying to embrace the heritage and traditions of their ancestors.
This quote means that the narrator still remembers that night that his girlfriend dies and he is in great sorrow for his lost for Lenore. Therefore the subjects of the two poems differ from one another. “The Raven” and “The Road Not Taken” is different and similar from each other. The moods of the two poems are similar. The mood of “The Road Not Taken”
Hayes Page 1 Georgia Department of Corrections: Re-Entry Services and Initiatives Regina Hayes Research Paper Brenda Maddux Corrections 103 08 March 2011 Hayes Page 2 Abstract After reading over the Georgia Department of Corrections Annual Report for 2007, I decided to research a few of the Re-entry initiatives. These initiatives were put in place with the purpose of reducing recidivism. Out of the fifteen listed programs, I have chosen to take a closer look at Corporate Take 5 and Grace Village. I have found several web sites that cover each of these programs. I never knew these programs existed.