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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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3. What statement about the role of intelligence in human life does the novel explore?
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
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
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.
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
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.
Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley is about a Creature born in an unaccepting world. It became an influence on Tim Burton and his movie Edward Scissorhands, moved by the sadness of the Creature trying to fit into society, he creates a monster of his own. Mary Shelley and Tim Burton use literary and cinematic elements to show that isolation from society will destroy your relationship with others.
1. How is this essay constructed? Describe the parts of the piece (and how many, etc.) Provide brief descriptions of the work that each part is doing and how it goes about doing it.
Chimamanda Adichie is an author from Nigeria, a major country in Africa. She is an exceedingly well-known author from her writings on immigration, feminism, and the African experience in America. She has given a variety of Ted talks, speeches, and has done interviews on immigration, feminism, and the African experience in America. In her writings, most noticeably “My Mother, the Crazy African,” she talks about the experience of immigrants in America and through a lens which relates to issues one from all walks of life can understand. Her book shows a growing divide between the understanding of “American Culture” and other cultures from around the world, in this book, most specifically Nigeria in this case. The analysis in this essay will take place through examining similar work as well as her interviews and speeches.