I have chosen to do a “close reading” on the first poem in the book‚ “Land To Light On” by Dionne Brand‚ for Reading Journal one. After reading this poem‚ I cannot help but find myself correcting the English grammar in some of the phrases. Such as “If I am peaceful in this discomfort‚ is not peace‚ is getting used to harm. Is giving up.” It should be “it is not peace‚ it is getting used to harm. It is giving up.” Also the last line in the poem should be “My eyes are not mirrors”. Maybe the poet’s
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01/09/2013 Reading Reflection At first‚ I think literacy has two meanings. The first meaning is culture or civilization and the second meaning is the ability to write and read. Both meaning are very similar‚ they are related to cultural knowledge. But in today’s society‚ literacy not only means culture. The concept of information literacy is people can effectively use and recognize the information. Besides‚ people can redefining and evaluate themselves in today’s information society. By reading Nunberg’s
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SUMMER READING RESPONSE Book: Contemporary Title: The Hunger Games Series Author: Susan Collins Choose a character and explain how the character changes throughout the story. What causes the change? What lessons does the character learn? Peeta‚ the son of a baker‚ has changed the most throughout the story in The Hunger Games Series. From the beginning of the story‚ Peeta is a shy and closed guy‚ who is always afraid to say his own feelings and words‚ “Well‚ there is this one girl. I’ve had
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READING PASSAGE 1 Lost for Words Many minority languages are on the danger list.In the Native American Navajo nation which sprawls across four states in the American south-west‚ the native language is dying. Most of its speakers are middle-age or elderly. Although many students take classes in Navajo‚ the schools are run in English. Street sign‚ supermarket goods and even their own newspaper are all in English. Not surprisingly‚ linguists doubt that any native speakers of Navajo will remain in
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Summer Reading 2nd Block Fahrenheit 451 Characters Guy Montag- Montag was a fireman who wanted to find a meaning to life. His attitude about life and society suddenly changed after meeting Clarisse. Also‚ he didn’t think before he acted and this got him into some trouble. He didn’t understand why he had to burn books. Montag saved some of the books he was supposed to burn and this was completely against the law. He was eventually caught and had to go on the run so that he was not put in jail
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I h8 txt Msgs: How Texting Is Wrecking Our Language Reading Humphrys so troubled by the fact that the Oxford English Dictionary has removed the hyphen from thousands of words because he think that the author is trying to adapt to the new generation of writing as what he called fashion. Like shortening the word or using abbreviation as many people use on email and SMS. He thinks that this makes people care less in proper spelling and grammar. The reason for this change is because we are changing the
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CHAPTER 1: THREE OLD WORLDS CREATE A NEW‚ 1492-1600 GUIDED READING QUESTIONS 57 terms Introduction Know: Old World‚ New World Are the terms old world and new world biased? Old World : Europeans fleeing poverty & religious persecution. New World: North America 1. What conditions existed in what is today the United States that made it "fertile ground" for a great nation? Abundant natural resources Prior inhabitance & cultivation of the land by the Native Americans The Shaping
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Reading Schedule English 2301 Unit 1: Old English Literature Week 1 (August 26th) Class 1: Introductions and Syllabus Class 2: Selections from Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Blackboard). “Introduction” to Old English Literature pp. 1-7‚ 19-21. “The Dream of the Rood” pp.24-26 Week 2 (September 2) Class 1: Beowulf pp. 26-41 (MW class: stay on schedule. We will discuss both readings Wed.) Class 2: Beowulf pp. 41-58 Week 3 (September 9) Class 1: Beowulf pp. 58-77 Class 2:
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By reading books‚ people can learn how to get through problems in their own lives by relating to characters. Readers can see what characters did to get out of bad situations‚ and what they learned from them. In Uglies by Scott Westerfield the reader grasps that what someone looks like on the outside doesn’t matter‚ and it is what is on the inside that counts. The Fault In Our Stars and Looking For Alaska by John Green both deal with death at a young age and losing loved ones. Love is a serious topic
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READING REPORT Student’s Name | : | ______________________________________ | Teacher’s Name | : | | Course | : | I6______________ | Time | : | 7:30 - 9:30 _____ | Music That Rocks The Imagination. Summary (150 to 300 words) This article is about how music can change completely your point of view of society‚ and not only with the sound‚ with the lyrics too. The article talks about a specific band called Quetzal‚ they have a different type of music‚ because they have Mexican influences
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