Cameron Evans Mrs. Elrod AP Literature and Composition 19 Aug 2012 Observations for How to Read Literature Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster Introduction: How’d He Do That? 1. Literature has a set of codes and rules‚ a set of conventions and patterns. 2. Conventions are used‚ observed‚ anticipated‚ and then fulfilled. 3. The three things that differentiate a professional reader from those less experienced are: memory‚ symbol and pattern. 4. A “Faustian bargain” is like making
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Why Do We Read Literature? First‚ Literature Defined: * "The creation of literature is a uniquely human activity‚ born of man’s timeless desire to understand‚ express‚ and finally share experiences." * Literature is "a concrete artifact -- a story‚ a poem‚ or a play" * "The medium of translation‚ of course‚ is language‚ the written and spoken word." * "When we speak of literature‚ however‚ we have in mind a special kind of language that differs from the ordinary discourse with
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where they can get unlimited information on the subject. Also‚ the library is a quiet environment that can enable maximum concentration on the subject. In this example‚ an argument is an idea that one is trying to prove to their audience The author of Read‚ Reason and Write‚ Dorothy Sether claims that an argument’s purpose is to inform and persuade its reader about an action or idea through the use of summarizing‚ paraphrasing and direct quoting to prove your reasoning and convince the reader.In college
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All students planning to take Pre-AP English I need to read Edith Hamilton’s Mythology in its entirety and complete the following assignment prior to the first day of school. Students should expect to turn in assignments the first day of class for a major grade. Students are responsible for an understanding of the material in the book when school begins as we will have class discussions‚ assignments‚ and a test the second week of school. Why read Edith Hamilton’s Mythology? Greek Mythology is one of
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more about Hindu culture and tends to foreground it. The life for the first-generation immigrants is very hard. They should not only get used to the new environment‚ but also bear loneliness. This book reminds me another story that I have read before‚ "American Dreamer".As Bharati Mukherjee says in “American Dreamer‚” “I thought of myself as an expatriate Bengali permanently stranded in North America because of destiny or desire.” In the first ten year staying in Canada‚ Mukherjee‚ as an
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Why People Should Read Books It is a disappointment that people read books less often in these days of widespread technological reliance. Books were the primary source of intellectual entertainment just a hundred years ago‚ but with the invention of radio‚ television‚ cinematography‚ and the Internet and computer games‚ it seems that reading books is no longer a popular leisure activity. However‚ I believe that books are an irreplaceable part of our lives‚ and the role that masterfully-written books
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review “The Bush Doctrine and the Iraq War: Neoconservatives vs. Realists” by Brian C. Schmidt and Michael C. Williams. The reason for choosing this article for review is simply because of its relevance today throughout the Middle East and how the American foreign policy is drastically changing the dynamics of the world. Schmidt and Williams use the elements of the neoconservative Bush Doctrine to show the direct contrast between realists and neoconservatives. The authors use the Bush Doctrine as
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster (Notes) Introduction: “How’d He Do That?” Part of reading is: o Knowing conventions o Recognizing conventions o Anticipating results When a person introduces a topic‚ then digresses onto other topics it doesn’t matter what examples‚ as soon as you see a couple of them you recognize a pattern. o You know the author is coming back with an application of those examples to the main topic. Conventions in stories/novels: o
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Open the link to the list of political speeches by G.W. Bush and J. Kerry‚ read some of the speeches and identify fallacies used by the author. Explain what is wrong in the reasoning used by them. Maksym Piekut (24665) Browsing through some of John Kerry’s speeches I have managed to spot a few common reasoning fallacies. The following quote suggests an appeal to tradition fallacy: “This is not the way we do things in America. Here in America‚ we don’t sacrifice science for ideology. We are a
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster is a book that explains there is more to literature than just a few words on a paper or a few pages in a book. Thomas Foster’s book portrays a relatable message to a wide based audience. This book is relatable for two reasons‚ the way it is written and the examples it uses. The book is written in a conversational manner‚ as if the reader was in a group discussion about books
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