English “Critical Lens” Samples and assignments Often in life and in literature‚ people find themselves in overpowering situations. This is what Herodotus was referring to when he wrote‚ “Men are at the mercy of events and cannot control them.” In other words‚ people suffer not because of their own actions‚ but because of the situation in which they find themselves. This is true in considering Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck because George and Lennie‚ the two protagonists‚ and other minor characters
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Ronald Sanchez Mr.VerStraten Critical lens Essay “All literature shows us power of emotion‚ it is emotion‚ not reason that motivates characters in literature.”This powerful quote was once said by Duff Brenna. Yes this quote is true. This quote means that author’s put life into the characters they create in literature. Characters that act on emotion‚ gets the reader gets emotionally attached to them and they just
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ANNA UNIVERSITY ‚ CHENNAI - 600 025 TIME TABLE - B.E/B.Tech(R-2008). /B.Arch.(R-2009) DEGREE EXAMINATIONS -May/June - 2013 For candidates admitted in Anna University‚ Chennai in 2008 ‚ 2009 & 2012‚ erstwhile Anna University of Technology‚ Chennai in 2010 and all erstwhile Anna Universities of Technology in 2011 Dated: 20-MAR-13 Branch Name B.E./B.Tech. Common to All Branches (except Marine Engineering.) Subject Code Semester Subject Name 01 01 01 01 01 01 Technical English
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Critical Lens Essay – To Kill a Mockingbird “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience” said J.K. Clarke. In other words‚ he his saying that a person who does what is right rather than the easier choice requires courage. This is proven in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows how brave Atticus is for putting an effort into defending Tom Robinson (a black man)‚ when it is unacceptable in his society‚ and obeying his conscience. In the novel‚ To Kill
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Sigfried’s Smelly Socks! by Len Foley is a children’s story that infuses elements of metafiction with those of humour to explore the central theme of cleanliness. What is interesting about this book is that there is a beautiful romance between the illustrations and font that is difficult to find in children’s books. The book begins with the protagonist of the story suddenly coming to the realisation that his room smells bad. He then goes on a quest to find the source of this terrible smell. What
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Will Behan Critical lens for The Crucible Edmund Burke once stated “No passion so effectively robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear”. In other words fear of anything especially what a person does not know or understand can cripple one’s mind very effectively and with a large magnitude. A person would only need to recall the last time they were afraid of something they didn’t understand or when they didn’t know what to do to stop something from happening and reflect upon
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Sarah Steltmann 9/7/14 Critical Lens Essay “A friend who dies‚ it’s something of you who dies.” Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert was correct when he once said‚ “A friend who dies‚ it’s something of you who dies.” By this he meant that when a person loses someone close to them‚ they never fully recover‚ almost like there’s a hole in their heart that can never be refilled. Two books that prove this are My Book of Life by Angel‚ by Martine Leavitt‚ and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
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Society is highly dependent on the concept of reputation; it is people’s way of forming a premature opinion before having a formal introduction to the subject at hand. Due to this fact‚ people emphasize the importance of one upholding a respectable reputation‚ One of the central themes in The Things They Carried‚ is that fear of ruining one’s reputation served as motivation to the soldiers during the Vietnam War. Tim O’Brien conveys this theme using anecdotes about Curt Lemon‚ Rat Kiley‚ and himself
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In the Crucible there are many characters who take their reputation matter and think too highly of it. There are some characters in this play that do not care for their reputation in the community. One of the first characters we see that sees highly of the idea of reputations is Reverend Parris. When Mr.Parris finds out about the dancing and possible witchcraft that was going he was more concerned about what people would say about him then the safety of his own daughter. Throughout the play you can
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All My Sons 3/18/13 Critical Lens - Benjamin Aereli Benjamin Aereli once said that “Circumstances are beyond the control of the man‚ but his conduct is in his power.” I agree with this quote. This quote means that unexpected things happen‚ things that one does not have any control over. One does have control over how they handle a situation. Many examples of this idea can be found in literature. The play All My Sons by Arthur Miller illustrates this idea several times. Two characters
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