and government courses available I was questioned as to whether I would take AP‚ CCC‚ or regular English. Nonchalantly I said “Well AP of course”. My guidence counselor expressed a great deal of discomfort as she explained to me the difficulty of the AP English curriculum. My guidance counselor said “Just so you are aware‚ Mr Sullivan‚ the AP English teacher‚ is a very tough teacher”. After sparring over taking AP English in my senior year I managed to outlast my counselor and signed up for the course
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Journal Entries; AP Eng Ch: 1 In the first chapter of his book‚ Foster lays out the conventions for a quest‚ stating that in most literature‚ modern and classic‚ "every trip is a quest." the novel "the Help" by Kathryn Stockett is not perhaps seen by the unaware reader to be a quest‚ however as it details a journey‚ it can in actuality be broken down into the conventions Foster cleverly recognized: every journey or trip a story embarks upon follows a pattern‚ and that pattern is a quest.
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English speech I ask you‚ what is a journey? Is it something we merely physically embark on or somewhat more? Well‚ those who say a journey is simply physical are too naive to realise the existence of imaginative journeys. An imaginative journey is explored through speculation to come to a deeper understanding. An imaginative journey‚ may be one you read‚ see‚ think or relive and can often result in an individual finding a change‚ proving that without imagination there can be no change. This is
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William Blake are some of many great examples of Romantic literature. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that began in Europe in the early 1800’s. It was a reaction to the Industrial Revolution as illustrated in William Woodsworth’s “Michael.” This poem mourns the changes made by the Industrial Revolution. In Romantic texts‚ everything written is out of the ordinary and very fictional. The characters in a romantic piece of literature are created from nothing and the plot is often in imaginary
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English Literature-Relationship Essay. ‘My last Duchess’ is based on real historical figures; the narrator is Duke Alfonso II who ruled a place in northern Italy between 1559 and 1597. The Duchess that he speaks of is his first wife‚ Lucrezia de’ Medici who died in 1561 aged 17‚ only two years after he married her. In real life‚ Lucrezia died under suspicious circumstances‚ she may possibly have been poisoned. The poem is set in 1564‚ three years after the death of the Duchess. An emissary has
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION SECTION II Total time -1hr 15min Question 1 (Suggested time- 45 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) Directions: The following prompt is based on the accompanying five sources. This question requires you to synthesize a variety of sources into a coherent‚ well-written essay. When you synthesize sources‚ you refer to them to develop your position and cite them accurately. Your argument should be central; the sources
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discuss the ways of the government and the ways of society; Milton‚ Lanier‚ and Lovelace were a few of these writers. Milton wrote his opinion of the government and the hypocritical Cromwell at this time of distraught. In "the greatest epic of the English language" (otherwise known as Paradise Lost)‚ he compares the relationship between the almighty and powerful God to the clash between King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell. The king is God‚ being the ruler of England‚ and Cromwell is Lucifer‚ being the
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have different teaching abilities. Students all also have a specific way they learn. The two teachers that have made the biggest impact in my life were my AP English teacher Mrs. Fale and my Chemistry teacher Mr. Barrington. They both had great qualities I admired‚ including; great structure‚ willingness to help‚ patience‚ and kindness. My AP English teacher was understanding and helped me know exactly the format and what I needed to work on for my papers. Mr. Barrington‚ my Chemistry‚ on the other hand
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Butterflies in literature generally represent a change and/or transformation. This is the same for the butterfly that appears towards the end of the story: it is symbolic proof that both of the men had succeeded in their goals‚ Jefferson in dying a man’s death‚ and Grant
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Before there was fire roasted marshmallows‚ the only way things were heated was by the heat of the sun. There once was two little kids that were playing on their small‚ family farm. Nancy was seven; she loved playing Hide and Seek. Davey was four; he loved playing Kingdom. Their father was in his mid thirties. He typically spent over ten hours in the field each day; however‚ he still had to bring in over three-fourths of the crops‚ and in less than two weeks‚ it was going to get too cold for
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