Reader Response Theory - can be traced back to Aristotle and Plato - literature’s effect on the reader - sources in the writings of the French structuralists (who stress the role of the perceiver as a maker of reality) - reader criticism became recognized as a distinct critical movement only in the 1970s - less a unified critical school than a vague collection of disparate critics with a common point of departure - “Reader Theory” “audience theory” neutral terms
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Adolescent Psychology Response Paper to Annie John Response Paper for Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid Annie John was‚ in my opinion‚ as poignant and universal a book dealing with adolescence as I have ever come across. The fact that it was the story of an adolescent girl‚ and that it took place in Antigua‚ in a vastly different racial‚ social‚ and economic climate than in which I personally grew up in‚ did nothing to lessen my ability to relate to the universal themes of adolescent
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Police Misconduct Response I would define police brutality as something that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using the amount of force with regards to a subject that is more than necessary. By excessive force‚ I mean that the officer use more than the amount of force to get the subject under control. I feel that police brutality happens when an officer has the subject under control and then might hit the subject with a black stick‚ or use the taser gun on the subject
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the city would respond to an attack like the one in Paris and found out that they had a problem. Three days after the attacks on Paris‚ the New York police went on an “offense and defense” strategy in response to the terrorism threats. “The story of how the new unit‚ known as the Critical Response Command‚ came into being traces the history of the city’s evolving approach to terrorism‚ from the creation of the counterterrorism and intelligence divisions in the months after the attacks of 2001‚ to
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Four Autobiographical Responses Because we listen autobiographically‚ we tend to respond in one of four ways. We evaluate -- we either agree or disagree; we probe -- we ask questions from our own frame of reference; we advise -- we give counsel based on our own experience; or we interpret -- we try to figure people out‚ to explain their motives‚ their behavior‚ based on our own motives and behavior. These responses come naturally to us. We are deeply scripted in them; we live around models of
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Write a response of 150-200 words to one of the topics listed below. Your journal entry must be well organized and contain correct grammar‚ spelling‚ and sentence structure. (Your work will be graded according to the Grading Form for Chapter Journals‚ pictured below.) You will not need to perform outside research to write this journal entry; after completing the assigned reading for the week‚ respond thoughtfully with your reasoned and measured opinion‚ using the chapter reading as context.
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The Armenian Genocide: Response Paper The movie highlights the extermination of Armenians from the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It uses newspaper articles‚ photographs‚ personal statements and experts in the topic to discuss Turkey’s denial of the genocide to this day. In class we discussed how the Young Turks led the Ottoman Empire during WWI and used the war as a cover-up. The documentary discussed the genocide as a result of the civil war between Muslims and Christians. The government
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Response to the film Bullied Starting in seventh grade Jamie Nabozny was bullied almost daily. He was hit punched‚ kicked‚ and called names. He told the principle who said he would get help‚ but nothing changed. By the end of seventh grade Jamie tried to commit suicide by swallowing pills. Jamie returned to middle school for eighth grade and was cornered in the bathroom on the first day back. His mother immediately demanded a meeting with the bullies and their mothers to try to settle the bullying
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Module C Response Good Afternoon‚ ladies and gentlemen. The existence of conflicting perspectives in society can only be enriching. Today‚ I will present to you how the representation of conflicting perspectives in textual forms creates a mirror to our society. This mirror reflects societal imperfections‚ the major‚ on which we will focus today‚ being obsession. This issue has been particularly documented in the turbulent relationship between poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath and the literary works
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A Lifeguard Saved Two Kids From Drowning. The Mother’s Response Will Sicken You. Never judge a hero by his tattoos. A lifeguard‚ Mike‚ was working a night shift one night in Orange County‚ California at Newport Beach‚ observed a boy and a girl that were out swimming near a danger zone‚ as Mike was going towards then to inform them that was not a safe spot for them to be‚ a rip swept them away before Mike could get to them. Mike rush towards them‚ pulled them out of the water. As soon as the kids
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