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    Miriany Lalchand Reader’s Response Hold Tight Amy Bloom Content  Author  Text (glossary)  Summary  Literary Devices  My Response  References About the Author  Amy Bloom (1953)  American writer and psychotherapist  Written two novels & three collections of short stories  Nominee for the National Book Award & the National Book Critics Circle Award  Creator‚ co-executive producer & head writer for TV series “State of Mind”  Written for The New Yorker‚ Atlantic

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    irony to exploit the flaws in a ‘comedy of manners’. In contrast Sheridan’s ‘School for Scandal’ uses a lighter tone to portray society’s obsession with gossip and therefore presents them with a delicate subtly that enables the twenty-first century reader to fully engage and relate to the situations. Therefore perhaps ‘A School for Scandal’ holds more relevance to a contemporary audience. Through ‘Volpone’ we witness the focus on material possession‚ greed and avarice‚ exemplified through Volpone’s

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    More than just a book‚ The Reader reminds that the concepts of guilt and responsibility are not clear-cut ideas‚ and even more so during the Nuremberg Trials. Guilt is simply one of the many human emotions‚ but the feeling of guilt is unique to everyone and there is no one meaning for guilt. Though guilt is such a strong feeling‚ judgments must not be made simply on how "guilty" one feels for their actions. If that is so‚ then Hanna would never have gone to jail at all. Judgments should instead be

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    The Status Quo In Howard Zinn’s book‚ Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice‚ Chapter 1 entitled‚ “Introduction: American Ideology‚” begins with a discussion of a few instances in history where groups of people believed that other races and social classes were inferior to others (Zinn 1). The end result of these instances was that many‚ if not all‚ of the inferior people were killed (Zinn 1). From these occurrences‚ Zinn concludes that our thinking does not merely spark debates‚ but

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    Don Quixote Reader Response Life is not perfect; it certainly has its ups and downs. Some people accept life as it is: they face reality‚ solving life’s problems and appreciating its benefits. Others choose to lean toward the fantastic‚ imagining fictional ideals and utopian lifestyles. A story that embodies this dialectic is that of Don Quixote‚ written by Miguel de Cervantes‚ where the main character‚ a simple middle aged gentleman‚ becomes influenced by books he’s read on the topic of chivalry

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    ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I. Title: Extensive Reading Assistance to Struggling Readers Program II. Background and Rationale The Every Child A Reader Program (ECARP) is a national program that addresses the thrust of the Department of Education (DepEd) to make every child a reader at his/her grade level. It is designed to equip elementary pupils with strategic reading and writing skills to make them independent young readers and writers. ECARP is implemented through the following components: Reading

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    Reader Response Essay “What ’s to become of boys like this? What man will take interest in them? I can only think of one kind-a judge” (Dear Dads: Save Your Sons 11). This quote was said by Christopher N. Bacorn in his essay about father figures. It is interesting to see how how people see fathers‚ and what they think of them. He wrote about the need teenagers and children have to have a father and how it effects them to not have one. He also says how having a substitute father figure can help

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    Amanda Dulinky 1/23/13 Reader Response # 1‚ on Alone Together‚ written by Sherry Turkle. Reading the first part of Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together has brought some interesting questions to my mind. I have often joked about friends of mine who play Massively Multi-player Online Games‚ such as World of Warcraft and Second Life‚ being addicted to their “game of choice”. And after reading & discussing this book‚ while also

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    letters written by the protagonist and addressed to God. I was actually very pleased to be reading something formatted different; I thought it would be more interesting. I did not know what I was in store for. Alice Walker wastes no time to shock the reader right off of the bat. The very first letter describes the rape of the protagonist by her stepfather. Uneducated language is used to bring more depth and realism‚ but also adds a sort of crudeness to it. This is nothing you would expect a first page

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    starting a community is. The reader is led through Ralph’s frustration regarding the boy’s unwillingness to listen to him or the other older members‚ and will not or do the responsible work that would satisfy the group’s needs. Contrasting this wearisome and painfully not cohesive group‚ the hunters start to form a bond and the “littuns” are carefree splashing in the ocean and playing games within the forest. Emotions run heavy throughout these opening chapters‚ allowing the reader to experience the fear

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