GUYS STUDY THIS ONE. ITS THE ENTIRE SYLLABUS Flashcards

(28 cards)

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Tell me the story of Rip Van Winkle

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German farmer who falls asleep in Catskill Mountain after playing ninepins and drinking liquor; he wakes up 20 years later, and realised he missed the American revolution and his wife is dead, and it is King George 3 reign. He later entertains the town with stories of his past.

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Steve Rogers

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Captain america, soldier during ww1. he pergi crash in arctic and frozen for 66-70 years. he lost his fiancee peggy carter

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aang

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He was fleeing the Southern Air Temple at 12 years old and was seized. he was in an energy bubble for 100 years

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Slice of life originated from….

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Jean Jullien - french - tranche de vie

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Slice of life is…

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day-to-day of a character existence

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Reignite

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revive an energy that has been faded, like falling in love again

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Burn twice

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Something so valuable it is worth risking all once again

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Burning up

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Consumed by intense emotion, passion, illness, energy. like losing control due to overwhelming emotion like desire or rage

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burning down

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destroy completely. letting go of the old to make room for somethignnew

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Burning with….

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hope
grief
purpose

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11
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Moore’s Law for Everything

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costs of goods and services drop by 50% every two years.
national equity fund paid by taxing on larger corporations and privately-held land, then distributed to adults over 18
Within 10 years, can get 13500
increase tax until GDP rise to 50%

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12
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Sam altman famous last quote

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the future can be unimaginably great

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13
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What is the message of counting up to 20

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pause, breathe during moments of stress
strength of individuals

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14
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who sang counting up to 20

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micheal crawford in 1995 EFX original cast album

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15
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Robert Browning

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Wrote Rabbi Ben Ezra

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16
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Robert Browing the best refers to…

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the later years of life in one’s journey
embrace aging as a season of grace

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Tale of two cities author

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charles dickens

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tale of two cities story

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tells a story of the french revolution through london and paris in the eyes of a french emigrant and a british lawyer

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tale of two cities message

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progress and peril often march hand in hand

20
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what is anaphora

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using repeated words to emphasize meaning

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what is anethesis

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the direct opposite, parallel grammatical structure

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Rabbi ben ezra tone

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warm, hopeful, personal

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tale of two cities tone

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urgent and dramatic

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who is ezra klein

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a man who has a podcast and just hate donald trump

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ezra klein claimed that trump...
'many ppl are saying' verbal tic is not about his age, but not filtering and voicing thoughts that lots of ppl hold privately but dont feel free to say in public
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a tale of two cities is based on what religion
christianity = laying down for others
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tale of two cities relates to resurrection in a way...
renewal requires both suffering and compassion
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the best of times, the worst of times what does the quote mean?
human duality and the unpredictable interplay of personal choices and historical forces