Chapter 17 Rahim Khan gives Amir an envelope. Inside are letters from Hassan which talk about Hassan hopes, his life and the changes in Kabul The letters are very warm – Hassan doesn’t hold any grudges against Amir. Rahim Khan delivers the bad news to Amir. Hassan and his wife were massacred and their Sohrab…
Summary Chapter 10 Baba and Amir escape Kabul and carry with them all they need, due to high security and the risk of possible conflict. Their destination is Pakistan. A soldier harasses a young woman that travels with them and Baba decides to intervene. The soldier now has Baba at gunpoint and Amir is worried…
Summary Chapter 6 The chapter starts when Amir talks about winter and how every kid in Kabul loved winter. He said that every school in Kabul were closed for the whole winter and how Ahmad would always get bullied by Assef because he wore a wool vest He then talks about how there was a…
Summary Currently in San Francisco (December 2001) Amir recalls events that happened in his past Amir (Pashtun)& Hassan (Hazara) are brothers/friends/ servant (inconsiderate relationship) Hazaras were segregated- called “mice-eating and flat nosed”(Hosseini,9) Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims while Hazaras are Shi’a Muslim Baba built an orphanage and tells his son there is only one sin which…
Power and Pride are both evident in Danforth’s exchange with Giles. He doesn’t like the way that Giles effectively argues the law so she changes things so he can arrest Giles. As a judge, Danforth should know better than to react emotionally (pride). Moral Pride is evident when Hale says to Danforth, “Your honour, I…
Internal vs External Goodness – Elizabeth shows her sense of morality as she implies that John’s actions mean less than what is in his heart (i.e. how he is externally, is less important than how he is internally). Later, John seems to suggest that his name, his outward appearance, is more important than inward goodness. …
Characters in Act 5 Hippolyta Theseus Egeus Philostrate The Mechanicals: Bottom Quince Snout Starveling Snug Flute Demetrius Lysander Helena Hermia Robin a.k.a. Puck Oberon Act 5 Scene 1 Play comes to a full circle. Hippolyta and Theseus talk over the extraordinary stories from the four lovers. Hippolyta thinks they are “strange;” Theseus doesn’t believe them. …
Characters in Act 4 Titania The Clowns: Bottom Quince Snout Starveling Snug Flute Robin a.k.a. Puck Oberon Peaseblossom Cobweb Mote Mustardseed Demetrius Lysander Helena Hermia Egeus Theseus Hippolyta Act 4 Scene 1 Titania and her train enter with Bottom, as Oberon looks on unseen. The fairies attend to Bottom’s every need. He falls asleep in…
Characters in Act 3 Titania The Clowns: Bottom Quince Snout Starveling Snug Flute Robin a.k.a. Puck Oberon Peaseblossom Cobweb Mote Mustardseed Demetrius Lysander Helena Hermia Indian Boy Act 3 Scene 1 The laborers unwittingly choose to rehearse in the glade where Titania is sleeping. As the labourers rehearse, Puck turns Bottom’s head into an ass’s…
Act I scene i The King of England wants to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, the size of which to be determined by their testimonies in court. Gloucester has two sons, the elder legitimate, the younger illegitimate. The two eldest daughters profess their love for Lear to be “boundless” in speeches of flattery.…
Divergent and Convergent Pathways Once a new species forms, its evolutionary pathway may diverge from the original species. Disruptive selection continues long after speciation has occurred resulting in divergent evolution. Divergent evolution: occurs when two or more species evolve increasingly different traits, resulting from differing selective pressures or genetic drift. Species with significantly different morphological…
Roman citizen Physically fit and 1.6m tall Most soldiers joined between 18-20 years old You were expected to stay in the army for 25 years Training & Work Used fighting methods of Greeks (phalanx) but developed own methods in LEGIONS Legions divided into ‘maniples’ (cohorts) which moved in lines effectively in hilly terrain LEGION: basic…
Romans established a REPUBLIC – voters (adult male citizens) elected officials to run the state 3 important groups of citizens helped govern the state: Senate: most influential and powerful, controlling public funds and deciding foreign policies emergency, senators could name a citizen as dictator or absolute ruler for a period of 6 months (complete power…
Scientific drawings are an important part of the science of biology and all biologists must be able to produce good quality scientific drawings regardless of your artistic ability. Drawings not only allow you to record an image of the specimen observed but more importantly, they help you to remember the specimen as well as the…
Solute: substances that are dissolved in fluid (eg. salt) Solvent: the liquid the solute is dissolved in (eg. water) Passive Transport movement of materials across a cell membrane without energy; Movement along a concentration gradient Diffusion movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration movement will continue until…
Some ways to think about word choice— and sound really smart while you’re figuring it out! Purpose: When analyzing the style of prose or poetry, the opportunity to show off what you know about diction (an author’s word choice) frequently appears. These notes are meant to give you a framework and a vocabulary so that…
Nucleus: Contains most of the genetic info in the eukaryotic cell (some genes are located in mitochondria and chloroplasts) Contains 1 or more nucleolus surrounded by nuclear envelope Nuclear envelope: a double membrane that encloses the nucleus separating its contents from the cytoplasm. Nucleolus – appears as a mass of densely stained granules and fibres…
The word sonnet is Italian for “little song”. Sonnets usually focus on one key idea and are often reflective of emotions. The sonnet is a 14-line lyrical poem with a strict rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme differs depending on the variety of sonnet. The two main types are: the Elizabethan (or “Shakespearean”) sonnet and the…
The gothic novel was invented almost single-handedly by Horace Walpole, whose The Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre. Walpole’s novel was imitated not only in the eighteenth century and not only in the novel form, but it has influenced writing, poetry, and even film making up to the…
On December 5, 1945, Flight 19, consisting of five avenger torpedo bombers, disappeared without a trace. The flight plan took them into an area with a name that now sends chills up the spine of many a pilot: the Bermuda Triangle. Despite extensive searching, no evidence of the planes has ever been found. The “triangle,”…