English 1100 Syllabus: Foundations of College Writing‚ Fall 2013 Instructor: Christine Nicodemus (Sections 65‚ 66‚ 130‚ 113) Email: nicodemusc@ecu.edu Phone: (252) 328-1538 Office: Bate 2135 Office Hours: Monday 5-5:40‚ Tuesday 2-3:15‚ Wednesday 1:20-2:35 and 5-5:40‚ Thursday 2-3:15 Other meeting times can be scheduled if necessary/feasible; please email me to arrange a time. **Important Course Requirement** As the semester progresses‚ keep all of your projects‚ including all drafts
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In the novel Delirium‚ by Lauren Oliver‚ there are many great characters that contribute majorly to the story. The narrator of the story‚ a dynamic character‚ is Lena Haloway and she is also the main protagonist of the novel. Her full name is Magdalena Ella Haloway Tiddle‚ she is seventeen years old‚ and she describes herself as an average looking girl. Living in a society where everyone is controlled‚ Lena grows up as a girl who is afraid of everything not normal. The normal in her world is that
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Initially‚ Ralph is described as "the fair boy" and Piggy is described as the "fat boy." "Fair" does refer to the lightness of his hair‚ but the word also means just‚ beautiful‚ and honest. These descriptions work out to be true. Piggy is fat‚ wears glasses‚ can’t swim‚ and has asthma: all three are mild but real physical handicaps. These descriptions are accurate and the other boys will focus on these traits much more than they will on Piggy’s mental abilities. Ralph is described as having the potential
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most was Ralph‚ who was the novels protagonist. The twelve year old English boy‚ who was elected leader of the boys in the beginning of the novel‚ is the primary representative of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel. Ralph attempts to organize the boys’ efforts to build a miniature civilization on the island until they can be rescued. Ralph represents human beings’ civilizing instinct‚ as opposed to the savage instinct that Jack represents. The very first time Ralph is introduced
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In Delirium by Lauren Oliver‚ the story follows Lena Haloway before her cure. This cure removes the part of your brain that feels love‚ which is considered a crime and a disease in her society. Following the procedure‚ Lena will have her spouse‚ occupation‚ and number of children chosen for her. Yet she’s okay with that. At first‚ to her‚ it means a life without pain‚ or unpredictability. Until she meets Alex. Everything changes when she falls in love with and ultimately discovers the oppression
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a) The political cartoon expresses the view that a voting for a third party is equivalent to throwing away their vote. In the carton Nader is addressing society’s “throw away mentality‚” but in the background a citizen is casting their vote for the green party. The vote casted by the citizen ironically drops into a garbage can that represents a wasted vote. This image tells voters that they should amend their views on minor party candidates and vote for the candidate they think will be the best president
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Ralph Waldo Emerson							I am writing this essay on the beliefs and thoughts of Ralph Waldo Emerson on the subjects of individuality‚ society‚ government‚ technology‚ and spirituality. 	I think that Emerson believes that every person should be as much as individual as they can. Be who you are on the inside‚ don’t try to be like everyone else. Don’t worry about fitting in‚ if someone is a real friend‚ they will like you for who you are‚ real friends won’t dump you for
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between the two main characters. Ralph and Jack‚ Ralph just want to keep everyone safe‚ Jack just want to hunt and just to do his own thing. In the book “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding‚ he writes about abounch of young kids that who were on a plane that gets shot down on a deserted island. They will try to survive as long as they can. The setting is on a deserted island. There are only the kids around as far as they could tell. The main characters Ralph and Jack. Conflicts occur in the novel
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s attitude towards nature is very explicit in this passage. He not only lets the reader see that he is awed and delighted by it‚ but that he also enjoys it. He explores the differences between how adults see nature and the way children view it. Finally‚ he once again states his love of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson was not only an excited writer of nature‚ but an enjoyer of its wonderful aspects as well. In his passage‚ Emerson states that "Within [the] plantations of God‚ a decorum
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Ralph Waldo Emerson- -Uses Figurative Language. Figurative language is not meant to be interpreted literally. -Uses Extended Metaphors. Compares a person’s intellectual and spiritual life to a farmer’s cultivation of a plot of ground. Ralph Waldo Emerson was an essayist‚ philosopher and poet. We can only learn‚ understand and profit from our own efforts and experience. We cannot rely on the work and experience of others. Every person intuitively understands and responds to the truth
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