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    In our society today‚ many students do very poorly in school. But what is the reason for this? In Irving Layton’s essay ’The Role of The Teacher’ he believes that teachers shouldn’t be fully blamed‚ and that one of main reasons why students do poorly in school are due to the cut backs and poor judgment of the school boards. Also he believes that the society has done their part to help shape our present and current students. Another main factor he discusses about is how the teacher should be teaching

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    John White and his colony left England to set up camp‚ and to explore on Roanoke island. White had to leave after getting to the island‚ and when he came back his colony wasn’t there. There are many different theories on how it happened‚ but this is how i imagined it. After the colonist got there and set up their camp White had to make another trip back to England. From the story‚ “The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island (Killed by Indians‚ Disbanded‚ or Abducted by Aliens) it said‚ “A trip he intended

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    JJ 1 J. J. . . . The Story of the Pea Island Life Savers In July of 2007‚ I explored the Outer Banks of North Carolina for the first time. I had driven down Highway 12 to a beach house for the summer vacation. The environment of the open sea touched by the narrow land gave me a feeling of wonderment as I observed the coastline and its beauty. During that first visit I noted that the ocean surf was strong and the sky constantly changing. On each visit to the Outer Banks‚ I challenged myself to learn

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    P.1 On the Island of Varnn lived a Nain named Ven Polypheme.He is set off as one of his first and last inspection.He and the crew went to their destination where they were robbed and killed by the Fire Pirates.Ven wakes up to find himself in good hands by the Sailors of the Serlinda.He then stays at the Hare Warren with his new friend from the ship.He then gets arrested for stealing a ring but didn’t.He was then found innocent and was released.An evil spirit possessed Clemency and they travel to

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    Seeing What You Believe Having strong ties to a particular subject causes strong feelings on it. When you believe in something you are‚ in my opinion‚ more likely to see it or think you’ve seen it. In Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow‚” Irving tells a story of just this type of situation. Article Analysis In Greg Smith’s “Supernatural Ambiguity and Possibility in Irving’s ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’‚”‚ Smith makes many claims on the occurrences in the story. One of the claims that

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    Irving Penn didn’t grow up wanting to be a photographer‚ he actually wanted to be an art director‚ but after spending a year in Mexico painting and knowing he wouldn’t be anything better than mediocre. He returned to New York‚ winning the attention of an art director’s at Vogue‚ who then hired him as his assistant‚ to suggest photographic front covers. The staff didn’t partially like Penn’s ideas‚ but the art director who hired him did and arranged for him to simply do it himself. The director seemed

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    In the poem “Leaving the Island” by Pastan Linda‚ the narrator seems to like the summer time a lot more than winter. She feels that winter brings a lot of losses. Summer is like building memories instead of losing some. “… Becomes the muse of memory once more … I will trade my swimsuit for a woolen coat” (lines 8‚ 10). She doesn’t might switching between the swimsuits to woolen coats‚ but I still believe summer is the favorite time. Summer is not quite my favorite time of the year‚ even though I

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    Irving integrates these three characteristics very well. One‚ it is set in the past in a remote time. Two‚ the story has remarkable and exaggerated characters. Lastly‚ this tale includes mysterious events and their consequences. “Rip Van Winkle” is a myth. A myth is a traditional story‚ one concerning the early history of a culture. A national mythology is a body of stories that reflect and celebrate a nation’s idea.  The story “Rip Van Winkle” is set in a remote place during the reign of George

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    Joseph J. Ellis is an American writer and professor at the University of Massachusetts. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University. His studies focus on the founding of the United States‚ giving special attention to the founding fathers. He has written several books focusing on founding fathers such as John Adams‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and George Washington. His book‚ American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson‚ won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1997. In 2001‚ Ellis was awarded

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    and say‚ ‘Oh‚ it’s a nice house but what a hideous window over the kitchen table.’ Only a writer really lives in a novel. So much of what works best about it are things that people who come to dinner never know about or see"(Interview 1). John Irving is an author and a master storyteller who illustrates his vivid tales through detailed and exact writing. John Irving’s A Widow For One Year is an intricate narrative of several love stories. In the opening scene‚ Ruth Cole‚ the main female character

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