reading ability. Also, please consult teachers, local librarians, and book websites as you aid your child in choosing additional books to gain information about reading levels and other information about various titles. In order to complete the Summer Reading requirement, students should be prepared to take a reading comprehension test based on the required novel once they return to school. Also, within the first two weeks of school, your child will complete a writing assessment based on the other
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AP Language and Composition Summer Reading 2013 As you commence your journey as an advanced reader and writer, it is essential that you recognize the process by which you have attained this placement. Do you love to read? Do you enjoy analyzing a text to discover unique and profound ideas? Are you inspired by effective writing? Are you a creative thinker? Even if you have never asked yourself these questions before now, I am certain that your summer reading selections will lead you to
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29 September 2013 Narrative & Description: The Summer of 2009 It was the end of my 8th grade year and we were all waiting for the last day to come around. As we were waiting, North Korea tested their second nuclear device. Following that test, Pyongyang conducted many missile tests that built tensions in the international community. It was getting closer to the last day and we were all jumping out of our seats. We could hear planes from the Pennridge airport flying by. In France, Air France Flight
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Honors and Advanced Placement Summer Reading Project Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, In preparing our students for the advanced language, literature, and composition curriculum, we believe that improving reading ability and maintaining gains made during the school year are important goals. In order to be certain students maintain their reading and critical thinking skills, we are requiring that students participate in a summer reading project. Summer reading will extend the honors/AP
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Christmas: 1) Who celebrates this holiday? Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season. 2) What is celebrated during this holiday? Christmas is celebrated by Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ 3) When is this holiday celebrated? December 25 4) Where is this holiday celebrated? Most countries that have a large Christian population celebrate Christmas
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Trip of the Summer Finals were finally over! Although the season of summer had yet to begin, summer was officially here for me. This was the perfect time to plan something to really start this summer off great. However, little did I know the planning had already begun. A couple friends of mine mentioned taking a road trip to the city. Listening to this statement, I immediately was disappointed because we always go to Saint Louis. After a little more discussion I slowly became more
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Summer Reading My experience with summer reading went well this summer. I found a book that I enjoyed and it was a quick easy read as well. In past summers I usually pick the book that’s the shortest and that’s it. This year a friend had told me to read Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer because she had read it in the past and said it was a great read. The book was about how the world plunges into despair and Miranda the main character learns how to take care of her family. Her two brothers
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Brittany Ferguson Dear Summer Search, Hello! My name is Brittany Ferguson, I am 17 years old and I’m from Richmond California. I go to Richmond High School and I’m currently entering my junior year of high school. I have lived in Richmond for about 80% of my life, and the other 20% was in Antioch. I live at home with my mom, sister and my brother. About two years ago, we moved from my step dad’s house it was seriously a tragic move. Times were really tough for my family. My mom works as a bilingual
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to reference back to if employee is paid under or over at any one time during employment, if they are paid by the hour or on a salary. • Holiday Entitlement To ensure employees are entitled to minimum holiday entitlement, employees know when entitlement starts/stops holiday and how they will be paid holiday entitlement also how much holiday employee is entitled to. • Termination This is important so that you know what your probationary period is, what length of notice that
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Jesus Blanco 7/18/14 Summer Reading Entry 1 Summer Reading Entry 1 Over the summer, I have read many different books. But the book that I felt passionate writing about is called “My Stroke of Insight,” written by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. This book I feel like is very descriptive and very personal to Ms. Taylor; that way she, as well, is very passionate about her work and what she goes through. This book is
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Summer is the season to laugh and play. Summer is the season for ice cream and dates. Summer is the season where school is out. Summer is the season to scream and shout. Summer Summer Summer Our favoite time of year Kids joyfully prancing around Swimming gracefully in pools r r r r r r r rr r r r r r rr f f f f f f f ff f ff ff f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ff f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
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do something unrelated for ten minutes before returning. Just don’t get completely sidetracked! a. Listen to holiday music Since Halloween is over now, it’s basically the winter holidays. Forget about Thanksgiving. It doesn’t come with festive tunes. Use November as an excuse to make holiday playlists that you really have no business listening to for another month. And when these holidays do finally come around, it will be Winter Break! This is so much motivation to get your work done! a. Take a
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Ghosts of Summers Past A few years ago, I drove up to northern Arizona to bring back a travel trailer I had received as part of my divorce settlement. As I pulled into the campsite I had visited many times as a teenager and again with my own small children, twilight was rapidly descending as it seems to do in the woods at 7,000 feet. An eerie sensation swept over me, bringing with it a mixture of emotions as I listened to the ghosts of summers past all around me. The memories came flooding
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is about beach vacations that customers might like added to their holidays, I chose this article from an online news paper that specialises in beach vacations around the world and the website is called vacationNewz. I decided to write about beach vacations because I believe that the students will relate to it especially as most of the students come from tropical countries and believe it’s relevant as it’s coming up to the summer time so it’ll be quite interesting for the students. This article
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change in myself. Over this summer is when I’ve really just realized it. Usually when it comes to writing assignments in an English class I have a hard time figuring out what to start it with or what to even say at all, that’s what I love about writing things I’m interested in or can relate to; I can write about it with lots of though and interest. So first of all let me tell you what I did this summer. My summer was half terrible but the other half was the best summer of my life. I’ll start with with
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Session 7 Notes Holidays False Assumption Fairness means all religions must be given equal time in the classroom. Fiarness means proportional not equal. House of senate 2 senators…house of representative based on population; teacher salary may teach same but not earn same pay they are paid proportional to years of service; Students feeling left out: Some teachers pretend holiday isn’t happening to avoid this. No ones faith should be denigrated in classroom. Should teach about holiday and cultural
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time of year again, pumpkin season! Two wonderful family holidays are just around the corner. Traditionally, we spend Thanksgiving or Christmas (or both) with the family to have a nice holiday dinner. There is always delicious food prepared for dinner, but what's dinner without dessert? The most traditional holiday dessert is pumpkin pie, but how about "spicing" that dessert up a little this year? Well, here's the way to do it, a delicious holiday dessert that the whole family will love and it's quick
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Summer Reading Assignment Honors Ninth Grade Literature and Composition Purpose of Assignment: The intention of the summer reading assignment is to promote literacy, to introduce the topics and themes for our first unit of study, to continue the rigorous workload and high expectations of Elite Scholars Academy during the summer break, and to encourage student ownership of their own learning experiences. This assignment counts as your first test grade in the class and will be due the first week
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behind the celebration. According to my work cited 1, people who celebrate this holiday believe that happy spirits will provide protection, good luck, and wisdom to their family. Preview of Main Points: I will cover the basic idea of this interesting holiday, how it is celebrated today, and some of the many offerings and rituals performed. Main Point One: Many religions and cultures celebrate death in various ways. You may think this is a dark and sad holiday from the name Day of the Dead, however
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My Summer With The Warriors Moniette Wells ENG121: English Composition I (AXC1314C) Shayla Gordon May 6, 2013 My Summer With the Warriors The screeching sound of the alarm has me reaching over to hit the snooze button for just 10 more minutes, but I know to get there in time I must get started. It’s the last week of May and most families are preparing for the usual Labor Day festivities. A day filled with BBQ’s, fireworks, friends and family. My Labor Day will include friends and family
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learning activities undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competence, within a personal, civil, social and employment-related perspective (Summers & Smith 2010). The concept of lifelong learning has become one of the most widely discussed concepts in the field of adult education (Summers & Smith 2010). Lifelong learning is the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons (Robert, 1997). Therefore, it not
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by consumers ranking their membership in H.O.G at a 3.7 out of 4, despite renewal rates being a moderate 75% (Fournier, 2). Harley-Davidson’s pre-ride survey indicates that people are very satisfied with their bikes, when asked, “If I were to replace my bike, I’d buy another Harley,” results came to a mean of 6.4 out of 7 (Fournier 34). This indicates that riders are extremely satisfied with the product that Harley-Davidson is offering and will buy from them again, given the opportunity. Social and
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This was no ordinary summer afternoon. The temperature was a hundred-five degrees. Kids were riding their bikes, in swimming pools, swinging on swings, and playing hiding go seek. However, my brothers and I were in the house. We could not leave the house because we was grounded, because we decided not to go to school. So I decided to cook us lunch. I went into the cold freezer to search for the clear bag a bag of chicken. I took the chicken to the sink and ran cold water on it until it unfrozen
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enhanced tourism and attract tourist and create tourism travel environment. Chapter 1 Introduction Every four years athletes, coaches, officials, sponsors, media, and tourists gather in one city for the world’s most prominent mega-event, the Summer Olympics. Though many of the early Games were relative afterthoughts incorporated into the billing of the World’s Fair, the Modern Olympiad has since flourished into a global phenomenon that draws hundreds of millions of dollars in television contracts
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My Summer in North Carolina On July 7, 2013, I left for my two week long trip to North Carolina. I was going alone, with no family or friends to rely on, I was very nervous. However, I was also very excited for the amazing opportunities at the medical forum and volleyball camp that I would be going to. As I hugged my family goodbye and boarded my plane, I began to feel slightly lonely. When my plane touched down in Raleigh, North Carolina, I was immediately lost in the airport. Finally, I saw a
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Kaitlyn Power Period 1-1 The Pie Essay In the chapter “The Pie” from A Summer Life, by Gary Soto, a little boy steals a pie from a German Market. Gary wonders during his decisions, if God if guiding him through his choices. During this chapter Gary recreates his six-year-old guilty self by repetition of sins, religious diction, and light to dark imagery. The most notable device used in “The Pie” is the repetition of sins. Gary feels as if he is the perfect child in his eyes, and demonstrates this
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ELLUL- Hashem’s Sovereignty The 4 letters of “Ellul” make up the phrase “Ani L’Dodi V’e Dodi Li” translation: “I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me.” This is a month of increasing our awareness and focus of the belief that Hashem created and is running this world. Avraham chose Him and Hashem chose us. He gave us, as a nation, the Torah at Har Sinai. To continue Avraham’s mission and Hashem’s will. We accepted. All religious and aware Jews around the world have been trying to continue this
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Reading Response Prior to studying Billie Holiday for this course my only knowledge of the singer came from the film Lady Sings the Blues and I recently watched the film again. Loosely based on Holiday's autobiography of the same name, the film begins in 1930s Baltimore where teenaged Billie is raped and then sent to Harlem to live with a friend of her mother's. In Harlem she works first as a chambermaid in a brothel and then a prostitute. She begins singing at a lounge across the street from
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proper; she wants to learn and go somewhere with her life. Her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Bergen, wish for Patty to be the opposite of who she is, in fact, they wish she was just like her perfect younger sister, Sharon. Throughout the novel Summer of My German Soldier, Patty faces many challenges. What makes patty unique is how she handled each difficult situation and continued to look at the positive side of things. Patty may not be perfect but she has good intentions in all that she does. Her
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Hidden Holidays Assignment 2 Table of Contents 1. Introduction Hidden Holidays is a small travel company providing holidays villas in Florence and throughout Tuscany, Italy. The company is based in London but has a pan-European network of ten agents who match private holiday holiday accommodation with tourists throughout Europe. These agents are often former, holiday makers to the region. They work from home and contact the office
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