as a competent and articulate participant. Summaries also serve an important role in helping other readers make sense of a difficult text. As you learned from Greene and Lidinsky’s chapter‚ writing a summary involves a great deal of critical thinking and evaluation on the part of the writer. You must identify the author’s thesis (what Greene and Lidinsky call “the gist”)‚ uncover how the key claims of that thesis are supported and developed‚ evaluate the conversational contexts of the author’s work
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Shakespeare’s Life Shakespeare’s life has changed the lives of many through his extremely influential and extraordinary poems and plays. He is sometimes not even believed to be a real person‚ as much of the information about his life is missing from his documents. Whether or not he is real‚ his legacy lives on through his work. The big events in his life were the early life‚ the middle age‚ final years‚ and his career. He was born to John Shakespeare a leather merchant and Mary
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herself in the mirror. Lester ’s childlike regression (Nevid‚ J.‚ Rathus‚ S. & Greene‚ B) and obedience to his narcissistic wife is revealed as Carol shouts “Could you make me a little later” as he pathetically spills his brief case before settling into the back seat. The only hint nurturing nature Carol ’s displays is towards her prized roses. As Lester suggests‚ it is all part
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is actually a metaphor for King’s severe cocaine addiction. Amazingly King was able to take care of three kids and pump out best selling books while he was addicted. In addition King sought help and was able to get rid of the addiction by 1986. (Greene) Another argument against King came from people who claimed that he was a money hoarder because of the insane success of his books. This was even illustrated in a caricature of King where he was seen eating mouthful after mouthful of money. King’s
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Politics and religion have contributed to the great roles in shaping up societies worldwide for centuries. Specifically‚ in both “For Whom the Bell Tows” and “The Quiet American”‚ political influences are expressed with a deeper concentration in comparison to religion among the people. In the work‚ “For Whom the Bell Tows”‚ religion is not emphasized as a major priority throughout the story‚ until the local people find themselves almost at their breaking point. As stated in one of the passages by
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numerous times through some of the highest in authority that witnessed her work and its effects. Among the accolades and awards‚ she managed to receive the most prestigious of all‚ and the single most wanted award for her‚ the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 (Greene 114). Teresa’s devotion to the poor in the slums was so great and inspirational that she was consistently awarded and recognized for her efforts‚ and still is today. One long-lastingly effective creation of Teresa’s is one of her biggest foundations
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The Destructors by Graham Greene In the short story “The Destructors‚” by Graham Greene‚ takes place in London after the German bombings during War World II. This story show two types of violence: One is the gang of youths that expressed their anger and frustration against society by destroying the last remaining house on a street had been bombed. The other type of is society during War World II the town and the homes were destroyed by bombs. The gang of boys called themselves the Wormsley
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The lesson which the author wishes to teach the readers is not at all the same lesson which Gorinius wanted Roberto to purchase with his Groat’s worth of inheritance‚ in the beginning of the tale. Quite the contrary‚ the author urges the readers to place faith in God‚ remain loyal to their wives - reject all follies‚ especially the chasing of beautiful women - and show kindness to all‚ especially the poor. Usury is denounced‚ as well as ostentatiousness and greed. But for some reason the bulk of
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Develop an argument on or some ideas of understanding about curriculum as multicultural text by relating the works of Darling-Hammond‚ French‚ & Garcia-Lopez‚ Delpit‚ Duarte & Smith‚ Greene‚ Nieto and Sletter to your experience of curriculum‚ teaching‚ and learning as affirming diversity. You could think specifically about the following questions: Is there a need for diversity in curriculum studies and designs? Why? What measures do you think will be effective in incorporating such a need into curriculum
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References: Greene‚ R. R. (1999). Ecological Perspective:An Eclectic Theoretical Framework for Social Work Practice. New York : Aldine De Gruyyer . Robbins‚ S. P.‚ Chatterjee‚ P.‚ & Canda‚ E. R. (2006). Contemporary Human Behavior Theory: a Critical Perspective for
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