After Twenty Years...by O. Henry.

1)Why is the stranger standing in the hardware store doorway?
He's hiding from the police.
2)How did the stranger know Jimmy Wells?
They were raised together like brothers.
3)Where and when does the story take place?
On a New York street around 10 p.m.
4)Who is the stranger there to see?
His old friend Jimmy.
5)Why were the two men going to meet after twenty years?
To see how each of them had fared in life.
6)Who was the patrolman on the beat?
"Silky" Bob.

7)Why do you think the author used the sentence, "His scarf pin was a large diamond, oddly set"? What does this imply?

8)What does the name "Silky" Bob imply about the stranger?

9)Explain the irony of the title "After Twenty Years."
"After Twenty Years" Jimmy and Bob meet each other.
10)Why do you think Jimmy was unable to make the arrest himself? Please explain.
Because the police were looking him.
11)Why do you think the Chicago police wanted to have a little talk with "Silky" Bob? Support your answer with details from the story.
Because the "Silky"Bob was Jimmy best friend and they want to know more about Jimmy.
12)The stranger tells the policeman that he and Jimmy Wells were best friends, almost like brothers. What does it imply that they hadn't corresponded in years?
They both change alot, they don't know more about each other.
13)Do you think Jimmy Wells did the right thing? Explain why you think this.

14)The stranger describes Jimmy Wells as "the truest, staunchest old chap in the world." In light of that, do you think he should have been surprised at the outcome of the meeting? Please explain.


Vocabulary:

Pick 15 words from the text. Choose the ones you don't know. Find the meaning in the dictionary and come up with one synonym (similar meaning) and antonym (the opposite).

Word............. Synonym.... Antonym
Thoroughfare, Boulevard, Elagent
Swagger, Strut, Creep
Reassuringly,Hearteningly, discouragingly
Doubtfully, unsure, certain
Unfolded, expand, fold
Moderately reasonable, excessive
Simultaneously, same time, separately
Submerged, overflow, dry
Fortune, wealth, poverty

Peter Paul Rubens, Prince of Baroque Painters

1)Where did Peter Paul Rubens grow up?
Germany.
2) Which social or political events shaped Rubens' childhood most?
3) What was Rubens' first job away from home?
Scribe.
4)What style of painting did Rubens follow?
Baroque.
5)Which Renaissance artist did Rubens like best?
Titian.
6) Most Baroque art has a calm, placid feeling behind it
True .
7)Which of the following gifts to the king of Spain did Rubens repair?
Paintings.
8)To whom did Rubens originally leave his artwork?
Any of his children who were artists or who married one.

Writing - Choose a painting by Rubens from the three above. Write an ekphrastic poem. Don't forget about the literary elements you have learned in the previous unit. Make your poetry interesting!

Managing Your Credit

1) Which of the following questions should you ask before making a purchase on credit?
Do I have the money to make payments?
2) Which of the following offer credit cards?
All of the above
3)If you find you must make a larger purchase using a credit card, what is the "rule of thumb" for paying off the debt?
Take out a line of credit to pay the deb.
4)To what percentage of your take-home income should your debt payments be limited?
10% to 20%.
5)Which types of credit are referred to as "revolving credit"
Lines of credit.
6)How can you protect yourself from credit card fraud?
Keep track of cards by making a list of important information about the cards.
7) What is APR?
Annual Percentage Rate.
8)It is a good idea to pay off your credit cards each month in full.
False.

Writing:

Why is it important to have good credit in the world today? What will it help you to do? How will you plan to obtain credit and maintain a good credit history?

Good credit is necessary in today's world for several reasons. If you have a very low credit score, you cannot get a credit card and if you plan on making a large purchase such as an automobile or house, you will incur extremely high rates.Your credit score is basically a history payment you have made on your credit cards, loans and even your utility bills. If you pay any of your bills late, this will be reflected in your credit report and lower your credit score.

One way is Pay your bills on time. Good financial management starts with punctuality. By keeping in mind when your payable becomes due, you would be able to formulate a good budget plan to meet them without compromising the funds being reserved for your other needs.

Vocabulary:
Make the payments on your loan if unforeseen circumstances prevent you from making the payments.

The policeman was directing the traffic.

In order to make a good credit history you must pay all payments.

A bad credit tenant loan is usually unsecured.

You need to prove your Creditworthiness to have a good credit history.

What is a Headache?

Reading Comprehension:
1. Headaches occur because the brain feels pain.
True.
2)Which of the following would be classified as a primary headache?
All of the above.
3)Which of the following symptoms may accompany a migraine?
Throbbing pain.
4)Which type of headache affects mostly men?
Tension headaches.
5)Which type of headaches can be a sign of a serious medical condition?
Ice cream.
6)Which of the following is not a cause of tension headaches?
Lack of sleep
7)Which type of headache may be an inherited condition?
None of the above.
8) A secondary headache occurs on its own and has no underlying cause.
False.

Writing: Research over-the-counter pain relievers. How do they work? What are the side effects of these medications? Which of these pain relievers do you think is best? Why?


Over the counter pain medications aren't all the same. All pain medications must have a label that describing how the medication works and how to use it softly. The description can help you decide which pain medication is right for you. The best pain medication is aspirin. It's good for muscle aches and pains and Minor aches.

Vocabulary
Only one small candle relieved the gloom.
As soon as he saw the broken window he began to look for the culprit.
Whenever the ship started to move i felt like vomiting. opgooi, kots يَتَقَيَّأ، يَقْذِف повръщам zvracet kaste op (sich) erbrechen κάνω εμετό vomitar oksendama استفراغ کردن oksentaa vomir לְהָקִיא कैकर povraćati (ki)hány muntah kasta upp, æla vomitare 吐く 구역질하다, 구토하다; (먹은 것을) 토하다, 게우다 vemti vemt memuntahkan braken kaste opp, spy wymiotować vomitar a vomita тошнить zvracať, dáviť bruhati povratiti kräkas, spy อาเจียน kusmak 嘔吐 ригати, рвати قے کرنا، الٹي کرنا nôn, mửa 呕吐
We guaranteed to cure all ailments in all cases.
Aspirin also is a critical role in heart disease prevention by thinning the blood for people at risk for heart attack.
Girls and boys write and produce their own plays.
I specializes in Near Eastern history.

I was feeling nauseous in the middle of class.

Swallowed the insults and kept on working.
Men suffer most from the next type of primary headache.
They come on suddenly and are very painful.

Rachel Carson, Founder of the Environmental Movement

Reading Comprehension:

1)Rachel Carson's book warned people about:
The need for the Environmental Protection Agency.
2)What is the name of Rachel Carson's book?
Silent Spring.
3. Rachel's book was written in a hurry and contained incorrect statements.
False.
4)Rachel Carson's book made no difference; DDT is still being widely used.
False.
5) Chemical companies attacked Rachel's book and said she was a troublemaker.
True.
6) Rachel Carson was recognized for her contribution to the Earth by:
Being awarded the Presidential Medal of FreedomBeing awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
7) What does the word "posthumously" mean in paragraph 8?
Occurring after someone's death.
8) Rachel's book showed that all living things are:
Connected.
9)You can infer that:
Rachel Carson wrote her book to help animals, people, and the Earth.
10)Rachel Carson lived a long life and became very rich and famous.
False.

Writing: Is there something you are concerned about that is going on in the world? What would you tell people about this subject? Why do you want to tell them this?

I am concerned about the financial crisis. When the crisis start many people lost there jobs, and now they can't find another job. Big business companies were closed, banks were closed, hospitals, stores. This days bad news are everywhere on television, the internet. People had to know what's going on the world.




Vocabulary (definitions and sentences):
PUBLICATION is a copy of a printed work offered for distribution.
It Published when new content or new issues become available.
SPRINGTIME is the season of growth.
My sister will gradulat until the spring of next year.
PLANET Earth is the beginning and ending of every life.
Every 3.5 second child DIED from hunger.
Millions of people are dieing form CANCER.
It can be HARMFUL to your school grades if you ask other people to do your homework.
I BORN in Armenian.
All the COMMITTEE members have put in a lot of hard work to ensure smooth running.
I caught off FAIRS my guard .
Chemical companies say that Rachel's was a TROUBLEMAKER.
In olympics the CLAIM a record in the high jump.
The city BANNED council billboards on most streets.
Yesterday i SPRAYED the wall with paint.
They PRESERVE the forest and the lakes.
He feared the RALLIES of their troops for a counterattack.
Rachel wanted to protect the NATURAL world.
CHEMICAL companies attacked Rachel work.

By Pieter Brueghel

In picture i see a man seated next to the bagpipe wears a peacock feather in his hat, a symbol of vanity and pride. The occasion for the peasants’ revelry is a saint’s day, but the dancers turn their backs on the church. It firmly framed by the village houses, seems to be diagonally divided through the middle. The group of drinkers around the table contrasts with the vigorous movement of the dancers in the right foreground, echoed by the couples further back.

The Dance

William Carlos Williams

In Brueghel's great picture, The Kermess,
the dancers go round, they go round and
around, the squeal and the blare and the
tweedle of bagpipes, a bugle and fiddles
tipping their bellies (round as the thick-
sided glasses whose wash they impound)
their hips and their bellies off balance
to turn them. Kicking and rolling
about the Fair Grounds, swinging their butts, those
shanks must be sound to bear up under such
rollicking measures, prance as they dance
in Brueghel's great picture, The Kermess.

The pome describe how they are dancing. That they are going around and around.

1) Describe what you see in each picture.
In the first picture i see that they are doing chemistry research, In the second picture i see a singer.

2)What skills or talents are these people enjoying? How are they sharing their talents with others?
They enjoying by what they doing and how it well work and they sharing with there teacher. And the sing enjoying that people love his songs and what he doing and he sharing whit people.

3) What is something you would like to get better at? How could you develop your skills?
I would like to get better at speaking and writhing and for that i have to work hard.

Essay

There are many things that I would like to improve in, but most of all I would like to improve my language skills. It is very important to be a good writer and have skills writing different types of things such as articles, essays, papers. Being a good writer is a wonderful thing, you can express yourself clearly on a paper. In addition, writing is a talent that can be shared with many, and it is a very wonderful way of telling others about your thought and opinions. There are many ways for me to improve my writing. One way is to take classes that can help you with writing, also you can do a lot of free writing and that is a great way to improve once writing and actually become a talented writer.

Wise decision is to make the right decision that doesn't affect you live.
However, other decisions have long-term ramifications that will affect your happiness and overall well-being. For example, should you attend college or further your education through other options? What career path should you pursue? What kind of person do you want to marry? Where will you live? Because these and other decisions we face can affect us for the rest of our lives, they require proper consideration, in addition to seeking wise counsel.

Describe what you see in each picture.
1) In the first picture i see a girl she is doing exercise.In the second picture i see a men who eating a salad.

What are some good habits the people are engaged in? What might happen if they did not have these habits?
2) If the girl stop doing exercise maybe she don't be thin as she is now, and if the men stop eating a salad maybe he don't be a healthy.

Write about how good habits help you to stay healthy and to achieve your goals.
3) If you do exercise you will be thin, and strong. If you eat a salad you will be healthy.

If you want to be healthy you have to eat the right foods and the right amounts of foods can help you live a longer, healthier life.For example you can eat vegetables, and fruits. You can also do a Physical activity it will help you feel better and stay at a healthy weight. You can try a total of 30 minutes of constant physical activity, such as fast walking, most days of the week.You can play a tennis or a soccer, dancing,or you can try a yoga.You can also swim, bike, or run.

What are the good habits that help me to stay healthy?

I am eating healthy foods for example vegetables, ginger, spinach,or fruits, apricots,banana, apple. I Choose non-fat dairy such as skim milk, non-fat yogurt and non-fat cheese, non fat salad, and many more.

LETTER

Hi there! how are you? I am fine. I am thinking of you today . I feel homesick. I often think of you and all of my friends. I miss everyone. I am sitting at my desk and looking out of my window. It is very cold in New York. There are meny people on outside. All of them are wearing coats. Yesterday i went outside and i didn't wear my coat and i get sick but now i am feeling good.Tell me about yourself, hawes everything . I hope you are not having difficult in shcool. Pleas write soon.

Your friend
Anahit....

MY BEST FRIEND

My best friend name is Ovsana. She is five feet,7 inches tall. Her eyes are brown , and her face is round.Her hair is black and curly.She wears glasses. Ovsana has a wonderful personality. She is a serious person , but she also likes to have fun. She is very smart too. She is patient and kind. Ovsana has many hobbies. She likes to play the guitar, write poems. Her favoite activity is soccer. She and her friends play soccer every day after school .All of these things make Ovsana a very interesting person.

Ovsana talks a lot about her future. She is going to graduate from high school next year. She want to go college. She want to become a teacher or a doctor, but she does not know for sure. I think she will have a lot fun in the futer too.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born into a poor farm family in the backwoods of Kentucky on February 12 1809.From these humble beginnings he built a reputatiocon of honesty and service. Eventually he earned the right to serve as President of United State. He was the 16th President of the United State of America. He served as President from March 4, 1861 until April 15, 1865.

Six weeks after becoming President, the Civil War began. In this war, the Northern states fought the Southern states. The Civil War lasted from 1861 until 1865. Mr. Lincoln say that "A coutry divided against itself cannon stand. He believe that government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free."The country was in turmoil over the issue of slavery. Mr Lincoln replied that the words were true and had always been true and he refused to take the words out of the speech. That speech later became known as " The House Divided".

Abraham Lincoln was also a kind compassionate man.He was very Honest and people was called him Honest Abe.

WE ARE FEW BUT WE ARE CALLED ARMENIANS

Armenia is one of the oldest countries in the world, with an ancient and historic cultural heritage. In the 6th century B.C., Armenians settled in the kingdom of Urartu. Over the years Armenia was conquered by Romans, Persians, Greeks, Ottoman Turks. Moreover, Armenians experienced discrimination, religious persecution, and armed attacks. However, the most horrific massacre took place on April 24, 1915 where 1.5 million Armenians were murdered. But, after everything that happened Armenians continue to live, love, create, fight for their believes, and they never give up.

Armenia was the first country to adopted Christianity as its state religion, and biblical tradition identifies that after the flood Noah's ark rested on Mountain Ararat. In addition, the first bible was translated in Armenian. The Armenian alphabet was created by Saint Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD.

Now, Armenia is an independent country, it has its own flag, national anthem and army. Armenia has been the birthplace of many talented, worldwide known people such as, Martiros Saryan, Hovhannes Ayvazovski, Aram Khachatryan, Charles Aznavour, William Saroyan, Cher, Andrea Agassi and many more. There is so much to tell about Armenia, it has very rich history and tremendous cultural.