“Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison is about a young black boy who lives life with his grandfather’s final words always with him. The story starts with the narrator reminiscing on his grandfather’s last day alive where he was left with the words that have guided and influenced him. After the narrator reminiscing on his grandfather’s death the story jumps to the present where the narrator delivered a highly praised oration at his graduation and was invited to deliver it at a gathering of the town leading
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated‚ “To be yourself in a world that is trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” This quote means that being yourself can be hard at times. However‚ if you are yourself then things might go your way more often. The more things that go your way will make you a happier person. Emerson’s statement is true because you would have nothing different to do‚ the reward and punishment would be given only to you‚ and you just have to put yourself before
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HOW TO READ A BOOK Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren One reader is better than another in proportion as he is capable of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts more effort. He is better if he demands more of himself and of the text before him. If you remember what an author says‚ you have learned something from reading him. If what he says is true‚ you have even learned something about the world. But whether it is a fact about the book or a fact about the world that you have learned
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A Dream for Botswana Below is a copy of the address of one of the secondary school students who won the US Embassy essay competition honoring Martin Luther King Day in Gaborone‚ Botswana. Winners were chosen for their essay’s originality and were awarded certificates‚ a book about Martin Luther King and about USD 100. As you read Benson’s dreams for his country‚ keep in mind that Botswana is one of the wealthiest African countries with an economy considered a safer investment than even that of South
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Mighty Despair: Power and Irony in “Ozymandias” “Ozymandias‚” Shelley’s famous poem‚ reveals the impermanence of human achievement. The poem describes a crumbling statue‚ a “colossal wreck” in the form of a long-lost king. The reader of the poem is thrice-removed from Ozymandias‚ as the speaker relates a story he heard from a traveller who encountered the statue in the desert. A plate beneath the statue reads “Look on my works‚ ye Mighty‚ and despair!” Though Ozymandias presumably means that other
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Caingat‚ Franchete O. Bachelor of Arts in English 4-A Contemporary Literary Theory Define the following terms and give at least five (5) examples each: Anagram‚ Pun‚ Oxymoron‚ Irony‚ Dramatic Irony‚ Situational Irony and Verbal Irony. 1. Anagram Anagrams are an extremely popular form of literary device wherein the writer jumbles up parts of the word to create a new word. From the syllables of a phrase to the individual letters of a word‚ any fraction can be jumbled to create a new form. Anagram
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Living in invisibility may be viewed as a sad life. How an invisible man goes on is difficult to understand though. He has no name and no true identity. He could live in chaos and be powerless to do anything about it. His whole existence is trivial and ineffective. He has nothing in theory. Before the narrator became invisible he had something. He had what he owned. His possessions reminded him of his past and helped him to eventually identify who he was. Throughout his attempt at life‚ the invisible
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Victoria Hourigan What techniques does Hill use to create tension in ‘whistle and I’ll come to you’? The opening paragraph to the chapter immediately creates tension. This is done by the use of pathetic fallacy in that Hill describes the atmosphere with ‘gusts that blew’ and that during the night it ‘increased greatly in force’. This instantly creates an ominous surrounding as it conveys how isolated Arthur and the house are. Moreover‚ it foreshadows a sinister future for Arthur and spider
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Kim 1988. Choose a distinguished novel or play in which some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example‚ awakenings‚ discoveries‚ changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay‚ describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement‚ suspense‚ and climax usually associated with external action. Hamlet Textual Evidence: To be‚ or not to be--that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of
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It is a dream deeply rooted in The American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - ’We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal.” quoted by Martin Luther King Jr.( www.GoodReads.com) Martin Luther King Jr. was becoming an inspiration to many families‚ businessmen by just speaking his mind and soon people understood where he was coming from. Martin Luther King Jr. was apart of many‚ things‚ but one was
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