In the excerpt from “Cherry Bomb” by Maxine Clair, the narrator makes use of diction, imagery and structure to characterize her naivety and innocent memories of her fifth-grade summer world. The diction employed throughout the passage signifies the narrator’s background and setting. The narrator’s choice of words illustrates how significant those memories were to her. Specific words help build the narrator’s Midwestern background with items like the locust, cattails and the Bible.
And at least 100 kids have died from hazing incidents. Courtney Davidson relates to the quote because when she was a junior she was a good person and knew that hazing was bad because she had experienced the pain and didn’t ever want to cause anyone that pain. When she became a senior she experienced the dark side because she had became a hazer and although she knew it was wrong and how it would hurt others a dark side took over her light side and she continued to haze and hurt others. Davidson may have only hazed the underclassmen because she was an underclassman
This passage is from the book Cinderella Ate My Daughter, by Peggy Orenstein. The overall purpose of this book is to inform the readers of the stereotypes girls must face as adolescents. The author is able to express her opinion as a parent and give advice to other parents with daughters of how to overcome the stereotypes so girls do not succumb to the girly culture that bombards the media. The book touches on Orenstein’s role as a mother to her daughter Daisy and the challenges she faces due to all the stereotypes for young girls. This passage focuses on girls conforming to the stereotype regarding pink is the color for females.
The title for valedictorian is heavily competition-based and a highly controversial topic in today’s modern society. In fact, many people argue for the continuation of the valedictorian title; however, others also contest for the cancellation of the title. Published by The New Yorker, in 2005, Margaret Talbot argues her stand on the debate of keeping the title for valedictorian in schools. Using research and evidence gained by her examination of the Sarasota High School in Florida, she effectively gives a complete overview of the subject, but she also imposes her side of the argument onto the reader. In Margaret Talbot’s article, “Best in Class”, she conveys the message that the competition for valedictorian has unfavorable consequences as
cigarette and hummed a bit from “Madama Butterfly” ” (23). To explain, Madama Butterfly is a very famous play based off a situation where the audience didn’t know the full picture, and so the use of this allusion prompts readers to second guess what they know. Similarly, just before General Zaroff goes off to bed, he heads to his library to read, “In his library he read, to soothe himself, from the works of Marcus Aurelius”(24). Perhaps, Zaroff enjoys Marcus Aurelius’ views on life because in a way it justifies his own views. Connell adds tension to his story using allusions; and the use of these allusions hint to something more than what is on the pages.
Realism is literature that represents actual life, the author Bret Harte tries to stay as close to the truth as possible when writing. Authors like him write truthfully and objectively about ordinary characters and their ordinary situations. In Harte’s “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” he represents realism through archetypes and local colour. The short story is set in 1850 in a California mining town during the Gold Rush.
Two Years is better Than Four in a Nutshell Fired up Liz Addison similar to a flash of lighting responses to Rick Perlstein’s “ What’s the Matter with College” (which is about how colleges have change from then to now) in her own publication “Two Years are better than Four” (More of a rant that American colleges are not dying or doesn’t matter that it doesn’t exist anymore because community college is Americas secret gem). Addison aiming with the precision to shoot down Pearlstein’s opinions one after the other from two thousand four hundred seventy five meters away insist that she clearly does not like playing with her prey! Instead Ms. Addison aims her sights right between the eyes of Mr. Pearlstein. Bang!
Charles Baxter’s “Gryphon” provides an interesting look at standardized education and the way society views those who deviate from it. Baxter shows this through how the narrator Tommy views his new substitute, Miss Ferenczi. The character Miss Ferenczi tries to revolt against the clinical and strict standards of society and positively impact the morality and ethicality of herself, Tommy, and the fourth graders. While some readers may think that Miss Ferenczi is either morally inept or somewhat delusional, she proves herself to be a person who cares to teach the children how to love learning.
Fallacies are something to be aware of in our daily lives as hidden agendas may be lying around. Fallacies have to do with the reasoning of the argument that makes it misleading or invalid. If you have strong feelings for an argument, it may be hard to avoid fallacies in your writing. In the essay, “College Is a Waste of Time and Money”, Caroline Bird states reasons of why college is a waste of time and money. Although Bird’s essay may seem like a sound argument, fallacies in her essay distort the argument.
This passage is taken from the first chapter of the classic novel The Great Gatsby. During this part of the novel Daisy Buchanan is talking to Jordan Baker and Nick Carraway about when her daughter was being born. She discovers that her baby is a girl and states that she “hope(s) she’ll be a fool” because “that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world.” This quote shows how Daisy perceives what it is like to be a girl during the 20s. Although this quote does not relate directly to the themes presented within the novel, it is significant because it gives insight for the reader towards who Daisy is as a character.
Have you read or heard about the Odyssey or the Iliad? Mythology is very provocative and can also sometimes be humdrum, but it is for the most part intriguing. There are also classical allusions in mythology. A classical allusion is a reference to a particular event or character in classical works of literature.
Timothy Odusote Ms.Calo English 12 , Period 8 January, 29 2016 Annotated Bibliography: Things Fall Apart "Albert Chinualumogu Achebe; 16 November 1930. " Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web.
The book Wonder by R.J. Palacio is a story about a ten year old boy named Auggie with a facial birth defect, and his experiences going to a private school after being homeschooled. Auggies parents made the decision to send him to a private school as they felt it would be good for him. Auggie discovers that going there are many hardships when going to school and at some points even getting bullied. But along with the hardships he also finds many great things when going to school that help him change as a person. Auggies parents made the correct decision when sending him to school as it helped him for the better
Mike Rose shares his personal story to the public in “I just wanna be average”, as he reveals the many flaws within the educational system of a high school in an economically depressed neighborhood in Los Angeles. He effectively directs his arguments towards both educators and parents by utilizing emotional and logical appeals. By convincing the audience to fear that children placed on remedial tracks are being hindered rather than assisted, the author causes both awareness and a feeling of duty to change the way we handle teaching children. Rose presents his argument by aiding the reader through the eyes of his younger self as he retells the story of his years in high school.
Jane Elliott is a third-grade schoolteacher, anti-racism activist and educator and she set up the brown eyes and blue eyes experiment. She set this experiment up because she wanted to teach her third-grade class about racism. Rather than a having a discussion about racism, she decided to show the 8-year-olds what racism is all about in the brown eyes and blue eyes experiment. The first time Jane done this experiment was the day after Martin Luther King was shot. Jane Elliott informed her class that they were going to change the way things were done.
