This Boy

3 characters in this extract: Billy (the son), his father, and his “nan.” The main issue raised in this document, is whether ballet is suitable for boys or not. This matter is addressed in a passive way on the way back home, because even though none said a word, tension was very present between the two men, and in a confrontational way once they arrive home. None of them greet the grandmother, as they both felt stressed. The reader can guess that the characters involved in this extract are from

a rite of passage 1. Sexual awakening a) The symbolic meaning of the snake and the hole Jim and Antonia re examining are the male and female sex organs. A sexual awakening. b) - Jim desire to prove himself as a man and not a boy. (l.3 p.24) “I was a boy and she was a girl, and I resented her protecting manner”. - Jim’s crouching position as if he were involved in a sexual relationship (l.3 p.25) “I was walking backwards, in a crouching position, when I heard Antonia scream”. The

* Nine men’s morris (l. 98) : a game with pegs, which could be played outdoors by cutting a pattern of squares in the turf. * Hiems (l. 109) : winter personified as an old man. * Votaress (l. 123) : a woman who has taken vows I ; to set this excerpt in context, first read the beginning of Act II, line 1 to line 59 and find the answers to the following questions (answer in your own words and justify by quoting) 1) Where and when is the scene set ? 2) Who are Oberon and Titania

Walk The Line Get Rhythm : Hey get rhythm when you get the blues C'mon get rhythm when you get the blues Get a rock and roll feelin' in your bones Get taps on your toes and get gone Get rhythm when you get the blues A little shoeshine boy he never gets lowdown But he's got the dirtiest job in town Bendin' low at the people's feet On a windy corner of a dirty street Well I asked him while he shined my shoes How'd he keep from gettin' the blues He grinned as he raised his little

             a navy­ blue raincoat   2° Le second élément est un participe présent   ( à sens actif )        a) adverbe + p.présent           Peregrine Falcons are fast­flying birds        b) adjectif + p.présent            Jimmy is a nice­looking boy        c) nom + p.présent                  Sheep are grass­eating animals   3° Le second élément est un participe passé  ( à sens passif )        a) adverbe + p.passé              a well­ dressed lady        b) adjectif + p.passé               a high­born person  ( de haute naissance )        c)

WIDE SARGASSO SEA – SUMMARY PART ONE Narrated by Antoinette, Part One of Wide Sargasso Sea focuses on her childhood in Jamaica. Section one (p3 to 7) In this section Antoinette tells how her family and herself grow more and more isolated, after her father’s death. She lives in a place called Coulibri Estate with her mother, her handicapped brother Pierre, and three servants, Christophine, Godfrey and Sass. The Emancipation Act of 1833, i.e. the abolition of slavery, has left the family

government thought that white people were higher than black and step by step, black people will be all dead because of the “process of natural selection”, but they were too many half-caste people and that’s why white people were afraid of it. In this work, we will talk about the representation of the stolen generation in the art. In 2002, the movie “Rabbit-Proof Fence” is an adaptation of the book written about a real-life story of three young aborigines girls who were taken away to the Moore

song before class: Narrative: The speaker’s dad is an alcoholic and mother has left the family, so the narrator gets a job. But she’d rather leave town and go to the city with this guy who has a fast car — because being with him in the fast car makes her feel like she is someone and belongs. However, once in the city with this guy and children, she finds that she’s supporting the guy and making all the money (just like when she lived with her father). Analysis: The guy’s got a fast car, but leaving

so he hurts me. I was bleeding and it traumatized me. This day completely change my life. Now, i am afraid of all the dentist ad i have a really big phobia about everything who touch my mouth. I'm afraid to feel the pain again.(toi) -->Hello everyone, I’m Jewel. Many years ago I lost my son. Well… I didn’t lost him, he just moved to the United states. He decided to go there to study in the Massachusetts Institute of technology. HE was a smart boy. On that day I embraced him and call him buddy as usual

woman will ever live and it can be catastrophic if they don’t receive the appropriate cares. I can barely understand how women can give birth without any medication. I was happy to be able to have some when I gave birth. We should be more conscious of this problem and try to find a solution to help them and eventually reduce the proportion of women who die while giving birth. I think that Harper’s idea to give the opportunity to people to go to Congo and see how the hospital works is really encouraging