k in Lesson Four A Drink in the Passage Part One Warm up I. Questions 1.What do you know about South Africa? 2. What do you know about the situation in South Africa at the time the story was written? 3. Have you ever heard of the “apartheid”? What do you know about it? 4. What dramatic changes have taken place in this country since the time this story was written? 5. Has racism been a serious problem in human history? Is the problem resolved 6. Is it easy to detect the existence of
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A Recurring Theme in Sylvia Plath’s Poetry Sylvia Plath’s poetry speaks to readers of today because of its clear attack on the betrayed and powerless‚ emotions that many people understand. The loss of a loved one is an emotional detachment shown in Plath’s writing that unites the reader’s feelings of helplessness to her own. Plath’s emotions became unbearable and lead to her suicide. Her pieces give evidence as to why she took her own life. She expresses how belittled and out of control she was in
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At last‚ when the ship we were in had got in all her cargo‚ they made ready with many fearful noises‚ and we were all put under deck‚ so that we could not see how they managed the vessel. But this disappointment was the least of my sorrow. The stench of the hold while we were on the coast was so intolerably loathsome‚ that it was dangerous to remain there for any time‚ and some of us had been permitted to stay on the deck for the fresh air; but now that the whole ship’s cargo were confined together
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After reading‚ Hawthorne’s story‚ "Young Goodman Brown‚" I found several passages that interested me. The Arthur Hawthorne had a lot of run on and confusing sentences. His tone of this story was serious and straightforward‚ no jokes were told throughout story. However‚ I only spoke on passages that interested me. The passages deal with a relationship bond‚ and a devil showing evil things to break it‚ emotions‚ and feelings. Goodman and faith relationship interest me a lot. Goodman believed in faith
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An Analysis of Two Key Passages in Antigone During the Nazi occupation of France‚ Jean Anouilh produced an adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy‚ Antigone‚ as a representation of the struggle between those collaborating with the occupants and those resisting them. While it is possible to read Anouilh’s Antigone as a ‘texte de la Resistance’‚ it can also be interpreted as an apologia for the Nazis’ severe‚ authoritarian behavior. The two key passages selected are crucial to the development of the play
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Surrealism in Mark Strand’s "Eating Poetry" Mark Strand’s "Eating Poetry" focuses on a man with an uncontrollable appetite for poetry’s words. The element that is most prominent in "Eating Poetry" is surrealism. Surrealism is a literary movement that sought to express the creative potential of the subconscious by creating works that often contained the juxtaposition of certain images. Some instances of surrealism can be found in the speaker’s actions‚ the appearance of certain creatures‚ and the
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Summary of Random Passage Random Passage‚ a book written by Bernice Morgan‚ is a novel that takes the reader back to the rural‚ unpopulated Newfoundland. The setting in which the book takes place is Cape Random which is a desolate cape off the shores of Newfoundland. This is a fictional place and is based on a real location‚ Cape Island‚ where Bernice Morgan’s ancestors lived. The book contains many rich characters all trying to thrive‚ survive‚ and live on this desolate cape. The novel focuses
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body. On the basis of your reading of the passage‚ answer the following questions: a) What did Buddha find? (1) b) What news was brought to him and what was his reaction? (2) c) What desire took hold of him? (1) d) Why did he give up fasting? (1) e) What did he realize? (1) f) Find words from the passage‚ which are similar in meaning to the following: (2) i. Very bad pain. ii. A strong wish. 2. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Once a famous tennis
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Poetry can evoke strong feelings in readers. Select three poems we’ve read and examine the literary techniques the poets used to evoke a reader’s emotional response (note: not your emotional response.) How do the poets’ various techniques connect to their readers’ feelings? Because a writer wants to evoke strong feelings into their writings‚ they use a variety of techniques from wording to the sense of the feeling the reader feels. In the poem‚ “Harlem‚” by Langston Hughes‚ he uses the descriptive
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Practice Assignment (Answers in bold Blue) Points possible: 20 Date: 06 November 2013 Read the passage‚ and then answer the questions below. Each question is worth 5 points. Taste of Success Actions speak louder than words. That is what English chef Jamie Oliver believes. Talking about how to make fine food was not enough. He wanted to open a restaurant. Saying that all young people can succeed was not enough‚ either. He wanted to give them a way to do it. Oliver named his restaurant
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