Commentary Samples from Exam 1‚ May 2001 Higher Level Stephen Edgar’s “The Secret Life of Books” is about the nature of reading and the power of literature to affect the reader. The poem personifies books‚ imagining how they silently plot to draw in their readers‚ and then moves to a discussion of how the readers are changed by their reading. Edgar structures his poem to illustrate the nature of this relationship between literature and its readers. “The Secret Life of Books” is divided
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QUESTION 1 Most of the research on input has developed from Stephen Krashen’s Input Hypothesis. According to the Hypothesis‚ for L2 acquisition to take place‚ the learner must be exposed to comprehensible input. In other words‚ Krashen answers the question about what mechanisms exist to allow learners to acquire a second language. He reaches a conclusion‚ stating that learners can achieve acquisition “by understanding messages‚ or by receiving comprehensible input.” Furthermore‚ the input must contain
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The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Knowledge Charlie‚ Sam‚ and Patrick are the main characters. Sam and Patrick are step-siblings and Charlie is their younger friend that they take under their wings. The story takes place in or around Pittsburgh‚ PA in 1991 and 1992. The places the characters experience are real places (Charlie’s brother going to Penn State‚ the parks they hang around) and the years are obvious because of the journal entries. One of the events that took place that
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How do you feel about it? That was 5 basic questions about one word that could be answered on the spot. Imagine how the word that you picked could change the entire meaning of the story. The author that asserts his respect for the English word is Stephen King. In On Writing on pages 129 through 131‚ King shares the approach that every new writer should acquire in order to create magic. King’s diction‚ figurative language‚ and detail portray his appreciation and diligence to the art of writing‚ which
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In Stephen King novella “The body” one of the main theme is the relationships between the main characters and their family. Throughout‚ the whole novella the main characters Teddy‚ Chris‚ Vern and Gordie‚ lack the support of a strong masculine figure. These young boys are at a crucial point in their life‚ where if they are not given the right teachings and time‚ their life will turn into a disaster. Also throughout the novella there is no mention of a convincing feminine figure to guide the main
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The novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky‚ is a first person diary‚ or letter‚ of a 15 year old boy named Charlie. Throughout the novel‚ Charlie writes letters discussing major life events including all the ups and mostly downs‚ that are occurring in his life. Charlie has gone through a lot of stressful and traumatic situations in his life up to his sophomore year of high school. Despite living through a roller coaster of emotions and events‚ there are certain treatments that
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If we are all insane‚ then sanity becomes a matter of degree. Words said by a man many people know of‚ Stephen King. A lot of King’s short stories and books fall under the same category or genre of horror. Nationwide‚ King sells over a million copies of his books a year. Why? People love getting the shit scared out of them. Does that mean humans are psychotic? Possibly. But what we don’t really pay attention to is why we enjoy it so much. The best parts of a horror film are when creepy things pop
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instructor kept reminding the students that within the following few days they would be getting a lot of practice with this. Students generally stay motivated and less anxious from the beginning if they know they’ll have time to review new material. Stephen Krashen proposed the “Affective Filter Hypothesis” in the 1970s‚ which proposed that certain emotions such as anxiety‚ self-doubt‚ and mere boredom interfere with the process of acquiring a second language (Hadley‚ 62)." As for the structure and
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How far was WWI responsible for the overthrow of the Tsar‚ February 1917? The First World War was indeed a major cause of the Tsar’s overthrow in the February Revolution. However‚ it was not the sole factor – rather‚ it was a catalyst and a focus that allowed all the other preexisting factors to boil over into revolution. The First World War caused a multitude of problems for the peasants of Russia‚ both at home and on the front. The vast majority of conscripts were from farming villages‚ meaning
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introduction that identifies the subject being reviewed and contains a thesis statement • A conclusion that offers an overall judgment on the subject. • At least 1‚000 words‚ 3 pages double spaced‚ MLA format A Dark Brown Dog by Stephen Crane ________________________________________ A Dark-Brown dog and the accompanying illustrations were published in Cosmopolitan‚ March 1901. ________________________________________ A Child was standing on a street-corner. He leaned with
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