Francine Prose makes several key arguments about the role and impact of reading literary works in high school. Early in the writing she said that the early encounters that people have with literature leave impressions that affect their interest for books as an adult. This puts a lot of pressure on teachers to help students discover rich literature. It is interesting to see the numerous books that are listed in regards to required books at various high schools and to see how Prose responds to them
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Many individuals claim that there is nothing worse than death. But what about the great misfortunes and cruelties one endures long before they meet their demise? Perhaps something worse than death is the actual living itself‚ when a person’s differences are constantly condemned and excoriated by those around them. Andre Gide writes‚ “Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.” For gay teens‚ the vitriolic diatribes by peers at school‚ the ostracism
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Stylistic Prose Techniques Tyler O’Brien Baldwin‚ James. Go Tell it on the Mountain‚ New York‚ New York; Dell Publishing‚ 1952. 1. A metaphor is a comparison between to unlike things. “Broadway; the way that led to death was broad‚ and many could be fund thereon; but narrow was the way that led to life eternal‚ and few there were who found it.” (Pg. 34) Baldwin uses this effectively because he is comparing Broadway‚ a street in New York‚ to the Peoples’ Souls that hang around Broadway. It helps
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Words can Heal and Words can Harm Words are very important. Words can heal and words can harm. Words can hurt grievously and for a long time. The tongue can bless and the tongue can curse. It is very important for us to control our words and tame our tongue when we are angry. Many times‚ when we are angry we say the most atrocious things. We forget ourselves and become indifferent to what we say. We blast the other person without mercy‚ although we may not mean those words. But words once
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Courtney Dahlman Mrs. Tanner English 301 March 5 2012 “No matter what anybody tells you‚ words and ideas can change the world.” Dead poet society is a memorable drama film directed by Peter Weir in 1989. Set at an American prep school in the late fifty’s‚ it questions several relevant issues‚ like the particularly strict and old-fashioned reasoning. How can a parent be so strict over their child’s life? Neil as his dictatorial father has firm views that Neil will be a doctor
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every aspect‚ including education‚ but now it has fallen behind to 17th place in reading scores when compared internationally. What has caused this dramatic drop in proficiency among American students? In the essay "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read"‚ writer Francine Prose exposes and examines the fallen standards and serious flaws in current US education. In her essay Prose calls out the methods in which children are being taught in American schools. She believes that America has fallen so far
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cases‚ painful at first. I am always caught saying “we can never can tell”. Sometimes‚ it’s just my excuse and sometimes‚ I just like saying it because it sounds nice but there is truth to it. Whoever knows what will happen next? Whatever is “next” – the next time‚ next person‚ next tragedy‚ next tear‚ next smile. We can plan‚ predict‚ speculate‚ estimate… but truth is‚ we really can never can tell. Otherwise‚ where’s the fun in that?… is what they say. Honestly though‚ don’t you sometimes wish
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None-Prose Form • Prose is basically written words structured the same as spoken words. Essentially the same as a book or short story‚ newspaper article‚ factual book or dialogue. An example of writing that is not prose is poetry‚ which may rhyme‚ or have a rhythmic structure or form. In a single simple sentence; Prose is writing the same as you would speak out loud. Types of Prose • • • • • • • • Short Story Factual Prose Novel The Personal Essay Journals Diaries Testimony Letters What is non
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the old saying goes‚ “Reading is not generating the same result as seeing.” You can see from the meaning that we value seeing more than reading in terms of communication. The three most important elements in all forms of communication are sender‚ message and receiver. (Marie Gillespie and Jason Toynbee‚ 2006) Messages can be sent in several ways. Texts and images are two efficient ways of being sent. However‚ no one can deny the fact that‚ these days‚ we seem to pay more attention to images than texts
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Techniques for Prose Analysis Assumptions of close-reading prose: 1. Writing style is itself an expression of philosophy; or‚ to put it another way‚ form contains ideas 2. The formal aspects of writing - diction‚ sentence structure etc. - may work against the literal sense of the writing - or enhance it. 3. The subtleties of connotation and diction form a layer of meaning which is additional to the surface meaning of the text. 4. Every prose text comes with a host of expections - of genre‚ writing
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