1. What literally happens in this story?
The story Silver Water is about a mental illness that a family member is going through. The story is told by Violet in a first person perspective. She is the little sister of Rosie. Rosie is suffering from a mental illness and in the story, we see how the family deals with it. I read that they have many therapies and some were good but others weren’t. There was one therapy that the family liked, Dr. Thorne also know as “big nut”. Rosie would follow is medication everything was working out. But when the therapist dies everything goes back to worse. I can see that the mom was very worried and just wanted to help her daughter out. She didn’t want Violet to worry too much about it. The dad was also worried
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We all thought that at that point the story was going to go well, but we find out later on that he dies. Because of that, there needs to be a solution to the climax. I think this is the climax because the reader wants to continue reading wanting to know what happens next. The climax is like a cliffhanger we want to read until the end. The reader doesn't want to be hanging with the climax so when we keep on reading we read that Rosie illness just gets worse.
4. Do you think that Violet's actions at the end of the story are justified? Why or why not?
I think Violet's actions at the end of the story are justified because she didn’t stop her sister. She knew she wanted to stop her but she didn’t instead she sat next to her seeing her sister die.She obviously didn’t want that to happen but knew it was best for her and the family. Violent and Rosie knew she was suffering from that illness. With her death, she is in peace. The family also didn’t want to end like that but they knew Rosie fought long enough and it was time.
5. In the "Narratives" chapter, the author talks about strategies to write a good Narrative (i.e. dialogue, writing towards a climax, etc.). Which of these strategies do you see Bloom using in her
4. Examine what Duncan did at the end of chapter 15. Did he make the right decision? Why or why not?
2. What writing strategy does the author use that you think is effective, and why? For example, does he use examples, or does he make
History is something that molds and shapes a person into who they are today. Thomas King shows this in his novel Truth and Bright Water through many of the characters. He not only lets you see how the aboriginal people’s history has affected their lives today, but also how the personal history of some characters has affected their lives. A person’s past can help one understand why they live their life the way they do; it is the answer to any question you had about them. All the minor events that go on throughout the novel explain how history affects an individual’s identity and Franklin, aunt Cassie and Monroe are excellent examples.
The Color of Water by James McBride was a story about a young boy trying to figure out his racial identity but his mother would not talk about her past or what race she was. All James knew was that she was white living in a black power neighborhood and that fact terrified him. He thought that to grow up he had to know his racial identity but through all the trouble and hard times he went through he learned that his race did not matter. It was his education that was the most important. Ruth attitude about her race effected James through his childhood and as a young adult, she negatively affected his racial development, and Ruth eventually clears up his questions that he has been
7. How did you feel about the Lees ' refusal to give Lia her medicine? Can you understand their motivation? Do you sympathize with it?
This was a reward to James because he never had the opportunity to be with his mother alone since she always occupied with something.
It occurs after the conflict of a play is displayed to indicate that the falling action will soon be taking place. Climax is important in literature as it helps the audience get ready for the resolution. After a climax occurs, audience members can usually guess what will happen in the end. Climax can also aide in the understanding of the rising action that occurred before hand. Sometimes the climax can be a plot twist and make a plot more interesting and exciting. The climax in the play Zombie Love, by Earl T. Roske, is used thoughtfully due to the fact that it is surprising and unexpected. The conflict in the play is centered on, Emily and Kathy, two best friends who can’t agree about one thing, Emily’s zombie boyfriend. The climax occurs when Emily has Walter turn Kathy into a zombie as well, so she doesn’t have to lose her boyfriend or best friend. The climax in this play lets the audience know that Emily is a selfish person as she took the life away from her best friend in order to get the best of both worlds.
At the beginning of The Color of Water, James McBride’s mother Ruth goes on to introduce particular aspects about her upbringing. She mentions how she grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family and begins to describe both her parents. Ruth’s father was a very cold and hard individual who didn’t care too much for his children’s overall well-being, while her mother was very sweet and kind in nature. She also goes on to talk about how her family was originally from Poland but decided to move to the United States from fear of oppression from the Russian government. Along with outside forces that proved to be a problem for Ruth’s family were similarities in oppressive behaviors in their family as well. Since Ruth’s family were Orthodox Jews,
Transition into 3 main points which are: Water helps to produce nourishment and protection to major organs through the removal of waste from the body, and also helps to regulates the body’s temperature. Also, to make sure that we are consuming an efficient amount of water a day, health professionals provide several tips to keep people on track with staying hydrated.
What identifies you? If it was not for one’s race, religion, gender, or atmosphere of their surroundings what would their identity be? To answer that one may need to know what identity means; identity is what make you as a person, the thing that may define a person like race, gender, and religion. Identity can be closely correlated with The Color of Water by characters always thriving to find his or her own identity. In the memoir The Color of Water by James McBride, the author has trouble finding his own identity and understanding his mother by trying to find his own race, how religion means different things in the world, and the behavior along with the atmosphere of their surroundings.
Blue Gold Water Wars, is an award-winning film directed by Sam Bozzo. The documentary sends some very important messages; water is a necessary component of all human beings, and its supply is running out faster than we are able to replenish the source. We are mining almost 15 times more groundwater than the amount is being replenished. We are polluting our natural source, destroying habitats (e.g. wetlands), and obstructing rivers that fertile lands.
The begging of the story right when he fall back into the black and is carried far away from the castle is the climax of this story. Since this book is just the begging of a series of books the climax is not resolved it rather starts the big adventure off. This was a bit unbelievable though, but that is because this book is science fiction so most of the things in this book are things that would not
It occurs after the conflict of a play is displayed to indicate that the falling action will soon be taking place. Climax is important in literature as it helps the audience get ready for the resolution. After a climax occurs, audience members can usually guess what will happen in the end. Climax can also aide in the understanding of the rising action that occurred before hand. Sometimes the climax can be a plot twist and make a plot more interesting and exciting. The climax in the play Zombie Love, by Earl T. Roske, is used thoughtfully due to the fact that it is surprising and unexpected. The conflict in the play is centered on, Emily and Kathy, two best friends who can’t agree about one thing, Emily’s zombie boyfriend. The climax occurs when Emily has Walter turn Kathy into a zombie as well, so she doesn’t have to lose her boyfriend or best friend. The climax in this play lets the audience know that Emily is a selfish person as she took the life away from her best friend in order to get the best of both worlds.
Copper is one of the earliest elements known to man. Because of its distinct red color, Copper is very easily identified. In the ancient times, copper could be found lying in the ground in its unattached state without interaction to other substances. Copper and its compounds have many uses in today’s society.
* Who are the main Stakeholders of beverage companies such as Coca cola and nestle in this case? How would you prioritize their stake and how legitimate are the different stakes?