Chris Curtis
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Chris Curtis, ELA Instructor, MS Sec. Ed. Work History: 2007 – 2012 ELA grades 8-9 2008 – 2012 ELA 9-12 @ PASS Academy, SUNY Oneonta 2004 – 2007 ELA grades 9-12 Alternative Education @ SKCS 1996 – 2004 ELA grades 9-12 Alternative Education and GED Published Work: • Vocabulary from the Literature: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (2008), published by Prestwick House, Inc., ISBN: 9781580497947 • Advanced Placement Teaching Unit: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (2007), published by Prestwick House, Inc. ISBN: 9781580493536 • Vocabulary from the Literature: The Giver by Lois Lowry (2007), published by Prestwick House, Inc., ISBN: 9781580497947 • Revision on Touchstone Edition of Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (2006), published by Prestwick House, Inc. ISBN: 9781580493901 • Activity Pack for The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom (2006), published by Prestwick House, Inc. ISBN: 9781580490597 • Editor on Touchstone Edition of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (2005), published by Prestwick House, Inc. ISBN: 9781580493833
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Answered a Question in Animal Farm
The pigs who are always in confict are Snowball and Napoleon, who represent Trotsky and Stalin, respectively. "These two disagreed at every point where disagreement was possible" (19). Just as Leon... -
Answered a Question in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
How does learning to read and write change Douglas? In chapter 6, Frederick went to Baltimore where his mistress, Mrs. Auld, began to teach him to read. Master Hugh Auld, when he learned of the... -
Answered a Question in The Giant's House
The theme of the excerpt from "The Giant's House" by Elizabeth MacCracken has to do with belonging and/or acceptance. The incident in this excerpt is narrated by the librarian, Peggy, using first... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Why does Hamlet pretend he is mad? And is it really essential for his schemes? After seeing the ghost of his father in Act I, scene v, Hamlet plans to revenge his father’s murder by Claudius.... -
Answered a Question in Animal Farm
There are really two justifiable answers to your question, though I believe that there is one best answer. Snowball was a brilliant pig. He made the plans for the windmill. He adapted the... -
Answered a Question in Siddhartha
Siddhartha is speaking to Gotama, the Buddha. In chapter three, titled "Gotama," Siddhartha and Govinda have left the samanas to investigate the rumors of Gotama the Buddha because "he had reached... -
Answered a Question in Siddhartha
In chapter 5, the chapter named, "Kamala," Siddhartha spends a night in a ferryman's hut where he has a dream. In that dream his childhood friend, Govinda, whom he has just parted with for... -
Answered a Question in Siddhartha
Brahman is defined (in some texts) as the supreme self. It is the connecting energy throughout all things. The Native Americans would call it “The Great Spirit” that abides in all living things,... -
Answered a Question in Siddhartha
The songbird represents Siddhartha’s inner voice, which he vowed to listen to as he explored the sensual side of himself. In the beginning of the fifth chapter (“Kamala”) Siddhartha told... -
Answered a Question in Siddhartha
There are several epithets used for Siddhartha throughout the story. Right in the very beginning of chapter one, Siddhartha is called "the young falcon," which implies strength, ferocity and... -
Answered a Question in The Hobbit
Gandalf and Bilbo are different in many ways. Gandalf is a wizard. There are very few wizards in Tolkien's Middle Earth (the setting of his stories) and Gandalf is one of two that have a... -
Answered a Question in The Hobbit
Gandalf left at a few points during story. I assume you mean the one of the greatest length, and that is as the dwarves and Bilbo entered Mirkwood. Gandalf is very specific when he tells the group... -
Answered a Question in Antigone
This question is slightly troubling in that, in the translation of Antigone that I am using, I can find no simile describing the entire Argive army. There is, however, a simile that is used to... -
Answered a Question in Animal Farm
It is mentioned in the text that though they were concerned about the effect of the rebellion on their own animals, Pilkington and Frederick "disliked each other so much that it was difficult for... -
Answered a Question in Essays
The header is the very top of the page and is the partner to the "footer." In Microsoft Word 2007 you'll find it under the "Insert" tab. An easier way, though, is to simply double-click at the very... -
Answered a Question in Birches
Your answer is in the middle of the poem. "They are bowed So low for long, they never right themselves: You may see their trunks arching in the woods Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the... -
Answered a Question in Siddhartha
There are two encounters with the ferryman, Vasudeva, and I'm assuming you mean the first. At the time of the first encounter, Siddhartha has just experienced a type of rebirth. He is filled with... -
Answered a Question in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Christopher's father has modeled some positive characteristics that may have influenced Christopher. Most importantly, the dad never quit. He never gave up on Christopher and never left him... -
Answered a Question in Feed
Titus and his friends, particularly Marty, use swearing and slang "abundantly," as the writer identifies in the question. In my opinion, Anderson includes this type of verbology to demonstrate... -
Answered a Question in Antigone
Religion plays a thematic role in Creon's government and is a tool to demonstrate his power. Religion is important to the play as it helps define the central conflict, but religion's role in the...