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Novel Dear Mr Kilmer : Synopsis The story is about Richard Knight, a farm boy who is passionate about writing poems. He cannot relate well with his brother who appears very interested in hunting animals and sports. He finds himself unable to kill animals as he finds them beautiful. His father understands his pain but tells him that death is a part of life. In school Richard gets a chance to listen to a poem by Joyce Kilmer and is impressed by the thoughts expressed in it. With the support of his teacher, he begins a correspondence with Kilmer and also mentions that he writes poems. This starts a beautiful relationship between Kilmer and Richard. Kilmer joins the army to fight the enemy. Richard worries about the war as it affects the way people treat foreigners in his own town. A student, Hannah, is shunned by the classmates because of her German background. Richard stands up to support her and is ostracised too. Richard and Hannah become good friends. Some of the townspeople also rall

Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis CHAPTER 1 : NOBODY EATS BREAKFAST It is the last Friday in October, everybody in Appleton is excited for the  derby  of an American football game between the Ferocious Ferrets of Fillmore High School and the Chargers of Merrimac High School – also known as the Big Game. Newton Newman (Newt) has a big brother, Chris Newman (Chris),who is a local football star, who plays for the Ferocious Ferrets after an electrifying  debut  two years back. Newt is preparing breakfast for his family when he comes across an article of his brother in the Sports section of the local newspaper. At first, Newt is eager to show the article to Dad but he is  held down  when the phone rings. On the other hand, Mom is also busy receiving a call from their neighbour. Newt gets frustrated as both of his parents have not touched their breakfast. To make himself feel useful, Newt goes upstairs to woke his brother up. Annoyed with Newt’s bellow, Chris throws a pillow at him but ends up

Inequalities 1.    To write the relationship between two quantities which are not equal, we use the following inequality signs:   > greater than   < less than   ≥ greater than or equal to   ≤ less than or equal to 2.    7 > 4 also means 4 < 7.  7 > 4 and 4 < 7 are  equivalent inequalities . Linear Inequalities in One Unknown 1.    An inequality in one unknown to the power of 1 is called a  linear inequality . Example:   2 x  + 5 > 7 2.    A linear inequality can be represented on a  number line .   Example: Computation on Inequalities 1.    When a number is added or subtracted from both sides of an inequality, the condition of the inequality is  unchanged . Example: Given 5 > 3 Then, 5 + 2 > 3 + 2 ← (symbol ‘>’ remains) Hence, 7 > 5 2.    When both sides of an inequality are multiplied or divided by the same positive number, the condition of the inequality is  unchanged . Example: Given 4 x  ≤ 16 Then, 4 x  ÷ 4 ≤ 16 ÷ 4 ← (symbol ‘≤’ remains) Hence,  x