Sam V. Mr. S. AP English 26 October 2012 Essay Prompt #2 The author‚ Seamus Deane‚ discusses the two greatest pieces that stood out and impacted his own writing style. He does so not by just writing down what exactly changed his mind‚ but rather presenting his two encounters and the following reactions. The first piece of literature discussed was The Shan Van Vocht‚ a novel full of action packed adventure. It held a very big influence during the rebellion of 1798‚ being a main topic of the
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VOCABULARY V 1. Aghast Definition: struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror: ADJECTIVE. Synonyms: afraid‚ agape‚ agog‚ alarmed‚ amazed‚ anxious‚ appalled‚ astonished‚ astounded‚ awestruck‚ confounded‚ dismayed‚ dumbfounded‚ frightened‚ overwhelmed‚ shocked‚ startled‚ stunned‚ surprised‚ terrified‚ thunderstruck Antonyms: undisturbed‚ unperturbed‚ unsurprised Companion Forms: None. Sentences: 1. We sat‚ aghast‚ with mouths open‚ looking at the painting
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Meaka Brown Brown 1 English 1102 Mon. /Wed. 12:30 “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” by Shakespeare Compared with “Why Should A Foolish Marriage Vow” by John Dryden As a female I enjoy reading poems about love or marriage. In “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” Shakespeare is optimistic about
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Jane’l Huntley Mr. Canning AP English Language and Composition 7 November 2014 Changes in Society Thesis: Some changes in society have produced many problems. I. A Change In Communication A. Going on social media B. Going to restaurants II. A Change In Morals And Values A. Society’s music and TV influence on the youth B. Society’s “perfect body” image influence on the youth III. A Change In Children Becoming The Future A. The adults’ hopes for their children’s
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Personally‚ both of my AP courses‚ AP Biology and AP English Language‚ were the most challenging. Throughout the year my grades for these two classes fluctuated quite often. My peers and I were given more work and more was expected from us being AP students. From this year coming to an end I have discovered several of my strengths and weaknesses‚ I found that‚ like most students‚ I procrastinated and I had trouble managing my time however I was still able to maintain a positive attitude by being
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Ellipses: An ellipsis is a series of three dots‚ used to create a pause in thinking or‚ when quoting‚ to omit information. The deliberate omission of a word or words readily implied by context. Examples: The man looked above . . . all he could see were three black silhouettes against the bright blue sky. When the man looked above he couldn’t quite believe what he saw . . . . In the anime world‚ Naruto is a hero; Goku‚ a legend. Enjambment (poetic element): Enjambment is the breaking of
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Reading has always said to be the key to success‚ for it encourages learning. Yet‚ philosophers such as the German Arthur Schopenhauer state that reading too much actually is bad for the mind. I qualify these thoughts as I too agree that the excessiveness of reading may bond the mind’s creativity and freedom‚ yet feeding on other’s insights is also vital for a well-rounded mindset. Too much reading indirectly forces the mind to dwell on the thinking of another man’s perspective. The mind is unable
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"The Masque of the Red Death" 1. Poe was a master "wordsmith." Through carefully chosen diction he is able to create a psychological effect on his reader. What effect did his description of "Red Death‚" in the very first paragraph of the story‚ have on you? Quote those details that provoke this response from you. Through Poe’s diction there was a psychological effect made on the reader. “The "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal‚ or so hideous. Blood
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Writers use many tactics to get across to their readers. In order to get the moral of the story or the overall theme of the book‚ they might write about the main character reaching an epiphany of some sort that reveals the focus of the story. Writers tend to end their story with a happy ending in which the main character experiences a spiritual reassessment or a moral reconciliation. In Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind‚ the main character‚ Scarlett O’Hara‚ undergoes a spiritual reassessment
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Wide Sargasso Sea Journal #2 In the novel “Wide Sargasso Sea” Jean Rhys uses inference instead of narrative statement. She uses inference to hint at obeah and zombification in part two of her book. The reader has to be a carful reader in order to pick up on these references that Rhys uses and this will allow them to make sense of what happens to Antoinette. A reference is something that is in relation to‚ or is connected to something else. In her novel‚ Rhys uses reference several times
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