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Peter Snelling: Purley and Kenley
I have always considered myself a Londoner, born and bred in Lewisham and raised on Del Boy's turf in Peckham. But many moons ago, I got married to Eileen and left the comforts of Peckham and Dulwich to move to the vibrant surroundings of Croydon!?
I had grown up in a Christian family, but it took me until I was 14 for the truth to start to sink in and accept that Jesus did what He did for me.
Sadly, no-one got alongside me and it wasn't long before I drifted, for about 25 years. It is that part of my life that encourages me to get alongside guys to ensure that they aren't left to drift but are able to get established and become part of a team.
I got established in Purley Baptist and after years of going I, and a mate Steve, felt that there was a need for a Men's work.
Weird really but, following that meeting in a local pub, Steve and I stopped on the way back to our respective offices in the City of London and prayed, on a street corner.
Bang, God answered the following Sunday when a lady at the Church approached us to say that she was concerned that there was little or nothing for Men in the Church. Wow, God had lit the touchpaper.
I have a strong desire/passion to see men coming into faith and growing into the men that God has created them to be, this I believe is His calling on my life. It's a gift that I will run with!
I feel that growth is helped by being a part of a team and teams win when they work together, remember 1966!
I feel daunted and yet excited by the adventure that is Men's Ministry and God's desire to use us to get His message into our communities and the hearts of the men we meet.
I got really excited when I came across two guys who came to the Christianity Explored course, it was great to see them seeking after the stuff about Jesus. Strange the way God uses us. I only went on the course as a support to the group leaders, but God wanted more and my friend base was increased.
Now that they have got on board with Jesus, it's been great to share this new adventure with them!
I have 2 daughters and a son who have left home, and 2 gandchildren.
In my spare time I enjoy snorkelling, jetski-ing, steam locomotives, the occasional beer, single malt whisky, Bombay mix and have recently started lessons in Lindy-Hop Jive.


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When I tried logging in this morning I got a BSOD saying "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA". It kept happening after rebooting so I used system restore and that went away. But then I got a BSOD saying "a clock interrupt was not received on the secondary processor". This happens either right when I log in, or within about 10 minutes. I've been in safe mode for about an hour and it's been okay. I ran memtest86 for a few hours but there were no errors. I also cleared the CMOS.
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The problem is quite obvious in the EventSYS.txt file you've provided. The Event Log is literally full of errors on your disc, showing controller errors and all sorts of stuff. What's more interesting, is that your NFO shows your controller is disabled.
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This is a little uncommon. If there's any specific purpose of disabling this controller, just let me know. If you didn't know it, go to BIOS and make sure every hard drive option is default.
AMV0PHAW IDE Controller PCI\VEN_13C1&DEV_1003&SUBSYS_2EA562C6&REV_01\4&5D18F2DF&0 This device is disabled.
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Don't buy long on the Giants just yet.
Ben McAdoo's team is 7-3 and has never been higher this season than its current No. 7 spot in The Post's Weekly NFL Power Rankings, but there are still plenty of reasons to hold off on becoming a Big Blue believer.
Not only do the Giants already own a three-game losing streak this season (hardly the sign of a Super Bowl contender), but not one victory in their five-game winning streak has come against a team currently above .500.
The Giants also have yet to show they can win consistently on the road. One of their two road wins was essentially a neutral-site game in London against the Rams, and the Week 1 victory over the Cowboys now looks like a case of good timing against a pair of star rookies, in Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, who were playing in their first NFL game.
While this week's matchup with the 0-11 Browns looks like a walkover, the Giants' 1-2 mark in true road games doesn't bode well for a team playing four of its final six away from MetLife Stadium.
The resurgent defense looks legitimate, of course, and the Giants have ridden that to a pair of improbable Super Bowl wins recently. But the offense continues to underperform compared to its talent level, and how long they can count on Eli Manning to remain virtually error-free the way he has during the win streak is a huge question mark.
The NFC as a whole is bad enough that the Giants' four-year playoff drought is likely to end this season. But to think they will do much beyond that requires a lot more evidence than they have shown so far.
(Last week's rank in parentheses)
1. Cowboys, 9-1 (1): Dallas has lost three of its past four Thanksgiving Day games, including one to upcoming opponent Washington.
2. Patriots, 8-2 (2): New England's defense is the definition of "bend but don't break," ranking No. 17 in the NFL in yards allowed but No. 3 in points allowed.
3. Raiders, 8-2 (4): Oakland's once-struggling defense has forced seven turnovers during its current four-game win streak.
4. Seahawks, 7-2-1 (5): Seattle has committed just one turnover in its past six games, going 5-1-1 in that span.
5. Broncos, 7-3 (6): Four of Denver's final six games are against teams with winning records, including division leaders New England and Oakland.
6. Redskins, 6-3-1 (8): Washington is above .500 despite having 11 players on injured reserve and two players under NFL suspension (one of them All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams).
7. Giants, 7-3 (9): Big Blue did not commit a turnover in last week's win over Chicago for the first time in 19 games dating to last season.
8. Chiefs, 7-3 (3): Kansas City is an NFL-best plus 13 in turnover margin on the season but has committed three turnovers in its past two games.
9. Dolphins, 6-4 (11): Ryan Tannehill is completing 68 percent of his passes with six TDs, just one interception and a 99.3 rating in Miami's five-game win streak.
10. Vikings, 6-4 (13): How much has Adrian Peterson's absence hurt the running game? Minnesota rushed for more than 100 yards just once in 10 games and is last in the NFL in rushing.
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I personally had got Dead Island a few months ago as part of a deal on Steam and got it for about £3 and let me start by saying just how bloody satisfied I am with this deal, I would've easily paid more than triple the price had I known just how good this game is.
The trouble that usually comes with reviewing games is the fact that there's always some criticism that comes to mind when trying to review them, this is because when it comes to games there's always the need for more, more, more! I've tried to shove that aside for now so as to give a review rather than a long list of suggestions.
I'll start off by saying that if zombies are your thing and there's nothing you love more than cutting zombies into tiny little pieces then this is definitely the game for you. Or if you're not too fussed about that, but you do like your open world games where you can explore and find interesting and fun things to do then this is also the game for you. All in all Dead Island is a great game with many aspects built into it which try to appeal to the player and they do so successfully, firstly there's a beautiful scenic world out there for you to explore with the danger of zombies to worry about whilst exploring it. There's a range of weapons for you to make and craft, vehicles for you to drive, tasks for you to complete and best of all this can all be done with one of your pals or others online so you can cut some zombies up together.
The gameplay is fun and exciting and provides a long lifespan of gameplay and allows you to complete the story with different specialist characters or even play the story through again with the same character to make them as powerful as they can be.
Of course there are things which do get tedious and not just zombie games, but many other games do lack this too. Despite the high interactivity and fantastic gameplay the gameplay can get repetitive when you're playing the story through again or having to do tasks for people, it was also a shame to see that with such an immense game world to explore that there wasn't really as many things to interact with or do, but these are just things I personally think the game lack. I still must say that this is a must play game, it may be slightly dated but the quality of the gameplay still remains what it was then, what it is today.
Overall ya just can't go wrong, especially with the great price available for this game. Would be sill to not take advantage of some of the cheap deals out there.
Zombie games are not new. Every so often one comes along. Many of them are bad, particularly when they are cash ins. For example, there were two games inspired by AMC's The Walking Dead. The first was excellent, but the "official" game that followed was awful. What makes it even worse than that is the fact that there is already a decent Zombie game out there, and it can be bought for around or under a tenner. And that game is the flawed, but enjoyable Dead Island.
The game begins in a luxury Caribbean resort full of holidaymakers. In the middle of a dance one evening, the madness begins. You wake the following morning to the power being off, and some fairly funky signs that something ain't quite right. Those half-eaten corpses for a start. And what's that noise. And why is it coming closer?
Dead Island is first and foremost an action game. There are RPG elements in it, in the form of three skill trees that you can populate while levelling. There is also a whole host of weapons that can be bought, found or looted. And these can all be improved in a number of different ways. Action is fast and frenetic as there are two principal types of Zombies, the shuffling walkers that represent your typical Zombie, forever looking to grab. Then there's the red bull addicted Infected that sprint everywhere trying to tear you apart. 28 days later, anyone?
You can play as one of four characters. That's the good news. The bad news is that they all could have been written by a twelve year old in his bedroom. There's an unlikable Texan ex-American football player who specialises in throwing stuff at enemies. The Black guy (cue Shaft theme music) that has a bandana, and open leather jacket showing off a pro-wrestling style physique who specialises in - you guessed it - melee. And the two girl characters, a Chinese blades specialist straight out of a Capcom beat em up and an ex-police officer. Both girls are of course, attractive and clad in tight-fitting uniforms.
Each stereotype has one of the three skill threes dedicated to their speciality. That and the occasional phrase and view of your arms is the only real differentiator. There are some very amateurish cut-scenes throughout the game that feature all four characters together in what the is a very light plot. You get throughout the course of the game to discover the source of the infection and struggle to find a way to help isolated pockets of survivors and ultimately a way off the Island.
You have a limited amount of stamina, depleted by using anything except firearms. Those don't show up until well into the game, or at least, they didn't for me as I played as the Texan douche. You are frequently swarmed by Zombies that wonder about the gaming map. If things don't sound very good up to now, this is where everything changes and the game becomes worthy of buying.
Crushing weapons can knock enemies down. They can also break arms and legs, granting extra experience and limiting that creature's attacks. Blades cut. They can sever limbs or take a head off. Things get very gory, very quickly. Many is the time where my character's been left panting, one bar off dead with a whole host of body parts and piles of blood in front of him. Dead enemies yield money, items or weapons.
Weapons can be upgraded. Not just in general power, but also with extra effects that have percentages of firing with each hit. These vary from a bat with nails in which causes extra bleeding, to batteries and wire making an electric weapon that can fry an incoming zombie, to flames that do the obvious and many more.
Every melee weapon has a general durability rating that falls with use and forces you to have a number of backup weapons in reserve. Switching between a preset number is easy enough, and damaged weapons can be repaired for cash at upgrade stations.
Mr Living dead, I presume?
There are a number of large maps that you get access to as the game progresses. Most of these can be freely travelled to and from up to the game's final act. These include the Paradise resort, a scummy slum-city nearby, the Jungle and a prison. Enemies level up along with you, so you never reach a point where you're bombproof. You can always get swarmed and killed. When you do die, you respawn nearby having lost a percentage of whatever cash you're carrying.
As stated previously, there are pockets of survivors. They tend to have loads of side quests (as well as main ones) for you to embark upon to get mods (Like electricity attacks) for your weapons, cash or weapons themselves. The voice acting is generally good, and there's enough here to keep you nicely involved until the next pointless group cut scene.
Stronger enemies will appear as you progress, including a much bigger, stronger and slower zombie, a fat bloke that spews acid, a walking pustule that explodes like a suicide bomber, a strait-jacketed bald giant and the most pants-wetting enemy, a predator style creature that's gnawed its own hands off who attacks you with the sharpened ends of his forearms.
It's not all zombies. Some humans have grouped into pockets of undesirables who will shoot you on sight. That's your primary source of firearms. You will find additional missions scattered about, and most maps have drivable vehicles leading to a squash-a-thon.
The game's graphics are generally very good. Rain will occasionally deluge you in your exploration and although there is a fair amount of repetition, you generally don't notice it. Standard enemies can be avoided by climbing on cars or walls. Useful for when you get swarmed. And you will get swarmed. Loud noises will attract attention.
Infected will generally follow you, though they can't climb the game's many ladders. You can do a fair amount of damage from a distance, particularly with points in the "Boomerang" perk which means thrown weapons return to you. There are also heavy objects that can be chucked, from building blocks to gas cylinders, Molotov cocktails and homemade grenades. And firearms, of course.
In summary it is an enjoyable game, if an exceedingly bloody one. And at these sort of prices, it is now something of a bargain. A worthy three out of five stars.
Dead island is a horror survival game.Placed on a small island on the south east part of Asia.
There isn't much of a story at the beginning you are one of four tourists (every one of the has there special abilities and weapons ) on a island hotel.After a long night of parting you find your self in a hotel room.You don't see any persons and walk down the corridor and see blood and dead people .You are attacked by zombies and bitten.You are immune of the zombies but that doesn't mean you cant die....The story gets better the longer you play
The goal is to complete quests to get out of the island.There are two types of quests main and secondary.Main are harder and when you complete them you advance.The secondary rewarded you with different items.The gameplay is good it isn't focused so much on guns like it is on meel weapons.
To make sure of that you can only cary 60 bullets for pistol and rifle,shotguns only have 21 bullets.
There is also a rage meter witch can triggered and increases damage.Every character has its on rage type from kicking them to trowing knifes etc.
There are several zombie types from walkers and runners to brutes.You need to find your tactic to survival
There is also a crafting table where you upgrade and repair weapons.Blueprints are also very important.You combine two weapons to make one unique weapons My favorite is the baseball-chainsaw.And also there is a car driving over zombies witch is nice.Overall the game has a leveling system with a skill three.The map is very big to allow many places to be explored.
They aren't nothing new.The zombies look very dead like and the blood flows like in real time and looks very good
Sound is very important to this game.It makes a atmosphere witch is movie like.The sound of the zombies is good.
OS: Windows XP
Processor: Core2Duo 2.66 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI 2600XT 512MB VRAM (GeForce 8600GT)
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0C
Hard Drive: 2.0 GB available hard drive space
Other: keyboard, mouse
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Core2Duo 2.66 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 9600 (1GB)
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0C
Hard Drive: 2.0 GB available hard drive space
Other: keyboard, mouse
The game doesn't have a multiplayer but makes up for it with a 4 player multiplayer witch is easy to set up .teamwork is important in co-op and properly sharing food ammo and weapons
The installation is very simple no programs besides C++and directx 9 are needed to play.I installed the game in 7 minutes with no problems.
A very good game.I had lot of fun playing it alone and with my friends.There aren't any bugs.The gameplay is solid there isn't any Fps drooping suddenly the movement is smooth.For someone who loves horror games and movie I recommend it.
Dead Island, the first - person zombie game. It is published by Deep Silver on the 9th of September 2011. When they published the trailer I fell in love with the idea. The trailer was absolutely brilliant and it did receive the deserved awards for that. But is the gameplay just as good?
It is set on a tropical island, it used to be a paradise till the chaos starts. Zombies start to break out and only few people seem to be immune to the infection. In the beginning cinematic you clearly see how chaos suddenly breaks out, you see the cinematic through the eyes of a drunk guy. While you are in one of the clubs the zombies start to appear and the game starts. You start with playing the prologue which you have to do on your own. I love the atmosphere of the game since the first minutes I was playing. It has this scary and lonely effect. You are in a hotel which is completely abandoned, at least that is what you think. Soon you will find yourself running away from zombies and so you get rescued by other survivors. The game now really begins.
To talk more in detail about the controls and gameplay, you move your character with the basic WASD movement controls and using weapons is by clicking the left mouse button. At the early stages of the game there were some annoying bugs with movement. There were some serious issues at the release of the game, but in my opinion, they fixed it good enough with some patches. The combat is somehow fun and it feels alright. You can hit the zombies on different body parts which results in de-heading a zombie or to cut of their arms. You do more damage on for example the head. While you are doing missions and quests you will find some other survivors which could lead to a couple of side quests. The whole island is basically filled with zombies, weapons, money and items. You can use those items and the money for upgrading or repairing your weapons. There are also different zombies, some stronger than others, which makes it more difficult in some situations.
The atmosphere there was in the beginning stays during the whole game. Although you are chased by zombies every now and then, you are still on the beautiful tropical island. The game can be scary sometimes, especially when you have to enter different rooms which are locked. You have to break your way through by moving the mouse forward at a given moment. You will sometimes be shocked when a zombie is waiting around the corner, and these moments were brilliant. The characters in the game are not outstanding or at least not remarkable, but they are alright.
The Multiplayer/Co-op mode is one of the best features of this game and they did a good job with it. You just open your save game and you start where you ended the last time you played. Then every time you are in a place where another player is currently too, then you can join each other. Of course you can make use of the lobby where you can join people yourself, but the other option is so great because those people are just as far with the game as you. Also when you do choose to join people by searching the list of people and they are further than you, you can join them, but it will not save it on your game file.
The graphics are beautiful, the way the zombies are modelled is absolutely stunning and it makes them really scary. The island is perfectly made, the graphics have wonderful textures and they tried and, in my opinion, succeeded with optimizing the detail as much as they could. Even when you watch from a far distance the landscapes and the buildings are in great detail. The blood effects and cut-off body parts flying around are fascinating, this adds so much to these kind of games. All by all beautiful graphics for the time it was released and they are still great.
To conclude, Dead Island is for the features and gameplay it gives you a great choice. Even though you don't like those kind of games, I would recommend to at least give this game a try. But for the zombie-fans this will be one of the best experiences you will ever have when it is about this genre.
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The cover of 'Rock A Bye Baby.' A horror novel from 1984 by prolific horror writer Stephen Gresham.
A huge tip of my hat goes out to the exhaustive blog Too Much Horror Fiction (is there such a thing? I think not) for inspiring this post. Curated by the self-described "neat, clean, shaved & sober" Will Errickson, the site has been cataloging and reviewing vintage horror novels since 2010. As a bonafide horror junkie, I'll never understand how I didn't know about this site until today. If you're a horror nerd like I am and were perhaps not hip to Errickson's dedication to the books that helped shape our youth, then welcome to your new Internet time-killer. Zing!
I'm sure a few of the books I've featured in this post will be familiar to you—such as the cover of the 1976 book The Fury which was the basis for Brian De Palma's 1978 film of the same name starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes and Amy Irving. I've also included a few H.P. Lovecraft paperbacks featuring fantastic cover artwork that will bring you right back to those times you spent spinning those revolving metal book racks around hoping to find a cover repulsive enough to freak your parents out with. If this post gets you pining away for this kind of vintage goodness then you're in luck as many of these books can still be found on auction sites such as eBay and Etsy. Some of the artwork that follows is slightly NSFW.
The 1976 cover of a reprint of the novel by Jack Finney 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers.' Finney original penned the book, which has been adapted into several notable films, in 1955.
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There are no happy endings in this class. Sorry. You will become experts on the classic genre of tragedy as you study, perform, debate and analyze the works of Aristotle, Sophocles, Shakespeare and Arthur Miller. Professional actors will assist in our study of Shakespeare. You will transform a play set in ancient Greece into the modern era. Assessments will include creative pieces, literary essays, and tests. The aim of this class is to bring your reading and writing skills to college level.
Another translation of the play Oedipus Rex has Teiresias say to Oedipus, "You are your own worst enemy." To what extent is this statement true? (In class essay)
Modern Adaptation of the central conflict of Antigone
Literary Essay on Antigone (focusing on either gender or the conflict between moral and state law)
Literary Essay on Othello: Who (or what) is to blame for the death of Desdemona?
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English Roundtable where students must defend their learning to an outside evaluator. Students must write a cover letter synthesizing the themes of the course, present their portfolios, and conduct a debate on "Who is the most tragic, tragic hero" of the semester.
The topic will change from term to term, depending upon the instructor, but all will have a specifically comparative dimension and may include study of a genre, form (including film), comparison of authors, inquiry into a critical problem, exploration of a theme, or examination of a period.
This course emphasizes advanced techniques to develop students' critical reading, writing, and textual analysis with particular focus on argument and research-based writing.
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1 literary analysis paper examining the use of literary devices and responding to the treatment of our essential questions in Kafka's Metamorphosis and a second literary work the students read together in their literature circles
Logs and responses to teacher comments on logs;
revisions of chosen entries into longer pieces of writing;
Information reporting on an author's work and biography as relevant to the text being used;
Rewriting sections of selected literary works to reflect student experiences, each with two revisions;
Students will respond to questions generated by the teacher and by their own note taking, usually written in class;
Keep a journal that's dated, organized, and thorough in relation to quotations from the book being read;
Students will write reflect on their writing and learning process throughout the course;
Produce creative writing pieces using the author's style or voice
Work together in literature circles or book groups to discuss the group's book and engage in accountable talk;
Keep group logs and discussion sheets chronicling the events and specific information shared during each group discussion;
Engage in Socratic Seminars and fishbowl discussions that are evaluated by other literature circle groups;
Final literary analysis comparing/contrasting the characters, events, author's use of literary devices in two major literary works
This unit is taught with the purpose of creating a parallel (interdisciplinary) instruction project with the history class where the teacher covers reconstruction and segregation in America at the beginning of the school year. The chosen literary works, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest G. Gaines, incorporate issues and ideas connected to these historical times in America, but while the first one is written from a white author's point of view, the second is from a black author's perspective and experience.
Students use both books and Internet sources to provide historical evidence that connect the novel's ideas and themes to historical events that they learned in 11th grade history class, and those they are presently learning in their 12th grade history class, such as Reconstruction, racism in the South, segregation, bias, discrimination, death penalty, injustice…
To prepare for the comparative literature essay in which they will have to include both novels, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, students write an in-class essay in which they compare the first novel we study in class (To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee), with the movie by the same title by Robert Mulligan. The following is the assignment:
You are using the book To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, and the movie based on the same story, directed by Robert Mulligan.
Choose one major difference and one major similarity between the book and the movie to show their focus. The two deal with different time capacity, artistic devices, and different means of communication to narrate the story in the most effective ways. So, throughout your essay, show your understanding of the uncontested qualities of these two award-winning works.
Students write an autobiographical essay in order to practice peer critiquing/editing/self correcting focusing on grammatical features (one or two at a time). The fact that they use relevant materials (to them) facilitates this work and produces intrinsic motivation and engagement while working on specific writing skills.
For the purpose of understanding how history affects people's lives and destiny, students work on an assignment which includes either an interview or a research.
a. Students interview their parents or grandparents to learn about some important historical events in their country or region of origin (about the last 40-50 years) to see how their families were affected by them.
b. The students whose parents choose not to participate do internet research to evidence of historical events that parallel their families' lives and draw some conclusions to understand how their own families were affected by history.
Tragedy and the Common Man
"…I think the tragic feeling is evoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing--his sense of personal dignity."
~ Arthur Miller
Research Topics:
The Salem Witch Trials
McCarthyism and the Cold War
Sigmund Freud - Id, Ego, and Superego
Charles Darwin - science vs religion
Karl Marx - social classes
In-class essay on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Choose one of the following questions/prompts:
1. How does Robert Louis Stevenson explore the concept of good and evil in humankind in his novella, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Should this story be read as a tragedy?
2. One critic has written of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: "Without Jekyll, there could never have been a Hyde; with Hyde, one can never fully know Jekyll." Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
3. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written during a period of intellectual enlightenment when highly influential ideas surfaced about economics, science, and the workings of the mind. Discuss how Robert Louis Stevenson's novella explores new ideas/schools of thought introduced by one of the following influential minds of the time: Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, or Karl Marx.
Analyze "The Yellow Wallpaper" and/or "The Story of an Hour" and "The Lottery" as social commentary. Complete a feminist reading of the story (or stories). Be certain to argue whether or not the protagonist fits the "definition" of a tragic character. Remember to acknowledge Arthur Miller's essay, "Tragedy and the Common Man," as you argue your point. The paper must: be 2-3 pages in length (minimum), must contain direct evidence from the essay and the story to support your argument, and must include a works cited page.
Write a three-page (minimum) paper on The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Your paper should answer one of the following questions/prompts:
1. Is John Proctor a tragic hero? How does his great dilemma change during the course of the play?
2. Analyze The Crucible as social commentary. What is Arthur Miller saying about the common man and society?
3. Was the devil loose in Salem? Who/what is responsible for the witch hunt/hysteria?
*You may suggest a topic of your own, but please run your thoughts by me prior to beginning the assignment.
Your published paper must:
-Reference one academic article (literary criticism) from a respected literary source. You may use one of the various articles by Arthur Miller that were distributed and discussed in class or you may find a relevant article on your own (Gale Educational Resources - accessible through the UHHS website).
Write a 4-5 page literary analysis paper on The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Your paper should discuss whether or not the main protagonists in both texts, John Proctor and Dr. Jekyll, fit Arthur Miller's definition of a tragic character as discussed in his essay, "Tragedy and the Common Man." According to Miller, tragedy is the consequence of a man's total compulsion to evaluate himself justly." Do you agree?
Research the seven deadly sins: lust, greed, gluttony, pride, wrath, sloth, and envy. Then, for each sin, choose a character from The Crucible who embodies the traits of that particular sin. You must provide a minimum of three examples (with direct evidence) from the play to support your case for each character/sin. Your analysis of each character/sin will be presented to the class. Therefore, you should include a creative visual or musical component in your presentation that complements your findings: symbolic collage, soundtrack, cartoon/illustration, graphic organizer (charts), etc.
The 11th grade literature course will use a series of short stories, novels, non-fiction and poetry to examine the various factors, challenges and ultimately, the growth of one's identity in America. The issues of race, family, community, religion, society and self will be highlighted through a diverse lens of authors and poets. Through a series of texts that involve various ethical dilemmas, students will analyze what defines the American identity today.
Students will research an author's background for their independent reading portfolio. Students will also research various topics in poetry to develop a preference for a particular poet or style.
IA 2: Independent Reading portfolio and book groups
Students will choose their own text for independent reading and meet once a week in small groups to discuss and analyze the idea of identity in their books. They will write an in-class essay that critically analyzes how their book illustrates the theme of identity.
IA 3: Compare and contrast essay I
Students will compare Tim O'Brien's book The Things They Carried with a selected war poem. Their comparative essay should include an analysis of author style and its impact on the theme of identity.
IA 4: Compare and contrast essay II
Students will compare the Autobiography of Malcolm X to John Griffin's Black Like Me with an emphasis on how both texts illustrate aspects of the American identity.
Malcolm X versus Martin Luther King Jr - Who was the better speaker?
Students will compare speeches by both leaders and argue in a position paper, who was the more powerful speaker.
American Identity collage
Students will create a collage of words, images and events that embody the American Identity. In addition, they will write a short artist explanation of their collage (to be displayed).
Utopia or dystopia?
Students will write their own short story about the future of America. What will our society be like? How will Americans be like in the future? Their stories must fit the profile of a utopian or dystopian society.
In this 12th grade English course, students explore the history and purpose of education in America through literature and primary source documents, with a special focus on how education in America reflects historical and social changes. The essential questions for the semester are:
What are America's ideals?
How equal has access to education been in America?
What is the purpose of education in a democracy?
How have writers responded to America in literature?
Students conduct research for papers, role plays, time lines, and seminars to help place the texts we read in historical context.
Literary essay-- comparison of two poems (theme and literary devices)
Thematic essay -- analysis of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Literary analysis exploring the question "How have writers responded to America?"
Suggested texts: "America" or "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay
"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes
"This Morning, This Evening, So Soon" by James Baldwin
Personal essay response to Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez
Personal Education Narrative with family and community interviews
Interpretation of a historical quote from "A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" by Thomas Jefferson
"Educational Philosophers Talk Show" script (Jefferson, Franklin, Webster, Richman etc. discuss the purpose of education in a democracy) OR "Enlightenment Philosophers Talk Show" script.
Debates, exams, role plays, presentations and roundtable discussions
Time lines and visual projects created in Comic Life (software program)
The objective of this course is is to prepare students to analyze literature given the necessary tools. This course teaches the techniques of literary analysis, critical terminology and historical context of each required reading. Students are require to read, analyze and discuss verbally and in writing a wide variety of representative works from. All works are studied and analyzed in relation to their cultural and historical context from the New World literature through the Civil War in Spain.
First Unit: Origins of Latin American Identity
Investigate about Rigoberta Mechú
Thrird Unit: Mexican Revolution
Investigate causes and consequences of Mexican Revolution, Russian Revolution and Chinese Revolution
Fourth Unit: Spanish-American War through Cuban Revolution
Investigate the independence of Mexico, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic
Unit First: Origins of Latin American Identity
Students are expected to write an evidence-based essay
Should Columbus be glorified?
Second Unit: Latin American Independence
Write a literary essay
Third Unit: Mexican Revolution
Write a character analysis
Fourth Unit: Spanish-American War through Cuban Revolution
Write a poetry analysis essay
-Keep a triple entry journal as they read
-Point of view: Write a letter from a different perspective.
-Analyze and compare situations now and centuries ago.
-Class debates
-Oral presentations
-Write a monologue
-Design a PowerPoint presentation
-Write a scene in a play
Second Unit: Latin American Independence
-Body Map of Simón Bolívar. Find and analyze quotes that best represent: Hole in the head (What he thinks), Eyes (How he see the world), Mouth (What he says), Shoulders (Weight of the world), Heart (What he feels), Hands (His actions), Achilles Heel ( His weaknesses), Pain in the neck, Funny bone and Knee jerk.
- Project about EL general en su laberinto
Summarizer: Write a summary of the reading
Connector: Connect the story with other readings, personal ideas, movies, another literary work, historical reference...
Illustrator: Create an illustration that best represent the story and find a quote for that illustration
Question maker: Ask questions about the meaning of the reading
Third Unit: Mexican Revolution
Project about Los de abajo
Find the literary elements, write a corrido that summarize the story of Los de abajo, deep analysis of one of the characters.
American Studies- 12th grade English for English Language Learners:
In this course we will be studying American literature and the history related to the pieces we read. You will receive English credit for this class. We will be reading literature from the periods of the Progressive Era to Modern Day. Throughout the course we will work to answer the following questions:
1. How do we recognize injustice?
2. How can change create transformation?
3. How can we learn and grow from the experiences of others?
To ground students understanding in the time period, students conduct research on the time period in which the literary pieces are set. This research is sometimes jigsawed using multiple sources of texts and media.
The Great Depression Unit: Read To Kill a Mockingbird as a class. Act out and analyze passages of the book for the class. Write an essay of your choice choosing a theme to analyze and support in your essay.
The Roaring 20s Unit (Portfolio Project):
Read a variety of short stories and poems from the time period. Write a group historical short story set in the 1920s and perform it for the class.
Develop your own historical short story and write and revise your short story getting feedback from your teacher, peers and senior mentor. Reflect on the writing process by creating a cover letter.
Present your short story to your senior graduation portfolio panel and compare and contrast it to the PBAT-literary essay.
WWI Unit: Read a variety of poems from or about the period and create a variety of group, pair and individual poems. Create a Voicethread of your poetry. Give a presentation to the 11th graders using your Voicethread. Through their own poetry writing students learn how to create literary techniques to enhance their poetry. Students then write a reflection connecting their poetry to a larger theme in a literary work they have read in the past.
For each unit, students work on a collaborative project as well as an individual component to the project:
Anti-Bullying Service-Learning Unit: Interview someone who has been bullied (pair project) and write feature story to be published in a newspaper about a person who has been bullied. Include lessons learned from the incident and advice to someone who is currently being bullied. You will learn how to incorporate direct quotes into your writing, a skill required for the PBAT.
Sold Unit (Interm Assessment): Conduct background research as a group on human trafficking around the world. Give mini-presentation on your research. In small groups debate if Lakshmi, the main character in Sold should leave with the American who has come to "rescue" her from prostitution or stay where she is. After completing the debates, choose a side and write a persuasive essay.
Progressive Era Unit (PBAT): Compare and Contrast Anzia Yezierska's book Bread Givers and her short story "Wings" as a group in a media form of your choice. Through this project, students practice identifying literary techniques and making connections to larger themes in both pieces of literature.
This course is a study of literature and writing. It is guided by three main essential questions and each unit focuses on them in a different way. These questions will enable us to explore basic experiences and concerns in our own lives and of those around us--experiences and concerns shared by the writers and characters we will encounter as readers.
•How does the world around us inspire or restrict our relationship to nature?
•How do themes of Modernity or Tradition relate to Nature?
•What is the connection between author, character and reader?
Units of Study: The Trimester is divided into three units of study each its own perspective on the above mentioned essential questions.
Some of the skills reviewed during the trimester:
•Introduction/review of basic literary devices
•How to use references to back up ideas
•MLA Style of Citation
•Bibliography Assignment
•Thesis Statement on in-class reading with citations
•Choosing secondary texts
•Comparing and Contrasting author's and writing
(IA 4) First draft based on thesis that will be developed further for the final PBAT.
For their midterm exam students have to write and present an outline of their thesis and main arguments in a portfolio presentation for their peers and outside facilitators.
Through out the course students are preparing, participating and assessing seminar discussions of texts.
They have weekly Literary Response worksheets exploring, theme, characterization, and literary devices. There are also follow up Literary Response journal assignments.
Students are responsible for a writing a dramatic monologue from the perspective of a character in their secondary texts.
In 11th grade English, students read and discuss a variety of literature through the lens of literary elements and techniques. This year long course is designed so that English Language Learners are moving on to more challenging readings as the year progresses. We begin with short stories and then move on to novels that slowly increase in difficulty. In addition, the literary elements and techniques increase in complexity as the year progresses, beginning with the basics of setting and conflict, building to the more difficult concepts of metaphor, theme, symbolism, etc.
Students conduct research to place the literature in its historical context (e.g., The Great Depression, Jim Crow, slavery, African colonialism, the Trujillo era).
Write a compare/contrast essay for The Giver and Pleasantville
Compare/contrast novel and film versions of Of Mice and Men
As a group, choose a short story to read and present to the class.
For each novel, complete and present packet of daily activity guides, each with a written component.
For each novel, choose options from each layer of the Layered Curriculum to complete and present to teacher.
Through the use of Layered Curriculum, students are assessed on a daily basis as they present pieces of work to the teacher, either one on one or in a small group. In addition, students take exams at the mid-point of each book and choose from a menu of projects at the end of each book.
Write a fictional slave narrative.
Create a group project (PowerPoint, website, animoto, etc.) about your Book Club's book.


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Trust loss legislation leaves small businesses scratching their heads
The recent trust loss legislation, contained in Tax Laws Amendment (Trust Loss and Other Deductions) Bill 1997, serves as a salutary lesson in how not to exempt a category of taxpayers from specific (anti avoidance) provisions, according to Taxation Institute of Australia President, Mr Richard Gelski.
"The level of complexity contained in the measures designed to ensure that family trusts are not caught by these trust loss provisions will leave many small businesses operating through trusts (and their advisers) scratching their heads," said Mr Gelski.
"Firstly, they have to determine whether the trust is in fact a family trust - as defined. Then, they have to ensure the appropriate elections are made and determine whether family trust distribution tax needs to be paid by the trustee."
"Such decisions will add a substantial cost to the day to day administration of such entities."
"Based on these provisions, one can only wonder at how the Government will ensure that small business is not affected by any changes to the general taxation of trusts," he said.
The TIA has publicly stated in the past that a taxation system in its design, legislation and administration ought to be capable of being complied with by ordinary taxpayers without resort to professional assistance. The Institute is very concerned that any measures to protect small business will fall far short of achieving this overall objective.
Although John Howard has stated that his Government's initiative to crackdown on tax avoidance via trusts will spare small business, any concentrated attack on the structure and use of trusts in the Australian business sector will have a significant and negative effect on the small business operator.
"It is impossible to totally shield small business from the outcomes of a crackdown on trusts," said Mr Gelski.
"If trusts are attacked, small business will bear the fallout, there is just no avoiding it."
Close to sixty per cent of trusts in Australia are operated by small businesses who already shoulder the burden of the high cost of compliance with taxation legislation. If the Government attempts a crackdown on tax avoidance via trusts and changes the legislation, it will create a new range of legislative complexities which will potentially harm small business.
"Trust legislation is already complex. Changes to this legislation to achieve the dual goals of minimising tax avoidance via trusts and protecting small business from the effects of any change will result in an extremely complex document," Mr Gelski said.


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Of all the many different flowers in the world, nothing has quite captured human imagination as the rose. Today it is mostly known as a symbol of love and affection, and traditionally roses are used to court the one you love. Roses were used as symbols of love even in the time of Ancient Rome and Greece, and even Medieval Christianity used it to symbolize the five wounds of Christ—symbols of His great love for us.
What is it about the rose that so captures the minds and hearts of people? Definitely its graceful, majestic curves and radiant colors are beautiful to the eye, its delicate, layered petals, seeming to open to reveal secrets hidden within. Its fragrance, considered by many to be pleasing, is used in perfumes and oils, while rose water is used in cooking, medicine and even in cosmetics.
One of the things that captures the imaginations of poets and lovers alike, is the contrasts that a rose offers. For all its beauty, its stem holds a small army of sharp thorns, as if the rose seeks to protect itself from those that would admire its beauty. So, one who would admire a rose, or hold it in their hand, would have to brave bring pricked by its sharp defenses.
You may wonder, however, just what are those thorns for? Some botanists believe that they really are a form of defense, a way to keep animals away. But aside from that, the thorns are also used by the rose as a way to help it cling to other vegetation so that it can grow. Some species of rose even use their thorns to prevent soil erosion, which protects their roots, so that they can bloom.
The rose itself can be a metaphor for life, a romantic notion, but one that many people are aware of to varying degrees. The Christian life itself can find a metaphor in the rose. Upon receiving salvation, people often have hard stems, a result of lives lived in sin, perhaps some unrepentant behavior, maybe even just from the difficulties of living our lives.
Like everything else in the world, however, that hardness can be a tool in the hands of God. In Exodus 9, God hardened the heart of Pharaoh. In verse 12, it says "And the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses." And because of this, God was able to show his power not only to His people, the people of Israel, but also to the Egyptians.
He also uses this hardness, these thorns in our lives, to make us better people. In 2nd Corinthians, Paul admits to having a "thorn" in the flesh. In verse 12: "Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!" Paul admits that this "thorn" helped to make him a better person, a better Christian.
Now, some people will experience more trials in their lives than others, just as some roses will have more thorns than others. The reason or reasons behind this are known only to God, and we may only know the reasons after a revelation from God Himself. But we can trust that, as with Paul, the thorns placed in our lives are meant to do more good in our lives than harm.
This is a process that happens at His perfect time, and one that happens at a different pace from Christian to Christian. Sometimes, we can even mistake these growing pains, these thorns and hard stems, as all individuals can be, instead of the potential that God sees in them. Sometimes we can only see the thorns in our lives as well. But God sees beyond that, God has His plan in your life, in each of our lives.
If you see a Christian who's struggling with His Christianity, know that God is at work. So long as they continue to seek His will, God's hand will be at work to shape them into the people He wants them to be. And while some fellow Christians may seem prickly, Jesus is working in them just as He is working in you. In fact, many of the great men and women of God had to endure and go through their own thorns, their own growing pains.
So if you feel discouraged that life is getting too down, that you're experiencing more trials than you can bear, that there are too many thorns, that your stem is too hard, take hope instead. Think of these things as tools that God is using to shape you, to mold you, into someone greater than you thought you could be. By allowing Him to work in your life, you will bloom like the magnificent rose does. And just as a rose's thorns protect it, and allow it to grow, you will find that you will become all that God wants to you be despite the thorns, and even, in fact, because of them.


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In addition to help others develop their stories, manuscripts and screenplays we maintain a story vault of dozens of potential story ideas, outlines, treatments and scripts. This page lights a few of those that are closer to production readiness than others.
It's a lot harder to find the funds to produce a movie than it is to write the screenplay...although the screenplay can take years to get it right. Rather than hide our work in a file cabinet or a computer file, we're doing something unorthodox. Below are a few screenplays we've prepared for publication (on their way to production). You can order them, and even send us your feedback. Enjoy...we did in writing them. They are only available as hard copies from Amazon's Print on Demand system. They are 8.5" x 11" B&W inside two sided printing, with a color cover.
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It's time for some skating and some inter-generational conflict.
It's time for some skating and some inter-generational conflict.
Canada Day! Canada Day! Canada Day! Did you hear that it's Canada Day?
You get three songs. Go!
Mark Steyn is a good writer. Hillary Clinton is a married woman. Neither of these facts should be important when discussing Presidential politics.
Alumni, cross-border hostility, Bernie Sanders and Jar Jar Binks. There's serious stuff, too.
In Celebration of Canada Day, Jonathan writes 1400 words about punk rock.
National anthems can be really very funny.
Here's a look at what happened when some sports fans in Toronto behaved badly on live TV.
Ottawa readers should probably come and see Swervedriver at Zaphod Beeblebrox tonight with me. (Non-Ottawa readers are welcome, too, but I imagine the logistics might be complicated.)
Thoughts about the riots in Baltimore. But it can't be just about the riots, can it?
Not Clickhole: Saskatchewan town "rethinks its 'Land of Rape and Honey' slogan".
Jonathan spends too much time thinking about the political messaging of 90s punk songs.
There's something important happening in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks, led by Marshawn Lynch, are finally sticking it to the corrupt NFL.
It's not really a recipe and it's not really a photo essay, but watch as Jonathan makes some brussel sprouts.
As many of you are certainly aware of by now, there have been multiple shootings in Ottawa, my hometown. The shootings occurred at the War Memorial and at Parliament Hill. The downtown core is in locked down. Buildings are being evacuated and people are being ushered further and further away. For those who might be…
Bears, baseball, buildings, beauties and Barrett Brown. We'll talk about all that and more in this week's Linky Friday!
In true Canadian style, Jonathan McLeod goes from talking about hockey to talking about sexual assault to talking about feminism.
Because everything is about hockey and hockey is about everything, apparently.
Jonathan McLeod looks at two recent court cases, noting the existence of rape culture and male privilege without ever using the terms.
Happy Canada Day, Y'all!
March 21, 2008
God Bless America.
Justice for children…and by that we mean crushing, brutal retribution regardless of age.
We tortured and imprisoned you as a child soldier. It's time to pay up.
Mackin', butts and women are D-U-M dum: This is your Ontario Liberal Party.
Once again, Jonathan condescendingly explains why restrictions on labour movement (not to mention restrictions on immigration and asylum) are reflective of a xenophobic world view. Nothing controversial at all, no siree.
Matt Bruenig argues against the current legal education and licensing regime. While doing so, he imperils his future favoured status.
We've all heard the term "rape culture" thrown around, and it's a term that can lose its meaning or significance with repeated use, but as we experience sexual crimes like those committed in Steubenville or against Rehtaeh Parsons–and the delayed and insufficient responses to the crimes–it is inescapable that rape culture persists and, perhaps, thrives.
Jonathan McLeod writes about parental leave, family life and the chauvinism of chivalry.
Jim Flaherty stepped down as Canada's Finance Minister on March 18. Yesterday, he suddenly passed away in his Ottawa home. He was a politician who touched many. He will be dearly missed.
Everything you need to know about life and love comes down to hockey.
At the risk of starting an intramural fight here at Ordinary Times, I'm highlighting Elizabeth's recent article at The Week, Why Christians should forgive Fred Phelps, as a companion to Russell's recent post If I ever visit Topeka, I shall pack dancing shoes. Elizabeth offers many worthwhile points, but this is probably the key takeaway:
An appropriate song for the day and a throwback to 90s Canadian indie rock.
Jonathan takes you on a post-rock stroll through his extended backyard of Ontario and Quebec.
Jonathan McLeod reflects on the passing of a friend.
With the Oscars occurring tonight, here's what happened last fall in response to a different awards gala.
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Kyle picked up a few school awards at presentation night this year - Dux, science, arts & music, Lions virtue & sports awards. Very proud of his achievements all through primary school and now looking forward to senior school challenges.
Kade also was awarded an achievement award for his great year in kindy. He too is looking forward to full time school in pre-primary. Too clever!!


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text: Yuneec has just announced the release of the RealSense! Intel RealSense Technology enables the Typhoon H to fly autonomously, intelligently navigating around objects, taking safety and customers' creative options to the next level. Customers get these additional features in addition to what the Typhoon H provides: - A factory installed Intel RealSense R200 Camera and the Intel Atom processor module work seamlessly with the flight control firmware to add intelligent obstacle navigation. - With a combination of specialized cameras and sensors, this Intel system maps and learns its environment in 3D, recognizing each obstacle, planning an alternative route and safely navigating around it. - The module also adds downward facing sensors to improve stability, enabling flight indoors or outdoors close to the ground, even with poor GPS reception. The Typhoon H with Intel® RealSense™ Technology will also include: - Wizard controller for dual operator mode - Soft backpack - Two batteries - Extra propellers A separate Intel RealSense Technology module for current Typhoon H owners will be released in the near future. I will update you all when I hear when the RealSense module will be available for purchase! Typhoon H with Intel® RealSense™ Technology - *Pre-Order*


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Venezuela - historical betting odds 2015
Here you can find historical odds that bookmakers offered on football matches in this country. These are the last highest odds we recorded for each of the bookmakers. The winning odds are marked with a colour. Click on the match to view the final result and the odds from all bookmakers.
The odds are available for the following football leagues: Primera Division.
Football Venezuela Primera Division Best odds


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New Mexico health officials say a 27-year-old woman from Doña Ana County is among the latest state residents to die in the last week after contracting the H1N1 virus.
The woman reportedly had no chronic medical conditions. The state also reports four other deaths from the H1N1 flu including a 51-year-old man from Valencia County, a 4-year-old boy from San Juan County, a 53-year-old man from McKinley County and a 53-year-old man from Bernalillo County.
These five deaths bring the state total to 26 deaths related to swine flu this year, according to New Mexico Health officials.
Officials say a 49-year-old man whose death was reported last week has been determined to be a resident of another state and is no longer included in the New Mexico death count.
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Grass Gator Replacement Blower Blades
Item # 385374 Model # 8060
Product Information
- To replace blower blades for Model 8050
- 2 sets of blades: one for straight shafts and one for curved shafts
|Package Contents
|1 set of blades for straight shafts, and 1 set of blades for curved shafts
|Use / Purpose
|UL Safety Listing
|CSA Safety Listing
|ETL Safety Listing