The Shadow Scholar Summary

In the paper “Inventing the University” by David Bartholomae, he shows the mistakes that basic writers make in college. It shows us what writers are lacking in writing effectively for an academic community. He compares and contrasts the differences between a mater writer and a basic writer. It shows how an expert writer keeps the audience in mind and a struggling writer does not. Bartholomae says that writers in college need to learn to “invent the university” which means they adapt their writing to writing and speak the ideas of an academic setting. Some students may find it hard to develop these new ways of writing and speaking in an academic setting. One way a master writer and a basis writer is different is

Counterfeit academics, counterfeit grades, and in fact, counterfeit universities are the theme of a scathing commentary by one Philadelphia professor. Brent Staples, a long time college professor often writes excerpts for big name magazines like The New York Times. Brent Staples article “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s” is very well written but lacks extensive evidence for some of his emotionally driven statements.

Cohen, Patricia. "Writer-for-Hire Gets a Book Deal to Write About Helping Students Cheat." _ArtsBeat WriterforHire Gets a Book Deal to Write About Helping Students Cheat Comments_. TheNewYorkTimes.com, 26 Jan. 2011. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.

How are hospitals located in war zones compared to hospitals not in war zones? In the report title The Shadow Doctors by Ben Taub, Ben talks about hospitals in war zones in Syria and how their conditions are. As technology began to take over, doctors across the world will use Skype to connect with other doctors. They use Skype to see if they can work together to help a patient if they need help right at that moment. Hospitals in war zones take in soldiers from both sides of the war as patients because they can’t say no to anyone who needs medical treatment.

Dante, the pilgrim, is surprised by invitation to be among the most respected and noted poets in the World. He was not boastful and didn’t even pride of the experience. Instead, felt unworthy to join but remembered that it was an invitation by another classical

We see Dante’s first step is to acknowledge his inferiority to Virgil; it is to him he owes his modest authorial prowess. This sentiment is understandable indeed. It is only natural for Dante to have nothing but the utmost respect for the great poet who, having preceded him by thirteen hundred years, merits such treatment.

Dante structures the Commedia in such a way as to enable the pilgrim to function as a progressively more sophisticated reader of confessional texts throughout his journey, and as such he becomes a reflection of our own possibilities as interpreters of these canti. Our initial attempts at interpreting the equivocal texts provided by the sinners are fitful, inadequate, and constantly in need of later correction and reassessment, thus reflecting the pilgrim's own progress. In the reading and re-reading, these confessional passages and canti define themselves as exercises in humility: as understanding becomes the product of a series of misreadings and revisions of the text. In the case of Francesca we have a confession that is more a literary rationale for her offense than an admission of individual culpability, for Francesca seeks to use the language of dolce stil novo poetry as a kind of cloaking device to hide herself as the historical agent or subject who bears responsibility for her

College is a time of transformation for students as they adapt to new environments and expectations. It is also a time of increased freedom, where students learn more about themselves and who they are as people. Baxter Magolda’s Theory of Self-authorship deals with the journey of a person as they define themselves and move from external to internal definition. In the movie, Revenge of the Nerds, many of the characters move through this journey of self-authorship. In this paper, we will focus on one of the characters in the movie, and show how he frees himself from the constraints of external definition.

One time on hoth Jango and Omega are going around then they saw jars of black stuff, “why is they so much black hole esense everywhere?” Said Jango, (in jars.) “I don’t know” said Omega they kept walking until Alpha contacted them, Jango Omega I just heard that Shadow Caster is trying to make a replica of the Shadow Blade on hoth.” said Alpha, “we are already there.” said Jango, so they set off looking for where Shadow Caster was a few step later Jango trips on a jar, “before you say anything that was not funny.” said Jango, a few moments later they see a mold made out of titan medle right

With his writing style and the implementation of some literature firsts, Dante assured his name in history. His mastery of language, his sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature, and his infinite store of information allow him to capture and draw the reader into the realm of the terrestrial Hell. His vast store of knowledge of Greek mythology and the history of his society assists Dante in the

Dante presents the importance of reason and his admiration for the classics through extensive allusions to ancient literature, specifically Virgil’s Aeneid, and through the inclusion and appraisal of his other favorite classical poets. Dante makes his belief in the power of reason and faith clear from the beginning, as he, through Virgil’s words, describes sinners as “people who have lost the good of the intellect” (Inferno 2.16). Through this claim, the author brings forth the idea that reason is needed in order to prevent one from wrongdoing, as sin is the abandonment of reason in the face of achieving an immoral goal.

In the beginning of Dante’s plight, he is lost in the dark wood and can see the way back to the light, but his path is blocked. However, his predicament changes when he sees a familiar face appear to aide him. This familiar face is the deceased poet Virgil with whom Dante pleads for help and describes as “you are my teacher, the first of all my authors, and you alone the one from whom I took the noble style that was to bring me honor” (1055). After hearing

I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading “The Shadow Hero” by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew written in 2014. Though I will admit that I’m not an avid comic book reader, as a mother I have read a few to my boys. With that being said, I think the graphic novel is very well written, and though the story itself is set in the very early 1900’s its message is still very relevant today. The message being that each of us are seeking those to look up to, a hero if you will, that we can all strive to be like. Someone who looks like us, and talks like us, and believes the same things we believe.

Dante Aleghiri 's Divine Comedy is widely taught and written about. In it Dante, the author, details his trip through Hell, Purgatory, and then Paradise. The Divine Comedy was written during Dante 's exile from his beloved city of Florence Italy. The work itself is read at various different levels. One could read it as a theological work, a political work, simply as a poetic work, or even as a philosophical work. In his work, "Dante’s Paradiso: No Human Beings Allowed" philosophy professor Bruce Silver argues that, ” Dante is not a philosopher," instead he just deals with philosophical issues, "including the relation between reasoning well and happiness." Dr. Jason Aleksander, the philosophy department chair at Saint Xavier 's University, would disagree, stating, "In short, for Dante, wisdom, 'the body of philosophy, ' results from the proper ordering of earthly desires or, in other words, 'from the order among the moral virtues. '" Aleksander sees Dante as a philosopher tackling philosophical issues and because he takes that stance he interprets Dante differently than Silver does.

Similarly, the religious climate of Dante’s life dealt with strife, however, during the medieval times it fell between the rule of the church and emperor. Dante grew up in a family with the means to provide for an education and he was a student “keen on study and learning” (Musa, 1983). Unlike Augustine, Dante’s path to spiritual realization was a personal journey that revolved around his personal desires. Instead of focusing inward and spiritually, Musa states, that Dante “applied his energies to philosophy” and developed his “view of love as the most