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technological arrogance has price
opinion essay written by leonard pitts jr
abt ppl trying to play god w/ the advances of technology
how to poison the earth
satirical essay by linnea saukko
abt how we are damaging the planet by using sarcasm to bring awareness to it
so what do you do ?
personal essay written by robert fulgum
abt how ppl shouldn’t be judged by their occupation
keep faith w/ nature
personal essay by harvey locke
abt his connection w/ the earth and his right of passage in his youth
running eagle
an expository essay by beverly hungry wolf
tells the story for a female blackfoot warrior and how she became a legend
i am maxine tynes
a personal essay by maxine tynes
abt how she relates to her writing and what she writes abt
seven wonders
a personal essay by lewis thomas
abt what he would choose as the seven wonders of the world
i have a dream
martin luther king jr’s speech
spoken at the washington monument abt the cruel and predjudice background of racism and how it must stop
an open heart
a person essay by judith mackenzie
talks abt how in her childhood two women helped her family she she repays the kindness by giving money to a homeless man
a little salad w/ your nightcrawlers, sir ?
a humorous essay by arthur black
abt how ppl have rly weird taste in what they will and won’t eat based on appearence
why we grow insensitive to dangers
a scientific essay by david suzuki
abt how ppl become desensitized to certain noises over time and don’t notice as much as children will
the michelle i know
written by alison lohana in limited omniscient in the third pov
abt a young girl w/ cancer who learns that one event in your life shouldn’t change everything abt you
the conversation of birds
written by jean woon in the first pov
abt a young korean girl who can’t understand her father’s speech since she doesn’t speak korean
the crystal stars have just begun to shine
written by martha brooks in first pov
abt a girl named deidre who tries to set her single dad up w/ a cashier
the sniper
written by liam o’flaherty in limited omniscient and third pov
abt a young sniper who shoots another sniper and decides he wants to see what they looked out, and finds out it was his brother
blue against white
written by jeanette c. armstrong in third pov limited omniscient
abt a girl named lena who struggles w/ her identity off and on the reserve
svayamvara
written by sunita majoshi is limited omniscient third pov
abt a princess who can whistle rly well and marries the man who is able to admit she is better at whistling than him
to build a fire
written by jack london in third pov omniscient
abt a hiker on the yukon trail who tragically dies due to his arrogance
i’ve got gloria
written by me kerr in third pov omniscient
abt a boy named scott who pretends he has his teacher’s dog to get back at her for flunking him in math
stains
written by sharon macfarlane in third pov limited omniscient
abt a mother who recalls her son after he gets into a car accident while she washes the blood stains out of his clothes
the painted door
written by sinclair ross in omniscient third pov
abt a farmer named john and his wife ann who ends up committing adultery w/ their neighbor steven out of lonliness and shallowness
two kinds
written by amy tan in the first pov
abt how her mother forced her to try and become a child prodigy by playing the piano
the shooting of dan mcgrew
written by robert w. service
abt a man in love w/ the bartend named lou who ends up dying in a shoot out and having his gold stolen
the highwayman
written by alfred noyes
abt a theif who is in love w/ the landlord’s daughter named bess who ends up shooting herself in an attempt to save the highwayman from getting caught by the king’s men
grass
written by carl sandburg
abt how the death and destruction caused by wars is slowly forgotten over the years
suicide in the trenches
written by seigfried sassoon
abt how devastating the impacts of the trenches were on the soldiers
sweeping generalization
to take a general idea or rule and apply it too widely and w/o allowing any exceptions to it
similie
comparing two things using like or as
metaphor
comparing two things not using like or as
verbal irony
to say something and to mean the opposite, sarcasm
dramatic irony
when the reader knows something the character doesn’t
situational irony
when the opposite of what you expect to happen ends up happening
extreme long shot
location and scale are est
long shot
est location, scale, and identifies a figure
full shot
shows the entire figure and the background isn’t emphasized
cowboy shot
shows mid-thigh and up
medium shot
shows the torso or mid-chest and up
close-up shot
is a headshot that shows facial expressions
eye-level shot
camera is at eye level
low angle shot
used to make a character look more powerful
high angle shot
used to make a character look weaker
zoom
the camera zooms in and out
pan
the camera moves horizontally
tracking
the camera locks in and follows a subject
anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, usually at the beginning
enjambment
a line of poetry that runs on into the next line with no punctuation
parallelism
using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence
iambic
two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one
shakespeare wrote in this
static character
a character that doesn’t change throughout the story
flat character
a character lacking depth or a real personality
dynamic character
a character the changes and evolves throughout a story
round character
a character that is deep and layered
stock character
a character in a drama or fiction that represents a type and that is recognizable as belonging to a certain genre
protagonist
the main character of a story who makes key decisions that impact the plot
antagonist
the character that uses causes the main conflict and is working against the protagonist
literary foil
any character who contrasts another character to bring out the personality of the other
foreshadowing
gives clue to warn the reader of what will happen in the future
dues ex machina
the entry or coincidence of an implausible event that happens just in time to solve the conflict in a sotry
in media res
when the reader is plunged directly into action and background info is given later through explanations, flashbacks, or allusions in dialogue
fairy tales
stories intended for children with magical and wondrous characters that usually have a lesson in them
first person pov
stories that use personal pronouns
ex) i, me, my, we, us
second person pov
the story is told your pov
ex) you, your
third person pov
the person telling the story isn’t a participant
ex) he, she, them, they
omniscient
we the narrator can enter the minds of all the characters
limited omniscient
when the narrator/author can only see in into the minds of one or two characters
types of conflict
person vs person
person vs self
person vs nature
person vs society
person vs supernatural
person vs technology
symbolism
when something concrete is used to represent something other than its literal meaning
ex) doves symbolizing peace
short story plot structure
exposition - what you need to know in a story
rising action - the buildup to the climax
inciting moment - the main conflict of the story is addressed
climax - where the main conflict is somewhat solved
falling action - what happens after the climax
denouement - the resolution of a story
shakespeare’s personal history
was born apr. 23, 1564 in stratford-on-avon, england
died in 1616
started as an actor, an apprentice of his father’s is business, and got a degree at stratford grammer school
married anne hathaway on nov. 28, 1582 and she was eight years older than him and three months pregnant
got inspo from recent events and past poets
queen elizabeth the first
ruled for forty-five years (1558 - 1603)
nicknamed the virgin queen
ppl were convicted as witches and the economy was in shambles
king james
ruled for twenty-five years (1603 - 1628)
was interested in the supernatural and wrote a book in 1697 called demonology
translated the bible from latin to english
renamed shakespeare’s theater troupe the king’s men
shakespeare’s types of plays
tragedies
comedies
histories
patterns of shakespeare’s plays
wrote in iambic pentameter
always had five acts w/ the third being the climax
romeo and juliet background
was written around 1594 - 1596
takes place in verona, italy over five days in the fourteenth of fifteenth century
inspired by the poem written in 1562 '“tragicall hisoryeye of romeus and juliet”
soliloquy
long speech given by a a character while on stage to reveal their thoughts or intentions
aside
a character’s quiet remarks to the audience or another character that no one else on stage can hear
comic relief
a brief humorous scene to relieve tension built up in a previous scene
life is beautiful background
directed by roberto benigni
takes place in arezzo, italy during ww2
under the facist views of benito mussolini’s rule
to kill a mockingbird background
author harper lee was born on apr. 28, 1926 and grew up in alabama
the trial based inspired by the scottsboro case that took place in 1931 that accused nine young black men of raping two white women
juxtaposition
the placement of two things to show contrast
ostracize
to exclude someone from a society or group
literate
to be able to read and write
prophetic
accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
migratory
denoting an animal that migrates
erroneously
being wrong or inaccurate
forage
to hunt or search for food and materials
immaculate
free from flaws or mistakes
exultation
a feeling of excitement or triumph
emancipated
free from legal, social, or political restrictions
liberty
the power to act as one pleases
sovereignty
the supreme authority of a state to govern itself or another state
nondescript
lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics
indifferently
having no particular interest or sympathy
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