GUIDE FOR INTERPRETING LITERATURE THE SCHEME OF STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF A LITERARY TEXT I. Speak of the author in brief. - the facts of his biography relevant for his creative activities; - the epoch (historical and social background); - the literary trend he belongs to; - the main literary pieces (works); II. Give a summary of the extract (or the story) under consideration (the gist‚ the content of the story in a nutshell). III. State the problem raised (tackled) by the author
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Reasons why students drop out college No one said that going to college would be easy‚ and many students find out the hard way. Complete your education in school is very hard and stressful. Numerous students have to do innumerable chores such as writing‚ do projects and attend to labs. Only the 30 percent of students finish the four years of college education while the rest students leave for many reasons. It is very sad how many students give up‚ and they believe that education is
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the kinds of TV shows are many more than before. However‚ the authorities make some regulations on TV shows‚ such as‚ not allowing some kinds of TV shows to play at everyday. From my personal angle‚ I believe that the policy is not reasonable. First of all‚ TV shows play an important role in people’s daily lives. Trough watching TV shows with friends‚ we can have good communication with friends. I think this is a good idea for advancing the relationship of friends. Because of TV shows‚ friends
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Bradbury noticed this so he wrote science fiction stories because of how people were using technology. In the story “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury there is a house that was on fire because of the bomb. Therefore‚ technology has improved society. Technology can be used for anything and everyone. In the story “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” it states “Out of the warrens in the wall‚ tiny robot mice darted” (Bradbury 9). The author is stating that the mice are robots are helping
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Amine Bekki Instructor: Shadi Shidrawi Course: English 203 Date : 13 september 2013 Response 1 An Analysis of Mahmoud Darwish’s “ a gentle rain in a strange autumn In this poem‚ “A gentle rain in a distant autumn”‚ Mahmoud Darwish‚ Palestine’s national productive poet and author‚ expresses his nostalgia and craving for both; his homeland after his exile‚ and for the glorious and sparkling era when Palestine was a free country. In my opinion‚ his love of the
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WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER THEMES * TRIBALISM * APARTHEID * RACISM * DESCRIMINATION * PROGRESSION – DEVELOPMENT * BLACK/BLACK – WHITE/BLACK – MALE/FEMALE * SOCIAL INJUSTICE When rain clouds gather written by Bessie Head is set in Botswana. The protagonist‚ Makhaya Maseko is escaping from South Africa as he does not want to be part of the apartheid system‚ he just wants peace and equality. The aims of the author are to show the horrible living conditions due to the same
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When Rain Clouds Gather (African Writers) by Bessie Head Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: The poverty-stricken village of Golema Mmidi‚ in the heart of rural Botswana‚ offers a haven to the exiles gathered there. Makhaya‚ a political refugee from South Africa‚ becomes involved with an English agricultural expert and the villagers as they struggle to upgrade their traditional farming methods with modern techniques. The pressures of tradition‚ the opposition of the local chief‚ and‚ above all
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vividly convey the theme of social downfall from arrogance in TWO of the short stories. Two stories that vividly convey symbolism for social downfall from arrogance would be “There Will Come Soft Rain”‚ by Ray Bradbury and “The Phoenix”‚ by Sylvia Townsend Warner. In the story “There Will Come Soft Rain”‚ Bradbury conveys the theme of how technology that man have build will either be the death of us or outlive us. That would the social downfall because humans thought they were helping each other
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The title of the book refers to “the small rains that come‚ in February and March... to make the mangoes sweet” (p. 78). Kris Holloway described them as “the brief rains that came when I least expected them” (p. 78). Monique and the Mango Rains is a story of the friendship that develops over time in between a local health care worker in the village of Nampossela‚ Mali and the author‚ Kris Holloway. Holloway is on a two-year assignment (1989 to 1991) with the Peace Corp. The book shows how the villagers
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SUMMER When asked‚ not everyone will agree about which season is best. Some people prefer the rain and blossoms of spring‚ while others look forward to the changes of autumn. Then‚ there are some crazy people I know who enjoy the cold winds and snow of winter. However‚ my favorite time of year is summer. First‚ of course‚ the best thing about summer is the nice weather. The weather is usually hot and sunny‚ with longer days. Moreover‚ my usual summer attire consists of tank tops‚ shorts
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