letters written by the protagonist and addressed to God. I was actually very pleased to be reading something formatted different; I thought it would be more interesting. I did not know what I was in store for. Alice Walker wastes no time to shock the reader right off of the bat. The very first letter describes the rape of the protagonist by her stepfather. Uneducated language is used to bring more depth and realism‚ but also adds a sort of crudeness to it. This is nothing you would expect a first page
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starting a community is. The reader is led through Ralph’s frustration regarding the boy’s unwillingness to listen to him or the other older members‚ and will not or do the responsible work that would satisfy the group’s needs. Contrasting this wearisome and painfully not cohesive group‚ the hunters start to form a bond and the “littuns” are carefree splashing in the ocean and playing games within the forest. Emotions run heavy throughout these opening chapters‚ allowing the reader to experience the fear
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the temptation to use violence in our struggle for freedom‚ unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness‚ and our chief legacy to them will be never-ending reign of chaos”. This quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr reminds me of current events that are happening in America today. The people of Ferguson‚ Missouri is as an example of this problem. The people have turned to violence because there was no justice for the killing of an unarmed teen by a police officer
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Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ The Jungle‚ has been a major influence on American History. The novel’s success stems from how it exploited the American meatpacking industry and eventually led to the passing of the Food and Drug act of 1906. Though the novel discusses the American era of Industrialization in Chicago‚ the title refers to this era as a Jungle. Sinclair’s title‚ The Jungle‚ symbolizes the worker’s struggle for a good life in a country where capitalist’s prosperity is defined by their poor
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Analysis of an excerpt from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Rhetorical devices are used to strengthen writing and add dimension. When used properly‚ they add layers of complexity to any prose as well as further evidence for an argument. No one understood this better than Upton Sinclair. Four strong rhetoric devices are periodicity‚ the Rule of Three‚ metaphor and rhetorical questions. Sinclair masterfully demonstrates these in a speech featured in his novel‚ The Jungle. Periodicity‚ also
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church was bombed and caught fire. The guards‚ however‚ did not open the doors and most women burned to death. Both persons read about the trial but only one of them knows that it is an extract from a book‚ the Reader (written by Bernhard Schlink) and has read the rest of the book. One of the readers is familiar with the character of Hanna Schmitz‚ the
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Force The Jungle Critical Analysis The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a powerful piece of classical literature. Indeed‚ it is arguably Sinclair’s most famous of all prior and latter works of art due to the simple fact it had such an impact on the meatpacking industry. Oddly enough‚ Sinclair didn’t achieve his underlying goal in stressing the importance of a socialistic society‚ but rather society focused on the atrocities of the how their food was being prepared in factories. The Jungle is a fictional
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Prose Reader “We Are Training Our Kids to Kill” Understanding Details 1. According to Grossman‚ the “virus of violence” is referring to the increase of murder‚ attempted murder‚ and assault rates in not only America but many places around the world. Although the population has been increasing‚ both the assault and murder rate are significantly high. Grossman quotes‚ “Today‚ both our assault rate and murder rate are at phenomenally high levels. Both are increasing worldwide” (Paragraph 6) Then
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Today is very important learning languages because they will open many opportunities for the future. In my opinion learning languages is very important. Know many languages is very important for the communication with peoples the others countries for read books‚ leaflets in other languages .Knowing another language leads us to understand other lifestyle and so we understand better the mode of being and thinking of other peoples. Learning many languages is hard but is very compensator. I like to
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in today’s context of a globalized singapore‚ many people are concerned with building up our economy . what many people dont realise is that conserving out environment is just as important to our economy . yes our economic growth is important to sustain our economy ‚ but only to a limited extent . we need to conserve our environment because they are vanishing fast ! is our government doing enough ? or rather ‚ can they do more ? we believe that the government can do more to conserve our environment
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