Madeline Allen English 243 February 27th‚ 2013 Annotations of “Agreeable” “Agreeable” by Jonathan Franzen was enjoyable for me because I could easily relate to the story of young athlete‚ Patty. In Franzen’s story‚ Patty struggles with the relationships within her family and she becomes somewhat of an outsider due to her love for sports. Her mother has never really focused on Patty and their relationship is put to the test when Patty is raped at a party. Originally she confides with her coach
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On May 28‚ 2011 Jonathan Franzen published the story “like is for cowards. Go for what hurts.” in the New York Times. In the story Franzen claims that people are more connected and infatuated with technology than they are with the real world. Since technology takes ups a majority of our lives it effects our ability to create relationships and to love others. Franzen states that technology has advanced so much‚ most people have no desire to go out in the real world and connect with others. Phones
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On Choosing a Mistress “On Choosing a Mistress” is a letter written by Benjamin Franklin to advise one of his close friends about choosing a mistress. In his 1745 letter‚ Franklin conveys that marriage is the only remedy for lustful inclinations‚ but if the friend is determined to stray outside marriage‚ Franklin advices‚ "you should prefer old Women to young ones." Franklin offers some basic‚ clean advice: they are more knowledgeable‚ they are more discreet‚ they cannot get pregnant‚ and then
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GEORGE FAHMY ENG 121 D. Meltzer A summary is a brief restatement‚ in your own words‚ of the content of a passage. You should focus on the central idea of the passage. Summarize when you want to present the main points of a lengthy passage or when you want to condense peripheral points necessary to your discussion. A summary should be brief‚ complete‚ and objective. In order to summarize information‚ you must first be able to understand it. This requires careful critical reading. Read
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Jonathan Martin Bullying/Hazing As the 2013 football season has come to an end and we have named a Super Bowl winner‚ new information has arose about the Jonathan Martin racial discrimination suit. Martin‚ former Miami Dolphins player‚ reportedly stated in the Well’s report he was repeatedly bullied by his teammates. In actually Martin was not bullied based on my own interpretation. In fact‚ Martin was going through the process of bullying/hazing that most people go through on a regular basis
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Edward Taylor and The Metaphor The master of the metaphor‚ Edward Taylor‚ has captured the sense of the metaphor in such a way as too communicate his personal/ religious thoughts of God within his poems. Choosing his metaphors to enlighten the reader‚ Taylor has become an inspiration and a substance of resource to helping us understand God and his connection with our soul. Within Taylor’s poem “Huswifery”‚ he uses a spinning wheel and thread to create a metaphor between the relationship
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and their environment‚ and their corrupt government. One satirical author who wrote a novel about living in a corrupt society is Jonathan Swift who wrote Gulliver’s Travels. The places the protagonist had visited reflected on the author’s English government. The life of the author will be shown similar to this book because of the way he lived. Jonathan Swift was well educated and graduated from Trinity College in Dublin in English literature. He not only had a life in literature but
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“Edward‚ Edward” (anonymous poem) and “Girl” (Jamaica Kincaid) What do you find disturbing in these texts and why? We expect mothers to be the most wonderful persons just because we portray them to be that way. However‚ in the poem “Edward‚ Edward”‚ by an anonymous write‚ and the short story “Girl”‚ by Jamaica Kincaid‚ both portray mothers in a different sunlight which I found disturbing. The mothers were both portrayed as horrid individuals. In the poem “Edward‚ Edward”‚ the mother was
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After reading Jonathan Swift’s poetry‚ it is easy to mistake him for a sexist author. Many of his poems show a grotesque or petty form of women. Often‚ this is achieved by displaying women’s imperfections and their production of bodily functions. When women attempt to hide or obscure these “flaws” they are depicted as liars‚ but Swift’s poems are not meant to demean women or punish them. Instead‚ Swift is overturning notions of benevolent sexism that pervade 18th century literature. By reducing the
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constitution. Therefore‚ no law or agency should infringe upon those rights. Edward Snowden to many is a hero and to many a villain. Ultimately‚ nor the government or Snowden are guilt free. However‚ Snowden should be known as a hero for making the citizens of The United States of America aware of the impending police state. Therefore‚ Snowden is a hero for upholding the constitution and unmasking the U.S government. Edward Snowden comes from a family that is greatly invested in this country. Snowden’s
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