Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 9:08 PM 0 stares
Hello earthlings.
So yeahh, this is my coursework and I'm legitimately sorry if its too long or anything
but i didn't want it to be lack of the important details so..
enjoy!
NOVEL I
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara Crewe is the only daughter of a wealthy diamond mine
owner. Captain Crewe has to take care of young Sara Crewe on his own after the
death of his wife. She is left by him at an exclusive London school to be
educated.
Sara has a passion to tell fantasy stories and she's extremely good at it. Captain Crewe promised the head of the girl's home to pay for everything once he comes back to get her after joining the army, telling her to pamper Sara whatever way she can to keep his young daughter happy.
Sara had great manners and respect to everyone, especially
the maids there. The head of the girls' home felt unsatisfied by the way Sara
treated the maids so kindly when she felt those maids didn’t deserve the respect they were given.
One day, Captain Crewe was said to be M.I.A. putting the Head in a rage who assumed he was dead. Her father's business fails, leaving her penniless. As her school bills are unpaid she is set to work as a common maid until everything she owes was paid off. Sara lived in misery being an orphan but yet stayed positive with the future.
When Sara caused trouble, she ran away to the neighbour's
house and coincidentally, her father was there, wrapped in cloth and casts to
heal his wounds. However, he had lost memory but seeing his daughter, memories
slowly came flooding back. Later on, Captain Crewe bought off the girls' home
to provide better hospitality to the children in the future.
VOCAB S
- quaint -attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
- amiability -the quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner; geniality.
- woe -great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically).
- desolate -feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.
- ignominious -deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
NOVEL II
Clean Break by Jacqueline Wilson
Clean Break by Jacqueline Wilson
Clean Break written by Jacqueline Wilson starts of with Emily (the main character), her half sister Vita and her half brother Maxie receiving presents on Christmas morning. Although her dad is technically only her stepfather, Em and her siblings all love him completely.
Em
overhears a conversation between her mother Julie and her father about him
having an affair. Her father, Frankie; admits that he is cheating on her
mother. Em confronts her father, and he owns up to his cheating, and by the
next morning he has left.
The
children are gutted and they struggle to live without their father. The
children then visit their father at his home of his new partner Sarah whom is
an aspiring actress which is rude, obnoxious and selfish. When the children got
dropped off back home, they rejected father's goodbyes; being angry at him for
his decisions.
When the family travels to London so that Em
could meet up with her favorite author, the family bumps into Frankie. He has
apparently broken up Sarah and found another girlfriend, Hannah.
A
situation occurred where Em runs after for Frankie, falls and breaks her arm
and Dancer; half sister Vita’s reindeer puppet that she had got from last Christmas. Her father stops and takes her
to the hospital.
The
story ends on Christmas Eve, after a year since Frankie has left the family.
Frankie has sent back Dancer to them as a Christmas present. Somebody taps on
the door pretending to be Santa Claus. It turns out that her stepfather has
returned.
VOCAB S
- Thimbleful -a small quantity of liquid, especially alcohol.
- Faffing -Time wasting/feckin' around.
- Spur -a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.
- Muffle -wrap or cover for warmth
ARTICLE I
Singing Away Your Troubles
An article that studies how those who sings in a group gets the most benefit.
Choral singers in England, Germany and Australia reported that singing improved their mood and quality of life.
Result shows that singing releases a hormone that indicates a sense of bonding and security. It is also found that amateur singer were happier after a singing lesson.
VOCAB S
- Provisional -arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.
- Indicates -point out; show.
- Survey -look closely at or examine (someone or something).
ARTICLE II
Don't Judge a Book....
An article about writer, Bethany Phillips; who've spent countless hours on public transport traveling to and from campus.
An article about writer, Bethany Phillips; who've spent countless hours on public transport traveling to and from campus.
On the way home one evening, she sat in the train carriage, hoping her ride would end soon as she spends it alone with a bearded, bulky looking man in a cap and a black Biker's T-Shirt.
At the next stop, the carriage doors open and a young businessman entered the train. The bearded Biker suddenly stood up and bolted for the exit.The writer quickly reached out for bag and held it in her lap.
The Biker reappears in the carriage and calmly walks toward the businessman, holding out a mobile phone ''Excuse me,'' he said. ''You left this on the seat on the platform.''
The writer then resolved to never judge someone based on their appearance.
VOCAB S
- Thickset -(of a person or animal) heavily or solidly built; stocky.
- Austere -having a plain and unadorned appearance