An author writes for many reasons. An author may give you facts or true information about a subject. If so‚ they are writing to inform. Some authors write fiction stories or stories that are not true. They write these stories to entertain you. Other authors may write to persuade or to try to get you to do something. What is the author’s purpose if the passage contains . . . Facts or true Information? Fiction? to Inform or Teach to Entertain Tries to get you to Persuade or to do something? Convince
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Six Characters in Search of an Author is about a family of unfinished characters who take over the rehearsal of another work in order to have their own story told. Pirandello’s playful opening moments soon give way to the horror of the story the characters have to tell. Though the characters fight to have their scenes played out at last‚ they are often at cross-purposes‚ unhappy with the actors’ interpretations and arguing over who is at fault in their tragedy. Luigi Pirandello’s 1921 play
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The Tempest "Claiming Caliban" Caliban in "The Tempest" was the son of Sycorax‚ and his character is a symbolic representation of indigenous or "savage" people. His character represents the stereotypes of indigenous or uncivilized people and a direct contradiction of his more "civilized" counterparts‚ most specifically Prospero who is seen as his conqueror or master‚ and how he is below that of Prospero and therefore the indigenous people of the Americas were below that of the European colonists
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“Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression‚ The Great Recession‚ and the Uses-and Misuses of History” by Barry Eichengreen is an analytical book that compares and analyzes the two biggest financial crisis in history; the Great Depression and the Great Recession. The author is one of the few people that has gone to such great lengths to both explained and speculated as to why things happened the way they did during the two crisis and how society learned from most of their mistakes during the Great Depression
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‘Mirror’ By Sylvia Plath – Textual Analysis ‘Mirror’ is one of many works by the American poet Sylvia Plath‚ which was written within the last few months before her death‚ along with a number of other poems. One of the greatest qualities of her poems was its versatile nature. Her poems were never restricted to one interpretation. ‘Mirror’ is one such poem‚ where each reader is free to interpret her art differently. The speaker is not Sylvia Plath‚ but the mirror itself. As the first line of the
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The article "Mirrors‚ Windows‚ and Sliding Glass Doors” by Rudine Sims Bishop appears in Perspectives: Choosing and Using Books for the Classroom. The article asserts that children are suffering by not having more diverse books in the classroom. The arguments expressed by Bishop are summarized below. Although many writers and teachers believe that literature can transform how children view the world and allows them to find a reflection of themselves‚ many children are not having these same experiences
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Gloria Steinem’s Role in Changing the Role of Women in Society Gloria Steinem is known as a prominent figure of the women’s liberation movement. Many regard her as the most famous feminist leader. She has revolutionized how most people perceived women’s role in society. Steinem started as a journalist in 1962‚ and has changed women’s roles in journalism through her writing. Steinem also worked on many political campaigns to ensure equal rights for women were represented in politics. She also brought
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Author Study: Writing Style I recently had the chance to interview the author of Pretty Little Liars‚ Sara Shepard. This book is a part of a series that has been made into a hit TV show on ABC Family. It portrays four best friends who deal with one of their best friend’s disappearance who is later found dead. Together they all try to figure out who the killer is while they receive anonymous text messages and emails from “A.” Whoever is behind “A” knows all of the girls’ secrets and uses them
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Author Biography Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21‚ 1899‚ in Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ the son of Clarence Edmonds and Grace Hemingway. Hemingway first published his writing while he was a student at Oak Park High School‚ and he began his journalistic apprenticeship as a teenage reporter for the Kansas City Star in 1917. Although his family expected him to attend college‚ Hemingway was drawn instead toward the excitement of World War I. In the spring of 1918 he volunteered with the American Red Cross
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Alice’s Conversion The feeling of not knowing who the person really is and how they feel can be hard. This emotion was described in the story “Mirror Image” by Lena Coakley. This short story had a girl named Alice who had to go through a brain transplant. This changed her whole life. Because of this brain transplant‚ she sometimes felt that she was not really herself but felt that she was Gail‚ who was the body of the person she was in. This is also an allusion to another Alice in the fantasy
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