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Walt Disney
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close agreement, conformity, relationship begins with a
What is affinity
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He was a pioneer in so many ways. Give 1 example
What is - “The Old Mill” was the first subject to utilize multi-plane camera techniques - “Snow White and the 7 Dwarves” was the first full length animated musical - Television pioneer: first to present full-color “Wonderful World of Color” in 1961
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Who said: "It is only the dead who have seen the end of war."
What is Plato.
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What are 3 ways you can show connections between main ideas when completing a biography analysis?
- cause and effect in the person’s life - logical connection between areas of the person’s life - reason for the author focusing on specific areas of the person’s life
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Question 1 Since 1970, national parks have had to double the number of signs warning visitors of possible hazards. The new signs have a dual purpose in that they also protect the parks from unnecessary litigation. In 1972, the National Parks Service in Yellowstone was forced to pay more than $87,000 to the victim of a bear attack. This ruling prompted Yellowstone historian Lee Whittlesley to write, "Analogously I could ask, should New York's Central Park have signs every ten feet saying, 'Danger! Muggers!' just because a non-streetwise, non-New Yorker might go walking there?" The reference to "the victim" in the above passage serves primarily to 1. restate an inconsistency 2. support a previous claim 3. summarize a counterargument 4. suggest a possible solution
answer 2. support a previous claim
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articles of commerce; articles of trade begins with c
What is commodities
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Give an example of how Walt Disney was entrepreneurial at a young age.
What is he sold pictures to his neighbours to make money.
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“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
Who is Steve Jobs
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What 4 things do you need to do when summarising a biography?
What is Relevant, major events in order; Paragraph form; Names, places, and numerical data included; Cover full text
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Question 1 Heroes were an important part of Greek mythology, but the characteristics that Greeks admitted in a hero are not necessarily identical to those we admire today. Greek heroes are not always what modern readers might think of as "good role models." Their actions may strike us as morally dubious. For example, consider the encounter between the legendary Greek hero Odysseus and the Cyclops. The Cyclops was one of a race of giants who lived by themselves on a remove, rarely visited island. The name Cycylops means "round eye," because these giants had only one eye in the middle of their forehead. They lived in caves, tended flocks of sheep, and ate the produce of their fields; they were shepherds. Odysseus visited the island as part of his exploration to look for supplies. He brought with him a flask of wine. Although he was regarded as an intruder by the Cyclops, he helped himself to the giant's supplies without permission. The Cyclops became very angry. To ease the anger, Odysseus served him some wine. The Cyclops enjoyed the wine and asked for more. Later, when the Cyclops is in a wine-induced stupor, Odysseus attacks him in the eye. Later Odysseus brages to his comrades about blinding the one-eyed creature. This does not mean the Greeks admitted thievery and bragging, however. What they admited about Odysseus, in this instance, was his capacity for quick thinking. Odysseus was also know for pulling off great feats with panache and self-confidence. Not all Greek heroes were admired for the same reasons. Some, such as Odysseus, were admired for their resourcefulness and intelligence, whereas others, such as Herakles, were known for their strength and courage. Some were not particularly resourceful but depended on help to accomplish their tasks. Whether or not a given action or quality was admired depended upon its ultimate results. Being headstrong might succeed in one instance but lead to failure in another. The Greeks held the characters in their legends accountable for their actions, and a hero might be punished as well as rewarded. What is the major idea in the above passage? 1. The Greeks judged their legendary heroes by the results they achieved. 2. Odysseus was a murderer. 3. The Greeks admired each of their legendary heroes for the same reasons. 4. Odysseus was a thief.
correct answer The Greeks judged their legendary heroes by the results they achieved.
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not conforming to rules or standards begins with unc_____________
What is unconventional
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Give 2 examples of THEMES found in the article about Walt Disney. Rememer: at least 2 words
What is - persistent in reaching goals; - early signs of entrepreneurialship, -career pioneer, encouragement from family, rebellious teenage spirit
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“Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.”
Who is Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
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What exactly do you need to do when citing inferences?
- Make a logical assumption about the person or an event - Use quotes as evidence for your assumption - Clearly explain the link between your inference and what is actually written in the text - DO NOT RESTATE what is in the text - an inference is different
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Question 1 Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, an important chief of the Algonquian Native Americans (the Powhatans) who lived in the Virginia region. Her real name was "Matoaka." "Pocahontas" was a nickname meaning "playful" or "mischievous one." Pocahontas was only about 10 years old when her world changed forever. English settlers arrived from far across the ocean and created a settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. These new English settlers looked and acted very differently from Powhatan's tribe. Some of Pocahontas's people were afraid or even hateful of the newcomers. But the chief's daughter had a curious mind and a friendly matter. She wanted to know more about these newcomers. Pocahontas got to know and make friends with the new colonists. Her warm nature and natural curiosity led the English to like and trust her as well. One of the colonists, Captain John Smith, said that her appearance, intelligence, and friendly personality "much exceedeth any of the rest of Powhatan's people." But not all of Powhatan's people were so curious and friendly. In December 1607, Captain Smith was captured and held at Chief Powhatan's capital, Werowocomoco. Pocahontas is most famous for reportedly saving the life of English Captain John Smith. Throughout her short life (she died at the age of 22), however, she was important in other ways as well. Pocahontas tried to promote peace between the Powhatans and the English colonists. She even converted to Christianity and married John Rolfe, a Jamestown colonist, a union which helped bring the two groups together. Her untimely death in England hurt the chance for continued peace in Virginia between the Algonquians and the colonists. According to the above passage, the nickname "Pocahontas" means 1. beautiful child 2. white rose 3. mischievous one 4. playful cloud
What is mischievous one
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very lively and profitable begins with t
What is thriving
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Give 1 inference about Walt Disney
What is: because of his failures, the world changed. Perhaps if he was successful at his first job, he would have stayed at it. (incorrect inference, as it is established that W.D. never gave up and kept pursuing new things). CORRECT INFERENCE: He was ahead of his times: more creative, more entreprenuerial.....
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If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy, then he becomes your partner.
Who is Nelson Mandela.
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When asked for 2 themes, which 2 categories should you look at, list examples of categories you should look at (examples within those categories) and pull together.
1. Early life/childhood, Education, Career, Family/Personal life 2. Achievement, Perseverance, Tolerance, Harships, Success, encouragement
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Question 1 PASSAGE: How did one village bring disaster on itself? On a morning in early spring, 1873, the people of Oberfest left their houses and took refuge in the town hall. No one knows why precisely. A number of rumors had raced through the town during recent weeks, were passed on and converted to news; predictions became certainties. On this particular morning, fear turned into terror, and people rushed through the narrow streets, carrying their most precious possessions, pulling their children and dashing into the great hall. The doors were nailed shut, and men took their turns watching out the window. Two days passed. When no disaster came, the fear grew worse, because the people began to suspect that the danger was already in the hall, locked inside. No one spoke to anybody else; people watched each other, looking for signs. It was the children who rang the great bell in the first bell tower-a small band of bored children found the bell rope and swung on it-set the bell clanging. This was the traditional signal of alarm, and in a moment the elders were dashing in panic to all the other bell towers and ringing the bells. For nearly an hour, the valley reverberated with the wild clangor-and then, a thousand feet above, the snow began to crack, and the avalanche began; a massive cataract of ice and snow thundered down and buried the town, silencing the bells. There is no trace of Oberfest today, not even a spire, because the snow is so deep; and, in the shadow of the mountains, it is very cold. The effect of the last phrase of the passage, "it is very cold," depends mainly on _____? 1. rhyme 2. rhythm 3. comparison 4. connotation
What is connotation
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tending to change often or widely begins with v
What is volatile
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What is left ambiguous in the story of Walt Disney?
What is the driving force behind his success. Did he want money, fame, recognition????? We know what he did and how he did it, but we don't know what motivated him.
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“I cried because I did not have soccer shoes, but one one day I met a man who had no feet, and I realized how rich I am.”
What is Zinedene Zidane
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if you are a "keenly prescient" you are....
What is very apt to see what other people don't see.
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Question 1 To understand what the Everglades is today, you need to know what it once was. The pristine Everglades was a wetland that spanned the state of Florida south of Lake Okeechobee, about 2.9 million acres of mostly peatland covered by tall saw grass growing in shallow water. When the lake was full, water overflowed into the northern Everglades and moved slowly to the south in a 50-mile-wide sheet, a foot deep. In the 1880s people began to drain the Kissimmee River-Lake Okeechobee-Everglades watershed. Drainage exposed the organic muck soil, whicdh produced extraordinary crop yields. Today more than 50% of the historic Everglades has been eliminated. More than 1,400 miles of draingage canals and levees have been constructed in and around the Everglades for flood control. Widespread population growth and land-use modification for agriculture and industry have altered the natural wetlands, affecting the quantity and quality of drinking water and increasing human exposure to hydrologic hazards such as floods. Chemicals used in farming, including fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, now often leak into the groundwater or nearby surface waters. Storm-water runoff from urban areas commonly transports heavy metals and nutrients into canals and the Biscayne aquifer. The last 100 years have been tremendous change in the Everglades. Today the flow of water is controlled by a complex management system that includes canals, levees, and pumps. The Everglades has been called "the biggest artificial plumbing system in the world." Why is the Everglades called "the biggest artificial plumbing system in the world"? 1. Insecticides and pesticides leak into the water. 2. The extensive saw grass tends to block drainage. 3. Industrial fluids and chemicals flow into the aquifier. 4. It is managed by a system of canals, levees, and pumps.
What is It is managed by a system of canals, levees, and pumps.
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