Spikes | 1 Spikes | 2 Alias Grace Margaret Atwood Dialectical Journal Date Text 7/21/14 p. 5 “Out of the gravel there are peonies growing. They come up through the loose grey pebbles‚ their buds testing the air like snails’ eyes‚ then swelling and opening‚ huge dark-red flowers all shining and glossy like satin. Then they burst and fall to the ground.” 7/21/1 4 p. 5 “It’s 1851. I’ll be twenty-four years old next birthday. I’ve been shut up in here since the age of sixteen. I am a
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He smoked his last cigarette As Nat’s wife is trying to put the children to sleep‚ Nat decided to try the wireless one more time to see if there might be any broadcast. "What are you doing?" Nat’s wife asked Nat‚ "I’m checking the wireless one last time for any broadcast" All to be heard from the small speaker was a scratchy irritating noise‚ "Nothing." After the children fell asleep‚ Nat and his wife were discussing what they were going to do‚ when suddenly the noise of the birds stopped.
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The Book Thief Dialectical Journal Assignment Due on/before ________________________ The Assignment: 1. In your notebook‚ complete a dialectical journal** (two-column notes) in which you discuss your author’s language and style. (See “Ideas for Analyzing Text.”) 2. Meet the required number (15) of concrete details in your journal notes. * See the page labeled “How to Choose Quotations…” for these requirements. *Dialectic: “The art or practice of arriving at the truth by using conversation involving
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Life of Pi: Journal Response #1 The narrator of this book has his own view about zoos. He tries to make it seem as if his view is absolutely true and is scientifically proven and that he is 100% politically correct. According to him a zoo to an animal is like a home to a human. But I totally disagree with his view on the zoos. In the book the narrator’s view is totally opposite. He assumes and thinks that keeping animals in cages is normal to them and they don’t mind… He persuades us to think
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about Darwin and have a deeper understanding of himself and those around him. Adelaide acts as the bridge between Darwin and the reality of the world. • Paul doesn’t have enough ability to be a concert pianist “you are my best student‚ yes‚ One in a thousand‚ But a concert pianist is one in a million.”(p.113) Vienna • The pace that Keller grows up and have a family • Paul goes back to Vienna to discover Keller’s terrible history about wife and
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Cry‚ the Beloved Country Dialectical Journals Theme: Racial Inequality & Injustice Quote Response “Kumalo climbed into the carriage for non-Europeans‚ already full of the humbler people of his race…” (43) How there’s a carriage exclusively for non-Europeans is understandable at the time period that this novel is set in‚ but people who read this in the 21st century might think that this is odd how Europeans couldn’t stand to ride in the same carriage as non-Europeans. “Black and white it says‚ black
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Title Significance: The title of A Thousand Splendid Suns is taken from a poem composed by Saeb-e-Tabrizi. In the poem‚ he compares Afghanistan’s beauty to “a thousand splendid suns.” It is somewhat ironic that this book had the title of A Thousand Splendid Suns when it was about the destruction of Afghanistan. Genre: A Thousand Splendid Suns is a historical fiction novel. Date of Original Publication: 2007 Author: Khaled Hosseini Setting: Herat‚ Afghanistan‚ Gul Daman‚ Murree‚ Pakistan
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Quote- “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had. (pg. 1) chp. 1…”valley of ashes‚ a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills…” (23) chp.2“She had drunk a quantity of champagne‚ and during the course of her song she had decided‚ ineptly‚ that everything was very‚ very sad she was not only singing‚ she was weeping too. (51) chp.3 | Text to Self- Even though I may not be filthy rich‚ I am better off than most people I know.
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The Life of Pi Yann Martel Steven van Ens V6‚ Bornego College (mel/lem/mle/lme) Chapter 1 & 2 Pi Patel is a graduate in Religious Studies and Zoology at Toronto university and held in high esteem for his knowledge in the zoological field. The author calls him‚ meaning to interview him about his adventure‚ being referred to Pi by a man named Francis Adirubasamy. He lives in Scarborough‚ Canada‚ is small of stature and speaks very fast. He says he misses India and Richard Parker‚ an unknown
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Literary Elements Characterization: - Nick Carraway reserves judgments about other people‚ because if he holds them up to his own moral standards‚ he will misunderstand them. - Characterizes himself as highly moral and highly tolerant. - Page 1: “In consequence‚ I’m inclined to reserve all judgments‚ a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores.” Juxtaposition: - West Egg and East Egg are compared to show they
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