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    Comparing Poems

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    In the poem‚ “The Tide Rises‚ the Tide Falls” written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the poem “Thanatopsis” written by William Cullen Bryant‚ two different ways in which one may view may view death is established. In “The Tide Rises the Tide Falls” Longfellow’s diction‚ imagery and figurative language help to create a tone of eeriness. While in Bryant’s poem “Thanatopsis” he creates a more peaceful/calming tone. In Longfellow’s poem his use of imagery such as “The sea in the darkness” and

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    Reading Log

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    Reading Log #5 I found the essay: “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” very interesting because it criticizes one of the most important aspects of my life. I am a very tech-centered type of guy who always tries to use the technology at my disposal to either help or entertain me. For example‚ to maintain focus and concentration‚ I use a special timer that forces me to work for 30 minutes‚ then gives a 5 minute break right after. Another example of how I use technology in my life is how I use the application

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    The Poem Interment

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    The poem Interment is a poem about the injustice that was the interment of the Japanese Americans during WW2. This poem use very good metaphors to explain how they were treated. The author use the idea of the people being treated like cattle as they forced into the camps and these metaphors helped to tell what the theme of the this poem is. The metaphors use this harsh way to describe the treatment of the people as without is the theme would not have the impact it does at the end on the reader. The

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    The Reading Filter

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    some magic in the writing process‚ and‚ like raising a puppy‚ the same dedication to planning and preparation is required to be successful. Over time‚ the learning curve escalates for both puppy and writer alike. In my writers profile essay‚ “The Reading Corner‚” you will follow my journey as a writer from childhood through my present day prowess as a writer.

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    Reading the City

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    Literature Research Essay: Reading the City. Cities are places which enable the realisation of the self‚ or conversely cities separate the self from creativity and imagination in spaces of alienation and estrangement’ (Gary Bridge and Sophie Watson). Discuss the city as a site of self-enhancement and/or ‘alienation and estrangement’ in the texts on the unit. Our surroundings manipulate the way we react and interact with both others and ourselves. We are like putty waiting to be moulded by the

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    Walden Reading

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    Name:       School:       Date:       Facilitator:       3.03 Walden Reading Questions Answer the following questions in complete sentences (18 points). 1. Why did Thoreau go to Walden?      too seak insite an inspiration to be in the same enviorment an have a likewise attitude 2. How did he want to live his life?      simply. but also the way he though god would intend the people to live it 3. In the first paragraph you read‚ Thoreau says‚ “I did not wish to live what was not life‚ living is

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    The Reading Process

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    The Reading Process: A Phenomenological Approach Author(s): Wolfgang Iser Source: New Literary History‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 2‚ On Interpretation: I‚ (Winter‚ 1972)‚ pp. 279-299 Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/468316 Accessed: 18/08/2008 13:48 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use

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    Reading Reflection

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    Reading Reflection Barbara Morales ENG125 – Introduction to Literature Professor Sarah Ross December 5‚ 2011 What peaked my interest in this story is the title “The Welcome Table”. In essence it should be titled “The Unwelcome Table” because of its profound examples of racism‚ poverty‚ and unfair judgment and treatment; in short‚ man’s inhumanity to man. This short story is a prime example of hypocrisy‚ intolerance‚ and unchristian like behavior while in God’s house. An old‚ black woman

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    Reading Assignment

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    Business Ethics Reading Assignment If It’s Legal‚ It’s Ethical…Right? Bruce Weinstien‚ PhD Weinstein‚ B(2007‚ October 15) If It’s Legal‚ It’s Ethical…Right?. BUSINESSWEEK.COM. Retrieved September 19‚ 2008 from http://www.businessweek.com/print/managing/content/oct2007/ca20071011_458606.htm This article talks about if it is the camera crew’s responsibility to allow a woman to drive drunk. • In dealing with being filmed‚ the producer who filmed my family let us know that he was just there

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    Educate a Convict‚ Close a Prison Door /They’re trying to build another prison/ For you and me to live in/ Another prison system/ for you and me/ Minor drug offenders fill your prisons you don’t even flinch/ All our taxes paying for your wars against the new non-rich/ All research and successful drug policy show that treatment should be increased/ And law enforcement decreased while abolishing mandatory minimum sentences/ In 2001‚ Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian‚ members of the band System of a Down

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