A Walk in the Woods‚ Bill Bryson In this non-fiction book‚ Bill Bryson recounts his travels through sections of the Appalachian Trail. Bryson discusses the history‚ ecology‚ trees‚ plants‚ and animals of the A.T.‚ which are topics that have been discussed in class this semester. The first days on the trail Bryson describes his experience as hell because the hiking is very tough and its even more difficult for his buddy Stephan Katz‚ a recovering alcoholic who
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Hollis Woods is a young girl who has been to so many foster homes. She is a girl who can often get into trouble a lot . Hollis loves to paint anything around her that she likes. She is a great artist like she is told later on in the story. She got an offer to stay with the Regans family‚ located in the middle of the woods‚ near a lake‚ mountains and hills. She ends up staying there for the summer and enjoys it there. She likes the home and becomes friends with Steve Regan (Mrs. and Mr. Regan’s son)
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My Wood‚ by E.M. Forster is a witty essay depicting Forster’s reaction to the ownership of a small estate he bought with the royalties from a novel he wrote. He cleverly discusses the effects the wood may have on him. Forster conveys a negative attitude toward his experience of acquiring property through the use of biblical allusions‚ word choice‚ and the manipulation of sentences. This passage encourages us to think about the nature of materialism and the seductive power of our possessions.
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austin Key facts: full title: Northanger Abbey author: Jane Austen type of work: Novel genre: ’Bildungsroman’(novel of education or moral development); parody of Gothic novels language: English (British‚ late 1700s/early 1800s) time and place written: 1798–1799 in Austen’s home in Steventon‚ Hampshire. It was sold to a publisher in 1803 but not published. Later‚ after Austen’s success with other novels‚ she bought back the manuscript and revised it slightly
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A Piece of Wood by Ray Bradbury Look at lines 63 - 85 Q: A4. What happens in these lines? In what ways does the writer try to make this an exciting ending to the story? In the last section of the piece‚ the writer has tried to instil a sense of urgency. Using quicker dialogue coupled with the use of the exclamation mark such as “What do you mean‚ you can’t‚ God damn it!” and “Listen to me‚ listen‚ get your gun ready!” and short creative bursts of description like “the hangers were dusting
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Earl Woods “The night that Tiger won his second U.S. Amateur in 1995‚ Earl Woods made a prediction. “Before he’s through‚ my son will win fourteen major championships… “Earl was prone to over-the-top statements… thirteen summers later‚ Tiger is there. Fourteen“(Smiley 275). Before the quotation is mentioned‚ Tiger has just won his 14th major championship‚ and 65th tournament as a professional. The man who says the quote is Tiger Woods’ father‚ Earl. He is talking to group of reporters‚ claiming
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AP Lang 5-16-13 A Walk in the Woods Reading Critique Title and Author: A Walk in the Woods‚ by Bill Bryson Literary Criticism on Author (by Critic): The general consensus of many critics on Bill Bryson’s work is that he has a very satirical‚ yet truthful style‚ which makes his writing so unique and pleasurable to read. Much of the book uses such a conversational tone that the inclusion of history and factual information doesn’t disrupt the narrative structure much
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Have you ever loved someone or something? In Mary Oliver’s poem‚ “In Blackwater Woods‚” she writes about love. “In Blackwater Woods‚” brought back a childhood memory that I had forgotten about. It was when I was eight years old and I caught these two little lizards. I had put them in a jar with sticks‚ leaves‚ and I even poked little holes in the lid so they could breathe. I loved both of them so much‚ that‚ I even gave each lizard a name. The lizards were not happy in the jar. I couldn’t get
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The day in the woods By Candra Wurtz I had Lived an ordinary life with nothing at all interesting happening. Every day felt like the same ordinary old day. I was in a rut‚ stuck in a constant loop‚ nothing interesting ever happened to me‚ until that one Thursday. I remember it like it was yesterday‚ it was an ordinary sunny fall day‚ the leaves were the reds and yellows‚ the sun was warm on my back and it was the perfect day. I was just relaxing in a tree reading a book when a nut bonked
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Analysis of Death in the Woods "Death in the Woods" is a story about a woman that lives a hard life. When she was a girl she worked for a German farmer and his wife. When she was a little older she married a man named Jake Grimes thinking she would get away from the crude work of the farmer. She soon finds out that life doesn ’t get any better for her than it already was. Later in the story she is found dead by a rabbit hunter in the woods (Cleveland). "Death in the Woods" seemingly concerns a farm
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