plays). The findings were announced by NEA Chairman Dana Gioia during a news conference at the New York Public Library. "America can no longer take active and engaged literacy for granted‚" according to Gioia. As more Americans lose this capability‚ our nation becomes less informed‚ active‚ and independent minded. These are not qualities that a free‚ innovative‚ or productive society can afford to lose. This report documents a national crisis‚ Gioia said. "Reading develops a capacity for focused attention
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Where have you been?” was a young 15yr old girl in a small town. She was beautiful and knew that she was beautiful. A flat character is a character that stays the same throughout a story (Gioia & Kennedy‚ 2010) and a round character is the opposite of flat in which the character changes significantly (Gioia & Kennedy‚ 2010). So in this story‚ Connie could be consider a round character because before Arnold Friend came around she was like any other teenager and when he came and put a little
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Discovering New Perspectives and Heritage: “A Pair of Tickets” Amy Tan’s “A Pair of Tickets‚” is a story about a young woman who was born in California‚ named Jing-Mei‚ who travels to China three months after her mother’s death‚ in hopes of finding her long-lost twin sisters. Along her voyage‚ she finds her Chinese heritage and overcomes the sorrow she felt for her late mother. In her story “A Pair of Tickets‚” Amy Tan uses setting‚ point of view‚ and symbol to illustrate the narrator’s journey to
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Muse. Web. 06 03 2013. Miller‚ Authur. "Death of a Salesman." X.J. Kennedy‚ Dana Gioia. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama and Writing. Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Pearson Education‚ 2013. 1777. Print. Moseley‚ Merritt. "Authur Miller ’s Death of a Salesman." Bloom ’s Literary Themes: The Amercian Dream (2008): 47-56. Infobase eBooks. Web. 6 03 2013. Sophocles. "Oedipus the King." X.J. Kennedy‚ Dana Gioia. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Upper
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The classical‚ universal dramas written in the classical period of Greek history have withstood the test of time. Well know writers have shared views‚ concerns‚ laughs and tears with audience after audience. Ranging in styles‚ writers have worked to bring light to injustice‚ clarity to the questions of life‚ and humility to the ones who sit enthroned in society. Greek drama was more than just entertaining‚ it was also enlightening. A key component of dramas is the idea of “tragic hero”. A tragic
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Cited: Ibsen‚ Henrik. “A Doll’s House”. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Eds. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia‚ 12th Ed. New Jersey: Pearson‚ 2013. 1598-1650. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. “Othello‚ the Moor of Venice”. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Eds. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia‚ 12th Ed. New Jersey: Pearson‚ 2013. 1290-1390. Print.
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Carpe diem Essay In the “carpe diem” poems “To the Virgins to Make Much of Time” and “Ulysses” the authors both use the theme of the poem to convey an argument of some sort. The poems are used to both make an argument and validate a point or statement‚ giving the poems more meaning and making the themes more obvious and enjoyable. The arguments in these poems are made very clear and set out for very noticeable objectives. The reason behind this is so that the authors can make strong standing
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Essay I: Short Fiction In “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” and “The Lottery”‚ Ursula Le Guin and Shirley Jackson depict a seemingly perfect society built on dark secrets. In the story‚ “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”‚ Omelas is a utopian city of happiness and delight‚ whose inhabitants are smart and cultured. Everything about Omelas is pleasing‚ except for the secret of the city: the good fortune of Omelas requires that a single unfortunate child be kept in perpetual filth‚ darkness
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Cited: Kennedy X.J.‚ and Dana Gioia‚ eds. Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. 4th ed. New York: Longman‚ 2012. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. Othello‚ The Moor of Venice. Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 4th ed. New York: Longman‚ 2012.762-875. Print.
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O’Conner‚ Flannery. “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama and Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 7th Ed. New York: Longman. 2013. 308-18. Print. Schenck‚ Mary. “Deconstruction “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 7th Ed. New York: Longman. 2013. 340-41. Print.
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