now seemed to overwhelm and constrict me as I longed for the flexibility of digitized text. The computer is the latest development in writing technology; a promises to change literary practices for better. Bonnie Laing‚ the author of the essay “An Ode to the User-Friendly Pencil” is strongly against the boycotting pencils. Unfortunately‚ Laing’s argument that the pencil is superior to a computer is poorly demonstrated due to her biased diction towards analog writing instruments and ignorance of the
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way his father communicates his love through actions instead of words. Specifically‚ his father built early morning fires that drove out the cold and polished his good church shoes. In “Those Winter Sundays”‚ Robert Hayden uses strong imagery and sound to describe his father‚ and how he grew from lacking respect for his father to admiring him. The first stanza is saturated with strong imagery and diction that vividly describes his father‚ the winter weather‚ and a fierce fire. From the first line
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An ode to my sunglasses There is something about my golden aviator sunglasses that is more than sun protection‚ more than anybody else can ever imagine. Every time I put them on I instantly become happier. A lot of women around the world have the same pair‚ as they were mass-produced by the brand Guess‚ and so mine isn’t unique at all in that sense. Neither is my happiness triggered by a materialistic satisfaction by wearing a “brand”. I received them from a special person‚ when I
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1. Alliteration Alliteration is a literary device in which two or more consecutive words‚ or words that are nearby in the same sentence‚ start with the same letter. It is often used in poetry‚ literature‚ slogans‚ and other propaganda because it is usually impressive and memorable. For example‚ Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 2. Assonance Assonance is the repetition of a pattern of similar sounds within a sentence. It is used to produce a form of rhyme throughout the whole
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Roenyl Tisoy Mr. Boyd AP Literature 27 August 2012 Title In The Sound of Waves‚ Yukio Mishima explores the contrast between the corrupt influences of western civilization versus the power of nature. Mishima idealizes Japan through descriptive language and also through the characters. Mishima presents Yasuo as the antagonist to invoke the reader’s appreciation for nature and ultimately‚ Japan. He uses characterization to associate Yasuo‚ the antagonist‚ with corrupt Western influence. Furthermore
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Nijee Warfield Professor Rettura Survey to American Literature Nijee Warfield 11/22/13 Professor Returra Final Paper The Sound and the Fury The Sound and The Fury is unique and strange novel. Each of the chapter or parts are written from a first person view. Its context is written from four different prospective‚ that of the three Compson brothers and one through Faulkner’s own eyes‚ but he seems to focus on Dilsey‚ the Compson’s cook. Dilsey takes a great part in raising the
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“An Ode to America‚” written by Cornel Nistorescu‚ talks about the events following the 9/11 bombings. He writes how amazed he was at the unity the Americans showed just hours after the disaster. Flags were raised‚ fundraisers started‚ and lives risked all
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Safe and Sound Take a minute to think about one thing from your childhood you still have an endless love for. How does it make you feel? Happy? Joyful? Safe? For Holden Caulfield‚ the exhibits in the Natural History museum are what make him feel safe. The museum scene in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ shows how someone changes throughout life‚ but memories remain the same and stick with us forever. There are some things in life that change‚ like our hair or clothes‚ and other things
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Sound of Waves Study Guide Name: ___________________________ Chapter 1 1. What is the name of the island where the novel takes place? 2. Which two spots does the narrator describe as the most beautiful on the island? 3. Describe the main character‚ including age‚ physical looks‚ job and name. 4. Who are the boy’s good friends? How do they help him with his struggles in school? Chapter 2 5. Who else is in Shinji’s family? 6. Who in the village
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A Sound of Thunder‚ Part 1 Ray Bradbury The sign on the wall seemed to quaver under a film of sliding warm water. Eckels felt his eyelids blink over his stare‚ and the sign burned in this momentary darkness: TIME SAFARI‚ INC. SAFARIS TO ANY YEAR IN THE PAST. YOU NAME THE ANIMAL. WE TAKE YOU THERE. YOU SHOOT IT. Warm phlegm gathered in Eckels’ throat; he swallowed and pushed it down. The muscles around his mouth formed a smile as he put his hand slowly out upon the air‚ and in that
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