A Tale of Two Cities: Dialectal Journal Doubles and opposites: "It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ (...)" In the first chapter of A Tale of Two cities‚ Dickens emphasizes the fact of how bad the people lived. "It was the worst of times‚" due to mistreatment from the third estate. But it was also the "best of times‚" for the nobles‚ and higher class people who could actually afford things‚ and weren’t mistreated and starved. "(...) ’John Solomon‚ or Solomon John?’ (...)"
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Mark Twain Quote Journal Baker College of Allen Park 5/7/14 Mark Twain said‚ “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that‚ but the really great make you feel that you‚ too‚ can become great.” Twain had the belief that people need to surround themselves with others who will encourage them to be their best. Those who belittle others who are in pursuit of something ambitious are not the kind of people who are pursuing their own passions
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Why Do We Read Literature? First‚ Literature Defined: * "The creation of literature is a uniquely human activity‚ born of man’s timeless desire to understand‚ express‚ and finally share experiences." * Literature is "a concrete artifact -- a story‚ a poem‚ or a play" * "The medium of translation‚ of course‚ is language‚ the written and spoken word." * "When we speak of literature‚ however‚ we have in mind a special kind of language that differs from the ordinary discourse with
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As the driver headed to my residence‚ I knew Gatsby was still confounded about tonight’s events. I knew better than to assume Gatsby would let Daisy take the blame for the death of Mrs. Wilson. I was aware that this night had intimidated him. Gatsby was not easily frightened but tonight would alter his future‚ I was more than terrified to leave him there all alone. But I did. When I returned home I headed straight for the mattress. I was sound asleep until it crept to the hour of one‚ the sound
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quote here gives great background information about the main character about his personality and some what how he looks. By telling us he threw a great undefeated wrestling champion the author lets us infer that the character is most likely muscular “…It was said that when he slept‚ his wives and children in his houses could hear him breathe Page:4 One question that comes to mind when I read this is if he alternates between homes on certain days or months. From what I understand‚ it used to be
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Dialectical Journal Passage from the text | Pg #s | Reflection | "Now‚ women forget all those things they don’t want to remember‚ and remember everything they don’t want to forget." | Pg 1 | The narrator has drawn a distinct line between men and women. Perhaps this foreshadows a theme of "the role of women in a man’s world". Also in order to have that kind of perspective‚ I believe the narrator has to be a woman otherwise the narrator could not be that precise about how a woman thinks. | “There
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In the letter from Scout to Jem‚ we see Scout’s’ point of view and how she feels. It shows that she is sad that Boo gave them so much and they did not give him anything in return like a good neighbor should have. To convey this‚ a flowery background symbolizes a neighbor’s job to look after one another and the items in the pouch exhibits what Scout and Jem were given I feel that this establishes a feeling of growing maturity because the flowery background also symbolizes the growth of a young girl
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HUYNH TRUC CHI (TRISSY) COMN-152 QUESTION 25 Read your first journal entry. How have your reading and writing skills improved in COMN 152? What are some areas that still need improvement? I have taken a look at my first journal entry‚ I believe that my reading and writing skills substantially improved in COMN 152. In reading‚ I often did not use a dictionary and translate new vocabulary during reading a book‚ along with a random story in which I read on the internet. I try to finish reading it first
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and Tom’s personality. Knowing more about how characters think and respond to each other is crucial and this tells a bit of that. (words:51) “I want to see you” said Tom intently. “Get on the next train.” (pg26) Tom seems to be in control of the relationship with his mistress and is rather assertive. The mistress is rather submissive to Tom and obeys his ‘requests’. Tom will be a major character even is his mistress is not knowing how they interact will develop Tom’s character more
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should rebel‚ he believes that it is right and seeks revenge. Honest Reaction I think that this book is worth reading. I quite enjoyed this book. I enjoyed how it displayed to quality of life all Germans had after World War II. The harsh life that innocent Germans had. In this book Wilm does many devious acts that are quite risky‚ I love how he stands up for himself when nobody else does. There are several connections between the book and myself. Firstly the main character’s name is Wilm and my name
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