English Written Assignment Analyze of the text “The baddest dog in Harlem” by Walter Dean Myers The story tells of a group people‚ including the narrator (the author Walter Dean Myers?)‚ and what the group experiences one tragic day in Harlem. We meet the group as they discuss which boxer is the best in the world‚ when suddenly many policemen begin to appear‚ and begin to ask questions about a suspect they are searching for. Unfortunately‚ one policeman slips in some dog shit and his gun accidentally
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is James Thurber’s most famous writing. It is acclaimed for the use of words and clever humor‚ portraying the American culture most adeptly. Throughout the short story there were flowing themes of heroism and death. These are effectively conveyed by contrasting images and effective use of words. It is interesting that all of Walter Mitty’s fantasies have an underlying theme of death. There are five daydreams in total‚ and all of them have characters related to death
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such as limited close-ups and non-diegetic sounds to portray tensions present in the Younger family. The 2008 film failed to use an adequate amount of techniques and does not depict the tension as well as its older predecessor. Early in the scene‚ Walter follows Ruth around while she makes breakfast‚ trying to persuade her to tell Mama about his dreams. While standing over her‚ he goes far enough to try to make her participation beneficial to everything she’s tired with‚ saying “You’re tired‚ ain’t
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I believe that the structure used in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" was the descriptive structure because it describes what Mr. Mitty’s life could have been like if he had done something different. For example‚ the daydreams of being in the military and flying planes. The structure in "Gumption" is compare and contrast because the entire story is Clara naming the differences between the Oysters and Sylvester. For example‚ the story starts off with her talking about Sylvester needing gumption and
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his opening paragraphs. Summary Worksheet Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation [2001] Main claims: 1. As Eric Schlosser point out that Americans spend much money on fast food. 2. Eric Schlosser claims that the fast food industry has too much control over supply‚ production and demand worker safety and consumer’s health. 3. Eric Schlosser asserts that people should know what really goes into fast food‚ and what real coasts of it are. Examples: 1. Eric Schlosser states that Americans “spend more
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Analysis of “Summer” a poem by Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers poem “Summer” describes in short how the hot summer days are. This is the reason why I chose the poem. It brings me to a younger time in my life when it was less complicated. It was all about having fun. After reading the poem and the mention of “old men” in line 8 the perspective could be from a young person. It brings me to the thoughts of my summer days with my great uncles and their inability to do much during the heat of the
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the universe in the eyes of another‚ of hundreds of others‚ in seeing hundreds of universes that each of them sees”. Through the analysis of the two Robert Gray poems of ‘Journey‚ the North Coast’ and ‘The Meatworks’‚ as well as ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’‚ directed by Ben Stiller‚ we as an audience learn that the key to discovery is developing a greater capacity to view the world from different perspectives other than ones own‚ leading to new understandings and personal growth. The audience
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[pic] A Book Report by Eric Yates The book I read was Football Champ by Time Green. The setting of the book is Atlanta‚ Georgia during the fall. The main places in the story are the Atlanta Falcons Stadium‚ Troy’s middle school and football field‚ and Troy’s house. The story is written in first person because Troy (the main character) is telling the story. There is figurative language in this story. On page 229 a simile is used that says “he’s big and slow like a turtle”. There is
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There are notable differences from the play and the following movies. Their scene from the pay is the same as the movie‚ but they had some differences. For example‚ from the movies Walter was more aggressive than he was in the play. He did not treat his wife fairly he was really bad toward her‚ but in the movies they were some differences. In the movies they talk very differently and they act differently from they play and you also learn more from the movies than you did in the play. They were
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Second Reading of Walter De la Mare’s ’Silver’ (Slowly‚ silently‚ now the moon) Walter De la Mare’s ’Silver’ describes the beauty of a moonlit night and the effect of the moonlight on the earth. The poet has sketched a number of different pictures of the moonlight scene through extended metaphors. But as we know De la Mare’s writings have an eerie‚ fantastic quality‚ which serves as a means of entry into a world of deeper reality‚ his perceptions in ’Silver’ endow with charm and candor . The
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