Anne Lamott said‚ “Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” Good literature allows individuals to live through events which they have not encountered in their lives. I agree with this quote because I believe it is true. This quote is shown to be true through the books‚ Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. In both pieces of literature‚ characters had an experience which we haven’t had or been through. Books help us understand
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Chrysalids: "They could never have succeeded. If they had not brought down Tribulation which all but destroyed them; then they would have bred with the carelessness of animals until they had reduced themselves to poverty and misery‚ and ultimately to starvation and barbarism. One way or another they were foredoomed because they were an inadequate species." "When their conditions were primitives they could get along all right‚ as the animals can; but the more complex they made their world‚ the less
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Caged Bird By Maya Angelou A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill
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their living rooms and the mass manipulation of the population. Society is stalling‚ unable to progress because nonconformity was punished by an extended stay at a psychiatric center‚ as evidenced by Leonard Meade’s quick deposition. In this definite Marxist society‚ people have eliminated on crime‚ but have also given up free will as well. The families mesmerized by the television are being controlled by an outside source‚ technology‚ and giving up their free will‚ whether they know it or not. Nothing
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The Marxist Criticism literary lens describes a scenario in literature where one group of people in society is more powerful than another. The wealthy community is usually in control of the lower class citizens and as a result the lower class people living under oppression. Native Son by Richard Wright is a fictional novel set in the 1930s in Chicago that depicts the harsh realities of African American due to oppression from the wealthy upper class white community. Bigger Thomas‚ a typical African
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RESEARCH PROJECT 1. Choose a research topic appropriate to this course and find a traditional newspaper article that reports on that topic. (News reports from scholarly journals‚ or websites like Physorg.com that publishes news releases from research institutes and universities are not acceptable.) The article must be written by a newspaper reporter‚ no newer than 6 months old‚ and may be as old as 15 years ago. A print or online newspaper is acceptable. A blog or wiki or other social networking
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The Golden Bird A certain king had a beautiful garden‚ and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted‚ and about the time when they began to grow ripe it was found that every night one of them was gone. The king became very angry at this‚ and ordered the gardener to keep watch all night under the tree. The gardener set his eldest son to watch; but about twelve o’clock he fell asleep‚ and in the morning another of the apples was missing. Then the second
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exist throughout the play in numerous motifs and symbols‚ including birds. What birds represent in literature varies; they can mean a journey‚ freedom‚ positive omen‚ and everything humans quest to understand. In Macbeth they can mean different things depending on the kind of bird‚ one sees less menacing birds appear around the mention of children‚ and birds of prey are referred to around the time of bad tidings. Although birds may be interpreted as symbols of freedom and innocence‚ their roles in
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the result of the difficult relationship between blacks and the police. This issue is still very prevalent today and Tupac talked about it in numerous songs. For instance in “Changes”‚ Tupac says‚ “Cops give a damn about a negro? Pull the trigger‚ kill a nigga‚ he’s a hero” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXvBjCO19QY). “Changes” references this problem‚ as well as‚ how African-Americans have been subjected to racism and poverty even after the “changes” of the Civil Rights Movement. An important
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A Feminist Lens in MacBeth MacBeth written by Shakespeare can be viewed through a feminist lens. Lady MacBeth and the witches are very strong important characters in MacBeth. When Shakespeare wrote this‚ feminism wasn’t a huge important aspect at the time‚ but he wrote it based on what he thought of women. Witches are often thought to be evil or mean‚ and Lady MacBeth was portrayed as a character who was very strong and could easily manipulate other people. Lady MacBeth is a strong person when
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