Passage Analysis Techniques Passage Analysis Techniques (Short Version) Step One: Read the Passage and Identify the Main Conclusion Step Two: Begin to assemble claims that seem to relate to one another as arguments Step Three: Diagram sub-arguments and express in standard form Step Four: Identify any hidden premises/conclusions and assumptions Step Five: Use sub-argument conclusions to construct main argument Step Six: Identify any important and relevant concepts included in the passage
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The poem by T.S. Elliot‚ The Hollow Men and The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad embody apathy and indifference. Both Conrads Station Manager and Elliots hollow men present a profound intellectual and emotional lack of interest or concern as well as being devoid of distinguishable humanity. The two texts highlight the grave characteristics of both the station manger and the hollow men by embellishing the details of their vacant eyes as well as deaths other kingdom‚ of which they both inhabit‚ their
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Imagery used in the works showed a resemblance in which the characters used a form of symbolism to describe and shape themselves as a character for the reader to approach them. Dusting by Julia Alvarez‚ The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and From A Secret Sorrow by Karen Van der Zee. The desire to be successful is very well present‚ since they share aspiring dreams and positivity‚ until it becomes evident that it is quite hard to grasp to their goals. Julia Alvarez poem Dusting describe with imagery
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Heart of Darkness: passage 1 The first passage of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad foreshadows the evil to come in the following chapters. It is an introduction to the novel and the theme is introduced also. A theme of Heart of Darkness explores the issues surrounding imperialism and unveils the evil in every aspect of it. The author seems to feel angry and upset over what is happening with imperialism in the world. In this passage he downgrades the society of the time who have chosen to
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Buffalo men‚ they called them‚ and talked slowly to the prisoners scooping mush and tapping away at their chains. Nobody from a box in Alfred‚ Georgia‚ cared about the illness the Cherokee warned them about‚ so they stayed‚ all forty-six‚ resting‚ planning their next move. Paul D had no idea of what to do and knew less than anybody‚ it seemed. He heard his co-convicts talk knowledgeably of rivers and states‚ towns and territories. Heard Cherokee men describe the beginning of the world and its end
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Aidan can answer questions that have one correct answer‚ but struggles to answer questions that can have multiple answers. The second passage I tested Aidan over was Catwings‚ which is a Level N. Aidan scored 94% on this passage‚ which means that it is on his instructional level. This means that Aidan makes frequent mistakes‚ but is still able to read the passage completely. On this story‚ Aidan’s main error was the use of syntactic clues. He would say a word that would work in the sentence‚
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Frankenstein Passage Analysis In this passage from the novel Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley‚ the author describes the Creature’s experience of coming into the world for the first time‚ as well as his human life perspective. Shelley uses sensory diction and visual imagery in her writing to help the reader draw a parallel between the Creature’s entrance into the world and that of a newborn baby experiencing the world for the first time. Shelley’s visual imagery of light and darkness and strong
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Have you ever had a life changing experience? Well‚ three characters from the following text have. Brian from Hatchet‚ Moon shadow from Dragon wings‚ and Rachel from Eleven all have been through hard to face turning points. Here are all the juicy details about them‚ just kidding‚ you have to read the rest of the text to find out. In the passage Hatchet‚ Brian is encountering loneliness and hunger after being stranded in the wilderness. In the first few paragraphs‚ Brian has thoughts of his
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Ships of Slaves- The Middle Passages The ships of slaves-The Middle Passages documentary‚ reinforced chapter 2 in our textbook. The documentary appropriately identified The Middle Passage; the black holocaust. The similarities are apparent. The documentary started by retelling the story of the Portuguese prince‚ Henry the Navigator‚ and how he acquired 12 slaves which started the initiation of the middle passage. I enjoyed how music‚ dance‚ poetry‚ and storytelling all were fused together to
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Passage Analysis of Macbeth – 1.3.125-142 Hadi Abdul This passage in Macbeth is important as it shows the feelings the three witches’ prophecies caused to Macbeth and is important because it seems from Macbeth’s reaction‚ these feelings will play an important role in the rest of the play. “Two truths are told‚ as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme!” at first he 100 percent believes he will be king because the first two prophecies from the witches came true. There’s foreshadowing
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