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    Contemporary literature sought to demolish the barrier of the traditional forms of reading-writing. In doing so, this revolution impacted the way people communicated with one another. Many social groups veered onto a rebellious path, creating the punk rock age, discovering new forms of communication. Through the ability of remixing, the digital world motivated this new mode of reading-writing. In his piece “The Ghost on the B-side”, Jeff Noon demonstrates the potential of remixing. Marker Amerika

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    Section 1: 1. a. Receptacle b. "Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget." (82-83) c. An object or space used to contain something. 2. a. Profusion b. "You'd find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion." (83) c. An abundance or large quantity of something. 3. a. Bashing b. "Two minutes more and the room whipped out of town to the jet cars wildly circling an arena, bashing and backing up and bashing each other again

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    Chapter Four “The police won't do anything. These interahamwe are part of the government. Don't talk to them, don't even look at them especially since your Tutsi.” (Pg. 34) During this time of the book Immaculee was traveling with John to visit her friend Sarah and her parents. While on the bus they came across a Tutsi woman on the road being attacked by a young group of boys that they called the interahamwe. Immaculately wanted to speak up and help the lady but John held her back telling her that

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    Classics, through their use of literary devices, connect the context of their reader with the themes of the text, making them relevant. Two prime examples of this are Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies. Both of these texts use third-person omniscient narration to objectively show how utopias are exploited through violence by the power hungry. Allegory is also used, in Animal Farm to symbolise Stalin’s exploitation of the Soviet Union, in Lord of the Flies to symbolise Nazi Germany. Both of these

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    Often times, a literature piece can provide insight into the behavioral norms and moral codes that a society upheld during a certain time in history. Four literary pieces that provide this insight are Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Gilman, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. All of these authors provide characters that both affirm and rebel against these behavioral norms and codes, which allow readers to get both

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    The world has a variety of cultures and religions, and in this generation these different cultures mix. It is not easy for some people to accept these different faiths and morals, however they learn to day by day. In books such as House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the authors’ convey the theme of “the clash of cultures.” Writing books about different cultures and the struggle of their acceptance, is crucial for modern society because it gives the world

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    Amanda Stevenson IB Literature 2 Independent Reading 16 October 2014 9. Many plays and novels use contrasting places (for example, two countries, two cities or towns, two houses, or the land and the sea) to represent opposed forces or ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. Choose a novel or a play that contrasts two such places. Write an essay explaining how the places differ, what each place represents, and how their contrast contributes to the meaning of the work. This Side of

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    Music history is often seen as a boring, pedantic, obscure subject - but is it? Since the Renaissance, music has changed drastically, and thank goodness it has. When you turn on the radio, do you hear Gregorian Chants? Of course not! Thankfully, composers within the past four hundred years took chances, and ventured into the unknown, evolving music into what it is today. Although this musical metamorphosis seems benign and meaningless, It can easily be related it to my life. As music has reached

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    In the world of anthropology, the study of human societies and their cultures or development, the people that study those topics often turn to scientific field notes rather than photography. Anthropologists are supposed to maintain objective and impartial conclusions when studying cultures or societies and for years the only consistent way of doing so was to only consider unbiased field notes, or simply scientific notes or observations. However, over time anthropologists came to realize that the

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    Mim Character Analysis

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    Nobody can be summed up in one word, more like thousands. Mim can be described as insightful to not only people, but situations as well. Mim is adventurous and willing to step into the unknown without any fear. Indisposed is also a word in which Mim can be described as, due to her medical state. Mims insightful, adventurous, and indisposed nature is revealed throughout the novel. Through Mims thoughts, actions and outspoken words, she can be identified as insightful. Mim has the ability to identify

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