Survey on the Reading Habits of Students in Hong Kong Education Department December 2001 Abstract ‘Reading to learn’ is an essential tool for life- long learning. Promoting a reading culture among students is therefore one of the key tasks in the curriculum reform with the aim to strengthen students’ learning capabilities. To understand the current situation of the reading culture of students‚ the Education Department conducted a survey in February 2001. The objective is to investigate
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After Dark By Haruki Murakami “After Dark is a streamlined‚ hushed ensemble piece...Standing above the common gloom‚ Murakami detects phosphorescence everywhere‚ but chiefly in the auras around people‚ which glow brightest at night and when combined.” (The New York Times Book Review) The appraisal given by The New York Times undoubtedly highlights how the characters in the story of Haruki Murakami weave their lives together in just one night. The characters in this novel have established deeper
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Most readers of Faulkner’s story “A Rose for Emily” would agree that its meaning is somehow connected with the motive which prompts Emily Grierson to poison her lover and conceal his corpse from the public for some forty years ( 1). The short story covers approximately three-quarters of a century; starting with the birth of Emily Grierson taking place around the Civil War and ending with her death in the late 1920’s - 1930’s (2). In “A Rose for Emily” Faulkner uses many instances that relate to
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Dr. Robert Janusko English II 2/17/13 A Rose for Emily & The Lottery Many short stories use a technique where they conceal the ending of the story while preparing the reader for the ending. In order to do that‚ the author uses methods of point of view and foreshadowing. In “A rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner and “The Lottery “written by Shirley Jackson‚ the authors use both methods. The point of view used by William Faulkner in “A Rose for Emily” is in 1st person narration where
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time‚ was post-civil war life‚ so everyone was recreating a united North and South America after the war. An analysis of “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner will symbolize change and decay through‚ Emily’s house‚ Emily‚ and Homer Barron. The first symbol that portrays change and decay in William Faulkner’s short story is Emily Grierson’s house. One way William Faulkner symbolizes change and decay in his story is how he describes Emily’s house. He starts off by describing the house as‚ “big‚ squarish
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“Stop and Smell the Roses” Can you even remember the last time you did anything without a single interruption from a cell phone? When was the last time you had to go out and buy stamps to send a letter or pay a bill? In today’s world technology based media such as Facebook‚ Twitter and instagram has consumed the majority of our days. Technology has overwhelmed our lives so much it leaves it impossible to notice our surroundings. Besides the fact that the use of technology has taken up most of
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Death: A Dear Friend “A Rose for Emily”‚ by William Faulkner‚ is a story describing the ways of Emily‚ a woman who is an extreme introvert. The story revolves around death and how eminent and powerful it is that it controlled the story from start until the end. Emily wanted to conquer death by denying the fact that the person is truly not dead‚ as seen when her father died and she didn’t want to accept that he is dead. She also tried to conquer death by killing Homer in the sense that she thought
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A Rose for Emily Characterization refers to the techniques a writer uses to develop characters. In the story A Rose for Emily William Faulkner uses characterization to reveal the character of Miss Emily. He expresses the content of her character through physical description‚ through her actions‚ words‚ and feelings‚ through a narrator’s direct comments about the character’s nature‚ and through the actions‚ words‚ and feelings‚ of other characters. Faulkner best uses characterization to examine the
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Summer Reading * Bronx Masquerade * The Silver Kiss * Canyons Title: The Bronx Masquerade Author: Nikki Grimes Point of view: First Person Setting-Time and Place: Present Day‚ in theBronx‚ NY All Main Characters and Descriptions * Tyrone Bittings: Dad Died‚ doesn’t like white people. * Chankara Troupe: Abused by her boyfriend‚ writes very good poems. * Raul Ramirez: Painter‚ Writes a well-written Zorro Poem. * Diondra Jordan: Painter‚ father wants her to
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Briar rose by Jane Yolen explores three distinct narrative voices to allow the reader to explore the events of the holocaust from three different perspectives. Hence‚ The composer of the novel Briar Rose uses distinctive qualities illustrate the message that through telling stories‚ and listening to stories‚ the individual come to a better understanding of themselves‚ of others and the world. Jane Yolen ‚ the composer of the novel Briar Rose uses distinctive qualities to explore the concept that
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