Close Reading on “The Cask of Amontillado” Upon reading the dark‚ twisted comedy of “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ the view point of the Montresor can be characterize as an unreasoning‚ satanic murderer. He presents us with an unclear understanding of his actions‚ and his trickery of good and use of Fortunato which by the way indicates the care with which he will plan Fortunato’s death. However‚ close observation demonstrates the Montresor display of a perfect black sense of humor and satire‚ with which
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In a close reading of Symposium‚ we as readers get to browse through an eclectic mix of brilliant and unique minds belonging to poets‚ philosophers‚ lovers‚ play writes‚ comedians and even war heroes. Each character takes their turn in describing their own ideal of love in this casual setting and the speeches with which we are presented are clearly melded by the life‚ profession and personality of these speakers. Plato’s success in giving each speech its own character and personality is quite remarkable
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Brittany Carter Jasmine Nicholsfigueiredo English 2116:001 25 September 2014 Life Is Fleeting: A Close Reading of Beowulf (1758-1760) 1758 “O flower of warriors‚ beware of that trap. Choose‚ dear Beowulf‚ the better part‚ 1760 eternal rewards…” This excerpt from Beowulf is part of a speech which Hrothgar gives after Beowulf fulfills his promise and defeats the monsters that terrorized the Danes; those monsters being Grendel and Grendel’s mother. In this speech‚ Hrothgar praises Beowulf and contrasts
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According to Close Reading Without Tears‚ many teachers are following the scaffolding suggested by the Common Core language arts standards (Boyles 1). Teachers are using less frontloading before reading. This allows students to dig deeper into the text without teacher prompts. Thus‚ allowing students to develop the necessary skills to become independent close readers. Frontloading or pre-reading‚ has been the topic of many educational discussions. Is it necessary? Many teachers prefer not to use pre-reading
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English Literature 2 Close Reading Exercise: ‘A Sentimental Journey’ A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy was the second and final novel of Laurence Sterne‚ published barely a month before his death in 1768. The novel first popularised the travel writing genre and describes the journey through France and to Italy undertaken by Mr Yorick‚ the parson who first appeared in Sterne’s first and best known novel‚ The Life And Opinions of Tristiam Shandy‚ Gentleman. As its title
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and The Things They Carried Being from a military town‚ people talk about war and the effects it has on people regularly. People that are not around military people probably have no idea what happens when a soldier comes home from war; they may read about one soldier in the news but they do not see the effects first hand. Tim O’Brien tries to show people the guilt people have‚ the death involved in war‚ and the things they will always carry with them in his novel The Things They Carried. While everyone
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Jasmine Tsai E. McCarthy Fourth Period AP Lang 25 September 2011 Close Reading: Visual Advertisement In this eye-catching print advertisement for Mentos Gum‚ marketers successfully captured the attention of their intended market: those who are interested in bold flavors with natural origins (as I am among them.) This is achieved through the texture and style of the text‚ the meaning the text bears‚ as well as the brightness of the ad itself. Accompanying the extensive usage of the color green
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| Aeschylus’ Oresteia: Agamemnon | Close Reading Essay| | | “Now you pass judgment! Exile from this land‚ the hatred of the people‚ public curses. But him! What charges did you ever bring against him? For all he cared he might as well have been killing an animal. Oh‚ he had plenty of sheep to choose from‚ but he sacrificed his own child‚ my labor of love‚ to charm away the cruel storm-winds of Thrace. He was the one you should have banished from this land‚ as punishment
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support war so they may be more apt to not continue reading after a short introduction of the topic. Others may really enjoy the topic discussed because to their interest in the war‚ soldiers and the author’s works. I feel as if the audience is distant with this reading. I could not relate to topic and it did not draw me in and make me feel as if I was right there in the action. I would play the role of a spectator because I did not feel that the reading affected me the way it would others and make them
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English 121 Assignments 2‚ Close Reading Nick Aitken Nicholas Carr’s essay‚ ‘Is Google making us stupid?’ proposes the idea that the human mind is undergoing another big change. He ponders how the intake and response to information we collect and how we process that information is changing‚ which he leads to question how will it eventually lead to an impact on us as individuals. Irony however is not lost on the author as this work was published on the Internet and does not conform to what he
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