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Purple Hibiscus is a very interesting book. Just by reading the first part of this novel I find that it is a very different read than other book she have read in the past. Many twist and turns occur in the book and you have to read carefully to spot them. At times it is is hard to understand some of the events that occur in the book until discussed with the class. The main character and narrator, Kambili, is a fifteen-year old girl living with her wealthy family in Nigeria. Wealth and religion play a huge role in the development of the general meaning in this novel. We see the family go out into public and see the oppressed people outside of their house walls. We see the very religious family pray, attend church, and even visit with the priest outside of church sessions. Us as Americans also notice many bad things happening throughout this novel, but they see it as a normal occurrence.

Bell sounds and day begins rush to class or you be late when bell sounds be in your seat be on time to keep a clean slate throughout the day this routine repeats last bell sounds they day is over walk outside and hop into the rover Skrrrrtttt

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The car is fast Whoosh You are already in last  As you make a move the breaks boom the screeching skidding of the tires on the asphalt Slam The cardinal colored car crashes into the wall.. not so fast The car had no chance of surviving that crash Dead last. Alliteration Sibilance Onomatopoeia

You on l y need the l ight when it's burning l ow Only mi ss the s un when it s tart s to s now Only kn o w y o u l o ve her when y o u let her g o "Let Her Go"- Passenger Lyrics This rather popular song is written in a poetic form. Everyone hears it on the radio and might think about the meaning of the song as they listen to it, but have they really look at the lyric in detail. After looking at the song in detail, we notice the end rhyme (orange), the rhyme that keeps the song flowing smoothly. This song is also filled with assonance (green), the repetition of certain sounds and letters emphasize the very last word in the line and make it stand out. Euphony is used throughout the story, it makes the song appear as if it's talking to you in a soft voice. The words that "make a sound" are used to tell a big part of the story and even makes it pleasant to listen to. Sibilance is used in the second part of the song, all the "s&qu

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Jonny always wanted to be a part of a team. He had always dreamed of playing basketball and winning a state title and having everyone cheer and raise him in the air, like he had seen in the movies. Jonny lived is a small town in Iowa which had about 102 people who lived there. He had never even held a basketball. He worked all day on his family farm. Jonny loved waking up everyday and seeing the sun come up as he is milking the cows in the barn. It seems to be very hard work, however, Jonny loved to do it. After his long day of work he would finish his chores and go watch tv. He had a large collection of basketball movies which he had watched time and time again. He would watch until he couldn't keep his eyes open anymore, he would fall asleep and get ready for the day ahead of him. Jonny wakes up the next morning just as any other, but this morning he walks downstairs to see his parents packing all there stuff. Jonny is very confused and frightened. He asks his mom, "Mom,

Launch Day was a fun, relaxing day, filled with food, music and lots of learning. I found many of the presentations very interesting. My favorite presentation would most likely be Graham Frazier's. I payed great attention to his project because I was very interested in learning about the stock market; Something that I have always known was in our day to day life but never knew what it really was. I had a general idea of how stocks worked but I really understood after listening to his presentation. He presented his information in a way that everyone could follow and understand. The stock market is a very complex system that run this world in a way. I understand how hard it is for a presenter to take such a complex idea and condense it into a ten minute presentation that everyone in the room can follow. He gave a great presentation and was very well spoken.