American Literature Summer Reading List Summer 2014 Belmont High School English Department The following list was complied from the recommendations of the Belmont High School English department and contains some of the best-known works of American literature. Each book addresses the American Dream and/or American identities. All entering 11th graders must read at least one book from the list below over the summer. Students entering English 11 Honors must read at least one contemporary AND one classic
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References: Bales‚ Robert F.‚ and Phillip E. Slater. 1953. "Expressive and Instrumental Groups: Toward a Theory of group Structure." in Socialization and Interaction Process‚ edited by Talcott Parsons and Robert F. Bales. Glencoe‚ Ill.: The Free Press. Dillard‚ Annie. 1988. An American Childhood. New York: HarperCollins. Etzioni‚ Amitai. 1959. "The Functional Differentiation of Elites in the Kibbutz." American Journal of Sociology 44:488-93. Fleishman‚ E. A.‚ M. D. Mumford‚ S. J. Zaccaro‚ K. Y. Levin‚ A. L
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Bruce Catton "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts" (1956) Part 3 #2 Gilbert Keith Chesterton "A Piece of Chalk" (1905) Part 1 #8 Daniel Defoe "The Education of Women" (1719) Part 1 #3 Joan Didion "Why I Write" (1976) Part 2 #12 Annie Dillard "This Is the Life" (2003) Part 2 #10 Ralph Waldo Emerson "Self-Reliance" (1841) Part 1 #10 E. M. Forster "My Wood" (1936) Part 3 #9 Benjamin Franklin ”The Whistle” (1779) Part 5 #10 Oliver Goldsmith "On National Prejudices" (1763)
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dying deer from time to time. Dillard also uses references hidden between the lines‚ such as "high levels of lactic acid‚ which build up in the muscle tissue during exertion‚ tenderize" (63). In this way Dillard is referencing back to the tied up deer and how its struggles and exertion tenderizes its meat. This cruel reference is slight‚ but if noticed‚ adds a tone to the piece as it implies torture. This cynical tone can be sensed especially at the end when Dillard calls the creature a “poor little
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Both Anne Dillard and Virginia Woolf describe the death of a moth in their respective essays to achieve dissimilar ends. Dillard hopes to capture the self sacrificial path of a writer; while Woolf simply wants to draw attention to the strength of an individual’s drive and the even stronger hand of death. Woolf’s description is more effective‚ for she is able to clearly make her point through the description; whereas Dillard’s description and argument are separate‚ and she must connect
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opponent to Dillard. This is because as she was running‚ she compared his strategy of chasing them to how children played football: flinging yourself wholeheartedly into what you are about to do. Also‚ with her description of the chase as adrenaline rush‚ it further implies that she enjoyed the chase and respected the man for attempting to run after her and her friend. She respects him because he never gave up during the Chase; any other adult would have given up after a bit. 4. Dillard describes
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The Chapel on the Hill and the “Labyrinth” . One ’side trip’ I had to Punta Fuego was the Chapel on the Hill in Don Bosco‚ Batulao‚ Batangas (also known as the Mary Help of Christians Center of Spirituality). It is situated on ‘top of hill’ immediately beside the entrance of Don Bosco. You can see it from the road going to Caleruega‚ about a kilometer from the entrance of Evercrest Hotel & Resort. [The Chapel on the Hill] To get there‚ take the national highway from Tagaytay City going
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need to live now. He taught that we enter His kingdom when we seek to live our lives in a reflection of that Kingdom and we respond to God with faith and allegiance. Peter had a difficult time understanding Jesus’ messianic role but after the transfiguration he began to understand that Jesus alone would fulfill God’s plan. This essay will trace the major teachings of the Kingdom and the growing conflict between Jesus and the Jewish leaders of the time as well as how this conflict ultimately led to
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full of blooming flowers. Love is a strong connection between people or objects that means a lot to them. In “Death and Transfiguration of a Teacher” Solari expresses the love between money and poetry. However‚ “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” portrays love between two unique people. In the stories “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” and “Death and Transfiguration” both Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Maria Teresa Solari embody love as a metaphor throughout the story. To start with‚ “The
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Dillard asks questions eight times throughout the piece. She asks rhetorical questions to evoke the human mind to inquire about existential issues. She isn’t forcing her beliefs upon the reader‚ but rather discreetly asks the reader to consider her perspective. Dillard isn’t looking for an answer‚ but rather‚ she is trying to prove a point. 6. In paragraph 15‚ Dillard states “I could very calmly go wild‚” as well as in paragraph 7‚
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