Title: The Lovely Bones Author: Alice Sebold Genre: Extended Written Text (Novel) Interviewing Joey Nathan about the novel. Dominique: Who introduced you to this novel? Or how did you come across it? Joey: Well I had seen the film not long after it was released and thoroughly enjoyed it‚ so I decided to get the book out at the town library. It was one of the first books I have read that deals with the aftermath of death. Dominique: What’s it about exactly? Joey: Well basically a teenage
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"Ode to an Orange" by Larry Woiwode took place in the winter of 1940s. It was "the winters of the forties" which I felt was very important in setting the background. It was a time of war‚ rationing of food‚ limited transportation‚ a difficult time to import items from other states and then adjustment from war of peace. Winter did not just represent cold‚ snow‚ wind‚ gray sky‚ limited sunshine‚ but a limiting of the senses. With this in mind it have also been difficult to obtain an orange that would
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I wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear we were studying this book in class but I found that I really enjoyed it. I really liked it because of the fact that the prominent theme of racial prejudice is so controversial. I found it very hypocritical that the gossiping friends of Aunt Alexandra could be so concerned about the maroons in Africa and yet be so racial to the black people in their society. There’s nothing more distracting than a sulky darky”‚ is what Mrs. Merriweather says. It is also completely
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Gem Reyrao 12/12/12 P4 Mr. Cotton AP Literature and Composition Indirect Characterization: Simply put‚ indirect characterization is the author’s way of giving the reader clues as to how a character is really like. Such clues may be describing how the character dresses‚ letting the reader hear what the character says‚ or revealing the character’s private thoughts. Example: “Gatsby‚ his hands still in his pockets‚ was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect
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From its ominous opening‚ to its dad ending‚ "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller is a play driven by fear and desire‚ mirroring the McCarthy trials of the Communist hating 1950s. Though its set in 1692‚ the tone of the play and the themes of intolerance‚ hysteria‚ and ruined reputation were very prominently felt during 1953‚ when the play was published. The title‚ and the actual item of a crucible‚ suggests something seemingly solid melting away under immense stress. The hard structure of society in
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Title: The book thief Author: Markus Zusak Date completed: 24/3/12 Genre: Novel In the novel The book thief by Markus Zusak thief their is a recurrent idea of prejudice. Mostly towards the Jewish the book is set in world war 2 it adds an exciting feeling of danger during the novel. The idea of prejudice‚ in this book can also be linked to the fat boy story where the blame
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Jennifer Cortes Angeli Francois 101 12 February 2013 Abortions in India Rushdie‚ Salman. "Abortion in India". Essays. 2nd Edition. Kelly‚ Joseph. New York; Norton‚ 2008. 279-282. Print. The articles topic is about the tragedy of abortion of female fetuses in modern day India. I believe the author is trying to say that unnecessary abortions are a type of genocide and a true tragedy. Proving points on both sides saysing that having female abortions
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English 100: Reading Response Guidelines Please read each chapter as it is assigned‚ so that you can keep up with class discussions without falling behind. You may ALWAYS feel free to read ahead! RR#4 is due Monday‚ April 22nd the start of class. Students should write at least three (3) pages in response to these questions (typed‚ double-spaced‚ MLA style); as long as the total RR is at least 3 pages‚ each individual question’s response length doesn’t matter. Please refer to the Hacker handbook
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think it’s not good. Some concepts that were picked out were writer’s voice‚ the reading response‚ and word complexity. The author’s voice in the reading‚ overall gives the reader a shocking factor and makes me think more. There was a moment in the reading were it was very abrupt. “I was lying. What I actually wish for her is failure.” (Caroll). For instance there was some wittiness that I spotted in this reading. “If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots‚ probably
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Antigone The Second Stasimon Reading Response (Lines 584-629 / Pages 42-44) Instructions: Complete the “Reading: Antigone” specifically the section titled the “The Second Stastimon” (Lines 584-629 / Pages 42-44). Respond to the following questions. All responses must incorporate direct textual evidence (such as quoted passages and reference to specific lines or pages from the text) to support your answers while using the “quotation sandwich method.” Each response should include enough information
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