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    Ransom of the Red Chief The Tale of the Reformed Kidnappers A review by Logan Christie December 5‚ 2014 Enjoy stories about bratty kids‚ Indians or kidnappings? Then look up Ransom of the Red Chief‚ immediately‚ because it has it all! This story was written by O. Henry‚ whose real name is William Sydney Porter‚ in 1907. Living until from 1862 until1910‚ Porter wrote many of his stories while he was stationed in prison for embezzlement. Along with Ransom of the Red Chief‚ The Gift of the Magi

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    The Giver By Lois Lowry

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    As part of the English 3 Final Exam we were required to read a book‚ so I chose to read the novel “The Giver”. The novel was written by Lois Lowry an American writer who has written forty-five other books. Lowry was born on March 20‚ 1937 in Honolulu Hawaii. Lowry studied and attended Curtis High School‚ Berkeley Carroll School‚ University of Southern Maine‚ and Brown University. She has won two John Newbery Medals‚ they are literary awards given by the Association for Library Service to Children

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    In Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars there is an illustration of bravery and courage‚ which is shown in the way that Annemarie protects her jewish friend Ellen. Throughout the book‚ Annemarie exhibits bravery; she is constantly conflicted with circumstances where she must act brave. Nazi soldiers lurk on the end of almost every corner‚ which makes the world that Annemarie and Ellen are living in is terrifying. However‚ although Annemarie was scared in many situations‚ she still preserved and was

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    Crowe Ransom and Michel Foucault are two well-known critics who attempt to offer explanations of who an author is. Using their texts Criticism‚ Inc. and What is an Author‚ this essay aims at highlighting how these critics define the concept of an author and how each enhances our understanding of it. In Criticism‚ Inc. Ransom argues that proper criticism of a text is one in which the ethical and historical aspects are eliminated and instead focus given to the text itself. In this case‚ Ransom clearly

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    Bill Nye once stated‚ “Humor is everywhere in that there’s irony in just about anything a human does”.  This is very clear in the story “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry‚ where he uses irony to bring about a humorous tone in his tale.  In the story “The Ransom of Red Chief”‚ the author‚ O. Henry‚ uses situational and verbal forms of irony to make the readers of his work laugh because of the humerous tone.     Both situational and verbal irony are used throughout the story to develop a humerous

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    The Giver By Lois Lowry

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    For my quarterly book assignment‚ I have chosen the selection‚ The Giver by Lois Lowry. The Reason I have chosen this wonderful selection is because I had read it once before as a child and really enjoyed it. I enjoyed this book because of its uniqueness. The Giver has such a different plot than any other book I have read before. I would definitely read it again and recommend it. The Giver is a book about a young boy named Jonas‚ who lives in a futuristic community. In his community they have eliminated

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    In Lois Lowry’s book‚ The Giver‚ a picture is painted of a perfect utopia. In this place we soon figure out that there is no such thing as differences. In this Utopia‚ there is no emotion‚ no color‚ no war‚ no poverty and no hunger. But‚ not everything is as perfect as it seems. One of the events that affected me most deeply was finding out that this Utopia was really a Dystopia. In the beginning of the book‚ we meet a young boy named Jonas who is about to undergo the ceremony of twelves. During

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    The Giver by Lois Lowry is a science-fiction book. Th story is set in a community where there aren’t any hunger‚ war and pain. Everything seems all right to him‚ until the day he turns twelve. Jonas is selected to be a receiver of memory‚ which is a job that there is only one person and the selection Helds once in ten years. After being the receiver of memory‚ Jonas’ life changed‚ and his happy and vital times is taken away from him‚ he became lonely. Later on‚ he discovered different dark sides

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    Lois Lowry’s The Giver is a book about a dystopian community that on the surface appears to hold the secret to happiness. However‚ the main character Jonas soon discovers this secret‚ and it is terrifying. All the members of the community are kept in complete ignorance about the real meaning of true life‚ beauty‚ humanity‚ and free will. Through isolation from pain and suffering‚ the members are turned into a type of robot‚ who fail to think for themselves or see beyond their limited roles within

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    David Malouf’s revision of Homer’s famous Iliad‚ Ransom‚ explores the conventional stereotype of the hero and questions the traditional idea of courage. Malouf challenges the ancient Greek understanding of heroism‚ which was primarily centered on prowess‚ power and confidence. He questions this characterization and suggests that celebrating a hero who is dehumanized by the rage and violence of war is unwise. Malouf shows that there are greater acts of courage than those achieved in battle. He argues

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