The Chrysalids Reading Response Chapters 4-6 There are a few patterns that I noticed in the Chrysalids the one that really jumped out at me was the idea of “normal” the entire story is based around the idea of “normal” and gods image. It’s repeated all throughout the book‚ Sophie gets her foot stuck in the rocks she doesn’t want her shoe to be removed because she fears David will think of her having six toes as something abnormal‚ in Davids house where there are no paintings on the walls instead
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In Zora Neale Hurston’s‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the concept of power is heavily emphasized throughout the novel. Although Joe “Jody” Starks‚ a man full of confidence and aspiration‚ became the mayor of the black town of Eatonville‚ he had an obsession for power and control that led to destruction. Power is fulfillment to Starks. He demonstrates patriarchy and dominance over Janie when he “rears and pitches in de store sometimes when she make uh mistake is… ungodly‚ but she don’t seem to
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Every since I can remember reading has been a up and down thing for me. I always loved to get read to when I was a little girl and to look at picture books making up my own words to go along. Throughout the years reading has grown on me in many different ways. Some of my early reading memories were creating words with letter blocks with my mother‚ reading rhyming books that taught me the basic sounds such as “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” and “Cat In The Hat” that helped me rhyme/blend words while in
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Sabrina Choung Professor Boeck RWS 200 February 6‚ 2015 Reading Responses Colombo Pg. 139-140 1. Moore provides evidence to support his contention that America is a nation of idiots by stating‚ “There are forty-four million Americans who cannot read and write above a fourth grade level –in other words‚ who are functional illiterates” (Colombo 122) and also explains how he feels as if America wants to keep individuals “stupid” and “ignorant” (Colombo 123). I do agree with his statement that there
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Title: Looking for Alaska Author: John Green Text type: Young adult; Fiction “You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth‚ thinking about how you’ll escape it one day‚ and how awesome it will be‚ and imagining that future keeps you going‚ but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present.” John Green’s ‘Looking for Alaska’‚ tells a story about self-discovery‚ first experiences and the deep impact someone can have on a life. Miles Halter is fascinated by last words
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Summary-Response Essay Informal Outline: Thesis Statement- I enjoyed reading the article. General Support Point 1- I liked the author’s main point. General Support Point 2- I could relate to it. General Support Point 3- I got information from it. General Support Point 4- I agree with her. Summary and Response: “Path to Better Eating Strewn with Traps” The article “Path to Better Eating Strewn with Traps” by Marcia Clemmitt‚ talks about how the American diet can have tricks‚ so people can
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Reading Response #2 Benjamin Franklin’s principles are comparable to the Mary Rowlandson’s orgins in way and also diverse in some ways. In Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography‚ Franklin holds alloy of importance on educations and improving one own self‚ and how it can benefit to anyone. Franklin is a person who believes if he constantly read and educates himself he will improve his own work and archive hid dream. Compared to Puritan constant belief in the bible and her faith in god will
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Growing up‚ reading was hard for me. Ever since I can remember‚ I’ve always had a hard time reading‚ and that also affected my spelling. This all started in kindergarten. I can look back at some of the papers my mom kept and see that I spelled cat as “kat”. I remember the continuous name calling when I was little of how I wasn’t the best reader in the class and how all the kids would call me stupid. I would come home and tell my mom and she would get so mad. This really hurt my feelings‚ but
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Up until I was in fifth grade‚ I absolutely loathed reading. I thought it was monotonous‚ useless‚ and troublesome. I actually hated it so much that I avoided reading new material for years‚ and instead used Judy Moody Predicts the Future by Megan McDonald for three separate books reports. Unfortunately‚ that book helped me from having to branch out from my unadventurous‚ very selective book choices‚ but it also set a tone for what genre of reading I would continue my preteen years. These books were
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Reading Response 4: Civil Society In the reading‚ “Civil Society‚” Edwards discusses the concepts of civil society as a voluntary‚ associational life that primarily thrives within western cultures and deals with a community of citizens that have a shared common interest. The reading also focused on how civil societies promote progressive policies‚ nurture positive social norms that encourages stability‚ and advocates accountability and checks against state authority. Moreover‚ noting the beneficial
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