I found the process of writing the reading responses quite tedious; especially when it came to my first reading response. My first reading response was focused on the article‚ “What Every American Should Know”; inquiring whether the use of Hirsch’s list to determine if one is culturally literate is well-thought-out. I found coming up with witty counterarguments tiring and difficult‚ the end result being I had to create an outline (which I barley do)‚ to aid me in the development of this ‘blog post’
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In the novel The Bell Jar‚ Sylvia Plath represents the idea of sexual double standards by introducing specific male characters into certain scenes. The main character‚ as well as the protagonist in the novel‚ Esther‚ portrays frustration when faced with the various social views that men have on women. Esther encounters one of the two‚ minor‚ male characters‚ Marco‚ who is a sadistic Peruvian man. Sylvia Plath describes Marco’s outlook on sex as demeaning to both men and woman‚ yet he proceeds to
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Jennifer Macias 8/25/12 English 121 Roberta Fabiani "The Plug-In Drug" Reading Response The Plug-In Drug is a very good story that get’s you thinking about a lot. It makes you think about all the times you’ve ever watched television and if you were actually controlling the amount of time you spent watching it or if you were sucked into the television set and had a temporary spell on you. The only thing about this story is whether this writer based it all on facts or a matter of opinion? Marie
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Reading Response: Malcolm X 1. Subject: This reading is about Malcolm X gaining inspiration to learn how to read and write during his time in prison and the many wonders of the world he learns of through reading. The topic is Malcolm X’s passion for learning and the main ideas are what he learns about which drives him to fight for the nonwhite man. The setting takes place in Charlestown Prison and Norfolk Prison Colony where Malcolm X was imprisoned in 1946-1953. Characters included in the reading
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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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of poetry. It is what brings a poem to life it is the key to releasing all the emotions in us. Imagery develops a deeper meaning to the poem and its major themes. Plath uses a lot of images in her poem which reflect her feelings and help the reader to relate to her. The recurrences of related images are the central elements in Sylvia Plath ’s poetry. The poems of "Daddy" and "Lady Lazarus" both use imagery of historical people and events that took place to explain tense and painful emotions. The imagery
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SOC101 Classical Sociological Theory Sections 107 and 108 Reading Response Questions for Wednesday 5 November: Durkheim on DoL (III) The following questions pertain to The Division of Labor in Society (pp. 201-6‚ 258-74‚ 277-303‚ 309-19). Pp. 320-31 are recommended. Please respond to each question in two to four sentences. Use brief quotes and/or page citations to support each answer. 1. According to Durkheim‚ what are the primary causes of the division of labor in general? Increase in material
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Serrano‚ Edric “HIDDEN INTELLECTUALISM” Reading Response Journal In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff‚ The Author is telling us that knowledge can be seen not only from academic thinking but also in the form of “street smarts”. Graff explains that we know some “impressively street smarts” but does not do well in school‚ but Graff argues that “street smarts” are just as important as “book smarts”. Many people think that it is such a waste‚ that “street smarts” should be taking
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I am having a hard time with this reading response because this was the book I was the most excited to read for this class but I really struggled to like or even finish the book‚ which is very disappointing. Regardless of the notes we were given about the story in class I felt as if I had no idea what was going on during the first third of the book and after that I continuously wondered if I had missed very vital details to the story because I was so confused to begin with. Despite the interactions
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Reading Response In the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” by Mark Haddon a young boy diagnosed with autism named Chris tries to uncover the murder of his neighbor’s dog. The story is written from first person point of view which is Chris’. By doing so the author allows us to step inside Chris’ mind and understand how he views and analyses things. If the novel were to be written in any other point of view it would not be near
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