The Book Thief Dialectical Journal Assignment Due on/before ________________________ The Assignment: 1. In your notebook‚ complete a dialectical journal** (two-column notes) in which you discuss your author’s language and style. (See “Ideas for Analyzing Text.”) 2. Meet the required number (15) of concrete details in your journal notes. * See the page labeled “How to Choose Quotations…” for these requirements. *Dialectic: “The art or practice of arriving at the truth by using conversation involving
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Life of Pi: Journal Response #1 The narrator of this book has his own view about zoos. He tries to make it seem as if his view is absolutely true and is scientifically proven and that he is 100% politically correct. According to him a zoo to an animal is like a home to a human. But I totally disagree with his view on the zoos. In the book the narrator’s view is totally opposite. He assumes and thinks that keeping animals in cages is normal to them and they don’t mind… He persuades us to think
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Jazmin Castro Mrs. Clement AP Language and Composition‚ Period 7 10 April 2014 Entry 1‚ page 5 “But afterward the townspeople‚ theretofore sufficiently unfearful of each other to seldom trouble to lock their doors‚ found fantasy re-creating them over and over again—those somber explosions that stimulated fires of mistrust in the glare of which many old neighbors viewed each other strangely‚ and as strangers.” I found this quote to be a sad truth. It is
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Form‚ Structure and Plot: “Well pretty soon the old man was up and around again‚ and then he went for Judge Thatcher in the courts to make him give up the money‚ and he went for me‚ too‚ for not stopping school.” | At this time in the book‚ Huck’s drunk of a father has just reentered his life for the sole purpose of getting the money from the treasure that Huck and Tom found in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This shows that Pap doesn’t care very much for his son and that getting money so that he
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Area of study 1: Reading and responding Set texts: novels Life of Pi (Yann Martel) Overview Piscine Molitor Patel is the narrator and main character of this unusual story that begins in Pondicherry‚ India. The son of a zoo keeper‚ Pi‚ as he comes to be known‚ has an extensive knowledge of the animals that inhabit his own backyard‚ as well as an interest in stories of all kinds and a fascination with the spiritual. He practices not only his native Hinduism‚ but also Christianity and Islam
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Every day‚ Mike Hawk rolls out of the left side of his queen sized bed and tiredly shuffles to his dresser to turn off his alarm clock. His wife won’t get up for another 2 hours‚ so Mike throws on his Carhartt overalls and plaid shirt then heads downstairs for breakfast. Mike was never allowed sweets and rarely received milk as a child so his breakfast consists of: unfrosted cornflakes with no milk‚ for energy and muscle building he drinks a glass of createne and water‚ and a Viagra because it in
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Cry‚ the Beloved Country Dialectical Journals Theme: Racial Inequality & Injustice Quote Response “Kumalo climbed into the carriage for non-Europeans‚ already full of the humbler people of his race…” (43) How there’s a carriage exclusively for non-Europeans is understandable at the time period that this novel is set in‚ but people who read this in the 21st century might think that this is odd how Europeans couldn’t stand to ride in the same carriage as non-Europeans. “Black and white it says‚ black
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is Pyle’s chief‚ Heng?’ I have the impression that Mr Pyle is very much his own master.’ Fowler is trying to find out who is responsible for the order of the horrific bombings. Pyle’s beginning to look as though he’s quite high up in this army. Monsieur Heng suggests to Fowler to publish an article on Pyle to stop him. "My paper’s not interested in General Thé. They are only interested in your people‚ Heng.’ You really want Mr Pyle stopped‚ Mr Fowler?’ ;If you’d seen him‚ Heng. He stood there and
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crazy I was was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake. He borrowed somebody’s best suit to get married in and never even told me about it‚ and the man came after it one when he was out.’” (p. 39) 5. “‘Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!’ shouted Mrs. Wilson. ‘I’ll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai—’ Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.” (p. 41) 6. "It’s just a crazy thing‚ I just slip it on sometimes when I don’t care what I look like" (p. 35) 7
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Chapter One I can relate to Holden Caulfiled because he refuses to talk about his early life. I do not like to talk about my early life because those memories can be very emotional. Holden seems to not like his brother D.B. because he hints that he is bitter because he sold out to Hollywood. Unlike me‚ my brother and I get along very well. Holden also goes to a private school called Pencey Prep‚ and does not seem to like it. He is failing many of his classes. I am a bright kid‚ but I
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