me to be alive and talking to me‚” by Michel de Montaigne means that each book has a meaning and can relate to the reader in a way. Most authors can also relate to this quote. For example‚ Sherman Alexie‚ Maureen Corrigan‚ Anna Quindlen‚ and Gwendolyn Brooks saw reading as love‚ companionship‚ and a way of life. This shows that reading can be an interactive process. Author Sherman Alexie says his father loved to read. Since he loved his father with such devotion‚ he decided to love reading as
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1. Reading List Middle School Title Grade Read Level of Difficulty Additional Notes/Comments Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury) 7 Easy Along with Fahrenheit 451‚ we read other short stories by Ray Bradbury‚ such as “Dark They Were‚ and Golden-Eyed”. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) 7 Medium The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton) 7 Easy The Giver (Lois Lowry) 8 Easy Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor) 8 Easy Roots (Alex Haley) 8 Medium This was a book that our teacher challenged us to read in 8th
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past African American people weren’t treated with the same respect they are treated now. People used to have very negative views about colored people‚ therefore the discrimination towards African American began. In the poems “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks and “Harlem” by Langston Hughes the two authors wrote about the racism that people of color had to experience. These two poems were written by authors that were part of the
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Shirley Jackson‚ Gwendolyn Brooks‚ and Matsuo Basho presented their thought and idea in the form of short story and poems. Their writings were mostly linked with each other because they were based on history‚ tradition‚ and nature of people and places. Shirley Jackson “The Lottery‚” main idea was based on tradition and history. The writer used symbolism to introduce the idea of “Black box”. “Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery‚” Old man Warner said as he went through the crowd. “Seventy-seventh
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In her tribute to her late father‚ Brooks described her father’s life and her belief that his soul lives on. In Honor of David Anderson Brooks‚ My Father does not tell of a specific time period‚ as some literature does‚ but it is a relatable poem for many people. Everyone will go through the loss of a parent‚ so the poem stirs emotions in
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Response to “Kitchenette Building” The poem “Kitchenette Building‚” by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ is a rather depressing outlook on those in poverty. The poem reveals how truly horrid the circumstances of the poor are. In the first stanza she says‚ “’Dream’ makes a giddy sound‚ not strong like ‘rent‚’ ‘feeding a wife‚’ ‘satisfying a man.’” By this she means that‚ while the word dream is an enjoyable thing to think about‚ there are too many other things that the poor have to think about‚ like paying the rent
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Rhetoric Analysis on “Do Not Be Afraid of No” and “Formation” To begin with‚ different word choices in “Do Not Be Afraid of No” and “Formation” indicate different time period. Within “Do Not Be Afraid of No”‚ Gwendolyn Brooks uses words such as “cede” and “wry” which are not commonly used anymore in current days. She also uses the word “airships”‚ implies that the poem was written during WWII‚ and alerts readers to fight for equality for African Americans who were enlisted to serve for their country
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We real cool is a poem written in 1960 by a woman named Gwendolyn Brooks. The poem is about men who spent much of their time in pool halls. These men are those who chose to live the fast life and die early. The writer’s words can lead the reader to believe that the cats in the pool hall are rebels and rebels die young. A message is being delivered to the reader. The usage of alliteration and metaphors are used to sound cool and attract the attention of the audience. The appearance of the word we
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The morals of one’s beliefs can change the world. The feeling of change and diversity sets the tone of hope and belief that a better day will come. The 20th Century poets set a shift for writers. Their work about identity became a popular topic; however‚ the identity to themselves‚ culture‚ and beliefs was still in the process‚ the Black Arts Movement still took a stand. The Black Arts Movement started in 1965‚ and ended in 1975. The Black Arts Movement was to enhance the minds of African Americans
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"How has your research into TS Eliot’s life and the opinions of ONE critic enriched your understanding of an aspect of The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock?" "Let us go then‚ you and I". Throughout the poem‚ The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock‚ written by TS Eliot‚ there is a consistent use of the words ’you’ and ’I’. Not much is said about the narrator or who he is talking to and after conducting research on TS Eliot himself as well as reading opinions of critics on this topic‚ my understanding
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