Writhing in an electric tune‚ the band begins to play. Walking back and forth across the stage I heard the singer cry. Down at the bar last night‚ By the pale of evening moon light. The band‚ oh‚ they did play! The band‚ oh‚ they did play! To the tune of Rock n’ Roll‚ With fingers blazing across the strings They made the gui-tars scream. A clash of cymbals‚ The pounding of drums Coming from that Rock n’ Roll. And far into the moonlight they played To the roar of the crowd he sang
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praise‚ I would tape each word and action‚ and play them back throughout my days If I knew it would be the last time‚ I would spare an extra minute or two‚ To stop and say "I love you‚" instead of assuming you know I do. So‚ just in case tomorrow never comes‚ and today is all I get‚ I’d like to say how much I love you‚ and I hope we never will forget. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone‚ young or old alike‚ And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight. So
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Close Reading There are those things in life that hardly take any time to become an expert at. Close Reading is not one of those things. Close reading can most simply be defined as the technique of taking a piece of writing piece by piece and hyper-analyzing every little bit of it. The concept may not seem too difficult and complex‚ however‚ most of the thinking behind it is metacognition. Metacognition is the word for thinking about the way you think. Both of these concepts are incredibly important
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Reading Reflection ENG 125 7/5/2011 Reading Reflection The literary work that we discussed this week was interesting to me in so many ways. The chapters talked about different types of literature such as poems‚ short stories‚ and also novels. Throughout the reading I experience literature in a way I have never understood before. Literature restores the past‚ stimulates the imagination‚ glorifies the commonplace‚ evokes emotions and links feeling to thinking‚ upholds a vision of the
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The Joy of Reading‚ or‚ What Reading Really Means to Me When I was first asked to make this short speech‚ I was struck by the title “What Reading Means to Me.” My knee-jerk reaction was “What doesn’t reading mean to me?” As a professional librarian‚ I thought of all of our standard platitudes: “Reading is Life.” “Reading is Fundamental.” “There is no such thing as too many books.” I might easily have gone on and on along this vein‚ until I remembered that‚ for me
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The SQ3R strategy which stands for survey‚ question‚ read‚ recite‚ and review. This five step strategy can be integrated into many areas. students can learn more effectively by engaging in the pre-reading‚ during-reading‚ and post-reading steps of this strategy. There are five strategy of reading to better understand the material. The strategy contain survey‚ question‚ read‚recite and review. In survey‚ it contains chapter titles‚ introductory paragraphs‚ bold face‚ italicized headings and summary
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The Importance of Reading September 1st 2012 People are living in a world where new technological advances have replaced the desire to read. Reading‚ in my opinion‚ has become less important to many adults and children. Some children and teenagers prefer to watch a movie or playing video games instead of reading a book. Some adults prefer to watch television than to read a good novel. Reading‚ in some people’s agenda‚ is not as important as it used to be like in the early 1900’s. To some people
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Wukie/Poetry Poetry Analysis Examples Example I: Poetry Analysis of Robert Frost’s "Fire and Ice" By Chris Davidson In his poem “Fire and Ice” Robert Frost compares and contrasts the two destructive forces: fire and ice. In the first two lines of the poem he presents two options for the end of the world: an end by fire or by ice. He takes the position of fire in the next two lines and relates fire to desire. This comparison suggests that Frost views desire as something that consumes
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The English word "love" can refer to a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.[1] It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".[2] It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚
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child‚ with a child’s devotion; and your unsullied breeze exhilarated my heart. The Creator I saw in the grandeur of your age-old forests; upon your bosom‚ sorrows were ever unknown to me; while at your azure skies I gazed‚ neither love nor tenderness failed me‚ for in nature lay my felicity. Tender childhood‚ beautiful town‚ rich fountain of rejoicing and of harmonious music that drove away all pain: return to this heart of mine‚ return my gracious hours‚ return
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