Reading report: Two Kinds by Amy Tan A summary of the passage Two kinds‚ one of the short stories in The Joy Luck Club‚ by Amy Tan‚ first published in 1989‚ vividly displays a bittersweet relationship between Jing-mei‚ the narrator and protagonist‚ and her mother Mrs. Woo‚ and explores conflicts between a Chinese mother and her disobedient Americanized daughter. The story happened in the Chinatown in San Francisco throughout the 1950s and maybe the early 1960s. It begins with Jing-mei and her
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"Ode to an Orange" by Larry Woiwode took place in the winter of 1940s. It was "the winters of the forties" which I felt was very important in setting the background. It was a time of war‚ rationing of food‚ limited transportation‚ a difficult time to import items from other states and then adjustment from war of peace. Winter did not just represent cold‚ snow‚ wind‚ gray sky‚ limited sunshine‚ but a limiting of the senses. With this in mind it have also been difficult to obtain an orange that would
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think it’s not good. Some concepts that were picked out were writer’s voice‚ the reading response‚ and word complexity. The author’s voice in the reading‚ overall gives the reader a shocking factor and makes me think more. There was a moment in the reading were it was very abrupt. “I was lying. What I actually wish for her is failure.” (Caroll). For instance there was some wittiness that I spotted in this reading. “If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots‚ probably
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Response to Death Be Not Proud of John Donne The poem Death Be Not Proud‚ by John Donne‚ is a typical “Holly Sonnet”. In these poems‚ he spent a lot of effort in looking into his “inner self”‚ expressing his attitude towards religion and life. In this poem‚ Donne stresses man’s superior over death in particular by using a series of poetic elements. The sonnet is written in Petrarchan sonnet form with fourteen lines iambic pentameter; the first eight lines are octave‚ while others are sestet. It
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I wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear we were studying this book in class but I found that I really enjoyed it. I really liked it because of the fact that the prominent theme of racial prejudice is so controversial. I found it very hypocritical that the gossiping friends of Aunt Alexandra could be so concerned about the maroons in Africa and yet be so racial to the black people in their society. There’s nothing more distracting than a sulky darky”‚ is what Mrs. Merriweather says. It is also completely
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Gem Reyrao 12/12/12 P4 Mr. Cotton AP Literature and Composition Indirect Characterization: Simply put‚ indirect characterization is the author’s way of giving the reader clues as to how a character is really like. Such clues may be describing how the character dresses‚ letting the reader hear what the character says‚ or revealing the character’s private thoughts. Example: “Gatsby‚ his hands still in his pockets‚ was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect
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English 100: Reading Response Guidelines Please read each chapter as it is assigned‚ so that you can keep up with class discussions without falling behind. You may ALWAYS feel free to read ahead! RR#4 is due Monday‚ April 22nd the start of class. Students should write at least three (3) pages in response to these questions (typed‚ double-spaced‚ MLA style); as long as the total RR is at least 3 pages‚ each individual question’s response length doesn’t matter. Please refer to the Hacker handbook
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Holt Renfrew Case Analysis:Nausherwan Saleem (11020035) Rukunuddin Aslam (11020163) Case Summary: 1) Company Profile: a. High-end retailer in Canada with ten stores in seven Canadian cities b. Sells top quality‚ branded and private-label designer fashions as well as cosmetics c. Owned by the Wittington Group headed by Galen Weston d. Peak sales occurred in March/April‚ July/August and November/December e. Publicity campaigns used throughout the year for promotional purposes f. 21‚500 orders
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Reading Comprehension and Response to Literature Questions Chapters 1-2 Directions Answer all the questions below. Dont forget to answer all of the parts of each question too. Restate the question in your answer. Dont forget to cite evidence from the novel to support your answer. Anthropomorphism characterization What human characteristics (other than the ability to speak English) does Orwell give to each of the following characters CharacterHuman Characteristics and Personality TraitsOld
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Holley 1 Adam Holley Professor Richardson ENC 1101 B001 June 27 2012 Reading Response 1 “If readers construct the meaning of texts‚ how does information transmission work?” Through constructing the meaning of texts‚ a reader can interpret and summarize chunks of writing into something that is already processed by the reader. Personally‚ I know that if I begin reading a piece of text that I have never researched or learned in the past‚ obviously I cannot make an information transmission. On
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