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Phosphorescence is light being produced without heat. Something that is phosphorescence absorbs light for a period of time then radiates that glow. The water probably absorbs the light from the bright moon, causing it to glow.

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Silver dollars were first made in 1792 so yes it would be possible for Diamond to have a silver dollar from 1840. It may be worth 20 dollars but it seems a little bit much for a simple old silver dollar. It would be old and probably rusty. It wouldn't be worth that much money.

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What does it mean when the book says "Then she broke into a smile so wide it threatened to block out the sun"? It means that she was extremely happy and you could tell by how big her grin or smile was.

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Infer what Lou's sense of hope is and how she feels about her mother?

Lou acts like she has absolutely given up hope for her mother recovering but really, deep inside she still has a little hope her mother will get better. She covers it up but I think she is hoping for the best but expecting the worse.

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Compare the city of Dickens to New York city in that time period.

The city of dickens was a metropolis compared to the mountain. There was a freshly paved main street lined with shops and car dealerships. The people were all coal miners. There was also a business office full of happy workers eager to work for the coal companies. New York city was a lot like this as it was just as sprawling and prosperous. However, the city was much less quaint and a lot more crowded. The city also had a larger amount of polluted air from the factories.

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Task- to research Asafoetida-

Asafoetida is a certain part of a tap root. It has a very pungent smell when raw but when cooked it is very palatable and tastes a bit like leeks. The species is native to Afghanistan. while it is used for cooking it is said to have many helpful medical applications such as fighting influenza infections.

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Amanda is paralyzed from the accident. Paralysis is when there is the loss of a muscle function. Paralysis is caused by damage in the nervous system. Typically from some sort of trauma to the spinal cord. It can also be caused by a broken neck. When Amanda was hurt in the accident she used her body to protect her children. That most likely caused damage to her spinal cord or to her neck. It depends on how bad the damage was in the accident, but Amanda's condition will most likely be permanent.

http://www.humanillnesses.com/original/Pan-Pre/Paralysis.html

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/paralysis.html

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Lousia means that Jack learned how to understand the land. He came to terms with the trials he would have to go through and the challanges he would face. Once he understood these things he learned how to respect the land and work with it instead of against it. As my supplementary text I used the Hunger games where Katniss has learned how to hunt and use the land to the best of her advantage. She works with the land to be able to feed her family.

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Growing up in The Appalachian regions of Virginia helped give Jack a lot of inspiration for his works once he grew up and became a writer. The letter describes the wonderful things he remembers from his childhood there. All of these things such as the cobalt sky and rugged mountains he mentions provided inspiration and background knowledge for his settings in his later stories.

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Dear Louisa,

You should see Jack. How far he has come with his writing. It is absolutely amazing and his books are outstanding. He talks about moving to California to write for moves and television shows but I don't like that idea. He shouldn't have people telling him what he needs to write. He just wants a bigger salary i guess. Always wanting to give me and the kids the life we "deserve" but truth be told, we are content with the one we have. He talks about you a lot. About the mountains and how you and them shaped him as a character. I can tell he misses it up there. Talks about it a lot especially to the kids. Oh Louisa you should see the kids and how they have grown! Lou is just like her father. Oz is so young but I know he will grow up to be a kind soul. Maybe one day I won't have to write about them but instead you can see them yourself

With Love,

Amanda Cardinal

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet who was from Portland Maine In the 1800's. One of his most famous poems was Paul Reverie's Ride. I think that Baldacci decided to tie Longfellow into the story because he is an American poet. With Jack Cardinal being a writer the characters can easily connect with Longfellow. Knowing that cotton is related to Longfellow reminds Lou of her father. Knowing that Cotton is related to Longfellow also gives us a little more background into the life and intentions of him.

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Ferrotype-photograph made by creating a direct positive on a sheet of iron metal that

blackened by painting, lacquering or enamelling and is used as a support for a collodion photographic emulsion

Drugget-a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton wrap and a wool filling

Brogans-a course, sout leather shoe reaching to the ankle

Corn liquor still-homemade alcohol

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Pasteurization is the process of heating foods like milk in order to reduce the amount of harmful pathogens that may grow within the food. Milk is known as a perfect medium for the growth of bacteria and pathogens. Louisa Mae's process of "pasteurization" is would not prove effective at all. In order for the process to successfully prevent the growth of pathogens after heating the food must be vacuum sealed immediately after the heating process. Louisa Mae's process if anything promotes the growth of bacteria by creating a warm moist enviornment where harmful pathogens can thrive.

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Oz is named after Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and writer. Jack Cardinal was a writer so that is why he chose such name for Oz. Oscar Wilde was born on October 6, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Trinity college in Dublin. After graduating with an award, he attended Magdalen College in Oxford. After graduating, he moved to England to pursue his writing career. He wrote many plays and poems. He later died on November 30, 1900 in Paris, France

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"Don't have that electricity thing neither" 8:57 "The chimney was made of hand formed brick and the mortar leeched over parts of it." 8:58 "Climbing rose vines ran up the porch columns, a screen of maypops covered part of the porch, and a husky vine of sleeping honeysuckle spread against one wall." 8:60

The words that Baldacci uses such as crumbling, and husky gives the description of the house a very rustic feel. Over all we percieve that the house not only is very old but it is authentic, hand made, possibly a little shabby and makeshift with all its ad-on's. We are given the description over all of the location being rural but homey at the same time.

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At first, she was not very impressed of Dickens, Virginia. She had expected it to be all farmers, hunters, and coal miners but the town was surprisingly similar to New York which was very puzzling for Lou. There were general stores, restaurants, automobile dealerships, and typical gas stations. She then realized that the way her father had explained the town was the way it had been twenty years ago. Even though this city was semi modern it wasn't much compared to the big city. New York city had big carnivals and fairs. They had clubs and many theaters. New York City was a very social and extremely busy city. There were many houses or apartments right on top of each other and many people owned cars.

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We known that Eugene works for Louisa Mae Cardinal. We also know that he got his name "Hell no" because his father brought him out to the mountains and then left him there as Diamond tells us. We also know that he prefers to keep to himself. "The young man didn't grunt or even wiggle a finger." 6:44 (when Lou tries to strike up a conversation with Eugene. At this time segregation was still at large within the US. African Americans would work in low paying jobs that other white people would not want to do like street cleaners or garbage collectors. This is characterized in the book when Lou thinks about the other African American people she has met before.

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The mood of chapters 1-4 is almost always angry or sad. Amanda and Jack Cardinal start off the story angry with each other and are arguing 2:8. They get in a car accident and Jack dies and the mood turns to sadness because of his death 2:15. The funeral makes the mood sad and Lou is angry and is blaming it on her mother for the accident 3:18.

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Lou obviously does not have the best relationship with her mother. It is not because her mother is an inadequate parent, it is more like she favors and respects her father more than her mother. In chapter one it says,"Lou would always see herself as Jack Cardinal's daughter." 1:4 But Lou does have some underlying compassion for her mother because she is the one who has cared after her in the end. This is characterized when she believes that her mother could have moved as a sign of her recovering from her state of coma. "When she started to utter mom" 4:29

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Jack Cardinal is an amazingly talented writer. His stories are amazing and he gets recognized for them but because his job is writing, he does not get paid very much at all 1:3. He wants to move out to California so he can write for tv shows and movies 2:8. That way he will be able to afford the life he wants for his family. He wants to be well known for his writing and also get paid much more money than he is originally.

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Chapter three started out with a very long and endlessly detailed description of the imagery in and around the church during the funeral. Jacks funeral is described mostly by the droves of pity filled people and even more the feelings of contempt that Lou feels towards their feelings. She feels that they should not be grieving since they did not loose a father she did. She feels that they will never truly understand. We also learn of the condition of Amanda which seems to be living but in a continual coma. Lou over hears two men speaking about the estate of Jack Cardinal and how they are in charge of it. They must also do something with the children due to Amanda's state. Lou convinces them to send the family to Virginia to live with their great grandmother Lousia mae.