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English
9th Grade
01/16/2014

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Affluent
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adj, (esp. of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy
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Unscrupulous
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adj, having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.
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Congenital
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(esp. of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth
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Oscillating
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verb move or swing back and forth at a regular speed
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Garrulous
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adj excessively talkative, esp. on trivial matters
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Veracity
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noun, conformity to facts; accuarcy
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Obstinate
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adj stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so
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Contrite
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adj, feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt
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Coup d’état
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noun, a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
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Trepidation
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noun a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
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Abhor
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verb, regard with disgust and hatred
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Austere
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adj, severe or strict/sever In apperance/attitude
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Morose
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Adj, sullen and ill tempered
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Unabashedly
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Adv. not embaresed
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Indignation
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Noun, anger or annoyance pervoked as what is perceived as unfair treatment
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Periphery
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Noun, the outer edges or limits of an object
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Lucrative
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Adj, producing a great deal of profit
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Precipitous
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Adj, dangerously high or steep OR done suddenly without careful consideration
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Bludgeoned
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Verb, beat or bully
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Brash
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Adj, self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
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Vigil
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Noun, A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, esp. to keep watch or pray.
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Tenets
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Noun, a principle or belief, esp. one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy
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Insinuation
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Noun, an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad
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Adversary
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Noun, Enemy or opponent
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Palliative
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Adjective, (of a treatment or medicine) relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause
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Reticence
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Noun, Unwillingness to tell people about things
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Chagrin
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Noun, distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
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Daunting
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Adjective, tending to overwhelm or intimidate.
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Meticulous
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Adjective, very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate or exact way
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Ambivalent
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Adjective, Uncertainty as to which approach to follow
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"that was the night I became an insomniac"
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Amir, guilt
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"Lately every time Hassan was around, i was getting a headache"
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Amir, guilt
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"I hadn't been happy and I hadn't felt better, not at all"
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Amir, guilt
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"...your father was hard on you he was also being hard on himself. Your father, like you, was a tortured soul, Amir Jan"
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Rahim Khan, guilt
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"And this is what I want you to understant that good, real good, was born out of your father's remorse" (302)
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Rahim Khan, guilt
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"'I'm not coming home alone. I'm bring a little boy with me. ' I paused. 'I want us to adopt him'"
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Amir, guilt
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"You! The Hazara! Look at me when I'm talking to you"
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Soldier, Power
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"Said the soldier wanted half an hour with the lady in the back of the truck"
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Amir saying what Karim said, power
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"Suddenly this young bearded fellow who was patrolling the aisles, eighteen years old at most by the look of him, he walked up to me and struck me on the forehead with the butt of his Kalash-nikovin"
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Rahim Khan, power
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"What would you do if I hit you with this"
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Amir
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Analysis (and ID): "For me , Amirica was a place to bury my memories. For Baba, a place to mourn his"
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Amir speaking, shows how Amir feels guilty and wants to get away from guilt, but Baba misses his old life.
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"You were happier there Baba. It was more like home"
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Amir
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"Peshwar was good for me. Not so good for you"
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Baba
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"I put her up to it. I hope you don't mind"
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Baba
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ID and context: "'I am moftakhir, Amir,'" he said. Proud.
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Baba
Context: amir is graduating
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ID and context: "A way to be good again"
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Rahim Khan
Context: Rahim khan calling amir on the phone
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"I know that in the end, god will forgive... I hope you do the same"
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Rahim Khan
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Analysis, ID, and context: Would you like to come live in Amerca with me and my wife?
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ID: Amir
Context: talking to Sohrab
Anaylsis: Amir is trying to atone past sins by talking Sohrab home.
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"We had both sinned and betrayed. But Baba had found a way to create good out of his remorse"
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Amir, Identity
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Anaylsis (and ID): "Hassan didn't struggle. DIdn't even whimper. He moved his head slightly and I caught a glimpse of his face. I saw the resignation in it. It was a look I had seen before. It was the look of the lamb."
Definition
Amir speaking,
bringing back theme of a sacrifice/helplessness.
Also shows the sacrifices Hassan is willing to go through for amir.
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"'What will Amir agha think? 'What will he think when he comes back to Kabull after the war and finds that I have assumed his place in the house'"
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Hassan
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context and ID: "The talibs said he was a liar and a thief like all Hazaras and ordered him to get his family out of the house by sundown. Hassan protested"
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ID: Rahim Khan
context: Rahim kahn is telling amir what happened to Hassan, hassan does not want to leave because he wants to keep the house clean for when amir comes back.
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How is amir "able to be good again"
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By adopting sohrab
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Analysis, ID, and context for when each person says it "For you a thousand times over"
Definition
Amir- when he goest to run the kite for Hassan
Hassan - is about to get the kite for amir, and is extremely loyal to him.
Farid.- Amir asks farid the favor of finding the people to adopt Sohrab, but when he says it Amir cries remembering Hassan.
Analysis:
Shows loyalty and willingness to anything for someone.
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What are four differences between Baba's life in Kabul and his life in america?
Definition
Was very wealthy in Kabul, poor in america
Was respected in Kabul, just another person in america
Was a businessman in Kabul, is just a gas station manager in America
Had a large house in Kabul, has a small apartment in america.
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List the four motifs in the book, and the significance of them.
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Kites - friendship/Hassan's loyalty
Hassan's smile - friendship, loss of innocence
Secrets - guilt, power, redemption
-sorya ran away with a man
-General Tahera doesn't work - welfare
-etc.
"For you a thousand times over" - Hassan loyalty/friendship.
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