‘The Clown Punk’ is written from the view point of a father who is driving “home” through the “shonky” part of town. He seems at ease in his car and his tone is dismissive as he says, “three times out of ten you’ll see the town clown”. Here, the fact that he sees the man regularly suggests it’s something he is used to and the phrase “town clown” suggests the finds it vaguely amusing – the rhyme seems to trivialise the punk. His dismissive tone continues in the ironic phrase, “don’t laugh”. Here, the enjambment draws attention to the words and helps reinforce the irony.
Valerie Montanez January 23, 2014 Period 1 The separation between nature and people is becoming more distinct with each generation. In the passage, “Last Child in the Woods”, Richard Louv is arguing against the gap between the two by effectively using imagery, repetition, hyperboles, dialogue, metaphors, and rhetorical questions. Louv provided the example of his friend declining the car salesman’s offer of the “backseat television monitor” and seeing his “jaw drop” in amazement. He used dialogue to support his argument and provide another person’s view on how hypocritical and disconnected people are becoming. He rhetorically asked, “Why so many Americans say they want their children to watch less TV, yet continue to expand the opportunities for them to watch it?” Also, children are now distancing themselves and missing out on the “drive-by movie” from
In the article Hidden Lessons by David Suzuki, he talks about urbanized parents and children “making it easy to lose any sense of connection with nature” (D.Suzuki). Sparks of interest and fascination is evident during a child’s first encounter with nature. Throughout the essay Suzuki says that “children learn attitudes and values very quickly and the lesson in cities is very clear- nature is an enemy, its dirty, dangerous or a nuisance” (D.Suzuki). The main idea of Hidden Lessons is “the assumption that human beings are special and that we lie outside nature” (D.Suzuki). David Suzuki uses history, facts, and personal anecdotes to support his ideas.
The man looked up through the smoky car and mouthed the word “what”? The man slowly rolled his window down and Lee spoke again except this time he only got as far as the word “you” before the man open fired on him. At first Lee thought it was fireworks with the 4th of July having just past but soon reality set in that he was actually being shot right in his driveway for no reason at all. Mostly everyone has heard about gangs and what they do and represent. Usually people think gangs are just society’s problems, and label them as killers and drug dealers.
Still unaware of his role as the hero, he begins to gather visual information that further proves to him the need for change in the world. Iris, a prostitute no more than thirteen years old, briefly gets in his cab before being pulled back out to the “dark side” by Sport, her pimp and boyfriend. The audience is uncomfortable with the fact that Travis just sits there,
Yunior felt like the van was the reason of his vomiting, “I’d never had trouble with cars before and that van was like my curse” (Junot, 172). He only experiences carsickness in his father’s lime green van. Yunior first met his father’s mistress during a trip in the van, which could be the possible reason why he associates the vehicle with the cursing emotional distress of learning of his father’s infidelity. Maybe every time he is in the van, he is somehow reminded of the traumatizing encounter. However, throughout the trauma Yunior shares the enjoyment he experienced while spending time with his father, even if it was only on short trips in Papi’s van.
“Nerds and Geeks” Popularity, being well known, and skipping school just to be a part of the “crowd” or the cool people. Though not everyone can be a part of that world, and that’s where the “geeks” and “nerds” come in. Their story and why we need them is exclaimed in Leonid Fridman’s piece, “America needs its nerds.” To make his point clear he uses satire, making it straight forward and humorous, also making it enjoyable for the reader. He uses an appealing set of word choice in his writings to keep the reader interested from the beginning to the end. Creating a relationship between the readers through pathos make Fridman piece a better read.
But as an adolescent, the book is trying to tell you that nothing comes easy in life and to choose your paths wisely. Dr. Seuss uses rhythms and rhyming to engage the listeners or readers of this children’s book. When reading any book or listening to a song at a young age, we don’t truly digest the lesson they are trying to give to us. When I was younger and read “Oh The Places You’ll Go” I thought the message Dr. Seuss was trying to tell me was there are many exotic places in the world that I need to visit. I also thought the book was telling me to be adventurous and do crazy things in life.
John Rogers found it interesting that the story of John Rogers relates a segment from his childhood, yet does not mention his father until the last two pages. Then, the recollection is brief, alluding to the fact that the father had left the family. "As Mother talked, we children fogot all about what we were so eager to hear about the trouble that had made Mother and Father forget the love that had once brought them together. " This statement raises more questions that it answers. Was this so common amongst the Native Americans that no explanation was necessary?
Kevin Fortney Atticus: Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them. Scout: Just like Boo Radely, we all grew up afraid of him and making up games, but in the end he ended up saving us from Ewell. Atticus: Arthur is a good man scout. He just suffered a rough child hood; we all have obstacles we must overcome. Scout: He would leave us gifts in the knot of a tree, almost like he was trying to reach out to Jem and I. Atticus: Arthur was a child once too; he knows what it was like to grow up in this town as you are now.