Chris Senese 11 Honors English Catcher in the Rye Summer Homework Chapter 1: Important passage: "If you really want to hear about it‚ the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born‚ and what my lousy childhood was like‚ and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me‚ and all that David Copperfield kind of crap‚ but I don’t feel like going into it‚ if you want to know the truth." (1). Speaker: Holden Claufield Audience: The reader Significance: In
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Several stories have conflicts. Some stories may have numerous conflicts; however others stories may not have any conflicts at all. However‚ stories the stories with conflicts makes the story more interesting so the reader will be interested in reading the short story‚ film‚ or play. In these three stories‚ love and murder are an important factor. However‚ Love and murder are not the only two conflicts in these stories and plays. Abortion and Drinking are another type of conflicts.Several stories
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The art of slow reading Patrick Kingsley If you’re reading this article in print‚ chances are you’ll only get through half of what I’ve written. And if you’re reading this online‚ you might not even finish a fifth. These are the two findings from two recent research projects‚ which both suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion. The problem doesn’t just stop there: academics report that we are becoming less attentive book-readers‚ too
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Hitchcock once said that there’s “no drama in a bomb going off‚ there’s drama in the anticipation of the bomb going off”. The more the reader anticipates‚ the more engaged they are. The movie Valkaryie is a good example of anticipation built around a literal bomb going off. I’m more interested in the metaphoric bomb going off - an explosive incident that releases the stress built up around it. Let’s look at the opening of Liar‚ Liar. You have a lawyer do nothing but lie for the first
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Victoria Hourigan What techniques does Hill use to create tension in ‘whistle and I’ll come to you’? The opening paragraph to the chapter immediately creates tension. This is done by the use of pathetic fallacy in that Hill describes the atmosphere with ‘gusts that blew’ and that during the night it ‘increased greatly in force’. This instantly creates an ominous surrounding as it conveys how isolated Arthur and the house are. Moreover‚ it foreshadows a sinister future for Arthur and spider
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APPLE IPHONE 5S RELEASE On September 20‚ 2013‚ the new iPhone 5s was launched in retail stores. Retail locations saw queues winding around the block in the U.S‚ Australia and China to name a few. People stood‚ sat and camped on the streets‚ refusing to leave the line for fear of losing their spot. One customer was willing to wait 27 hours in line for phone. The target audience for this event includes other phone users who may be convinced of the iPhone 5s’ value after seeing others’ dedication
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Kim 1988. Choose a distinguished novel or play in which some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example‚ awakenings‚ discoveries‚ changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay‚ describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement‚ suspense‚ and climax usually associated with external action. Hamlet Textual Evidence: To be‚ or not to be--that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of
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Postcard from a travel snob First thoughts 1. The poem decides two very different types of holiday. a. What general impression do you get of each type of holiday? The first reference sets an image of your average holiday resort. The other however‚ portrays the accommodation as ‘peaceful’. b. Which does the writer seem to prefer? The writer seems to prefer the sound of a normal holiday resort‚ filled with drunken tourists etc. Looking more closely 1. ‘Wish you were here!’
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And Then I Met Margaret is a non-fiction book about a boy who came from a place where his future was already determined not to go beyond what the mill town offered. The author‚ Rob White‚ shocked the neighbourhood by becoming a college boy‚ a teacher‚ and eventually a billionaire. He acknowledged that his success in life was not his own and there were people who helped him along the way‚ though not in material things but in something that mattered to him more – his character. What the author mainly
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The poem She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways use the elements of theme‚ metaphors‚ and persona to draw the attention of the reader. They also show the intent and feelings that the author wanted to show in his writings. It was written by William Wordsworth who has been known for his style of romance and nature. "For Wordsworth‚ passion in poetry is not merely the subject of a poem but also the means of its expression and its resultant effect" (Robinson‚ 2010‚ Para 1). Each one contributes to the other
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