physical items that have taken over in place of sentimental things. “a shiny mink jacket‚…” “…where expensive foreign cars idle sharply.” Details like these are used throughout the second half of the passage to add to the loss of sentimentality within the family. Rodriguez uses dialogue throughout the passage to add effects and to help the reader to
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strange that as I began to look through passages I was finding more of what the opposite of a real Dominican man was. The narrator seemed to mostly use the main character Oscar Wao to show the good and bad in Dominican man. In the first chapter we see that progression of Oscar Wao from being a “typical” Dominican man to miserably failing the “so-called” characteristics and personality of a real Dominican man. My goal of this paper is to examine certain passages to get a clearer idea of what characters
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Digging at the Roots of Tradition Tuesday‚ October 8‚ 2013 Seamus Heaney’s Digging is a free verse poem‚ written in the first person narrative‚ which focuses on the speaker exploring his family ’s history whilst trying to decide his own future. The speaker is writing the poem while observing his father digging in the potato fields outside his window. Throughout the poem‚ the speaker goes into detail describing the laborious jobs that both his
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illustrated the history of her small town. Throughout the passage described in first person narrative by Debra‚ herself‚ explained her story of what she has seen and been told. In “Horizontal World” author Debra Marquart applies vivid imagery‚ unique diction‚ and a personal anecdote to convey the importance and uniqueness of small towns. First‚ Debra Marquart uses vivid imagery to emphasize the small details that make a town unique. Debra opened the passage with a descriptive view you can only see in the
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Instructional Objectives: 0-Not Observed 1-Beginning 2-Developing 3-Accomplished * TSW be able to tell what the author’s purpose is in their writing passage in a book‚ magazine‚ or letter. * TSW be able to give examples of persuasive‚ entertain or informational writing. * TSW be able to know the reason why the author is writing the passage. Assessment: 0-Not Observed 1-Beginning 2-Developing 3-Accomplished * Informal observation through discussions and retelling of the examples
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just how cherished this outing was for her. Esther’s deeply rooted respect for her father is evident from the very first sentence she wrote‚ “I have just come back from a most wonderful ride with my honored father” and continues throughout the passage‚ she calls him “a great traveler” and brings him water‚ intently listens to everything he says. She was particularly excited for the outing because her father was very talkative and taught her a lot‚ this was special for her because he is “usually
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The ‘F’ Word written by Firoozeh Dumas is a passage full of humor and seriousness. Throughout the passage figurative language and rhetorical strategies are used‚ such as ethos‚ sarcasm‚ analogies and diction. Dumas uses these devices in such a way though the topic is serious they lighten up the mood to not made it seem so heavy. Dumas uses ethos to create a mood of accomplishment. The introduction lets the reader know all that she has accomplished and where she has graduated from. “She has received
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debating back and forth weather or not man is evil or good. This report is about to prove that man is in fact evil. The writer chose to prove his theory with passages from the story Lord of the Flies. Now there any many quotes in this book that can prove otherwise‚ however‚ he still believes that man is evil. Just read this passage. “…“I don’t care what they call me‚” he said confidently. “So long they don’t call me what they did at my other school.”
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Memorization and Reflection for Keats’s Lamia For this exam‚ I decided to memorize the description of Lamia’s snake-woman appearance to force myself into a very careful close reading that would help me with the term paper for this class. This passage is the first visual impression the reader gets of Lamia‚ and Keats depicts her as a creature whose appearance overflows with striking sensual detail that ultimately cannot be sufficiently described in language. I began memorizing the poem two lines
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excitement of the donkey race Many aspects of the donkey race was exciting‚ this made it easier to convey this message. The tittle of the passage stands out. “A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat.” It is very unusual and attention grabbing due to the unexpected and shocking imagery. This intrigues the reader because it allows them to guess what this passage is about‚ as you can see it is very different to our expectations. The donkey race was compared to the “wacky races.” This allows us to imagine
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