In the book, Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli uses descriptive details, and actions to develop the main character, Maniac Magee. Jerry Spinelli developed Maniac to seem to be a very helpful person in the book. When maniac was living with the beales and Jerry Spinelli made Maniac do this action, “He carried out the trash…” This action showed that Maniac was a helpful person because he was helping Mrs. beale around the house. The next action that Mr. Spinelli gave maniac that showed Maniac was a helpful person was, “ mowed the grass, cleaned up his own spills…”
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.
Her diction is the dance in motion: throughout the book, she says words that convey more than a mere definition, . For example, the use of the word “ghost” is used to convey not just a supernatural phenomena, but an outsider who
Her word choice is often informal or conversational, which makes the reader feel as if they are being told a story by a friend. For example, she says, “My father, incidentally, had wanted to name me Sara. I do wish he had won that argument” (739). She uses casual words and short sentences to make the passage simple and easy to understand. She also is blunt and to the point, without the descriptive or page filling details that are not necessary to her memoir.
Education is important, but is it the key to living a long life? In the article “What’s Killing Poor White Women?” American Prospect writer Monica Potts, tells a story about an uneducated white woman, Crystal Wilson who sadly passes away at the young age of thirty-eight. Potts argues that a lack of education exclusively among white women ultimately results in a shorter life expectancy. The author includes research, rhetorical devices, and fallacies to support her argument, but unfortunately fails at convincing us of her argument.
Henrietta was a victim of the unethical methods that took place at John Hopkins hospital. She was violated when they decided to take her cells without her permission, and she was never told that they had taken her cells before she passed away. After, Henrietta passed away her family suffered greatly. Her husband, Day, did not take care of the children well. Henrietta was the only one in the family who visited Elsie, who was at Crownsville State Hospital, which was an hour and a half south of Baltimore (Skloot 45).
2. Amanda wants the best for her daughter and feels that the only way to do so is by her and Tom figuring it out for her since she has done nothing for herself yet. C. Amanda wants to plan a future for her children so she knows that they will be well taken care of. 1. "You are the only young man I know of who ignores the fact that the future becomes present, the present past, and the past turns into everlasting regret if you don’t plan for it!"
She did not produce it easily, but when it came, she had a starving smile” (Zusak 31). When presented with this quote, one can imagine a skinny frostbitten girl with a forsaken smile. The element of description does a great job in allowing the reader to visualize what the brutality of her trip has done to her. All together, these examples of mode assist the reader in creating an understanding of the
In the Diary of Anne Frank the authors use figurative language to show us and tell us that more about the character in the story. For example, in the quote below it shows that something drastic has happened and it happened to whoever owned this specific object. In the story of Anne Frank, the authors write,”His eye is caught by something lying on the floor. I is a women’s white glove… He breaks down, crying”
Two Different Worlds The short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Oates demonstrates through the main character Connie, a young girl that has been trying to find her place in the world, that people always will all have to battle their fears interwinding with their desires. First and foremost, Connie is a pretty young girl that thrives on her beauty. Her obsession with her beauty in a psychological point of view is actually her desire to have a connection with her mother. Her beauty is the one compliment that her mother will give her, “ ‘ Stop gawking at yourself.
Sound is embodied in the black body whether it be in everyday conversation, intimate exchanges with a loved one, heart wrenching calls, or music rendered from the soul. Sound is essential to living beings as both a primary and secondary sense used to interact with the world. Sound enables communication. Communication creates community. Community leads to emotional connections and understanding.
Around the world parents tell their children that they cannot do a fun activity before completing their school work. In most cases, kids become angry about missing the entertainment they were planning on doing. Children eventually understand why their parents did not let them go. “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers tells the story of a boy named Greg Ridley who wants to play basketball for the Scorpions. However, Greg’s dad does not let Greg play for them because of his bad grades in school.
Author’s Crafts The way an author crafts a story strongly impacts the mood of the story. Within the novel, Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie, the main character - Steven - is a funny, sarcastic 13-year-old, When Jeffrey, his younger brother is diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L), his life takes a turn for the worst. However, instead of making the novel gloomy and depressing, Jordan Sonnenblick (the author) incorporated jokes and sarcastic comments into the tale.
Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk, “The Art of Asking” The short documentary Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk, “The Art of Asking” was done very well because of the valid arguments she talked about. Amanda Palmer told true stories that she had personally experienced, and she done a very well jobs of explaining her situations. The speech was about asking people for help, and not being afraid of asking. The documentary used ethos and pathos exceptionally well and persuaded the audience that her statement was valid and credible.
“Biff, after he has discovered his identity, is able to speak forcibly and in simple language which round like everyday speech, though it is of course, full of the devices of rhetoric. It is interesting moving speech, his emotion is dumb, and so is Willy’s response. “Happy and Howard need only a superficial language because they are using speech as a sort of provocative shell. Charley also is keeping emotion at arm’s length, but he expresses himself with a crisp, wise-cracking force. ‘Can’t we do something about the walls?’
