Marena Cassetta 3/8/12 Period 8 Tito/Brill Hamlet Essay Alexander Solzhenitsyn once said “Good literature substitutes for an experience that we ourselves have not lived through.” By this Solzhenitsyn meant that literature often gives us scenarios and conflicts that we might not experience in our lifetime. This is shown through the literary work Hamlet by William Shakespeare. After reading Hamlet I disagree with this quote because authors often exaggerate the truth to
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considered to be the “only one”‚ he was the only one with “water on the brain”‚ and he was the only one at Rearden that was indian. Being the “only one” is not necessarily a bad thing it just can make you different. Throughout the book being the “only one” felt scary‚ embarrassing‚ and sad. Junior was born on the spokane reservation. Junior was born with a disease where he had too much cerebral spinal fluid in his skull. This is the first example of what it means to be the “only one” because this disease
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Name_____________pd____ What’s your lens? Take a look at the image below. Describe what you think it is? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What might determine what you see in the above shape? Is there a right answer? This illustrates the concept of CRITICAL LENSES. A LENS is the perspective we use to interpret and assign
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A critical lens is an approach or viewpoint of a text based upon a critical theory or knowledge. To view a text through the critical lens of Feminism‚ for example‚ is to examine the text from the point of view of a feminist - examining the roles‚ both domestic and social‚ played by men and women‚ and how equal the relationships between men and women are. Current critical lenses are Formalism/New Criticism‚ Post Modernism‚ Marxism‚ etc. Some English teachers also use the term ’critical lens’ to
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Only the heart is a novel written by Brian Caswell‚ which entails the journey of refugees fleeing their homeland on a boat after being consumed by post-war communism in search of the dream. The story follows the VO family as they embark on a fishing boat away from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)‚ Vietnam towards Malaysia before landing in Australia and the difficulties as well as the dangers they confront through their migration. The following discussion of this novel will revolve around the different
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Sammie Clemmey February 2‚ 2012 Critical Lens Essay - TKAM English 9 – Friedman To Kill a Mockingbird Critical Lens Essay “It takes a village to raise a child”‚ is an African Proverb. In other words‚ it can take more than just a child’s nuclear family to make her grow into who she will be as an adult. This lens is true because even though parents and siblings have a major effect on a child‚ and how they turn out later on in life‚ society and a child’s surrounding are what
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being attacked by the wolf‚ she kills him. Thurber also expresses a serious message because little children nowadays are exposed to more violence than they should ever be. Thurber’s satire “The Princess and the Tin Box‚” a princess has to choose one of five princes to marry‚ based on their gifts. Four princes bring fancy and shiny things‚ but the poor fifth prince brought some useless rocks. “She examined it with great interest and squealed with delight‚ for all her life she had been glutted
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literature is a better story‚ or was written by a more profound author‚ instead‚ literature can be loosely evaluated by two main judgments. First‚ each piece should be reviewed as to how fully it connects to the central purpose‚ or theme of the work. Each element of the story should contribute to the central theme in a well executed story. Second‚ each work should be judged by how powerful the purpose is. This can cause differing judgements between readers because of different connections stories have
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According to Seneca‚ a Roman philosopher‚ “The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.” In other words‚ the boldest thing in this world is to see an honorable person fighting against misfortune‚ and never give up. I agree with this statement because it happens in real life and in literature. A man who goes against tragedy caused by nature‚ human or himself is considered great and honorable. Two works of literature that illustrate the quote as I have explained
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Aaron Laidler 10 September 2012 Period 1 AP Lit. Mr. Wise Oedipus Essay The ability to see is a much more complex ability than just the physical attribute. Most individuals have the ability to see physically but are blind to the reality of certain circumstances. In the play‚ “Oedipus the King” by Plato‚ Oedipus‚ the tragic hero‚ is not a blind man but cannot see the reality in the outcome of trying to escape his given fate. Some individuals are blind to who they actually are‚ this is displayed
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