CELIA CRUZ Cruz was born on the date of October 21‚ 1925 in Havana‚ Cuba. She was born as Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso to the parents of Catalina Alfonso and Simon Cruz. Her trademark quote was “azucar” meaning sugar in the Spanish language. She was the first female salsa mega-star and today she’s known as the Queen of Salsa. She was raised in the neighborhood of Santo Suarez along with 14 other siblings. She was the second of 4 children. Life in this neighborhood was very brutal and
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The theme of It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini is life is filled with problems‚ but you need to work through them‚ and learn about yourself. An example of this being the theme is while Craig is in the hospital he discovers his love for art after realizing how much he enjoys art Craig decides to go to art school instead of his original high school. By adding this the author wanted the reader to recognize Craig making concrete plans for his future. This showed that Craig learned about himself
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- Halloween Charades - Show off your acting skills‚ Halloween-styled! Easy word list provided‚ ready to print. - Halloween Pictionary - Guess the secret word or phrase using only your teammate’s drawing‚ Halloween-styled! - Halloween Telephone Charades - Funny icebreaker game‚ especially for larger groups. Easy to learn and play‚ with little preparation. - Huckleberry - Find the hidden item as fast as possible! - Jeopardy Powerpoint Template - A free Jeopardy Powerpoint Template‚ ready to download and
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Information on all 6 Poems. Full Bright Scholars • This poem is about when he first saw Plath • Use of first person‚ draws us in. painstaking his own memory • "Where was it‚ in the strand? A display"- Questioning his memory. • "A picture of that year’s intake....."- Follows up with a series of statements. • "You" become the addressee • Very tightly Structured • Veronica Lake- actor • "Your Veronica Lake bang. Not what it hid"- Plath had a scar on her face
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What So Funny? A humorous story is a comedy. A serious story is a drama. Put both of these kinds of stories together and you get Flannery O’Connor’s writing style. O’Connor’s short stories begin with an up beat tone‚ and then slowly trickle into a more serious‚ dramatical tone. This style of writing is what helped O’Connor’s stories stick in our minds from her death until now. Her short stories "A Good Man is Hard to Find"‚ "Revelation"‚ and "Good Country People" are good examples of her writing
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My expectations for “Funny In Farsi” were set very high. I predicted that it would be a deep‚ profound book that was enlightening and revealed a lot about persian culture. I was surprised to find a witty‚ light hearted book instead‚ that focused a lot more on the transition into the american culture‚ rather than the Iranian culture itself. However‚ I’m still really liking the book;it’s delicately written‚ with great hints of sarcasm and humor‚ to the point where it had me actually laughing out loud
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. In a situation‚ with someone having violence rushing through their veins trying to antagonize you to respond violently‚ how will you respond? Violently?Or non-violent? In Maycomb there is an everyday battle with racism. To kill anything innocent such as a mockingbird‚ and especially Tom Robinson is a sin. What would be the point of taking away a life that didn’t
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Best Kept Secret At a dinner party‚ several of the guests were arguing whether men or women were more trustworthy. ’No woman‚’ said one man‚ scornfully‚ ’can keep a secret.’ ’I don’t know about that‚’ answered a blonde woman guest. ’I have kept my age a secret since I was twenty-one.’ ’You’ll let it out some day‚’ the man insisted. ’I hardly think so!’ responded the blonde lady. ’When a woman has kept a secret for twenty-seven years‚ she can keep it What A Gesture Two men were playing
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Name: ________________________ Worksheet.Chapter 1 True/False ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1. A federal law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed unconstitutional. 2. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. 3. Each state has its own constitution. 4. Equity is a branch of unwritten law that seeks to award damages in most cases. 5. A plaintiff is a person against whom a lawsuit is brought. 6. A decision on a given issue by a court is not
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Drag’s Birthday Surprise: A Tiberius Story by Keith Harvey Sometimes the postman came to Tiberius’ house‚ but not very often. Occasionally he had a letter from a friend who had moved away to another village and sometimes his aunt would send him a letter‚ or even a parcel! Tiberius was halfway through his breakfast of cheeseflakes when he first heard the postman’s cheery whistle. ‘Great!’ thought Tiberius. ‘It sounds like a letter or‚ even better‚ a parcel is coming my way.’ The whistling got
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