AP LONG FORM 1. Diction: the accent‚ inflection‚ intonation‚ and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker‚ usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation. (Dictionary.com) “I was the youngest child in the school by two years‚ and I spoke only English‚ the infected tongue that had spread like a plague into the sacred land and contaminated the pure‚ sweet waters of Afrikanerdom.”(Power of One 3)-Peekay “No‚ no small baas‚ the lieutenant will come
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“This Boy’s Life is not only about Hardship‚ but also about Determination and Resourcefulness” Discuss. Wolff’s memoir “This Boy’s life” examines how life challenges can shape ones Identity. The memoir explores how determination is fuelled by hardship and that resourcefulness is essential in overcoming life’s obstacles. Besides the many difficulties Jack and Rosemary face‚ these difficulties are what ignites their motivation to transform their lives. Jack Despite the hardship he experiences‚ he
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Brother Number 6‚ Ace Brother Ace was one of the three brothers who invested his large oak tree with brother David to build a fifty-room boarding house. His investment in his brother’s project gave him a monthly stipend. His property was located next to brother Elijah‚ who had a billboard on his property‚ and brother Art had built a gas station that did car repairs and had a car wash. All three brothers’ properties were located next to one another on the busy highway. Now‚ what was he going to
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Writings Do Not Only Entertain and Educate He tells Ayn Rand‚ an author‚ “Miss Rand‚ I just want you to know your books have completely changed my life” (Wolff 86). By telling her‚ the narrator of the novel Old School by Tobias Wolff expresses writers can have impact on their audience‚ and therefore‚ have control over their audience’s perspectives. The main character‚ the unnamed narrator‚ dreams of becoming a writer because of the power and respect authors have‚ during the 1960s in his prep school
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This Boys Life By: Jessica Ceccolini I am doing a biography on Dwight‚ he is the stepfather to Jack the main character. Dwight who was a short man with curly brown hair and brown eyes. He smelled of gasoline‚ his legs were small for his thick chested body. Dwight dressed very different from people he had two toned shoes‚ hand painted tie‚ monogrammed blazer with a monogrammed handkerchief always in the breast pocket. Dwight was a great dancer‚ and very nice at the beginning of the story he
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They say that the bond between two brothers is stronger and more permanent than Equestira itself. A brother is your best friend‚ your secret keeper‚ your storybook keeper. You go to him when you have harrowing secrets plaguing your mind. I’ve been told that I’m lucky; because on the day Sapphire and I were born‚ I was extremely close to not having a brother. Hehe‚ what a mighty contradictory that would have been. Not only am I a brother‚ but I am also a twin—the first of two fraternal colts to enter
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than an understanding of the dictionary definition. They know that this powerful commitment is the most intimate manner in which to show not only one’s love for another‚ but also one’s steadfast honor in remaining true to this lifetime promise. In Tobias Wolff’s “Say Yes‚” a wife and her husband‚ while washing the dinner dishes‚ find themselves straying onto the topic of interracial marriage. Quickly‚ the tension between the two escalates into more than just an everyday chat. Wolff’s domestic tale
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my third major writing assignment‚ I focused on the short story “Bullet in The Brain” by Tobias Wolff. In this assignment‚ I analyzed the story and was able to understand what theme Wolff created and why he portrayed Anders‚ the main character‚ a certain way. Anders was first introduced as an unsympathetic character; however‚ towards the end of the story‚ the reasons for his behavior become understood. Wolff describes the tragic events that Anders has gone through in order to explain why he acts
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Dean Makepeace Dean Makepeace‚ from the short story Old School by Tobias Wolff‚ is the Dean of an old boarding school outside Seattle. Makepeace looks like an posh Englishman with his cane‚ his suit‚ and a friendship with Earnest Hemingway. If I were to describe Makepeace with one word‚ that word would be wise. Wolff shows us that Makepeace is wise in many ways. The first I noticed was when Wolff is describing how many books Makepeace has in his office. This‚ to me‚ shows that he has lived
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short stories "Powder" by Tobias Wolff and "If the River was Whiskey" by T.C. Boyle‚ which both feature father-son relationships that are placed under a large amount of stress. There are many similarities and differences between these two relationships that are not apparent upon just a cursory glance. A father can be completely inconsiderate of his sons needs or try his best to meet them and still create turmoil within the relationship. After reading Wolff’s short story "Powder‚" one can conclude
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