Reader Response 1: Mother Tongue by Amy Tan Discusses the way she and her mother use English to communicate. Give specific examples from the reading to explain their interactions in English. The main purpose of this paper is to focus on the linguistic differences and the challenges of cultural translation as a barrier‚ on the other hand the power of storytelling as a bridge. Amy Tan wants to let the reader know that languages influence our lives. Tan discuses in the story the difference between the
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A Brothers Murder Victor Hugo wisely said “Son‚ brother‚ father‚ lover‚ friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections‚ as there is room in heaven for all the stars.” (BrainyQuote). I believe there is no better quote to match the meaning of this story. After reading this story‚ I could not believe how much I related to this in my personal life. A Brothers Murder talks about waking up to a phone call‚ and finding out your brother has been killed. It takes you back through the memory
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Pleasure or Bliss: Reader Reaction to Christie ’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd In The Pleasure of the Text printed in 1975‚ Roland Barthes defines two kinds of text. According to Barthes‚ the "text of pleasure" is "text that contents . . . that comes from culture and does not break with it‚ is linked to a comfortable practice of reading" (14). The "text of bliss" is text "that discomforts . . . unsettles the reader ’s historical‚ cultural‚ psychological assumptions‚ the consistency of his tastes
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twenty-first century reader is always on the side of the outsider. By comparing and contrasting appropriately selected parts of the two novels you have studied for this question‚ show how far you would agree with the ciew expresed above. Your argument should include relelvant comments on each writer’s methods and relevant contextual material on the twenty-first century reader. Reader reactions vary enormously with personality‚ society and morals. The personality of the reader will dictate the extent
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terrible violence in Mexico. Since President Felipe Calderón announced his war on the drug cartels‚ over 28‚000 people have been killed in a civil war that shows no sign of easing. I got a spirited‚ angry reaction on my blog and in e-mails from Mexican readers who objected to my “desecration of the sacred Mexican flag.” My cartoon appeared at the same time as Calderón‘s state of the union address to Mexico’s Congress in which Calderón claimed to be making progress in the worsening drug war. Mexico’s
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Wanex 5-2 The Benefit of Identifying with Literary Characters Vladimir Nabokov’s article “Good Readers and Good Writers” is an intriguing read that concentrates on his interpretation of what proper reading and great authors entail. He specifically articulates that one should read to comprehend minute details before summarizing the big picture of the text; if they try to create generalizations from the beginning‚ they will not be able to grasp the true meaning of the piece. He then explains that
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emotional and physical baggage of wartime are brought to light. The most obvious and prominent feature of O’Brien’s writing is a repetition of detail. O’brien also passively analyzes the effects of wartime on the underdeveloped psyche by giving the reader close up insight into common tribulations of war‚ but not in a necessarily expositorial sense.. He takes us into the minds of mere kids as they cope with the unbelievable and under-talked-about effects or rationalizing death‚ discomfort and loneliness
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Synopsis Feeling dissatisfied from the traditional approaches‚ I found shelter in Reader Response theory‚ which acknowledged not only my role as a reader in giving meaning to the text but also considered me a scholar who had the right and duty to stand in judgement on the text. In the first chapter the rise of English is traced‚ in order to approach the methods in the teaching of English which were employed when English was established as an academic subject in the universities of England‚ which
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What makes a someone a good reader? This might be something a teacher has asked their students before giving out a 5 page paper on it‚ but really think about the question. Being creative and understanding how the author of a story tries to convey their audience to feel a specific way after reading the piece of literature they worked so hard on can help make someone a good reader. It is important to understand what the author wants to convey in his story‚ and what an author is trying to get his audience
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‘Inform your readers of a charity that they should donate to‚ and explain the type of work they do’ The Canal and river trust The Canal and River Trust is a charitable trust that was set up to look after the waterways of England and Wales. Firstly‚ The Canal and River Trust was founded in 1989‚ by William Sheffield‚ a British/Welsh citizen. Moreover there are over 3000 volunteers and 2000 employers who dedicated to keeping people‚ nature and history united. We also support and provide services for
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