C H A P T E R 4 Be a Critical Reader‚ Listener‚ and Viewer You may be thinking‚ “This chapter doesn’t apply to me. I have no trouble comprehending the messages I read‚ hear‚ and see.” But this chapter isn’t about basic comprehension. It is about analyzing and evaluating the messages you receive and deciding whether they are worthy of acceptance. Chances are you haven’t had much training in this kind of reading‚ listening‚ and viewing. In this chapter‚ you’ll learn specific strategies for analyzing
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The Past and Present Society Britain’s Military Use of Horses 1914-1918 Author(s): John Singleton Source: Past & Present‚ No. 139 (May‚ 1993)‚ pp. 178-203 Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of The Past and Present Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/651094 Accessed: 28/07/2009 08:48 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions
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http://ezinearticles.com/?Local-Color-in-Literature&id=3074106 The setting plays major role in prose fiction. The dialect spoken‚ the customs observed‚ the dress code prevalent‚ and the way of living all can be peculiar to a particular region. This sort of setting is called a local color of the area or region. You must have come across such peculiarity of an area while reading a prose or a novel. Such beautiful local color called "Wessex" (present-day Dorset) is painted by Thomas Hardy in his
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Mise-en-scène Analysis (pronounced: miz-on-sen) Approximately 600 words “Mise-en-scène” is a French expression used by film critics which literally translates to “setting in scene”. In English‚ it essentially means “the visual theme”. It relates to everything that appears in front of the camera‚ its arrangement and how it is edited. Task: You need to choose a film (it doesn’t matter whether you enjoyed it or not) and analysis its mise-en-scène. You can present this as a report (the format
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Running head: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Final Paper Ashford University Introduction to Literature ENG 125 Date Final Paper A short story and poem‚ no matter how structurally different are two literary pieces where a rich story is embedded. Readers are drawn towards these scripts by means of rhythm (poem)‚ characterization‚ or a fictional setting in their respective narratives. However‚ the mere script would not make it entertaining enough. It would depend on the imagination of the
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Literature; so much depends upon it Literature represents a language or a people: culture and tradition. But‚ literature is more important than just a historical or cultural writing. Literature introduces us to new worlds of experience. We learn from books and literature; we enjoy the triumphs and the tragedies of poems‚ stories‚ and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books. In conclusion‚ we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the author says and how
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I‚ like many other people‚ have been more than a little dismayed when I have read poems or other literary works that I did not have the slightest notion as to what it actually meant. Even without a concrete understanding of the work’s meaning‚ I could still gain some knowledge as to the overall idea or purpose of the work just from an initial reading. Literature has the capacity to communicate before it is understood‚ as it is certainly possible for a work to convey emotion and feeling without the
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The thought of computer micro ID chips in humans has been around in a sense for a few thousand years. The use of the global positioning system "GPS" has been a remarkable tool for the modern man. This device can be used in cars to help people get to their destination‚ or in the hand of a hunter to retrace his lucky hunting spot way out in the middle of nowhere in the woods. Recently a school in California has inserted GPS chips in their student ID cards so the school knows where the students are
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Internet Credibility For a person who does not do research on the internet‚ credibility may not mean a whole lot. Due to ease of access to the internet‚ a lot of people use this source to retrieve information. But‚ when the internet is used for this purpose‚ it is important to follow certain guidelines. The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they read something from the internet is‚ "Is this true?" One must learn to make up one’s mind by asking exploratory questions about the
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"Terrorist‚ He’s Watching" by Wislawa Szymborska explores the anticipation of a real life terrorist bombing. The poem is narrated from a third person omnipresent point of view‚ in a very matter-of-fact tone. The scene described shows various customers entering and exiting the bar in the minutes leading up to the bombs detonation. A few of them that are close to death get away‚ and one man even escapes and the re-enters the bar‚ seconds before it turns into a fiery explosion. The author’s purpose
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