How to Read Literature like a Professor Chapter 1- Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not): • Quest consists of a knight‚ a dangerous road‚ a Holy Grail‚ a dragon‚ one evil knight‚ and one princess • Quest elements: a. quester b. place to go c. stated reason to go there d. challenges & trails e. real reason to go there- never involves stated reason • Real reason for quest is always self-knowledge • “always” and “never” have very little meaning in literature Chapter 2- Nice to Eat with You:
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books to learn about the process of constructing a children’s book. I never would have thought that I would learn so much about how to analyze literature and choose books that would develop the cultural understanding of a child. Also‚ I didn’t realize how much I would have learned about my own experiences reading books. Everything I learned from this class I hope that I can apply to my everyday life. One key thing that I learned was the idea that books are mirrors or windows. As a kid and even now
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Konner Blackwell Rough Draft William Golding’s Lord of the Flies begins in a place every child dreams of an island without parents or rules where they can finally be in charge of themselves. Given these circumstances‚ these British students ranging from ages six to twelve began their experience on the island with enjoyment and relaxation. However‚ these children soon discover the darker side of this tropical paradise when they argue over which tasks are more important. This leads into the discovery
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Can intelligence be measured? How do you think it can be done? Based on what you have read and heard on IQ Testing. What is your position? Support your arguments. Intelligence can be measured with the IQ test (intelligence quotient). It attempts to measure a person´s intelligence by using a set of standardized questions in number of subjects‚ including mathematics‚ language and reasoning involving drawings and shapes. Contrary to what people belief intelligence tests do not measure the amount
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To be blind can mean many things. The effects of those who are not literally blind‚ but who cannot see through the haze of perspective concepts developed by society‚ such as the issue of discrimination or social status‚ are often negative and cause misguided behavioral actions by individuals. Authors‚ such as Richard Wright‚ Ralph Ellison‚ and Toni Morrison‚ use the motif of blindness that makes their literary characters prejudice‚ and indicates a lack of understanding which binds them to set fates
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Conrad uses the accountant as a symbol of greed and conceitedness in Heart of Darkness similarly to how Foster describes the use of a symbol in his novel How to Read Literature Like a Professor. Symbols‚ according to Foster‚ have many meanings. Readers presume “them to mean something[‚...] one something in particular[‚ but] it doesn’t work like that” (Foster); they have multiple meanings. In this way‚ Conrad uses his character‚ the accountant‚ as a symbol of both greed and egotism. When the accountant
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author bell hooks and other feminists have argued that men’s liberation is a necessary part of feminism and that men are also harmed by sexism and gender roles.[13] Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Nineteenth and early twentieth centuries 1.2 Mid-twentieth century 1.3 Late twentieth and early twenty-first
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Horses have had a very large impact on the world and its history‚ horses have had many uses all throughout history. Much of what we know would not exist without the intervention of horses into many important locations all throughout history. Horses were first domesticated and tamed in the Eurasian Steppes around 5‚000 years ago. Many groups of people such as the Mongols have used horses to gain an upper hand against their enemies. Horses have also been used for many other purposes that have influenced
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This chapter from How to Read Literature Like a Professor starts off as if Thomas Foster‚ the author‚ is having a conversation with the reader like they are in the same room. When one looks at the title‚ he preconceives a notion that it will be a formal‚ more academic book when what he truly finds is a casual writing style that makes the reader feel more at ease. Foster begins to introduce a conditional situation about a fictional character named Kip who is described as run of the mill; The story
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and right from wrong. As children we are taught these lessons‚ but it’s only once we become young adults that we really experience these lessons. Throughout my adolescent years‚ I have really begun to understand what it means to have an identity‚ and how to connect with it. One of the main ways that helped me understand who I truly am was reading literature. Genres such as fantasy and mystery became a way to help me escape the limitations of social expectations and would let me be whoever I wanted to
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