just be spending a semester reading my favorite childhood books to learn about the process of constructing a children’s book. I never would have thought that I would learn so much about how to analyze literature and choose books that would develop the cultural understanding of a child. Also‚ I didn’t realize how much I would have learned about my own experiences reading books. Everything I learned from this class I hope that I can apply to my everyday life. One key thing that I learned was the idea
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lessons‚ but it’s only once we become young adults that we really experience these lessons. Throughout my adolescent years‚ I have really begun to understand what it means to have an identity‚ and how to connect with it. One of the main ways that helped me understand who I truly am was reading literature. Genres such as fantasy and mystery became a way to help me escape the limitations of social expectations and would let me be whoever I wanted to be‚ whether that was a savvy 16 year-old detective
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How to Read Like a Professor by: Thomas C. Foster 1) Introduction: How’d He Do That? Mostly in memory it affects the reading literature in way that the reader‚ recognizes similarities in another work of literature‚ like in romantic novels elude towards Shakes Spears’ play Romeo and Juliet. Also‚ recognizing the pattern makes it easier on the reader because with that understanding the complex undertone of the book; like when I was reading The Scarlett Letter‚ I saw the allusions and symbolism in
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster will not grant you some innate capability to comprehend complicated texts‚ and it will most definitely not establish your position in society as a“professor.” Coincidentally‚ Foster’s novel demonstrates an essential quality of Literature: placing the reader fast asleep. However‚ that is not to say the novel isn’t good; the novel is simply not a “joy read.” The book not being particularly enjoyable has nothing to do with the manner in which
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fates of death‚ downfall‚ and destruction‚ outlining the effect that divided society has on an individual. In Thomas C. Fosters novel‚ How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines‚ he talks about the reasons behind authors purposes of choosing to use blindness as a long lasting motive in their works of literature: “Clearly the author wants to emphasize other levels of sight and blindness beyond the physical. Moreover‚ such references are usually
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Khanh Luong & Derek Luong Chapter 10 Asia in the Early Modern Era The Early European Colonization of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is magnet for Europeans. Southeast Asia is kaleidoscope of states and cultures. Island Southeast Asia’s political fragmentation and desirable products made the region easy prey for European domination. The Malay Peninsula is the place for trading between East and South Asia. The Philippines is the place where Chinese sailing junks had been trading. The Portuguese‚ the
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster In Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Red-Headed League‚" Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson both observe Jabez Wilson carefully‚ yet their differing interpretations of the same details reveal the difference between a "Good Reader" and a "Bad Reader." Watson can only describe what he sees; Holmes has the knowledge to interpret what he sees‚ to draw conclusions‚ and to solve the mystery
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Kiley Dempsey Ms. Jones Honors Tenth Grade Literature Composition 04 September 2012 Santiago’s Journey How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ by Thomas C. Foster‚ is like painting a picture; with painting the first step is to paint inside the lines‚ but an advanced artist understands that a picture is made up of not just color‚ texture‚ and shapes‚ but also considers the purpose behind each stroke. Foster brings a different meaning to reading a book and draws attention to the author and his or
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From How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster Notes by Marti Nelson 1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together‚ it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires
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Chapter 10 the other civil war Chapter 10 describes a behind the scenes war between the people of the United states that is not often mentioned or spoken about. The problems the nation had besides the actual Civil War. The Anti Rent movement and Dorr’s Rebellion An incident sparked huge controversy in the Hudson River Valley ‚ near Albany New York. It was the Anti Rent movement where tenants in New York decided to revolt against their patroon leaders which were landlords performing feudalism
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