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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Quote from Text Commentary “I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation… and diffusing a perpetual splendour” (7‚ 8). It is interesting to see how this person describes the North Pole because in reality the North pole is a place full of ice where few things have adapted to live. This person is speaking of finding beautiful things there and doing something great but it just doesn’t make sense because the North Pole is more of a barren wasteland than a place of
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SUMMARY Log Entry 2 Many have seen the movie "The Notebook‚" based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel. Regardless‚ you have to read the book. It’s one of the best I’ve read recently. It’s filled with many scenes the movie didn’t include. The story‚ set in the ’40s‚ follows Noah and Allie‚ two people once in love. It starts off with Noah and Allie being in a Nursing home and Noah reading to Allie from a notebook‚ little did Allie know that‚ the story Noah is reading is actually about them... During
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The chapter studied tells us a little about how Arawak‚ quite hospitable people who lived in peace on their land were mistaken‚ abused in their naivety and also killed by the Europeans who came to their land and were looking for gold‚ spices‚ and slaves. Indeed‚ it is the story of a merchant clerk called Columbus‚ which was trading across the seas. He discovered an unknown land between Europe and Asia during a trip in 1492 precisely 33 (thirty-three) days after he left the Canary Islands on the Atlantic
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English 2-B Beowulf- Journal I think that the biggest theme in Beowulf has to be good vs. evil. This theme is stressed very much throughout the book in symbolism. Grendel represents pure evil‚ while Beowulf represents the exact polar opposite of the monster Grendel. In Beowulf anything evil or bad is related to hell‚ while anything good is because of their faith in god. The original concept of good and evil can be traced back to the sons of Adam and Eve‚ Cain and Able. Cain killed his brother
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child. She works at bakery with aunt and she embarrassed about chest. Blima is guilty about her baby brother who was dropped by her and died at 6. Then it tells about Blima’s vanity that she thinks she is not pretty like her sister‚ Adele‚ even though her mother says she looks most like herself. Lastly‚ the story tells about Grandfather’s death and Blima’s loosing shoes. 2. Historical background "But because the Jewish culture had always emphasized learning and education‚ a number of Jewish people
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Tuesday Oct. 27 Journal 5 First‚ I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ and I finished the book. Chapters 24-30 are about Aunt Alexandra’s attempt to make scout more feminine‚ Helen Robinson’s reaction to Tom’s death‚ Cecil’s current event about Hitler‚ Scout and Jem’s pageant‚ and Mr. Ewell attacking Jem and Scout on their way home. Dill leaves to go back to the Meridian and school starts. Jem gets frustrated easily now because he is going through tough times. In this journal‚ I will be evaluating
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think Zola does not look at the strengths enough. Zola portrays Therese as being weak when she does not have the guts and power to face Mme. Raquin while Laurent goes to work and faces reality everyday. Zola emphasizes on the women’s weaknesses and not how Therese helped Mme. Raquin face the fact that Camille was dead and that she only had Therese to rely
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1. The title of the article itself straight away emphasises on the fact how immature the explorers were‚ by calling them boys and showing how their childishness inevitably affects the reader – “taxpayer get’s rescue bill” – which straight away arouses a negative opinion towards the subject. The third paragraph uses a pattern of three to describe the forces involved: “the Royal Navy‚ the RAF and the British Coastguards”‚ implying that the rescue cost a lot of money and unnecessary trouble. In
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Sugawara isn’t what you would call a responsible driver before he passed his driving assessment (which took him three whole times to pass by the way) Iwaizumi would often have to pick him up whenever they went on dates. He may seem like the reliable one in his group of friends‚ but really he’s just as wild. This lack of common sense on the road is one of Iwaizumi’s biggest worries. Valentine’s day was approaching‚ and well Suga finally got his licence. It was gross and humid that night when Suga
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