Class Section ____________________ Reading Module #1 On Your Own This activity in Reading Module 1 gives you two reading passages to practice applying the Active Reading Strategies you have learned. Directions: Complete the activity by reading each passage and answering the questions. Do not forget to spell check and proofread your work. When you have completed this activity‚ please upload it to the Dropbox for this week. Reading #1: “The lie behind those gloomy national polls” by Michael
Premium Futurology Prediction Question
An Analysis of “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor The author‚ Flannery O’Connor‚ wrote a short story in entitled “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”‚ which took place in Britain during the late 1700s. In the story‚ the main character‚ Tom T. Shiftlet‚ a drifter‚ meets Mrs. Crater‚ an old toothless woman‚ and her mute daughter Lucynell. The use of irony helps to show the true identity of Mr. Shiftlet while the theme shows the struggle humans face in redeeming themselves. Mr
Premium Family Marriage Love
While reading “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” I couldn’t decide who was worse between Mr. Shiflet and Mrs. Crater. When I finished reading I decided Mr. Shiflet was worse because of how manipulative he was. Mr. Shiflet was able to manipulate how and what people thought and what people talked about with him. When Mrs. Crater would ask Mr. Shiflet a question about why he is at her house he would respond with a different question or tell her a story about the doctor in Atlanta that cut a human
Premium English-language films World War II 2006 singles
10 WAYS TO IMPROVE 1. Forgive others and yourself: Life is too short to hold on to regrets‚ grudges or disappointments. Free yourself by forgiving others and yourself and letting go of any negative energy. 2. Practice gratitude and appreciation: Focus on everything good in your life and you will feel grateful. Also‚ appreciate the wonderful people around you. 3. Live each day as though it were your last: In that way‚ you will be living in a state of purpose with non-attachment to people
Premium Positive psychology Love Feeling
A time when I failed was towards the end of my school year second semester‚ when in the tenth grade studying for my Honors Biology class. I studied for hours and hours for my EOC that was coming up ad was very getty about how I was taking responsibility of everything. The day of the test I was For sure that I was going to pass without hesitation. Mistakenly I was wrong and my ego and pride literally dropped to the floor once I received the results. I took it really hard with horrible expectations
Premium Psychology 2008 albums Failure
Using the two articles‚ “Labels‚ Clothing‚ and Identity: Are You What You Wear” and “Fashion& Social Identity: A cultural Phenomenon” show the connection between one’s identity and fashion choice. The two articles reveal how people’s choices of fashion define who they are in terms of gender‚ race‚ nationality‚ culture‚ and ethnicity. In my own case‚ I have noticed that these fashion markers of who I am are deeply related to the context (time and place) and are often used to present more prominently
Premium Clothing Trousers
It was just last summer that Charlotte Perkins made the hardest decision of her life as she and her husband Jim were caught in the vise of the housing bust. Wanting to downsize their lives as they headed toward retirement‚ they bought a new house in Mesa‚ Arizona‚ before they sold the old one‚ also in Mesa. Their previous home had been appraised at nearly $400‚000 at the height of the market‚ but as the housing crisis ravaged Arizona‚ they were told they’d be lucky to get $200‚000 for it. They
Premium Mortgage Debt
I was just four; yet I remembered everything. I remembered it was an early Tuesday evening when I was hastily asked to get into the car. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry and I somehow dares not question why. I climbed into the car obediently‚ along with everyone else. The trip was silent and faces were solemn. I could not understand what was going on but I knew something was not right. The car halted. We were soon walking toward a white building. Inside‚the floor was rather dirty because of the
Premium Automobile 2006 singles
When You Reach Me follows a sixth-grade protagonist‚ Miranda. She lives with her single mother who has a kindhearted boyfriend‚ Richard. Miranda’s best friend Sal‚ who she knew since she was a small child‚ had recently started ignoring Miranda after he had been punched in the face by another boy‚ Marcus. A homeless man lives on the corner of Miranda’s street. She calls him the "laughing man" for his tendency to laugh without cause. Miranda notices that he always utters the words "book bag pocket
Premium English-language films Friendship Sandwich
story‚ “The Life You Save Might Be Your Own” to be grotesque means that you’re disgusting‚ bizarre and twisted. It also has to do with an obsession. The character that is the most grotesque is Mr. Tom T. Shiftlet‚ the drifter. Mr. Tom’s words that make him grotesque are that he says “People do anything” and “People don’t care how they lie”. Actions that make him grotesque are that he only marries Lucynell for the money and car‚ basically he used her. Also the first thing he mentions when he first gets
Premium English-language films American films Mary Shelley