Paraphrase of “Terrance‚ This Is Stupid Stuff” “Terrance‚ your poetry is sad and depressing. Instead of dwelling on situations that you cannot change‚ let’s go get a drink. Your sad poetry causes young men to have stomach aches; furthermore‚ your friends are tired of listening to them. Stop living in this depressing world of poetry and come dance with us.” Terrance answers by saying that drinking and dancing may be more fun than dull poetry; however‚ drinking is only used to blur out reality for
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In the article “Life‚ Liberty and the Pursuit of Cheap Stuff” written by Gary Hamel he puts forward a plan to make a change in America. The plan will either make a drastic change or won’t make a change at all. In my opinion I completely agree with Gary Hamel‚ we define our lives by how much stuff we have‚ to a large degree our personal and business relationships are defined by how much money we make. There seems to be no limit to the ridiculous expenditure‚ especially when people are actually willing
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When looking at the environmental and economical effects consumers and distributors have on our current world‚ two activist‚ who happen to be authors‚ come to mind. Annie Leonard’s essay‚ "The Story of Stuff: Bottled Water‚" and Emily Fontaine’s blog post‚ "Where Did Our Clothes Come From?" provides the reader with evidence that our current consumer/distributor relationship‚ is negatively affecting the environmental and economical make up of our current society‚ through examples such as the water
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“This is the Life” by Annie Dillard In “This is the Life” by Annie Dillard‚ Dillard uses a dominant magnanimous tone and she switches between a mocking tone and a provocative tone to express that humans nowadays take their lives for granted and they do not realize that not everyone in the world has such an easy life. Dillard does a tremendous job on describing the lives of humans in the past and the present‚ mapping out scenarios describing the “easy life” during a certain time period. As well as
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Analysis: "Living Like Weasels" Annie Dillard Annie Dillard’s essay "Living Like Weasels" offers its readers a unique comparison between the life of weasels and the life of human beings. It seems that one of Dillard’s principal objectives is to appeal to all types of people so that all can enjoy her writing. Therefore‚ Dillard uses stylistic choice to make her story more universally understandable. This essay examines four different realms of discourse in detail. In the first two paragraphs all
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Accepting ones past is always a hard thing to do‚ but by facing ones fears and learning to acknowledge and understand ones past‚ it becomes easier to move forward. Written in third person omniscient point of view‚ Annie Proulx’s novel‚ The Shipping News‚ exerts a dark yet comical tone. Proulx’s style of writing evokes a strong sense of setting and through setting the theme of the novel is developed. Ironic situations and comical details about the setting allow Proulx to emphasize her theme of how
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Why do bicycles fall over? Because they are two-tired! Jokes are a common instrument in writing. Annie Dillard’s essay “ It’s Not Talent: It’s Just Work” has many little jokes or comedic remarks. Those jokes allow her to get her main point across‚ while also giving the reader something to enjoy. Not only does her essay use jokes‚ but it also uses idioms to grab the reader’s attention. Dillard has a few good comedic remarks in her essay that help portray to her main idea. Her first remark was used
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Annie Proulx’s language and diction in the story is interesting. Instead of writing in complete sentences shes writes small phrases. Although the phrases and random words may sound confusing and out of place I think that they give a much more clear representation of the setting and the story. Instead of using long word sentences Proulx uses specific words that stand out in the reader’s mind. It helps the reader picture everything easily and she really gets the point across with one concise and powerful
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Within this essay‚ Annie Murphy Paul uses facts‚ studies and opinions to persuade her audience of the importance of‚ "deep reading". When Paul says‚ "deep reading" she means picking up a book and really getting into it with no distractions around you. Once you’re fully immersed in the narrative‚ your brain stimulates certain regions that would be active if the scene were unfolding in real life. Which can help increase your real-life capacity for empathy. Gregory Currie did not believe this statement
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ROCHESTER‚ NY – “Absorbing‚ unblinking‚ and sharply funny‚” according to the New York Times‚ Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation uncovers the hidden truths‚ desires‚ and heart-wrenching regrets of its characters through seemingly innocent acting exercises. The Obie Award winning drama will be presented by the University of Rochester International Theatre Program and will open December 1st at Todd Theatre‚ located on the River Campus. Described as a “love letter to the theater” by the play’s
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