This extract is from Frankenstein‚ a novel written by Mary Shelley and published in 1818. In this passage‚ Dr. Frankenstein attends to his creature coming alive‚ and finds himself disgusted by what he spent the last two years of his life to work on‚ instead of being proud. In order to create this disgust and terror in the reader‚ Shelley uses different tools‚ which we will try to identify. First‚ a Gothic atmosphere is planted in the very beginning of the text : the author uses all the horror
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“Learning to Read and Write” by Fredrick Douglas is a story about a slave breaking the bondage of ignorance by learning to read and write. During the course of 7 years Douglas discreetly teaches himself to read and write by means of stealing newspapers‚ trading food with poor white boys for knowledge and books‚ as well as copying his master’s handwriting. Douglas learning to read gave him extreme awareness of his condition as he says “…I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse
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My Recollections of Learning to Read Reading feels like something that has always been a part of my life. I grew up in Northern California‚ in a lower middle class household that was trying very hard to provide their children with more than they had the means for. This meant that I never really saw my parents‚ except weekends‚ and in the evenings when they would pick me up and my grandparents. Despite this‚ they did what they could to jump start our intellectual progress. My parents and grandparents
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Chariots Of The Gods? By Erich Von Daniken Was God An Astronaut? -----------------------------Copyright - 1968 (German) / Tranlslation Copyright - 1969 First Published (In German) under the title - "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft" Scan Version : v 1.0 Format : Text with covers and plate pictures. Date Scanned: Jan/21/2002 Posted to (Newsgroup): alt.binaries.e-book Scan/Edit Note: Where a number is in the brackets it refers to "to the power of" or subscript. -Salmun -----------------------------Contents:
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Paul Laurence Dunbar by English 102 August 4‚ 1995 Outline Thesis: The major accomplishments of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s life during 1872 to 1938 label him as being an American poet‚ short story writer‚ and novelist. I. Introduction II. American poet A. Literary English B. Dialect poet 1. "Oak and Ivy" 2. "Majors and Minors" 3. "Lyrics of Lowly Life" 4. "Lyrics of the Hearthside" 5. "Sympathy" III. Short story writer A. Folks from Dixie (1898) B. The Strength of Gideon
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How to Read a Poem Written by Edward Hirsch Contributor Page Year 2007 Reading poetry well is part attitude and part technique. Curiosity is a useful attitude‚ especially when it’s free of preconceived ideas about what poetry is or should be. Effective technique directs your curiosity into asking questions‚ drawing you into a conversation with the poem. Since the form of a poem is part of its meaning (for example‚ features such as repetition and rhyme may amplify or extend the meaning of a word
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Tara Adams Milne/Wood ASHP 10/18/11 “A Worker Reads History “ Berolt Bercht wrote a poem “ A worker reads history” In the poem who was the people behind all the major events in the history books. There were many great people behind the scenes. Did Adolf Hitler kill over thousands of people by himself? Having lived during the time of Hitler’s rule Brecht knew that Hitler wasn’t the only one behind it all. Brecht wanted his readers to know that there are more people behind the scenes‚ and
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blatantly presented which is why the text has to be analyzed. Analyzing text allows one to identify what stereotypes are in the work or what are the central themes the author wishes to get across. This idea is supported by a quote from an article we read the first week about examining books. The quote says‚ “children’s literature presents children with society’s overt and covert values and often explains and justifies what is generally considered appropriate patterns of behaviors and beliefs” (Boutte
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How to Read Drama Reading a drama is like going to see a play but instead of watching the play unfold with your eyes‚ you see it unfold in your head. To read a play you must follow a series of steps so you can fully understand what you’re reading and so you won’t get confused. The first thing you must do is look at the title and think to yourself what does the title say about the play. Thinking what the title first means usually affects your thoughts throughout the drama. This is an important step
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humans‚ often lose sight of the aftereffects of our attitude‚ demeanor‚ and actions after a certain point‚ they are present and pertinent. Therefore‚ it is important that we try to make the consequences of our existance positive. In my time that I am alive‚ I want my net impact on the world around me to be overwhelmingly beneficial. Thus‚ serving those around me is a task that is deeply ingrained into my identity. I genuinely love people‚ and I want the quality of their lives to increase. There is a
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