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    Moody chose to make his story very quick paced to the reader and in a way difficult to read‚ but with a purpose. Also how that affects the way the reader may read‚ perceive‚ or understand the story in a different way. And comparing how the similar writing style of Kincaid compares to Moody’s use. In "Boys" we are immediately introduced to a recurring theme‚ event‚ or phrase‚ if you will‚ that pops up throughout the story many‚ many times. "Boys enter the house‚ boys enter the house" (Moody 579). Moody

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    In the historical novel Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens displays a masterful ability to write and grasp various writing techniques. Dickens’ style can be accurately described as descriptively symbolic with a flair for carrying themes throughout his novel. His style can be divided into the various techniques that he used. The predominant techniques were symbolism‚ multiple perspective‚ and a strong character contrast. Dickens had a major emphasis on certain themes and carried them throughout

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    The Facebook Sonnet” clearly shows that the smallest thing can become the biggest part of life. The first stanza introduces you to Sherman Alexie’s description of Facebook in “The Facebook Sonnet.” It talks about reuniting with old high school friends and how it keeps you connected to them for as long you all shall live in the "endless high-school/Reunion" (lines 1-2). The middle of the first stanza says‚ "Welcome to past friends / And lovers‚ however kind or cruel" (lines 2-3)‚ this shows that

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    highlights the contrast between the permanence of circumstance and the possibility of a fruitful future. While Alexie provides somber backstories for several leading characters of the story‚ such as Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚ Chess and Checkers‚ Junior‚ Victor‚ and Robert Johnson‚ he uses each individual character to juxtapose how reactions to the past can affect the future. Furthermore‚ Alexie explores the theme of reconstruction and how the idea of tragedy itself can be repurposed into a new possibility

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    10 ~ Explain the differences between cognitive style and learning style. In what ways might the perceptual styles of field-dependence and field-independence influence whether a student processes information at a deep versus a surface level of learning? Krause et al and other texts use the broader term "Cognitive Style" to include "Learning Style" - often they are thought of as the same concept‚ but they can be differentiated: • Cognitive Style: The characteristic ways of thinking and perceiving

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    The Writing Styles of 2 Prominent British Science Fiction Authors "Science fiction is one of the more secluded parade grounds where private fantasy and public event meet. They call it entertainment". (Aldiss Billion 1) This quote is interpreted to mean that‚ in the genre of science fiction there is a fusion of fantasy and reality. It is this combination of two opposites that produces the novel categorized today as science fiction. There is one aspect of science fiction that separates it

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    controversial topics discussed. Flauberts‚ Madame Bovary‚ is an example of a non-traditional style of writing and expresses the French culture with character and originality. Gustave Flaubert is know as the first modern writer because of his bravery to write about controversial topics that had not been discussed in the literary world. (Foster 4) Flaubert grew up in a small town where he found inspiration for his writings threw the people he met and the experiences he had. As a child‚ his mother left

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    In the “Traveling Between Worlds Apart”‚ podcast Sherman Alexie reflects on his own unique sporadic childhood experiences and its relations to other different experiences others may be going through. When I first heard this podcast‚ I was stunned to know that Sherman Alexie endured traumatic experiences like mine. He had to endure a rough childhood where he was constantly teased for having a globe sized head due to the hydrocephalus as an infant (To The Best Of Our Knowledge‚ 2017) He also had to

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    News Story Bridget Sherman HIS 125 December 23‚ 2012 Gerald Fraz Birth Control Clinics Bring Light to Women or Morally Corrupt the Innocence? [By: Bridget Sherman] NEW YORK‚ 1920’s – Will wonder never sees? Who would have thought that we would see clinics that offered education services to women of a sensitive nature? Margaret Sanger has done just this. Earlier this year she organized the American Birth Control League (ENotes). Ms. Sanger is an advocate of the education for women

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    “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie and “Learning to Read” by Malcolm X are both Essays about young men trying to learn how to read‚ and what they got from reading. Both are very exciting and interesting Essays‚ but I feel that Sherman Alexie’s Essay has a tad bit more meaning; to me at least. Yes‚ Malcolm X’s Essay was longer‚ more into detail and possible a more well written Essay‚ but the meaning wasn’t as strong to me. Alexie took his knowledge and used it in a

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