Writing a Literary Commentary Read the passage you are given a few times. Read it once through to get a gist of what the speaker is saying. Jot down your initial reactions to certain parts of the text so you can refer to them when you are writing. When you have finished‚ go back and read it again‚ this time underlining key words and phrases and jotting notes to yourself in the margins. While the minimum number of times you should read something is two‚ it is ideal that you read each passage three
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Elizabeth Catlett‚ born in 1919‚ American sculptor and printmaker‚ whose figures of African Americans in wood‚ marble‚ and bronze convey dignity and pride. Throughout her career‚ Catlett has focused on themes relating to the black woman’s experience‚ and mother and child form the subject of many of her works. Her lithographs and other prints also celebrate the contributions of black women‚ such as Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman‚ to African American history. Catlett’s style has remained
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severe that it interferes with an employee or applicant’s ability to perform their job. It can create an intimidating‚ offensive‚ threatening or humiliating environment or create an adverse effect on a person’s psychological well-being. (shrm.gov) Elizabeth Jacobs With the given information of Ms. Jacobs being employed by Mexis Corporation and receiving compliments from her manager‚ does not necessarily imply that there is either type of harassment. There is nothing indicating any sexual advances
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everywhere. We can know this by looking at the date written under the title‚ “September 1948”. The story happened in a working class family in Ireland. We can know that it is set in Ireland from the little sister’s name. From the sentence in line 7‚ “ Una. My younger sister‚ Una.” We know that her name is Una‚ which is an Irish name‚ so we can know that it is an Irish family. It is showed that the family is in working class by looking at the descriptions of the uncles’ work and the mother’s feet. In paragraph
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George Orwell ’s 1984‚ is a novel about the life of Winston Smith living in a totalitarianism state where Big Brother has control‚ power and dominates the lives of citizens. There are many significant paragraphs which stand out in the book however I extracted the passage on pages 127‚ 128 from "Folly‚ Folly‚ his heart....." to "...the absence of a telescreen" because it has great literary insight and significant elements of symbolism behind it.(This is where Winston heard the prole women singing
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She baked crackers to raise profits to buy her children’s freedom‚ but her mistress‚ who her grandmother was very loyal to‚ asked her for a loan one day. Linda’s grandmother had saved $300 and went ahead and loaned her money to her mistress who promised to give her back the money‚ but never did. An owner was never required to give pay to the slaves‚ so the loan never had to be repaid. Linda’s mistress died when she was at the age of twelve‚ so six years after her mother’s passing. Linda was almost
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Analysis of Case Study by Elizabeth Layman (2011)‚"Job Redesign for Expanded HIM Functions." Goal setting brings about changes and improves performance. In the case study by Elizabeth Layman‚ she analysis the theory of goal setting. In her research she identified the principle of goal setting which is clarity‚ challenge‚ commitment‚ feedback and task complexity. Her research showed that the achievement of goals is related to these five goal settings. Goals should be clear and specific
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The poem “Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep” by Mary Elizabeth Frye‚ is written in a very lyrical way. It uses recognizable‚ modern language and full sentences. The poem also has a lot of imagery present throughout the whole thing. The most obvious‚ is a large use of personification. The author uses the phrases “I am a thousand winds that blow” and “I am the gentle autumn rain” to personify the idea that after the death of someone‚ you are still able to sense them in your life.Another literary element
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English Commentary- Snowy Morning‚ by Henry Shukman. “Snowy Morning” is a melancholy piece about the difficulty and inevitability of saying goodbye to a lifetime of images‚ sensations and the beauty of the world around us. Shukman uses images from childhood to create a sense of nostalgia as well as establishing a paradox between the fear of death and dealing with death in a facetious manner. In addition to this Shukman uses semantic fields dealing with the senses in order to create a more involved
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Commentary on Piano and Drums In the poem‚ Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara‚ we see a comparison between the primal‚ old world and the more developed new world. Okara compares the two through the representation of the two eras in musical form. Throughout the poem‚ as we experience the two different music forms‚ the poet‚ Okara displays the various allures that the two different societies have on him. The old world displays itself as a very rugged but simple time‚ one that speaks to the primal man
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