people turn to reading. Reading for pleasure has become more popular in the past century than it has ever been before. Alice Munro is a fascinating Canadian short story writer whose stories can take readers to a much needed get away. Alice Laidlaw was born on July 10‚ 1931‚ the eldest of three siblings‚ born to Robert Laidlaw‚ a fox farmer‚ and Anne Clark Laidlaw‚ a teacher. Alice began writing as a teenager in the 1940’s. She published her first story while a student at the Western Ontario University
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got brown eyes and a shaved head. Helen: Is he handsome? Tim: Of course he is! He’s my cousin. Helen: And what’s he like? Is he like you too? Tim: No‚ he’s quite shy really. Helen: Oh look! Is that him? Tim: Yeah! Michal! Michal! He’s crying. I wonder what’s wrong. @Why is Michal sad? To talk about people’s appearance or personality you can use: be + adjective Verb: To be Adjective I’m slim He’s well-built She’s matronly You’re handsome We’re extroverted They’re shy To talk
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curious creatures who tend to behave in a bizarre and peculiar manner. As Alice ventures out on her journey in Wonderland and comes into contact with these different creatures‚ she quickly realizes that politeness and good behavior is not responded to in a positive way. In spite of Alice’s attempts to be amiable and pleasant‚ the creatures of Wonderland continue to be rude to her‚ as well as to each other. Although Alice learns of Wonderland’s eccentricities shortly after falling into the rabbit
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| |• the mood or atmosphere of the poems; | |• how they are written – words and phrases you find interesting‚ the way they are organised‚ and so on; | |• your responses to the poems.
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Bibliography: Benitez‚ Conrado. History of the Philippines. Boston. 1929. Brooks‚ Cleanth and Robert Penn Warren. Understanding Poetry. New York: Holt‚ Rinehard and Winston‚ 1996. Christopher‚ Milbourne. Search for the Soul‚ Thomas Y. Crowell Publishers‚ 1979 Fernando‚ Francisco Demetrio S.J.‚ Gilda and Fernando Zialcita. The Soul Book. GCF Books. Panay Avenue‚ Quezon City‚ 1991
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The three poems Remember written by Christina Rossetti‚ A Mother In A Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe and Poem at Thirty-Nine by Alice Walker share the same negative theme of loss and separation. Remember explores the pain felt by losing loved ones. A Mother In A Refugee Camp emphasizes the relationship between a mother and her child living in a refugee camp. Poem at thirty nine is a poem about the reminiscences of a loved one. Remember expresses the pain in losing and letting go of a loved
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Experiencing Poetry: I Do Not Love Thee Initial response: It seems to me that this poem is about a girl’s struggle to come to terms with whom she is dearly attracted to. Words: The words in this poem were easy enough to understand‚ some of which were of an older variety of English. Images: In this poem I could feel the inner struggle and frustration of the poet’s position. Figurative Language: The poem used rhyming every other line to make things flow better and repeated “I do not love
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Hannah Ostrow Professor Janoff Perspectives in American Literature October 21‚ 2012 Midterm Question #1 Emily Dickinson writes her poetry with startling different perspective‚ bold metaphors and similes‚ and deceptive simplicity. In each of her poems you can recognize her unmistakable personal voice. Her poems also often can be related to the human condition. You can especially see this in Emily Dickinson’s two poems “Much Madness is divinest Sense” and “”Hope” is the Thing with Feathers.”
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St. Alice Natalia Rosario Visitation School Grade 7 February 2013 St. Alice is a very inspirational saint who spent her life with a spirit deeply embedded in humility and a kind heart. Born in 1204 in a tiny village in Brussels‚ called Shaerbeck‚ Alice was sometimes called Aleydis. At the age of seven‚ Alice decided to join a convent of Cistercian nuns called Camera Sanctae Mariae. Alice would spend the rest of her life in that convent. Alice’s acts and deeds influenced many others and many
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The sound of breaking glass stopped her. Alice took a step back. Turned around and felt the chill of the winter wind on her neck. Standing behind her was a stranger to her heart with the broken wine bottle at his feet. As the sun was rising over the barn‚ nature stood still. You could hear nothing but the tires traveling down the gravel road. This was good-bye. This was the end. Alice is the type of girl that will light up the room simply with her presence. She is smart‚ kind‚ pretty‚ funny‚
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