memory and the author’s way of expressing it makes the reader feel more part of the time period that it was written in. 2. The last paragraph is effective because White uses very descriptive details‚ such as "buckled the swollen belt" to explain the accounts of his son jumping in the water just like he had once done and as the son jumped in the water White felt the chills that he had felt once when he was a child. 3. It is meant to tell how small things could bring back memories of bigger events
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Both stories involve manipulation in different ways between men in an adult relationships in the kiss and manipulation of the young and vulnerable in the fly pepper .Both stories also involve twists at the end‚ which in turn serve to manipulate the reader. In the story "The Kiss" by Kate Chopin Natalie manipulates Brattain by playing upon him making her self look as the victim of the circumstances‚ by sucking up to him and making her self look pitiful. Saying that she felt very uncomfortable when
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On a night when the Oklahoma Thunder desperately needed an offensive boost from injured forward Keven Durant‚ the Boston Celtics went into Oklahoma and took care of business with a solid 100-85 victory. Guard Marcus Smart led the Celtics in scoring with 26 points on 9 of 14 shooting‚ including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. He also added 8 rebounds‚ 3 assists and 1 steal while only turning the ball over once. The Celtics also benefited by another strong outing from guard Isaiah Thomas who added 20 points
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The transactional reader response theory uses the text and the response it stimulates in the reader to determine meaning in a work. Using this theory‚ the details “A Father’s Story” presents‚ and how the reader fills in the gaps determines the amount of empathy the reader has for Luke in his action of covering up Jessica’s murder. Throughout the story‚ it is presented that after Luke’s wife‚ Gloria‚ left with their children‚ he does not see the children very often. After the boys grow up and start
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this society‚ people misunderstand and isolate those unscathed by the hegemony of the automated devices. The short story “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury exposes readers to this world from the perspective of Mr. Leonard Mead‚ one of the few to remain resistant to the omnipotence of robotic gadgets in 2053. Mr. Mead strolls through his neighborhood as he does every night‚ watching the people possessed by their televisions through dark windows. Finally‚ the tale culminates in an encounter between Mr
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Year 10 English Studies Essay: How does the poet use techniques to engage the reader? ‘War Without End’ and ‘Description of an Idea’ Bruce Dawe is a famous poet born in 1930. He incorporated similar techniques in his poems ‘War Without End’ and ‘Description of an Idea’. In the ‘War Without End’ the war is metaphorical and represented as the never ending car crashes and accidents on our roads every year whereas in ‘Description of an Idea’ the war is represented as a historical past event that was
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Cathode ray tube is used for producing images‚ when an electron beam hits the surface made out of a phosphorescent‚ and the cathode ray tube is basically a vacuum tube. An example of a cathode ray tube is a computer desktop and the picture tubes in television are similar to the cathode ray tube in television. There are numerous components of cathode ray tube‚ which are the Electron gun‚ Anodes‚ Coil‚ Phosphor-coated screen‚ electronic beam and the spot through which the beam passes through. In a
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Imagine living in a society where everyone is not human. Ray Bradbury has created a society in which these people are not living. People show that they are obsessed with technology. Their social abilities have been destroyed. Memory loss is common upon many people.Ray Bradbury sends a message saying if technology/media is overused‚ a society can be ruined. Technology sucks people into a dark‚ black hole‚ in which they cannot escape. (SIP-A) The people of this society do not know
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How does the author engage the reader through the use of literary devices in your given extract? The opening of the text suggests that there is an element of angst. The writer uses a range of lexis to pull our attention to the text. We can tell from the opening that this isn’t going to be a pleasant read. It uses words such as macabre and calcified‚ which gives a sense of disturbance to the story. Even though the writer makes it out that the described is dead and barren‚ it has a sense of unnerve
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Ray Bradbury’s Technological Advances in Fiction Imagine‚ a house that took care of you! No longer would you need to clean‚ cook‚ or remember agendas and plans‚ and reading on your own? Nahh‚ your “smart-house” can do that for you as well! But of course this is all fiction‚ right? I mean‚ who has ever heard of a house that can do all of the work and maintenance itself? It’s just not real. Simply impossible; well that is‚ in today’s world‚ the society of the 21st century. In Ray Bradbury’s fictional
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