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Chapter 22 happens most of the time on a bus. Sang Ly, Nisay and Ki travel in this bus in which apparently most of the people who are traveling are richer than them.

The problem begins when Nisay starts crying and the rest of the people on the bus start to get irritated. This is why Ki suggests that Sang Ly read him a story to calm him down.

What none of them expected was that the story not only calmed Nisay but also all the rest of the bus passengers who listened carefully and asked Sang Ly to keep on reading.

When they reached their destination, there was still a page to go to finish the book, so a businessman who was traveling with them offered to distract the bus driver so that they could finish the story.

At the end of the chapter, we are told that when this businessman got off the bus, he gave Sang Ly some money as a thank you for reading

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While analyzing the poem in chapter 14, we can realize many things that are not identified at first time, at least not until it is explained to us that every time rice is mentioned, children are actually referred to, making this text something very different to what it seems in the first instance. This makes me wonder, what is the text trying to tell us?

In the first paragraph, is said that as rice (children) is one of the most important things in the world, some advice will be given to help us “raise our rice” (educate our children) properly. Establishing the analogy between rice and children in each one of these tips.

“It takes patience care and a tremendous amount of work” are the words used in the text to explain how challenging the process is, both to educate a child and to rise a rice plantation.

To add more, in another part of the text it is also said: “provide a proper environment…care for them properly and they will grow to be mature, tender and strong” giving us a clear and strong message.

To sum up, in my view the text through the symbolism of rice, is trying to tell us that children are the most important thing we have since they are the future, that is why we must be there, teach them well and provide them all the good things we can to make them “grow” properly.

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When people has to take a job most times they don’t know what to decide, because they don’t know if they prefer to like what they are doing, or to be paid a lot of money. Therefore, I wonder, what is more important?

On the one hand, many people support the idea that the aim of a work is to earn a lot of money, without caring the activity you are doing because it is not the point.

On the other hand, other people suggest that as you are spending a lot of hours working, the activity you do, has to be something you love, because if it is not, you won’t be happy at all. Leaving money in a second place.

In my view earning money in a job is as important as loving the job, so the best you can do is to find a balance between both items to be happy.

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I think that my strongest sense is hearing, since I don’t consider that any of the others senses is more developed. My weakest sense is smell, which since I had Covid, I have lost it and it helped me to realize that it does not influence almost nothing in my life, and I think this is because I don't have it very developed.

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Impish: showing a lack of respect or seriousness in a way that is amusing rather than bad
mischievous: someone who is mischievous likes to have fun, especially by playing tricks on people or doing things to annoy or embarrass them
waft: if a smell, smoke, or a light wind wafts somewhere, or if something wafts it somewhere, it moves gently through the air
growl: if an animal growls, it makes a long deep angry sound
cower: to bend low and move back because you are frightened
furrow: a wide deep line made in the surface of something, especially the ground
wisdom: good sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life
limbs: having strong, long etc arms and legs

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- Sang Ly couldn´t find literature, even though Sopeap told her literature were everywhere.
-Sang Ly's cousin (Narin) tells her she thinks she has a piece of literature
-Sang Ly meets with Narin, who shares Sang Ly a memorized poem that her mother taught her , about animals and nature.
-Sang Ly supposes that the poem is literature so he returns the next morning to Narin's house to write it, twice, a copy for her and another for her cousin.
-Sopeap tells Sang Ly many things about poetry, and how people used to passed down their history and knowledge orally. Sopeap also notes the structure and pattern of the poem.
-Sopeap asks Sang Ly if the poem is literature or not, and after trying to guess, Sang Ly  admited thas she doesn't realize it yet and she doesn't understand literature.
-Sopeap told Sang Ly that despite what she had said before, she will continue to teach Sang Ly about literature using some of the lessons she taught at university. However, they will need to move through them quickly, because Sopeap will soon be leaving Stung Meanchey.

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These chapters show us how the relationship between the rent collector and Sabg Ly evolves, and how this affects the relationship between Sang Ly and her husband, who begins to feel a bit insecure.
We also see how Sang Ly begins to feel proud and more confident of what she is doing, while finding out a little more about Sopeap's life.

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5. b_ Find examples of figures of speech or literary techniques the author uses in the poem. Explain their significance.

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5. b_ Find examples of figures of speech or literary techniques the author uses in the poem. Explain their significance.

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TRICOLON

I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry

I’m okay, I’m okay, I’m okay

ANTITHESIS

They sympathize, but can’t empathize

METAPHORS

Seem to survive the muffled lies

I cut my wrists, but my mom bleeds

PATHOS

Lying alone at night thinking thoughts that I can’t control

As to why the size of my cries

Cause life isn’t fair

CHISMUS

I’m sorry that you suffer ‘cause I suffer, And I suffer

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4. The author resorts to a game of words when he mentions the adverbs ‘always’ and ‘sometimes? What message does he want to convey? 

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4. The author resorts to a game of words when he mentions the adverbs ‘always’ and ‘sometimes? What message does he want to convey? 

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The message is wanted to convey is that if you say "always", you do not convey a message of hope as when you say "sometimes" that reflects that not always everything is going to be wrong.

There’s a part of the text where it says “I’m sorry that you suffer ‘cause I suffer, And I suffer. Always” That is why we believe that with the meaning of always and sometimes the author means that "always" does not reflect any hope.

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3.	Who is the speaker talking to? Is the speaker’s gender revealed? Why?

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3.	Who is the speaker talking to? Is the speaker’s gender revealed? Why?

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The speaker is talking to the reader of the poem, no matter who this person is and how it is. The speaker’s gender is not revealed because the person who think and express this could be everyone, even ourselves. Therefore, the idea is not to gender this person so that anyone can identify with the poem

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2.	Is the poem optimistic or pessimistic? Find evidence for your answer.

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2.	Is the poem optimistic or pessimistic? Find evidence for your answer.

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First, the poem seems to have a pessimistic resolution since it is sad and speaks with little spirit.
However, the general idea of the poem is optimistic, since although it is sad, it seeks to give an idea that things can improve at the end of the poem.

Phrases as “And sometimes means there’s hope” or “Hope that everyone will get better” reflects this idea.

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1.	Look up the difference in meanings between the words empathize and sympathize. Why does the author choose these two words?

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1.	Look up the difference in meanings between the words empathize and sympathize. Why does the author choose these two words?

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While empathize is about understand and share the feelings of another, sympathize, means agree with a sentiment, opinion, or ideology, in this case sadness. The author chooses to use these words to show how their parents feel bad for him or her but cannot really put themselves in their shoes and feel what this person feels.