Annie Dillard’s “An American Childhood” In Annie Dillard’s “An American Childhood” she takes us the reader back in time. She tells of the activities and games she played as a child‚ which also draws the reader in to her story more bringing back the same memories from their childhood. She sets the stage around Christmas time on a weekday in late December. Her and her friends were standing in knee deep snow along the road waiting for cars to pass by‚ an easy target for anyone who could throw
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American Literature Summer Reading List Summer 2014 Belmont High School English Department The following list was complied from the recommendations of the Belmont High School English department and contains some of the best-known works of American literature. Each book addresses the American Dream and/or American identities. All entering 11th graders must read at least one book from the list below over the summer. Students entering English 11 Honors must read at least one contemporary AND one classic
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article “Catharine Beecher and Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Architects of Female Power” by author Valerie Gill‚ Ms. Gill attempts to bridge the gap between what appears to be two powerful women of their time with two totally different opinions of the American woman and the type of life they should lead. The author points out the obvious differences of opinions in the writings of the two women‚ who are related by the way‚ and the different era in which they write. Catharine Beecher was the great aunt
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Native-American Literature‚ c.20‚000B.C.E.-present Characteristics The literature is as diverse as the cultures that created it‚ but there are often common elements such as stories explaining creation or natural forces. Major Writers or Works Oral narratives: Myths; legends; songs; creation stories from groups such as the Zuni‚ Aztec‚ Navajo‚ Lakota‚ Seneca‚ Tlingit‚ Cherokee‚ Blackfoot‚ Cree‚ Inuit‚ and many more. Exploration Period‚ 1492-1607 Characteristics The first European writings
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A New England Sibyl Vs. Miss Grief Oppression has never been a word I have thought of when I thinking of the treatment of women. I have recently discovered women authors in history that have lived a double life that only women can. In the 1800s when Constance Fenimore Woolson and Mary E. Wilkings Freeman lived‚ they fought for equality with their words and the way they lived. They were women who were expected to be just pretty but silent‚ and they have been paving the way for women in the future
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all due to the battleground in which it take place in -- our mind. <br> <br>There are many examples of psychological conflicts in the stories we have read. In "Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson‚ Leiningen battled not only on his South American plantation‚ but in his mind. He struggled with the issue of running away and letting the ants take over his plantation. He wasn’t a quitter and enjoys the mental aspects of things. But when the ants and the reality of death came‚ he had to resolve
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Raymond’s Run Essay This is a story by the writer Toni Cade Bambara who describes the events that take place in the life of a skinny girl named Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker‚ a little African-American girl with a squeaky voice that has passion to run. However the tale begins describing the members of her family‚ the author writes more about Hazel and her brother Raymond. Raymond is not quite right; apparently he suffers a metal disease. He’s bigger and older than Hazel‚ but a lot of people
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Notes on Toni Cade Bambara’s "The Lesson" Characters: Sylvia: the narrator and protagonist‚ a sassy‚ defiant African-American girl who resists the educational overtures of Miss Moore. The story’s plot centers on a "teaching moment" or pedagogical breakthrough‚ where Sylvia is disturbed out of her complacency‚ having been exposed to the other side of the social ladder. Sugar: one of Sylvia’s better friends‚ a sidekick if you will. Sugar noticeably picks up on Miss Moore’s lesson faster than
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Brooke Burns English 120 BO2 Literary Analysis 2 3/18/2011 The Lesson: Sylvia’s Realization Toni Cade Bambara’s ‘The Lesson’ explores questions of culture and class among a group of children and a woman who takes them on a trip into an expensive department store. While ostensibly the story is a simple narrative about a trip‚ upon further inspection one realizes the subtle poignancy Bambara is able to achieve. This essay examines the
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I decided to read this book for two reasons. My friends have read this book in the past and said it wasn’t too bad. Second‚ it is one heck of a short book. I finished this book in 2 days. As the sample book report says‚ this book is only 27‚000 words long. The book lived up to what my friends had said about it. The book was one of the best classic stories I have read‚ it had a good story and good description. Hemingway could paint the pictures in my mind. I have read other shot stories of his‚ back
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