Han Bin Kim Comp II‚ Class B Assignment 2‚ Draft 1 February 23‚ 2013 John McWhorter Interview Over the years I have interviewed a good number of people‚ but there has never been anyone quite like John McWhorter. Upon reading the article “The Cosmopolitan Tongue: The Universality of English” as published in the 2009 Fall edition of World Affairs‚ I found myself delighted by the mellow but powerful tone and the writer who could use it with such ease. Here was a man with brains‚ consideration‚ and
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------------------------------------------------- Biographical Criticism Biographical criticism is the idea that knowing an author’s experiences can help the reader to interpret and understand the author’s text. Biographical critics believe it’s essential to be aware of the time period and events at the time of the writing‚ and this will help them understand the work. By understanding what time period that the author was raised in‚ the audience‚ who has to have a common knowledge about general
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In August Wilson’s “Fences”‚ Troy is a father and husband who make’s the worse decision from human imperfection‚ to commit adultery and become mixed up in another relationship. By noticing the racial tension in the late nineteen fifties‚ in combination with Troy’s past life experiences and the events that play out in each act‚ one can not understand Troy’s choice to commit adultery. This situation is clearly emphasized in Fences with Troy’s dissatisfaction about life. Troy was both a victim of his
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accomplishment of the great mind‚ then‚ we may use biographical criticism as to how we may criticize such literary piece. Biographical Criticism not only determines the effect of the writer’s life on his work but also offers to help us understand both writer and his own work. Through understanding the life and influences of the author in writing‚ readers would thoroughly understand the author’s intended meaning to his work. The assumption of the biographical criticism is that the interpretation of the literary
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Biographical Narrative By NAME HERE Honors English II P. # “There’s always an ending to whatever began” is what my long time neighbor‚ [NEIGHBORS NAME]said the last day she lived near us as our neighbor. Although I rarely see her anymore‚ she was‚ and most likely‚ still the same enthusiastic person she was. She has gave knowledge to not only me‚ but my also my family. Not only has she been an inspiration to me‚ but due to her amiability‚ she has been a muse person brainstorming about how
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Jenna Thompson Thompson 1 Humanities 2210 Professor Stark 26 February 2013 Word Count: 391 Arthur Evans: The Man of Knossos Arthur Evans ’ Father was an Archeologist‚ which may have led to Evans ’ discoveries. His father also collected‚ which may have resulted in Arthur a love of archeology. Evans studied at Oxford gaining a degree in Modern History; Arthur then went on to travel northern and eastern Europe. Evans and his wife‚ Margaret Freeman‚ visited Greece in 1883 where Evans then met
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Arcatia Young Dr. Tom Liner February 5‚ 2014 ENGL 1102 The Story of Coretta Fowler Coretta Fowler is a strong black woman who did nothing but strive for excellence all through her life. She had it rough growing up but being born the baby of the family made things a little easier. She was born on September 28‚ 1969 in Warwick Ga to the late Inez and sonny Young she was the last of 16 children out of the girls. As you can already imagine life was kind of hard juggling 16 children out
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*note: certain places and peoples’ names have been censored* Essay topic: We are interested in learning more about you and the context in which you have grown up‚ formed your aspirations and accomplished your academic successes. Please describe the factors and challenges that have most shaped your personal life and aspirations. How have these factors caused you to grow? Coming to America was not easy for my parents‚ especially considering
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CALGARY - Sudarshan Gautam has a long road ahead of him before next year’s historic attempt to summit Mount Everest. The Nepalese-born Mount Royal University student‚ who has no arms‚ will be cruising from one Canadian coast to the other to raise cash‚ awareness and‚ perhaps‚ the pulses of other drivers as he makes the journey behind the wheel using just his feet. The inspiring amputee‚ who is licensed to drive and has done so on asphalt in 29 countries‚ is planning to pull off the feat as early
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Rabbit Proof Fence: Straight from the Heart Reactions Kortney McKee Northern Illinois University I could not find a copy of this movie to watch for a while. Then I checked YouTube and there it was the whole thing with subtitles. I do not remember if I watched it in class when previously enrolled‚ but I am glad I found it and glad I watched it. I have always been very interested in other cultures but I feel like I gloss over the information and come out with an idealistic view of how certain
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