1. Will You Please Be Quiet‚ Please? by Raymond Carver Read the following stories; ‘Neighbors’ and ‘Why Honey’ These two stories should be annotated to reflect the close reading these tasks require. Neighbours * A list of the central characters‚ and key textual elements in their construction (images‚ descriptions‚ names‚ relationships). * Bill and Arlene miller – couple * Harriet and Jim Stones – lived across the hall * Apartment * Sunburst clock * Mirror
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1. Find an example of a literary device and write the example. Be sure to label what device it is and explain how your example fits the description In this passage‚ I noticed the literary device of alliteration being used numerous times. Alliteration is the repetition of a sound at the beginning of a series of words. In lines 313-315‚ the "m" sound is repeated. "That mighty protector of men‚ Meant to hold the monster till its life...". I think that the repetition of the "m" sound represents
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Integrity‚ Do You Have One? I thought you are a man who has an honor with high moral principles and professional standards in terms of standpoint. But‚ during all the elections that go by‚ I started to become doubtful. I’d noticed that every election you are jumping from one boat to another. I mean‚ there’s nothing wrong with that! As long as it blends well to the ideas of moral codes with a noble intentions for the greater good of everybody. And‚ not just for your personal gain. In my observation
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utilize ‘least privilege’ on a daily basis. Believe the idea is to limit security rights and only grant higher level access when necessary to limit accidental and intentioned damaging activity. The latest Microsoft and Apple operating systems do prompt you for administrative rights when changing a configuration or installing software. In the open source world you would have to be granted sudo privileges to the root account when configuring or installing. At my workplace‚ I have seen many examples of ‘least
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“Will You Please be Quiet‚ Please” is a short story collection that explores the human condition in the blue collar‚ working class citizens of the 1960’s in America. Carver is known not only for his minimalist style of writing‚ but also for his habit of basing many‚ if not all‚ of his stories on his own real life experiences. In this collection‚ Carver shows modern life as a series of hardships whereby ordinary people‚ who have the odds stacked against them‚ must battle for survival. He explores
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1. What does the term “least restrictive environment” mean when applied to education for exceptional children? Provide an example to support your explanation. Least restrictive environment means giving any student the opportunity to learn with the same age students to the maximum degree of the student’s capabilities. Every student should be given the same opportunities to learn and exceptional students are not unlike any other students. These students should not be unnecessarily removed from the
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Kennings Kennings can come in 3 forms. Look at the examples in the chart below and write down the name or noun represented beside each example of a kenning. |Compound Words |Prepositional Phrases |Possessives | |Sky-candle |Wolf of wounds |Seabird’s bath | |Whale-road
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distress. Feudalism drove peasants to the ground‚ and knightly nobles ruled society. Despite the large shadow cast by the Renaissance’s discoveries and developments‚ the Medieval Period still produced notable achievements‚ especially in literature. One of the most famous of such literature is Beowulf‚ which tells a story of a legendary hero who endures life-threatening trials to protect the people of Denmark. The language of this piece of writing demonstrates Medieval times through epic characteristics
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With so many great writers throughout the history of writing‚ and with so many genres it is very difficult to appeal to everyone when an author finishes a polished piece of fiction. Raymond Carver’s Will You Please Be Quiet‚ Please? however will appeal to the mass audience of fiction readers throughout all genres‚ because Raymond Carver allows for his readers to become lost in his vivid and continoues dreams which he concurs with raw splendor and sinster truth. Carver’s book is a collection of fictional
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In the 19th Century Christianity was starting to be introduced to the Geats and surrounding Cultures. Verbal stories were the main form of literature do to the fact that many could not read or write. One of the most famous and first recorded stories of the time‚ Beowulf‚ tells the story of a young heroic prince who defeats evil by having unwavering faith in God. The speaker uses diction‚ vivid imagery‚ and parallelism to juxtapose Christianity and Paganism and how Paganism is a heathen‚ ineffective
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