Passage Analysis Techniques Passage Analysis Techniques (Short Version) Step One: Read the Passage and Identify the Main Conclusion Step Two: Begin to assemble claims that seem to relate to one another as arguments Step Three: Diagram sub-arguments and express in standard form Step Four: Identify any hidden premises/conclusions and assumptions Step Five: Use sub-argument conclusions to construct main argument Step Six: Identify any important and relevant concepts included in the passage
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Buffalo men‚ they called them‚ and talked slowly to the prisoners scooping mush and tapping away at their chains. Nobody from a box in Alfred‚ Georgia‚ cared about the illness the Cherokee warned them about‚ so they stayed‚ all forty-six‚ resting‚ planning their next move. Paul D had no idea of what to do and knew less than anybody‚ it seemed. He heard his co-convicts talk knowledgeably of rivers and states‚ towns and territories. Heard Cherokee men describe the beginning of the world and its end
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Chronological/Timeline: Lauren Bacall/ Betty Joan Perske “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.” That’s what I‚ Lauren Bacall‚ thought. So‚ this is my life. I was born on September 16‚ 1924 in New York City as Betty Joan Perske. My parents‚ Natalie Weinstein-Bacal and William Perske‚ were both Jewish. They got divorced when I was five. My father‚ William‚ was an alcoholic who left our family when I was only six‚ and soon after I became fascinated with theater
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“Holy Water” by Didion was a wonderful and informative essay on the importance and lack of water in Western America‚ especially focusing on California and New Mexico. This essay was intended to show us the importance of water and how quickly we can run out of it. Didion wanted to show us that water is an everyday item that most people‚ myself included take for granted amongst many other things. Holy water is not about church‚ however‚ Didion has a religious view of her water and she encourages
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Female Heroines Joan of arc and Antigone ‚ a real heroine and a fictional heroine. Two young women‚ who went against what was believed to be the role of women in society. Living in a time‚ when women were supposed to be compliant. Women were always supposed to obey men‚ they weren’t supposed to take action in their own hands. However‚ that never stopped them. They had a boyish look‚ they went against the state‚ they were everything that a woman wasn’t supposed to be. Women in both
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Brian from Hatchet‚ Moon shadow from Dragon wings‚ and Rachel from Eleven all have been through hard to face turning points. Here are all the juicy details about them‚ just kidding‚ you have to read the rest of the text to find out. In the passage Hatchet‚ Brian is encountering loneliness and hunger after being stranded in the wilderness. In the first few paragraphs‚ Brian has thoughts of his possible rescue and thinks “they might come today” and “take him home”. He is trying to convince himself
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Frankenstein Passage Analysis In this passage from the novel Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley‚ the author describes the Creature’s experience of coming into the world for the first time‚ as well as his human life perspective. Shelley uses sensory diction and visual imagery in her writing to help the reader draw a parallel between the Creature’s entrance into the world and that of a newborn baby experiencing the world for the first time. Shelley’s visual imagery of light and darkness and strong
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Ships of Slaves- The Middle Passages The ships of slaves-The Middle Passages documentary‚ reinforced chapter 2 in our textbook. The documentary appropriately identified The Middle Passage; the black holocaust. The similarities are apparent. The documentary started by retelling the story of the Portuguese prince‚ Henry the Navigator‚ and how he acquired 12 slaves which started the initiation of the middle passage. I enjoyed how music‚ dance‚ poetry‚ and storytelling all were fused together to
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Passage Analysis of Macbeth – 1.3.125-142 Hadi Abdul This passage in Macbeth is important as it shows the feelings the three witches’ prophecies caused to Macbeth and is important because it seems from Macbeth’s reaction‚ these feelings will play an important role in the rest of the play. “Two truths are told‚ as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme!” at first he 100 percent believes he will be king because the first two prophecies from the witches came true. There’s foreshadowing
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with busy shoppers‚ jingle bells‚ colorful lights and Santa Claus‚ Christmas is thought by many people to be "the most wonderful time of the year". Winter‚ snow‚ Christmas tree‚ decorations and Santa Claus are very important things which makes us think that it is the most beautiful day of all the year. Everybody waits for Christmas‚ because that day has varies meaning for different people. But for kids‚ rather than shoppers‚ colorful lights‚ Santa Claus is their main reason why they count the days till
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