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**Kim ** Chapter 1:

Kim is a poor young boy (13 years old) his mother from India and his father is from Irish. His father was a colonel in Irish regiment. He speaks two language English and

Indian. Also, Kim has a black skin even if his father is Irish. Another thing, Kim has a nickname the little friend of the world. After period of time, his parents died. Therefore, he grows up

in an opium den keeper home in the Lahore. When Kim played with him friends, he saw an old man walk in the street. He follows this person and he asks him. Why you are here? The old

man Introduced himself to Kim (His name is Tibeten Lama), and he was looking for the holly river. Kim offer to help him and he accepted that offer. Before they start the trip, Kim met

one of his friends. His name is Mahbub. Mahbub works in horses’ trader. Also, he gave Kim some paper to deliver it. Lama and Kim started their trip looking for the holly river.

Post the summaries of all the chapters and all the essays for credit. (4/25/11) Ch 2-4 The second chapter is talking about their trip to Umbellate to give the document a ride to the Englishman. Kim and Lama took the train, inside the train Kim and Lama started conversation with Indian farmer and other people who have different religions, traditions, and cultures. Later, Kim wanted to leave because he did not have a ticket. The Indian girl asked him to stay, and she is going to help him to get the ticket. Therefore, she was asking someone to buy the ticket for Kim and one of these decided to buy the ticket for Kim. They took off of the train and they went to the Englishman’s home and Kim gave it to him and they leave. When Kim and Lama leave the Englishman, they heard the man reading the message. The message talked about the war which is going to start soon. At that time, Kim knew about the war and Ali. In the same day at night, they invited in friendly Indian family and Kim was talking about the story that his father told about Red Bull.

Ch 5 In chapter three, the story is talking about searching for the Holly River. When they searched, they met the angry farmer. The farmer thought they are homeless or shameless. Kim became angry about the farmer, but Lama said “come down to Kim”. After that, the farmer knew they are looking for the holly river and he gave him water, milk, and bread. Lama and Kim completed their trip. At night, they arrived to a Village. Because bored, Kim started to do something funny such as jokes and games. Ch 6-7 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Kim and Lama stayed in the Camping with Soldiers. The war was going up soon, so there is some sign about the war. The soldiers sent Kim to the class to prepare him to the war. And Kim helped them to translate to letters from Indian to English or English to Indian. They gave Kim a message about they want to take Kim to the war. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Later, Kim met the English boy in the school. Kim interested in attend class and he want to study and become someone in a high level of sociality.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ch 8 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Kim was a fried to go school because he didn’t like it after he attends the first class or first day to be sure. Kim saw Victor. Victor was trying to help Kim to go away from school because he know there is no benefit from attend this military school. After that, Kim was trying to stop going to school ,but he is a fried from school or what will happened to him if he goes away from school, they are going to kill him or they are going to put him in a jail. There was someone who is spy. His name was Bennett. He wanted Kim to attend the school. However, the priest did not.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ch 9-10 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">They put Kim under looking because he has to do with an Indian contempt. After that, Kim met father Vector and he showed him a massage from Lama. Kim became sad about Lama because he miss him a lot. The letter said “I am Lama and I want to pay for Kim’s school of St,xavier’s for Sahibd also I am going to travel to find the holly river”. Kim felt sorry for he couldn’t travel with him. At the same time he felt happy because Lama paid for him schools all the money to get wonderful education in one of the best school in Indian at that time. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Mahbub Ali comes to Kim after the massage arriving to him. And Ali said “the good in Kim’s future schooling, he tries to convince Kim that is it for the best”.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Naif alassaf <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Iyengar <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">En1313 A <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">2/15/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">The First Two Days in US

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">My name is Naif alassaf, and I am from Saudi Arabia. I got my bachelor degree at Tabuk University. My university does not use English as its primary language. I used to speak and write Arabic back home. Then,I got the idea from my father to complete my education in the United State. I prepared myself to travel taking the plane from Jeddah to Washington DC. When I arrived at the Dallas airport, the trouble began.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">On the first day, after an hour in the airport, I arrived at the immigration counter in the Dallas Airport. I stayed in the line until I reached immigration clerk. The first question the immigration clerk asked me" why are you in the US?" I said “I do not understand English. Do you have someone who speaks Arabic?". He said “Go there and stay until I find someone who speaks Arabic”. I stayed eight hours in the same ugly chair. I felt afraid and hungry. After that, the immigration clerk found someone. That person helped me to fill out all applications and translated from English to Arabic. I got my bags and I went out from the airport. I took a taxi to Saudis embassy. When I arrived there, I noted it was closed because it was 6:30 P.M. Then, I went to a hotel near it. I tried my best to get a room; I got a very expensive one. Next, I slept fifteen hours because I was so tired.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">On the second day, I went to my embassy. I talked with the director of student affairs about what happened the previous day. He said “This is your responsibility. Also, you should let us know what time you need to be in the airport ”. I finished what I needed to do. After that, I went to the airport to travel to Fayetteville,AR. I departed at 4:00 P.M; I arrived at 6:45 P.M. I already let the ESL programs know what time I would arrive. I waited two hours in the street in front of the airport, and nobody came to give me ride to the hotel or home stay. When I was waiting for the ESL car, I saw a Saudi guy. I went with him to his apartment and slept on his couch. The next day, I went to the ESL center. At that time I became safe.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">In short, when I remember this story, I feel happy because now I can talk and write English very well. Also, I like to share this story with my friends and my family to give them a picture of what happened to me in the first couple days in the US.

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Naif Alassaf Iyengar EN1313 27 February 2011 Steps for Buying a New Car Cars are so important in this time that we cannot live without them. If you do not have one, you should buy one. There are two ways to buy a car. Purchasing a new car is one of these ways. It is so difficult and I like to talk with people about this subject to help them because I have experience of buying a new car. You can make it easy in four steps: purpose, paying, researching, and registration. The first step is defining a purpose. There are many reasons for purchasing the car. Giving my family a ride to school, lack of public transport in the city, and being far from a bus stop are examples of purpose. In this step you should ask yourself several questions to define the purpose for buying a car. The most common questions are; how many people do you have in your family, do you need a 4x4 or 4X2 car, and do you want a comfortable and safe car. The second step is figuring out what you can afford. In this step you should focus on two questions. The first question is how much money do you have? The second question is: do you prefer to pay cash or in financial installments? In my experience, paying cash is cheaper than in financial installments. Also, my friend Mohammed bought a car by financial installments, so he paid more than the normal price. The third step is research. Research is one of the most important steps in my opinion. There are several options in research. The first option is to research the make such as Audi, BMW, and Toyota. The second option is model. For example, Toyota has many models like FJ, Camry, and Corolla. The third option is to look at the body style. There are seven kinds of body styles: coupes, convertibles, sedans, SUVs, trucks, vans, and wagons. Determining gas mileage is the next option. You know that gas is expensive; you have to know how much gas the car uses. The next option is year of make. I mean by that which year the company designed the car. The final option is price. This option is often the most important for people in the world and usually determines which car you buy. For instance, Toyota in Dallas has a different price than Toyota in Austin. The sixth step is registration. How do you register a car? There are four steps to register your car. The first step is having a driving license. Second, the second step is paying taxes. There are four items you have to have to pay a tax on: Title (that paper the dealer gave to you after you bought the car), ID, Driver’s license, and money. For example, I bought my car at about $17,000, and I paid $800 for tax just for the first year. That means paying the tax depends on the price. Third, some documents to prove to the government I am from this state because some people used to register their cars in different states because it was cheaper. The final step is auto insurance. There are more than one hundred companies for insurance. The best one in my opinion is Progressive Insurance because it has many options and the service is perfect. For example, I have had to make one comprehensive claim and had to use my roadside assistance several times. I know all of this because four months ago, I asked my uncle: “How can I buy a car?” He is a US citizen, and he has experience purchasing cars .He showed me how. I tried these steps before I wrote this essay and they helped me to get a nice car. Also, two of my friends tried these steps and they got wonderful cars. . Defining the purpose, paying, researching, and registration are my uncle’s steps for purchasing a new car in the U.S. These steps are for either citizens or international people who live in the USA.

<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Naif Alassaf <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Iyengar <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">EN1313 <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">29 March 2011 <span style="color: #2a2a2a; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Dogs <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">Dogs are a very popular pet that many people own and have as companions. Some people, however, like to own special breeds of dog. Another instance, I live with American family in San Antonio, this family likes to own boxer dogs. They have more than 3 breed of boxer dogs. Another example, I would like to own a Pit-bull because of how strong and smart it is. There are more than 600 breeds of dogs in the world; each breed has different characteristics from the other. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">The first characteristic I prefer is the strength of the breed. The top 10 strongest dogs in the world are Pit-bulls, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Huskies, Dobermans, Great Danes, Saint Bernard’s, Boxers, and Dalmatians. The Pit-bulls’ life expectancy is from 12 to 14 years, their height is between 18 and 22 inches, and their weight is between 22 and 110 pounds. The breed has its health problems such as, congenital heart disease and hereditary cataracts. The Rottweiler is the second strongest dog in world. The life expectancy for a Rottweiler is about 10-12 years. Usually, it can have 10 to 12 puppies. Its height is between 24 and 27 inches and its weight is between 95 and 130 pounds. Like Pit-bulls, Rottweilers have some health problems such as: snoring, entropion (folds inward), and over-eating. The third strongest breed is the German Shepherd. This breed originates from Germany. This breed’s life expectancy is around 13 years. It stands 24 to 26 inches in height and weighs between 77 and 85 pounds. This breed also has health issues. Some examples are blood disorders, digestive problems, bloating, epilepsy, and chronic eczema. However, strength is not everything. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">Intelligence is my second preferred of characteristic in a breed of dog. There are several smart dogs in the world, however, some are smarter than others. For instance, Border Collies, Poodles, German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, Doberman Pinschers, and Shetland Sheepdogs are all really smart breeds of dog. Most intelligent dogs need constant activities to be happy and to stay out of trouble. One extremely intelligent breed is the Border Collie. However, they can get quite destructive if not given proper attention. Secondly, the Poodle is another type of breed that is very intelligent. They are known to be one of the easiest dogs to train. They like to be near people as they hate being alone. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">No matter how short, smart, strong, beautiful, or courageous a dog may be they are all unique as they possess different traits of their own. It all depends on the owner to determine the characteristics they prefer in a breed of dog to choose the ideal companion. As for myself, I prefer a dog that is intelligent and strong to be my life companion.

<span style="color: #2a2a2a; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">INTELLIGENCE TEST <span style="color: #2a2a2a; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Naif A. Alassaf <span style="color: #2a2a2a; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">ST. Mary’s University

<span style="color: #2a2a2a; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Intelligence Test <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> Alfred Binet was born in Nice, France on July 11, 1857. He was one of the best psychologists in the world. He worked at the psychology laboratory at the Sorbonne University. He studied many subjects such as hypnosis, abnormality, and optical illusions. In particular, he was obtrusive about how people differ in their ability to solve problems. (Gerow, 1989) <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> In 1900, he realized the school system in Paris had problems. He wandered why some children were unable to benefit from the educational experience that was given to them. Ultimately, he had a few questions in mind. For example, were the children uninterested? Or were they just intellectually incapable of grasping? After that, he tried to make a test to measure the ability of the children. (Gerow, 1989) <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> In 1905, the first test was created and it was a success. Terman at Stanford University was interested in this test, so he took the test and translated it to English in the year 1916. Later, the test became the Stanford- Binet test. (Gerow, 1989) <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"> The Stanford - Binet test measured three different types of abilities, from age levels two years and up. The first type is crystallized abilities. This type of ability is needed to acquire and use verbal and quantitative concepts. (Vocabulary, number series, equation building, and absurdities are subtests under verbal, while, comprehension and verbal relations are under quantitative concepts). Because of the influence of formal schooling, it was called “An Academic Ability”. Another type of test ability is Fluid-analytic. It is defined as skills needed to solve complex problems. There are four subtests in this type: pattern, copying, paper folding and cutting, and matrices. The final type was short-term memory and its four subtests: bead memory, memory for sentences, memory for digits, and memory for objects. According to Gerow “If you give a test to a child, you would have to begin by giving them a test 2 years under their level capabilities and continue to more difficult items until the child fails to answer the test. (Gerow, 1989) <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"> According to the Woodlands Junior School website, the results for the tests are called SAS (standard age score). The standard age score is a score on an intelligence test, by which one’s performance is compared to other of the same age and a score of its average (Woodlands Junior School, 2009). That means people who do better than the average (above 100) are smart and people who do less than the average (below 100) have “problems” or are not as intelligent. ( Gerow, 1989). <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> This test has been used for a long time. However, the test has some drawbacks. For example, it is an individual test which means only one subject per child at a time. Second, it can take longer than one hour to administer. Third, it is administered by trained professionals and can be quite expensive. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> In1939, David Wechsler published the first general test because he wanted to re-develop the Stanford-Binet test and avoid the disadvantages of the Stanford Test. It was designed with three intelligence tests. The first test is Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test (WAIS). This test is for adults between 16 and 74 years old. The last revision was made in 1981. The second test is called Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children (WISC). This test uses with children who are between 6 and 17 years old. In 1974, the test became known (WISC-R). The third test is Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). It was polished in 1967. It is for young children between the age of 4years and 6 years. The scores of the three tests computed .this makes up the Verbal score, performance score, and total score. The reason why he divided the score into three scores is to see the weak skills or ability. (Becker, 2003) According to Kuhn, (2003) “The results gained in normal research are significant because they add to the scope and precision with which the paradigm can be applied” (p. 36)

<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">References <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Gerow, J. (1989). Psychology: An Introduction, Gleniview, IL: Harper Collins publishers. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Becker, K. (2003). History of Stanford-Binet Intelligence scales, Itasco, IL: Riverside Publishing Company. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 33pt;">"A Brief Guide to SATs." Nov. 2008. Web. <http://www.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/user_info/>. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 33pt;">

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;">My name is Khan <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;"> The story talking is a Muslim child who grew up. He stay with his brother Zakir and his mother (Zarina Wahab). His family is in the middle class family in the Borivali of Mumbai. Khan is different from the other children in his school because Khan is having a Asperger's syndrom. However, he has ability to fix machines that are broken. The only one can understand him is his mother. Because his mother take care of him, jealousy grow up between him and his mother. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;"> Khan traval to San Francisco because his brother Zakir. He starts to work for his brother store as an herbal salesman. when he work, he meets a Hindu woman (Mandira). Mandira has a young son. Khan and her marry and both taking the same last name (Samir). <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;"> After the September 11 attacks on the twin towers in New York City,prejudice in their community and Reese it begin. Khan travel from one US state to another in order to first meet President George W. Also, his wife son killed because his father is Muslim.