Jeremaiah Lesking Professor Garneau English 100 16 September 2013 David Sedaris, a wizard with words Anyone can write a story, but a person that can brainstorm thoughts in his head and combine originality, humor and creativity is considered a genius. This “genius” is David Sedaris, a compelling writer who often writes about his life experiences. David Sedaris is a famous author who wrote many books such as “April and Paris” and “Journey into the Night.” Sedaris was also featured on a television show called “the late show” In class, we read two of his articles, “Journey into the Night” and “April and Paris.” After reading the first article, “Journey”, one thing that fascinates me about Sedaris is that he is able to incorporate metaphors in his stories. For instance, Sedaris is comparing the inside of a plane to a hospital ward “Their slow-footed padding gives the cabin the feel of a hospital ward: the dark aisles, corridors; the flight attendants, nurses” (Paris 1). Another example would be, “Chipmunk-like, my cheeks packed with warm nuts, I cocked my head” (Journey 2).
Nonetheless, both articles are idealistic. In another phrase, they are morally wrong. To get a true understanding of what an essay is saying we must concern ourselves with is what the author is truly trying to convey. There are often hidden messages in writing that inexperienced readers often look over and take for granted. This is the issue that is at stake with both readings of “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift and Garret Hardin’s “Lifeboat Ethics.” Hardin’s essay that is serious in tone, while Swift’s offers similar views appears to be poking fun by starting at in a serious tone at first glance but in reality is far from it.
While this close relationship does allow for a better understanding of Charles, it also creates the bias with which Einhard wrote. The author wrote his work as a biography celebrating Charles, rather than as a historical and objective work. There are several elements lacking in Einhard’s representation, things omitted or glossed over which Einhard, being close to Charlemagne, would have known yet chose to leave out. Nevertheless, Einhard’s work is an important source for a study of the figure of Charles. Einhard left out some key elements of Charles’s life.
Student Name XXXXX, Instructor Class Date An Analysis of “Grammarians Ain’t Worth Nuthin’ Noway” “Grammaries Ain’t Worth Nuthin’ Noway” by John Kelso is a persuasive evaluation of the importance of grammar. Kelso, who is a columnist for a newspaper, occasionally makes grammatical errors to which his readers respond unkindly. His opinion on grammar is “somewhere in between,” and believes good or bad grammar is irrelevant. He challenges the opinion of his readers and the fact that they are so critical of his grammar. He uses the persuasive aim and comparative mode to suggest grammar is not as important as some people believe it to be and shows the different opinions of others along with challenging the fact that his works should not be held to a standard such as other great works of literature like “Dante’s Inferno.” The persuasive aim is used by Kelso to suggest that grammar is not as important as some people think it is by stating, “I am of the opinion that good grammar is at least the equal of bad grammar, in that both are irrelevant” He is persuading us to believe that good and bad cancel each other out and it is better to just be in the middle where it is irrelevant.
154) After the rise of Julius Caesar the whole Mediterranean world became under roman legeslation. (pg.154) One of the most profound leaders under Julius Caesar, Marcus Cicero a philosopher who oppossed tyranny and political corruption. (pg.154) Cicero believed that monarchy, aristocracy and Democracy were the three principles of construction to a good government. (pg.155) Rome was more based on a legeslative attack, romans in the old days are more recollected for having great knowledge of the world we live in today. One of the most influential people in Rome was Marcus Cicero, a great philopsoper as we say and exam most of his work today we see a story of a honored and respected man as well as loyal, but his loyalty would prove to be his greatest downfall and which would lead to his exicution.
Williams has read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and where Julius Lester does not understand the novel, Williams does. He begins bye recapping the book’s long, history of censorship. “The earliest censors… believed the novel would corrupt the young” (Williams 98). In the story, Huck would spit and do rude things that were believed to be unsuitable for young readers at the time. These opinions have, however, changed.
In this passage George Orwell makes the assertion that amongst the confusion of long literary or political critiques, the writing often becomes meaningless as a result of improper language and jargon. The use of such “meaningless” words allows them to be openly interpreted and often abused in political writing. What one might regard as Democracy, another would describe as Fascism, but neither carries a definition in this instance, but merely a positive or negative connotation. Consequently, these meaningless words often allow the reader to be deceived by the author. Orwell’s Six Rules 1) Do not use metaphors that you are use to reading in other texts.
He created two of the most respected pieces of art in human history, The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, both of which still maintain their credibility as masterpieces to this day. Da Vinci’s notebook also proved him to be a Renaissance man, he had many great ideas in various subjects including art, writing, anatomy and scientific design. Da Vinci’s notes show primitive ideas for inventions that wouldn’t be fully developed until centuries later. This flood of intelligence is what prevented a lot of his ideas from fully developing. Since da Vinci excelled in many subjects, he never had enough time in his life to completely focus on mastering one field in particular.
At several points in the story, he all but addresses us directly, imploring us, for example, to notice how bad Aylmer looks in comparison even to an animal like Aminadab. The narrator can also be characterized as a moralist who condescends to his readers. Rather than trusting us to figure out the symbolism of the birthmark, for example, or allowing us to draw our own conclusions about the soundness of Aylmer’s experiment, the narrator rushes to explain every metaphor and symbol as if we might miss his point. The strong narrative voice of “The Birthmark” epitomizes a key difference between modern American short stories and nineteenth-century American short stories. Modern stories are often told in an objective, distant, even ironic voice, whereas nineteenth-century stories were usually told by passionate narrators who infused their own strong opinions.
Baron De Montesquieu- Essay Baron De Montesquieu, born Charles Louis de Secondat was one of the most famous and influential philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. His major work, The Spirit of the Laws, was a source of massive influence to political leaders in America and other European nations. He explored ideas of a republican form of government, abolition of slavery and, the most important of all, his theory of separation of powers. The Framers borrowed many of his ideas and philosophical beliefs and also incorporated it in the US constitution. Montesquieu’s philosophy was highly regarded and it had a massive contribution in the shaping of the US constitution.