“Only fools will judge a book by its cover.” Within the pages of this book You may discover, if you look, A thousand things or maybe more, It’s up to you to keep the score. And if you search most carefully It’s possible you may find me… Such is (approximately!) the poem that introduces the […]
Keren Shlezinger’s study guide to The Reluctant Fundamentalist is either extremely timid or sadly naive. She notes “the final scene is left open-ended”, which is true, but she adds “the reader cannot know whether the American is a secret agent who will assassinate Changez; whether Changez himself is the threat; or whether it was indeed […]
Written explanation: I’ve drafted here a short newspaper article that presents the results of an interview with the protagonist after the events of the film Witness. The article is short, to the point (to the prompt!), and assumes that the reader is already familiar with much of the past drama (of the film). As such, […]
Remember: five important jobs for language analysis 1. Writers ideas, arguments and contention 2. Purpose and bias of the writer 3. Persuasive techniques and tone 4. Effect/Affect on readers and/or audience 5. Critical analysis/evaluation – different perspective Actually, the analysis presented below goes too far in challenging the writer’s position (point 5)… Language Analysis- Bicycles […]
The following is an essay that combines elements of Literature, and English Outcomes 1 and 2. I have a word document version of much better presentation and formatting than what is shown here if interested parties wish to email me at [email protected]. What makes us human? A study of Frankenstein – The Modern Prometheus The […]
How do the characters of Rose’s play contribute to the understanding achieved by an audience? In writing Twelve Angry Men Reginald Rose created characters that would present a cast of stereotypes for his audience to easily identify. In the script, Rose gives very little explicit direction as to the actual character or make-up of the […]
The following essay is based on an article that appears a textbook for Senior English”. The essay is accompanied by feedback and explanatory paragraphs, which should prove useful. For further explication please contact me at [email protected]. In a language analysis, your first paragraph and introduction should address the context of the piece of writing in […]
Our Relationships with Others Help Us to Define Who we Are Plan A. Main contention: Identity, “who we are”, cannot be defined! Ev. Nagasena, Sunil Badami B. Appearance cannot define identity, it merely allow one to associate with others. Ev. Hungry Beast C. Belonging is greatly affected by internal perceptions of identity Ev.Blossom Beeby, Leanne […]
“The search to discover who we are is one of life’s greatest challenges.” In recent reflections I have determined something very pertinent to myself – I love to watch TV shows that present issues and matters specific to law and order. This disposition: commenced with the cases of NYPD Blue back in the 90’s and […]
I’ve stated in another blog that after reading a good book the practice of my business in tuition is to create and write a personal response. A personal response to John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids is presented, for it is an appropriate text to challenge readers and students in secondary schools, and has worked […]
