English 1302 Essay # 2 – Poetry Formal papers are polished essays designed to demonstrate understanding of the genre we are studying. Formal papers must be well organized‚ and they must clearly support an arguable and provable thesis. Clarity is a must‚ and papers must focus on literary analysis and interpretation--no plot summary. No outside sources allowed for this essay. Paper Topics: please pick one from below - (poems must be selected from the syllabus and can include those found
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Have you ever read a novel were the character’s appearance is described? You paint a picture in your head how that character look‚ sounds‚ acts‚ and speaks. Then finally when the movie comes out to theaters‚ the actor the movie producers cast looks nothing like what you had in your head. Let’s say the character in the book has brown hair but the actor they cast has blonde. It changes your whole viewpoint on that characters‚ but it doesn’t change the way you related to that character. Somewhat like
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Many people have read the book Frankenstein‚ but not everyone who has read it knows that their is a second story within the book. I am writing about how the book Frankenstein is actually the story of Mary Shelley’s life. This topic is very important because without knowing this valuable information somebody would not know you are actually reading about Mary Shelley’s life. In this essay I will be writing about Mary Shelley and that how and by who she was raised by made her very different than
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The Nature of Life Are we controlling our own lives‚ steering it in the direction that we have pointed out? People tend to believe that we are‚ and that the road in front is straight and steady. We misjudge the obstacles placed on the course intended to throw us off. The fact is we should not expect life to be rational. Anything can happen when we’re out on the road of life‚ and learning to expect the unexpected is the key to staying on track. Accidents do happen‚ and only so much of our lives
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In the short Story The Love Of My Life‚ the author Boyle presents us to a couple‚ China and Jeremy‚ so young and so in love‚ that they are blinded by it. Boyle made me as if I felt the couples love through his words and the pain they felt along the ride‚ but the love never failed and it was that‚ that caught my attention the most; Besides the fact that I am a sucker for love stories and although it ended tragic‚ it made an interesting plot. In the beginning‚ China and Jeremy were the perfect couple;
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“The Catbird Seat” 1. How is suspense aroused and maintained in the story? What is the story’s principal surprise? 2. Through whose consciousness are the events of the story chiefly seen? Are there any departures from this strictly limited point of view? Where in the story are we taken most fully into Mr. Martin’s mind? For what purpose? 3. At what point in the story do Mr. Martin’s plans change? What happens to the point of view at this point? What does Thurber’s handling of the point of
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The theme in the story “ Life as we knew it “‚ is staying together as a family for survival. I know that because in the story Miranda’s’ family is always struggling to gather food‚ and supplies that they need‚ and they need it for survival. For example‚ at the end of the story Miranda goes outside and she finds a yellow letter. It was talking about the “ City Hall “ and Miranda went and she found out that they were giving away food in bags. She told the mayor that they really needed the food and
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named Bill Lee had graduated college with honors and was able to leave the gang life. He lived in California his whole life‚ however it was not always a smooth road to travel down. Bill Lee’s story begins with: “I was just eight years old when I got into the gang life. It was around the time I witnessed my first shooting‚ which occurred during a rumble between Chinese and black gangs….basically grew up living a double life (Lee‚ 2015).” Bill states that “The streets were unsafe and unpredictable‚ but
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My Life Story 1 My Life Story (Past‚ Present‚ & Future My Life Story 2 What was your family like? A. I grew up in a middle class home. B. I have two siblings‚ a brother and a sister. Only my sister lived with me. C. Both of my parents worked D. My parents were constantly arguing. What things do you remember about your childhood? A. I remember both of my parents working a lot. B. my sister was always babysitting me C. I remember my mom not always being happy
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Many stories have been of King Arthur‚ although historians have not been able to prove he existed. King Arthur’s story was originally told orally and passed down by storytellers. Since the story of King Arthur originated from oral stories and not writings‚ it is possible that the original story has been changed. Arthur first appears in the writings of a Welsh historian Nennius. These writings are from the 800’s. Nennius wrote a list of 12 battles King Arthur fought in. The battles that Nennius wrote
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