American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence (New York: Vintage Books: A Division of Random House, Inc., 1997). Philbrick, Nathaniel. Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (New York: Viking: Penguin Group, 2006; or 3) reading 5 book excerpts and critiquing 3 movies from the following list: SUMMER READINGS: Choose 4 of the novels below from Part IIa and 1 from Part Ia. Read 1chapter from each book selected (not the first chapter). Summarize the three most important ideas that are generated from each chapter read.
The article describes the roman noir (thriller) genre of Cornell Woolrich's literary works. It states that filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock have borrowed styles and treatments from Woolrich, who is deemed the "Father of Noir Fiction." This article talks about the way that Cornell Woolrich influenced Alfred Hitchcock. This article will help me to connect the two noir styles between Alfred Hitchcock and Cornell Woolrich's. Palmer, R. Barton.”The Metafictional Hitchcock: The Experience of Viewing and the
As a writer and journalist, Kershaw has composed two biographies, one being Jack London and the other Blood and Champagne: The Life and Times of Robert Capa. Kershaw’s other literary works are The Bedford Boys, The Few, and The Longest Winter. Many critics feel that Kershaw has a talent for capturing the raw emotion of war and his skills as a journalist help him find the information that puts the story’s details into place. Alex Kershaw writes the story, The Bedford Boys, in a way that puts the horror and tragedy of D-Day into a soft, revealing story. Born in Britain, Kershaw feels that those men who died in Normandy were fighting for rights of his own and he feels great pride in the accomplishments of those men.
Horton accuses the governing body of frequently exploiting its power in having the Justice Department instigate repression among voters. Furthermore, the lawyers who were inspecting the unlawful actions of these political criminals were quietly discharged of their duty and the incriminating evidence was concealed. The Bush administration was also spying regularly on religious and political groups in the country, while it covertly introduced a tremendously illegal surveillance program that caused conflict among senior officials in the Justice Department. Horton attributes this illicit monitoring device as the reason behind the “War on Terror” because it misleadingly revealed all of intelligence’s information on Iraq to both
The first essay written by Jaschik meets the criteria for literary nonfiction because it discusses the huge controversy of plagiarism and how it affects literature today. Mr. Murray explains how we need to be critical readers. Ondaatje's essay is creative and uses figurative language to give us a "sense of place" and a "sense of
George “Brownie” Browne, gives us the difficulties of living, training, transportation to France, and the danger of combat. Brownie is a narrative about combat, hope, and service amongst the American military. c. Write your thesis (What you think of the book). I though the book was very informative, reading the letters from Brownie touch my heart. His letters gave us the reality of World War One, and the price the military paid for the freedom we have.
8. Is the creator a reliable source of information? Yes 9. Why was the document created? (persuasive in nature or reporting a message) Persuasive; she was telling the readers why monopolism is wrong and persuading them to bring down Rockefeller.
Thinking critically about his article, I can find some patterns in his writing, such as fact and fiction, presenting evidence with an argument, cause and effect, and tonal qualities. Carr starts his article with a quote from a sci-fi movie. “Dave, stop, will you” (Carr 1). He starts off illustrating an eerie scene from the 2001 movie Space Odyssey. This part of the article is obviously fictional, but does a good job of leading up to his next point.
Andrew Gallant M. Stacey AP English 12 18 October 2014 Bullet in the Brain “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolf is a short story that discusses the nature of desensitivity of mankind. This theme is further explained through the use of narration, setting and the character. The narration of this story is the first thing that shows signs of the theme being about desensitivity. To start off, the title “Bullet in the Brain” is a very ironic title. After reading the story, one might suggest that Nabokov was referring to the main character Anders, saying that bullet in the brain is what he needed to be less critical about life and be more like society should be compared to the negative personality he has developed over the years.
That's where affirmative action programs come from. "( Billingsley) These practices, have replaced individual rights with group entitlements, and the concept of equal opportunity with demands for equal outcomes, which in turn have produced quotas in workplace hiring and promoting, in government subcontracting, and in college admissions and faculty hiring. The result has been compromised standards throughout the economy and the educational system. These policies have undermined the long-standing ideal of admitting students to college, hiring and promoting employees, and awarding contracts on the basis of merit rather than politics. By creating a climate of dependence—which actually penalizes efforts by individual members of minorities to succeed on their own merits—affirmative action has reinforced the worst stereotypes of members of "protected groups" as consisting of people unable to "make it on their own."