Close Reading Assignment ‘Culture is Ordinary’ by Raymond Williams commences with a short‚ yet descriptive account of Williams’ individual cultural chapters and histories in which he experienced whilst living in Wales as a young boy. Through these anecdotes Williams’ directly establishes with the audience the concept of culture and society being formed through mutual meanings and everyday understandings amongst assemblages‚ when he writes – “Every human society has it’s own shape‚ it’s own purposes
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Daffa February 26‚ 2013 9C Language A Word count: 843 Essay title: In Amir‚ has Hosseini created a character that we can look to for moral guidance? In the book‚ The Kite Runner‚ Hosseini was able to put us‚ the readers in Amir’s shoes as he takes us through his journey of self-discovery and his seemingly endless fight for redemption. In a way‚ it seems that Hosseini is portraying Amir as a character that we should look up to for moral guidance. The
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* Think of a person in this world whom you most like or dislike. Describe the trait that makes you like or dislike him or her and find reasons for this trait. State both the trait and the reason for it. Example: The truck in the right lane ahead of me began to drift into the left lane‚ leaving the three cars ahead of me little choice but to brake. If they had not done so‚ they would have had no alternative but to swerve into the oncoming traffic‚ and the resulting accident would have been quite
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sounds like an ordinary country song but once the lyrics are read and analyzed listeners realize that it is nothing but. Ordinary country songs would be praising the small towns that the artist grew up in and displaying it in a good light but Mugraves’ song describes rural towns as boring and explains how fake the residents are‚ “Mamas hooked on Mary Kay/ Brothers hooked on Mary Jane/ And Daddies hooked on Mary two doors down”. In comparison Holcomb at first sight looks like an ordinary small town “with
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“Narcissistic blabbering” or “inability to write” regarding the current state of literacy? How would we know which opinion to trust? Articles “Why Johnny Can’t Write” and “Clive Thompson On The New Literacy” may seem to project from how positive an article may be or may not be‚ According to “Why Johnny Can’t Write” on page 58‚ the ability “to write ordinary‚ expository English with any real degree of structure and lucidity” differs from the definition on Clive’s Perspective “Assessing their audience
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A Hero 1 What is a Hero? Thomas L. Turner EH1010 English Composition I Professor Wilkins October 15‚ 2011 A Hero 2 What is a Hero? What is a Hero? When people are asked this question they tend to go right to a military response‚ “A soldier in combat that goes above and beyond‚ risking‚ and sometimes giving‚ their lives to save others”. I believe this comes to play from the actions occurring on September 11‚ 2001 when America’s view of heroism changed from superheroes to soldiers
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The movie Ordinary People describe the dysfunction of the Jarrett family after The oldest son‚ Buck‚ drowns in an accident and Conrad‚ the protagonist and brother of Buck‚ tries to kill himself. The movie starts with Conrad out of the hospital and trying to move on with his life. The communication in the household is disastrous‚ even hostile at times. Conrad and his parents‚ Beth and Calvin‚ engage in verbal silence and verbal abuse‚ which makes the household more dysfunctional. Using conflict management
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adventure. Nowadays‚ a few lively couples like to welcome challenges on their honeymoon. They try out an unusual adventure journey to secluded wild areas for some un-ordinary experiences. For the couples who love this game of risk‚ we have this special treat! 1. Startling Chase (Southern France) Nothing is better than an out of the ordinary ride on a European roadster‚ around the French Riviera‚ from one flamboyant settlement to the next. Just swing the gears without worrying about the street laws and
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questions or problems raised by the text These responses are worth 1 mark each‚ adding up to a total of 10% of your final grade. Raymond Williams “Culture is Ordinary” Williams’ main idea that he tried to convey through his essay and our journey through his learned experiences of what makes up a culture was that “culture is ordinary‚” and is made up of two distinct parts: the known meanings and directions‚ which its members are trained to (the experiences we accumulate) the new observations
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A soldier without a weapon‚ yeah I know how that sounds‚ but you’d be surprised at what a weaponless‚ peaceful soldier can actually do. Remember‚ he was a medic‚ his job was to medicate and save people‚ which is something he did… very well. Desmond Thomas Doss saved the lives of soldiers‚ showed bravery and selflessness‚ and inspired people‚ these things classify him as a hero.
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