“How To Read Literature Like A Professor” By: Thomas C. Foster 1) “Always" and "never" are not words that have much meaning in literary study. For one thing‚ as soon as something seems to always be true‚ some wise guy will come along and write something to prove that it’s not.” pg.8 2) "there’s no such thing as a wholly original work of literature" pg.20 3) "myth is a body of story that matters" pg.39 4) “The real reason for a quest is always self-knowledge.” pg.7 5) “Here’s the problem with
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Cruelty To Circus Elephants Cruelty to elephants as well as other circus animals has been a global issue for over a hundred years‚ and we are just now recognizing the severity of it all. Millions of charges have been pressed against different circuses in the United States for the abuse and death of the circus elephants. With the rise in charges and complaints of animal cruelty‚ eyebrows have begun to rise and activists have taken notice and taken a stand. Circus elephants have been said to
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How to Read Literature like a Professor Chapter 1: We learn the basics of a quest in a book or novel. The author says a quest can be any kind of journey. He uses a kid‚ named Kip‚ who runs to the store to pick up some bread for his parents. Along the way he sees the girl he asked out‚ a bully named Troy‚ and his ’68 ‘Cuda. When we hear or read the word “quest”‚ we think of an epic hero coming from a faraway land‚ who faces an obstacle‚ trials‚ a protagonist‚ and love story. To have a quest you
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Chapter 27 in The Norton Introduction to Literature talks about Paraphrase‚ summary‚ and description. This chapter explains how to practice writing an essay and even completing an essay using three different key points. This chapter helps you to understand paraphrasing‚ summarizing‚ and even describing someone’s work. This chapter also talks about the different forms of writing and an essay is just one way. Learning how to paraphrase‚ summarize‚ and how to use description will help produce an essay
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The elephant Make a point-form list of the people‚ actions‚ or events that are “absurd”. 4- zoo director: is not possible to do a rubber elephant and nobody knows that is fake The worker- According the book the workers were old people‚ so is absurd that they tried to inflate the elephant with his their mouth. The children- in the story said‚ after saw the elephant was fake the children never believe in elephants and they turned into hooligans‚ this part is of course absurd‚ how the children turned
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Essay - “Elephant” When most students go to school they feel motivated by the thought of learning new things and to be able to hang out with their friends in the breaks. A student may also be aware that all the tasks and assignments at the end will come to their own benefit. If the final exams turn out well the examination certificate will be worth showing future employees. But sometimes the motivation that drives people disappears and leaves them with an empty feeling of being stuck in some way
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about elephants. Today I will be informing you about the different types of elephants‚ their anatomy and their behavior. Elephants are the largest living land animals. There are two types of elephants‚ Asian elephants and Indian elephants. The African elephant is significantly larger‚ they weigh from 8‚800- 15‚000 lbs. whereas the Asian elephant can weigh from 6‚600- 11‚000 lbs. African elephants have larger ears‚ a concave back‚ more wrinkled skin‚ a sloping abdomen and two finger-like extensions
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Reading response to a poem: Richard Wilbur Boy at the window D. Jones ENG125 July 1‚ 2012 For: Jennifer Miller Reading response to a poem: Richard Wilbur Boy at the window When one is considered naïve‚ it has been thought to determine one as “having or showing a lack of experience‚ judgment‚ or information; credulous” (www.dictionary.com). In Richard Wilburs’ poem‚ Boy at the Window‚ Wilbur uses simple form language to paint the image of the boy staring out the window at the snowman
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor Introduction: How’d He Do That? Conventions in stories: Types of characters Plot rhythms Chapter structures Point-of-view limitations Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) The reason for a quest is always self-knowledge The stated reason is never the actual reason to go on a quest‚ the real reason for a quest is self-knowledge. Most of the time‚ when a piece of literature involves someone going somewhere and doing something‚ it
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Mandy Lievre 1/28/13 The Hills of Life In Ernest Hemingway’s classic story‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” we are taken to a train station in between Madrid and Barcelona with a couple that has to make a life altering decision. Besides each side of the train station lies the land that can either mean life or death to the child that the woman is bearing. Between the dividing tracks‚ we see two different sides. On one side of the track‚ there is a cold feeling‚ no trees‚ or shade. It
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