1 September 9 2014 Three levels of thinking Are there really three different levels of thinking? One could argue that there are five levels or another could argue that there is only one. In William Golding’s narrative‚ "Thinking as a hobby"‚ Golding illustrates his three levels of thinking and justifies why grade one thinkers are superior when compared to grade 2 and 3 thinking. In "Thinking as a Hobby" written by William Golding‚ Golding presents to the reader about how a grade
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Thinking as a hobby Response: “Thinking is a Hobby” In the essay “Thinking as a hobby‚” the author William Golding writes about his past experiences. Which caused him to see the three grades of thinking. Thinkers are represented by three statues. The first being the crouching Leopard ‚the crouching position refers to natural thinking ‚ aggressiveness and most likely are ready to pounce at any moment. This coincides with the lady milo of Venus grade two thinking‚ which represents those who don’t
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Thinking As A Hobby "How does one think ?"‚ is a question pondered by many. William Golding has basically broken down thinking into three basic grades of thinking. I believe that Golding ’s purpose of this story is to make the reader secretly put their self into one of the styles of thinking. Golding elaborates on each individual grade of thinking to help the reader class them self into a particular grade. A grade-three thinker is the most common of the grades‚ "Man is a gregarious animal‚ and enjoys
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„Thinking as a Hobby” by William Golding is a narrative essay. As we take a genre of the text we can assume that the author is the main character in this story and he established his own point of view. Golding in his essay divides people into three groups: grade-three thinkers‚ grade-two thinkers‚ and grade-one thinkers. He also claims that more than ninety percent of humans are representatives of first kind thinkers. The story begins when author was a young boy and he attended to grammar school
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In William Golding’s essay "Thinking as a Hobby‚" he compared the three levels of thinking to different statuettes including the Venus of Milo‚ the Leopard‚ and Rodin’s Thinker. At the beginning of the essay‚ Golding shares with his audience the first time he laid eyes on these statuettes in his headmaster’s office. During his early childhood he believed that the beautiful Venus of Milo was eternally panicked‚ the Leopard was crouching low so he could be ready to pounce on a filing cabinet‚ and
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After reading "Thinking as a Hobby"‚ it was apparent that the three statuettes were all very symbolic in their own unique way. The pure‚ effortless beauty that is portrayed by the nearly naked woman in a bath towel shows that beauty is so insanely important to the world in which we live. The second statuette talked about in this document is the leopard‚ which symbolizes nature. The way the leopard is positioned in the beginning of this piece of work symbolizes the way humans are always under the
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William Gerald Golding published his first book in 1954 at the age of forty-three. He had a late start‚ but that did not hinder his writing ability. Golding grew up in Cornwall‚ England and joined the British Royal Navy at the age of thirty-nine. Consequently‚ he was in World War II and witnessed the D-Day invasion at Normandy‚ which destroyed his optimism and scarred him for life. William Golding was a well achieved and admired person in British literature‚ and his life experiences‚ including
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Sir William Golding By ____________ December __th‚ 20__ English IV Mrs/Mr. ____ December __th‚ 20__ ___________ Mrs/Mr. ____ English IV December 17‚ 2013 Sir William Golding Sir William Golding is a well known novelist who is considered very inspiring. He was a futuristic scientists‚ a royal sailor‚ an incredible teacher and to say no least an exceedingly author. William Golding was born on September 19‚ 1911‚ in Saint Columb Minor‚ Cornwall‚ England
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William Golding September 23‚ 2013 Period 7 On September 19‚ 1911‚ an aspiring author was born. Sir William Gerald Golding‚ an 82 year old man when he died‚ was born in Saint Columb Minor‚ Cornwall‚ England (biography.com). He was raised by Mildred and Alex Golding‚ both avid workers. His mother was an activist‚ and she fought for women’s right to vote. His father was a schoolmaster. Golding first attended Marlborough Grammar School‚ the place his father worked. Golding said that he would
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Part Two: Biographical Essay When William Golding was young‚ to his oncoming adult years‚ there were many events going on in his life that shaped him. The events in his life give us a look at why he chose to do things‚ from acting the way he did‚ to writing arguably his most famous novel‚ Lord of the Flies. These major events give us a better look at the life of William Golding. They allow us to see the other things going on in his life‚ and see why he may have reacted the way he did. Born in 1911
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