Book talk Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools by Jonathan Kozol The Author The first surprising impulse‚ Jonathan Kozol is a White. The point to be made is that given the content‚ his identity is surprising; but it is also a good thing‚ because he is concerned with the larger picture‚ which is USA. Kozol is an American Educationalist born in Boston‚ and him being an insider‚ for me an outsider‚ makes the matter believable. He is a great writer‚ well known for several works such
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Here is a short biography of the author‚ Jonathan Fenby (born 11 November 1942). He was a co-founder of Trusted Sources in 2006 and was a managing director in China research. His wealth knowledge of China research made him specialist in Chinese politics‚ policy interpretation and broader political economy of China. He was formerly editor of The South China Morning Post from year 1995 to 2000‚ The Economist‚ Reuters World Service and The Observer. Besides that‚ he was also the author of 8 books on
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Jonathan Swift’s story‚ Gulliver’s Travels is very complex‚ with several layers of meaning. He is a master satirist‚ and Gulliver’s Travels is both humorous and critical. He critiques almost every aspect of life‚ from the writings of his times to the politics. He also satirizes more encompassing topics that are still relevant today‚ such as the human condition‚ and the desire for overcoming inferior instincts. The first satire we see in the story comes from chapter one‚ where it begins as a typical
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AP English 7 October 12‚ 2012 The solution(Imitation of Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal) It is sad thing to see our learning environment; the place where we come to play sports‚ meet people‚ have a good time‚ learn many interesting things as a place where drugs are also associated. Furthermore‚ it is depressing to observe an intelligent kid become a person who just doesn’t care about school due to the substance that made them not. The fact that they started ads more to the big idea that it
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In Jonathan Edwards’s "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"‚ the usage of rhetoric and figurative language is used to illustrate its arguments and to help persuade its audience. In the sermon‚ Edwards attempts to warn his audience against living a life of sin or risk suffering the wrath of God. One of the way Edwards convinces people is by using imagery. He emphasizes the fierceness of God to stir fear in his audience and describes in detail the horrible consequences they would have to endure.
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“Augment” by Jonathan Alexander and Margret Barber talks about key point in writing such as reading critically‚ being informed‚ genres‚ argument‚ and writing style. These values are very important to remember especially in the technological era we are in were we must think critically and be informed as much as possible in order to make rational and ethical decisions. My position is the same as the authors because these values are easily transferable to other situations then writing. These situations
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Jonathan Edwards’ Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God depicts an illustration when he vividly expresses that "there is dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the wrath of God; there is hell’s wide gaping mouth open; and you have nothing to stand upon‚ nor anything to take hold of; there is nothing between you and hell but the air" (47). Jonathan Edwards emphasizes fear to influence people‚ impacting them and persuading them;
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1) After reading the selection‚ it left an impression of deep thought. To elaborate‚ the story itself was about the debate of what won the war‚ or what machine. During the debate of what truly won the war‚ it spurred internal debate within myself. If put in this situation‚ what would I believe had won the war? After hearing the many different opinions‚ I wondered what I would argue if given the chance. Overall‚ the story left an impression of deep thought‚ and wonder. 2) The genre of this selection
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Letters to a Young Teacher by Jonathan Kozol‚ I believe was a good book overall for all readers with just a few small points that I thought needed improvement. When reading this book‚ I thought Kozol made very strong points about education and being a student going into the teaching field‚ I believe all young teachers should read this book. Although it was written in letter form to an elementary teacher‚ the issues and discussions that take place throughout the book apply to all levels of education
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How Wickedness or Folly is Looked down upon in a Satire “[Satire is] a poem in which wickedness or folly is censured.” –Dictionary (1755)‚ Dr. Samuel Johnson. In the pamphlet A Modest Proposal‚ written by Jonathan Swift‚ a narrator‚ if you will‚ proposes that babies from poverty be bought and eaten to help the economy. The narrator goes through the story explaining the bad points of Dublin and he throws out the most controversial solution possible: eat the excess babies. The poor families
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