Assignment One The Question states: “Write an essay about SKILL in the story ‘Old Mother Savage.’ By ‘skill’ I mean both the skill and the intelligence that the woman shows in doing what she does, and planning it, and also the skill and intelligence of the writer, de Maupassant. That is to say, how well, and effectively, the writing works, and how it reaches the heart (if it does) and is real. Write as well and as intelligently as you can, and please quote from the story in order to support the points that you make.” The definition of Skill: “The ability to do something well; expertise. A particular ability.” The word skill encompasses a wide variety of meaning in its definition compared to how few words it contains. In the following, I will describe some of the interesting examples of skill and lack of skill that I found throughout the story, Old Mother Savage. I found these examples of skill in the narrator of the story; in the flashback storyteller, Serval; in the main character, Old Mother Savage; as well as in the writer himself, Guy de Maupassant. The Story Narrator’s Skill. At the very of the beginning of the story, the reader is greeted with a long description of his surroundings and overall feelings about nature. This was coupled with the recollection that the narrator had when walking, where he remembered having met Old Mother Savage, the “…good woman of the house…” (line 31). I believe that this gives the narrator a reason to ask Serval what has happened to the
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Based on his argument using a piece of story from his past, the writer conceptually supported his explanatory point of views on how skills can be developed with a passion of understanding the writer’s intention. I believe that the writer of this article addressed fundamental thoughts that should be useful in the process of reading as a writer, and on how to become a better writer.
The overall purpose of the essay written by Bartholomae was to inform readers, and as a writer this essay contrived me in a way that was only positive in which influenced me to pull in my audience. This essay had a successful purpose. I sometimes reread a few paragraphs in case I misread something, I try to avoid skimming when I read the first time and use techniques such as Underlining and highlighting words. Some students may excel in an area of writing that another student can’t.
Critic Roland Barthes has said, “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Choose a novel or play and, or considering Barthes’ observation, write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole.
2. What was interesting about the process you went through in writing this paper, and what did you learn from it? The process of researching the topic was very interesting because although I had already read the novel, re-reading parts of it allowed me to elaborate more in this assignment.
I am reading “ The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell. This story is about a boy who has a crush on a girl named Sheila Mant. He has asked her out on a date, and it doesn’t have the best start to it. In this journal I will be questioning and characterizing.
f. What technique(s) does Brady use to introduce her essay? Comment on the effectiveness. g. How does Brady conclude? Is her conclusion long enough for this essay? h. Ms. is a popular publication, in contrast to a scholarly journal. In light of this, describe Brady's style and explain why she uses the level of vocabulary and sentence structure she does. i. How would you describe Brady's tone? Does it change or evolve as we get nearer to her
I saw the play “The Curious Savage” written by John Patrick. This play was directed by Jocelyn Sanders at the Harbison Theatre, which I attended on June 24, 2016 at 8pm. I arrived early to get a good look at the theatre, the set-up of the stage, and to get my notes together before the play started. The Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College is a small, yet inviting community theatre. The theatre was set up in three large rows of seats, which were situated separately from the stage and actors.
Essay: What does the narrator seem to want from the reader? How does she go about getting what she wants?
Read the prose excerpt from Sarah Orne Jewett’s The Country of the Pointed Firs. Then write a well-organized essay in which you explain how the passage characterizes the narrator. Discuss how Jewett uses literary elements and devices to convey meaning.
My strengths in this essay, I believe, are in not just analyzing the information that Solnit provides, but in also analyzing the effect that this information has on the readers. My final body paragraph details both the logical and the emotional responses that Solnit brings up in her audience. Additionally, I feel that I was successful in tying all of the analysis that I supply back to Solnit’s purpose in writing the essay. It is easy to look at the context and the substance of an essay, but to relate it all back to the author’s goal in writing it is what shows that you have a fuller understanding of the work.
I read chapter 1 of the book Savage Inequlities where the author Jonathan Kozol explores the city of St. Louis Illinois. The author describes the city as one of the poorest cities in America with a population of almost 100% black people. Jonathan Kozol, emphasizes that the poverty of the city is so bad that there is no garbage pickup, sewages in the streets and in the schools, hazardous waste and no waste management system. Moreover, the city is surrounded by chemical plants that contaminate the air and soil which leads to sickness and death. High rate of unemployment cause 75% of the population living under welfare.
The correct answer is “conceptually powerful writers and exemplary educators.” This is the correct answer because lines 12 and 13 setting up the comparison by using the keyword “writer.” Also lines 21-22 state, “[T]he influence of such a writer is dynamic” this confirms the comparison of the writer. Then in lines 22-25 “he doesn't teach the men how to use sword and musket, but inspires their souls with courage the sends a strong will into their muscles” confirms that exemplary educators teach
3. What statement about the role of intelligence in human life does the novel explore?
In my opinion, the reason for this assignment is for the teacher to see where we are in our reading, and writing. Reading to me must happen when I am interested in something for example, a movie because I enjoy reading about the plots but everyone is different. Another example is a graphic novel, because you can understand the concept or plot a lot easier than you would do in a regular novel. In regular books, you have so many things going on and you aren’t able to understand what is happening then you end up getting the wrong idea. Writing is just about the same for example, I can’t write about something that I know nothing about or interested in. Therefore, I am writing this paper to show you my weaknesses and not my strengths because I