Close Reading There are those things in life that hardly take any time to become an expert at. Close Reading is not one of those things. Close reading can most simply be defined as the technique of taking a piece of writing piece by piece and hyper-analyzing every little bit of it. The concept may not seem too difficult and complex‚ however‚ most of the thinking behind it is metacognition. Metacognition is the word for thinking about the way you think. Both of these concepts are incredibly important
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Imagine yourself as a sixteen year-old. You just got your driver’s license‚ and are going to go cruising with your friends to celebrate. However‚ at about ten o’clock‚ your attention isn’t on the road‚ and you crash into another vehicle. Two of your friends die on scene‚ and your other friend is seriously injured. For thousands of teens each year‚ this is a reality. Sixteen year-old drivers are three times more likely to crash than seventeen year olds‚ five times more likely to crash than eighteen
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I have chosen to do a “close reading” on the first poem in the book‚ “Land To Light On” by Dionne Brand‚ for Reading Journal one. After reading this poem‚ I cannot help but find myself correcting the English grammar in some of the phrases. Such as “If I am peaceful in this discomfort‚ is not peace‚ is getting used to harm. Is giving up.” It should be “it is not peace‚ it is getting used to harm. It is giving up.” Also the last line in the poem should be “My eyes are not mirrors”. Maybe the poet’s
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Reality Check Imagine for a second‚ you are walking down the street. Your typical‚ average day includes dirty looks and nasty stares. Passersby look you up and down and sneer. They point when they think you’re not looking. They whisper to their friends about you. You hear the words‚ “towel head” and “terrorist”. Whether you’re a man with a beard and taqiyah (prayer cap) or a woman with a head scarf‚ it hurts to be treated this way. So why does it happen? Why do so many non-Muslims continuously
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Imagine a world without free internet Internet has become a necessity that we cannot live without. From the Middle School student to the Chemical Engineer the way the internet help to make their day productive is immense. Since over 2 billion people using the internet every day the online piracy has become unstoppable. Without a doubt it is the duty of the government to take people who violate laws and bring to custody. But that doesn’t mean they have the right to take away the freedom of the
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4. Imagine you are Horatio. He has been asked to give an account of his and Hamlet’s actions by the new king‚ Fortinbras. What would he say? Sir Fortinbras‚ friends‚ noble audience lend me your ears; I come to speak in late Prince Hamlet’s death. Let me deliver a tale to th’ yet-unknowing world to Explain the happenings behind this bloodbath that You from the Polack wars and you from England Have since so arrive upon. Of late‚ the kingdom of Denmark was one of violent and unnatural acts
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nowadays‚ we can even profess to have many friends. The social networking tools that are available to us made it easier for us to keep in touch and connect to our friends as well as to get to know many new friends around the world without even the need to meet them face to face in real life. We socialize with people whom we call friends all the time‚ but can we say that friends are the most valuable thing in our lives? In my humble opinion‚ I don’t think so. Friends are very important‚ yes‚ but there are
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A Friend in need is a friend indeed Who is a friend and what is that which is known as friendship? It is the connection that generally exists between two individuals who are not related to one another on account of any family ties. It is also possible that people who are close relations too can become friends. Here we are dealing with this kind of friends although there is another category of friends spread beyond national boundaries. This category is known as pen friends who begin their relationship
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are in need or difficulty is a true friend. In our daily life we come across people who over a period of time become close to us. But we cannot be sure if they are true friends or just fair-weather friends. Many people develop contacts with influential people for their benefit. It will be a great mistake if one considers these apparently close people as friends. The test of true friendship is in time of difficulties.On the other hand‚ the fair-weather friends disappear in times of trails. They
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Imagine a world without imagination A prominent leader said to me today‚ imagination is for children...practical ideas are for adults...hmmm not sure how you get the ideas without imagination. It got me imagining a world Where we worry less about terms like Web 2.0‚ Podcasting‚ Social Media and more about how we can use technology to help change the world for the better... Where we talk about verbs rather than functions.....conversations vs marketing‚ value vs finance‚ hearts and minds rather
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