Jana Warrick Period 1 February 12, 2013 AP Language Argument Essay In this short passage by Arthur Schopenhauer, he states “Men of learning are those who have read the contents of books. Thinkers, geniuses and those who have furthered the race of men are those who have made direct use of the book of the world”. Schopenhauer claims that an individual will be very intelligent and educated by reading books, but simply reading books for knowledge or entertainment will never greatly influence the surroundings of an individual. He exclaims that only a man who follows his internal instinct and thinks for himself will have an impact on the world. Many people use reading as an escape from the world and a chance to give the body and mind a break.
Family and love. This story may be short but it succeeded to captivate me. Katherine Mansfield is not a common author of mine nor have I ever given her stories a chance but I must confess that it did indeed what it was supposed to, to show us how we can’t dwell in the past and not deal with things and situations. In my opinion, give it a read! Katherine Mansfield - The fly Short Story Analysis The characters of this story are two old men, Mr.Woodifield and his “friend” who in the story is only recognized as a boss.
To Elude by Allusion Titles of great literary works are not often slapped on with no forethought; in fact most of the time the author saves the title for last, because they want it to have relevance to the plot or story of their work. Some titles' relevance is easy to see and understand, while others can be horribly vague and hard to grasp. Sometimes one must simply trudge through the whole of the work before the title's meaning shines through. In both John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and in T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land," allusions to turmoil within society and the individual are made within the works, and these ideas are only realized when the full length of each work is read and related to ourselves using the metaphors of wrathful grapes and the wasteland nearly all of us unknowingly live in.
First, he mentions some advantages of net, such as convenience, interest, and conciseness. However, due to these advantages of network, Carr finds himself unable to concentrate on reading a whole passage, instead, he is used to seek the interest word and to skim the whole passage. A lot of examples are used to prove that Carr is not the only one who is experiencing this situation. Take one from the examples Carr mentions, Scott Karp, a man who used to work for magazine has stopped reading books since he is accustomed to only spot the fun part of the passage on internet, which is impossible to abstain in reading a long passage. There are also some people prefer this net reading to the traditional books.
So Christopher came along, in fact, after the book had already got underway.' He describes how he cracked the puzzle of the novel by explaining that 'if Christopher were real he would find it very hard, if not impossible, to write a book. The one thing he cannot do is put himself in someone else's shoes, and the one thing you have to do if you write a book is put yourself in someone else's shoes. The reader's shoes...The answer I came up with is having him be a fan of Sherlock Holmes stories. That way, he doesn't have to put himself in the mind of a reader.
In letters, as opposed to conversation, things can be written and explained that could never be spoken in a social situation. Darcy's letter conveys his character to Elizabeth in a way in which his speech did not. Letters can be studied and re-read and the attitudes to the writer can mature and change." She was in a fair way of soon knowing it by heart, she studied every sentence". Darcy comment that he was not sufficiently "master" of himself to reveal in conversation what he has put in the letter, He asserts that his "character required it to be written and read" Darcy may not be much of a conversationalist, but he writes a strong and intelligent letter, to which Elizabeth is surprised.
Ironic Life of Richard Cory The old adage, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” can be used more than in the sense of choosing a new book to read. In life, that old adage can be used when making an assumption of a particular person; judging someone without knowing what it is like to live his or her life is just like deciding not read a book because the cover is not favorable. In the poem, entitled “Richard Cory,” by Edwin Arlington Robinson, the townspeople see the prestigious man, Richard Cory, as someone they want to be and envy. However, the townspeople judge Richard Cory by his cover; they never once look deeply into his life. This mistaken judgment leads to tragic irony, and Richard Cory’s life does not seem so fascinating after all.
First the author shows the theme by integrating character’s actions throughout the story. Before Charlie becomes intelligent he wrote, “I want to be smart.” (Pg. 221) I think this quote confirms the theme because since he wasn’t smart he could have separated himself from smart people. As Charlie was reading a book called Robinson Crusoe he wrote, “I feel sorry because he’s all alone and has no friends.” (Pg. 229) I believe this quote reveals the moral because as he reads this book he find out Crusoe is all alone and isolated and even though Charlie doesn’t realize it yet he himself is isolated and lonely as well.
THE VALUE OF THE GODFATHER In the article “What is the value of The Godfather?” David Clemens states that reading great literature may inspire students to behave as well as what they read. However, some books may have less value than the others may because it would lead the reader to a bad way in life. In addition, some books as Unabomber’s Manifesto, The Anarchist’s Cookbook, and American Psycho would not give any value to the reader, but they glamorize violence, drug use, or other illegal or immoral activity. For this reason, David Clemens agrees that The Godfather should not be made available in our public high school. I agree with David Clemens about banning The Godfather in our public high schools because the violent and criminal scene of the book as well as bringing the wrong impression to high school students that we embrace the intolerance worldviews in the Godfather First, The Godfather novel might present readers a great insight of the real world, yet this image is too violent to be taught for high school students.
Just to do what books tell you to do and nothing else is characteristic of an academic/bookish individual. Studying alone is insufficient; learning must also be accompanied by real life experience, as they are counter-balances of one another. Abilities are strengthened and capabilities balanced by studies. Cunning individuals regard studies with contempt because concepts learned from books might thwart their devious goals; unpretentious individuals admire studies because they themselves may have had little opportunity for study, and an astute individual makes good use of studies and knowledge gained by studying as a