
Genevieve Charles, M.S.
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I have over 6 years of full-time experience teaching in public and private schools near Seattle, WA. In addition, I have extensive experience working abroad as an English teacher in Japan and French Guiana and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa. With my global background, understanding of diverse student needs, and the perspective of a currently working teacher, I have the skills to help you find the answers you are looking for.
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Answered a Question in Holes
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Answered a Question in Holes
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
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Answered a Question in Socrates
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Answered a Question in The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is written in third person, with no specific character narrating. Instead, we are treated to the many feelings and emotions of each animal as they are introduced. The... -
Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
The Radical Stage of the French Revolution is considered to be from 1792 to 1794. This stage of the Revolution saw the bloody "Terror," the execution of tens of thousands of people (including the... -
Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Literature
In order to write your story for this assignment, you must first be familiar with Freytag's pyramid. This is a structure used to ensure a successful, dramatic story. It has seven key steps:... -
Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Old Yeller
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Answered a Question in Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Ender's Game
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Answered a Question in Philosophy
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Answered a Question in Chains
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Answered a Question in Oral Tradition
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Answered a Question in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Answered a Question in Seedfolks
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Answered a Question in Le Morte d'Arthur
In Le Morte d’Arthur, the hand in question belongs somehow to the mysterious Lady of the Lake. It is she who gives Arthur the sword Excalibur. In exchange for a promise, which she asks to save for... -
Answered a Question in The Giver
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Answered a Question in The Boy Who Dared
The story progresses rapidly between pages 120 and 150. Following is a brief summary of what happens. Helmuth, who has been listening secretly to BBC radio broadcasts, invites his friends Karl and... -
Answered a Question in Wonder
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Answered a Question in Seedfolks
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Answered a Question in A Wrinkle in Time
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Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Answered a Question in The Black Stallion
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Answered a Question in Literature
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Answered a Question in The Bells
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in African American Literature
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Petrarch
In this sonnet, number 198, Petrarch reflects on the pains of love. This poem is not what I would call positive, but rather, it holds tension between the lover and his beloved, who does not... -
Answered a Question in Song of Myself
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Answered a Question in The Book of Three
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Answered a Question in Heidi
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Answered a Question in Literature
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Answered a Question in Love Poem for My Country
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Answered a Question in Wonder
On his first visit to the school, Auggie met Principal Tushman and three students: Charlotte, Julian, and Jack. These students had been given the job of showing his around. So, when he came to... -
Answered a Question in So Long a Letter
So Long A Letter, by Mariama Ba, is a masterpiece of Senegalese fiction. It takes the form of a recently widowed woman writing to her friend and revealing the story of her life as one who suffered... -
Answered a Question in W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois references this veil in his famous work, The Souls of Black Folk. In it, he discusses the invisible and visible separation that black people endure in dominantly white American... -
Answered a Question in US History (General)
It should not be surprising that British political systems influenced American ones, especially in the early part of the country's history when founders of the United States were figuring out how... -
Answered a Question in Charlotte's Web
Wilbur the pig had been so attentive to Charlotte's egg sac, waiting all winter for the babies to emerge, that he was beyond delighted when all the little spiders hatched. He greeted them...
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