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An Analysis of the Irish Catholic Family in the Novel Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane (3335 words, 5 pages)

Reading In the DarkIn his novel, Reading In the Dark, Seamus Deane tells the story of an Irish Catholic family in Northern Ireland between the late Forties and early Seventies. He traces the path taken by a growing boy searching for and finding the truth about his family during this ... Read More

An Introduction to the Philip Larkin’s A Study of Reading Habits (680 words, 1 pages)

Philip Larkin's "A Study of Reading Habits," is the ironic difference between slang and formal language. The formal language in the title, implies the poem is about a research paper, possibly about drawing conclusions of people's reading habits. Instead, the poem is the confession of one man whose attitudes toward ... Read More

A Reading Commentary on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (909 words, 2 pages)

Great Expectations CommentaryThe well-known novel Great Expectations was the last great work by Charles Dickens. It is about an orphan, Pip, who is brought up in the early nineteenth century. Pip meets a girl named Estella who is of the upper class, this encounter leads him into the dream of ... Read More

A Reading Report on Paranoid Politics by Gore Vidal (501 words, 1 pages)

Gore Vidal is a well known. He has written various books such as "The Thirst Evil" and "The City and the Pillar". Through my research on Gore Vidal, I did not find many readers that did not like his writings. Most of his readers are astonished by his writings. I ... Read More

The Ways of Reading and the Arts of the Contact Zone by Mary Louise Pratt (1124 words, 2 pages)

AutoethnographyIn "Arts of the Contact Zone," Mary Louise Pratt introduces a term very unfamiliar to many people. This term, autoethnography, means the way in which subordinate peoples present themselves in ways that their dominants have represented them. Therefore, autoethnography is not self-representation, but a collaboration of mixed ideas and values ... Read More

A Study on Thermodynamic Reading of The Crying of Lot 49 (1985 words, 4 pages)

A Thermodynamic Reading of The Crying of Lot 49Exploring thermodynamic entropy and information theory clarifies the ambiguous relationship between Oedipa Maas, Maxwell's Demon and the Tristero System in The Crying of Lot 49. Through a convoluted, chaotic adventure leading to disorder, Oedipa searches for the truth about Tristero, hoping it ... Read More

A Reading Journal For My Hair Turned Green (1355 words, 4 pages)

Title- My Hair Turned GreenThree girls were in school talking about Spring Break. After school the 3 girls their names are Melissa, Abigail, and Julia they went to their meeting spot for their club called the 3p.m. club. Then the girls stared talking about how they needed money because they ... Read More

An Analysis of Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deanna (608 words, 1 pages)

The novel, Reading in the Dark, is written by Seamus Deanne. This book is written from the viewpoint of a little boy who explains the episodes of his life as he grows up. Apparently, Deanne said in an interview with the Irish Times, that the accounts in the story are ... Read More

An Overview of Edgar Allan Poe’s View on Reading the Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tales (1037 words, 4 pages)

The Single Emotional "Poeffect"Essay written by Henry GeorgeWhen reviewing Nathaniel Hawthornes Tales, Edgar Allen Poe pronounced that theshort story, if skillfully written, should deliver a single preconceived effect- an effectupon which incidents be fashioned to accommodate that effect. Edgar Allen Poe wasindeed a skillful writer. His short story, "The Fall ... Read More

The My Interest in Reading Law Stems from Early Exposure in the Subject (538 words, 3 pages)

Myinterest in reading law stems from an early exposure to the subject. I sometimes accompanied my grandfather tocourts and was quick to later on imitate the inquisitive, argumentative,critical as well as negotiating characters of lawyers. Eventually, I decided I would becomeone. My chosen subjects have alwaysreflected this decision and in ... Read More

A Reading Report on Emperor of China by Jonathan D. Spencer (982 words, 1 pages)

Emperor Kang-hsi ruled China from 1661 to 1722 and his reign is captured by Jonathan D. Spences book Emperor of China. The different chapters of the book deal with certain aspects of the Emperors life. Aspects that the history books to normally deal with. The information in Spences book is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Influence of the Media in Spreading Terrorism (1632 words, 3 pages)

What to do?Terrorism and the MediaImagine you are a resident of Jerusalem, in the year 60 AD. You are taking a walk throughout the marketplace doing your weekly shopping. You see a man pull out a dagger and he yells death to all Romans and attacks a roman guard, killing ... Read More

A Reading of the Tale of Me and Summer (779 words, 3 pages)

THE TALE OF ME AND SUMMER READING It was a bright, hot summer day when it all happened. I could have been sitting at the beach or swimming. Although that was not the case. I had to actually put effort into something, to actually think , to actually well, read. ... Read More

An Analysis on the Effect of Reading a Work of Literature to It’s Readers (571 words, 3 pages)

Reading a work of literature often makes a reader experience certainfeelings. These feeling differ with the content of the work, and areusually needed to perceive the author's ideas in the work. For example,Samuel Beckett augments a reader's understanding of Waiting For Godot byconveying a mood, (one which the characters in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Joy of Reading Versus the Need to Read (390 words, 1 pages)

As soon as a novel must be read or becomes part of a literary course, the joy of reading it is immediately lost due to the fact that the particular novel may not be interest to the student, the student may hurry to finish the novel and by the extent ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Spreading Drugs’ Bad Effects Awareness in Order to Stop the Drug Problem in Canadian Society (704 words, 4 pages)

Drugs A Major Problem In Canadian SocietyA major problem that exists within Canadian society is the abuse of mind-altering substances. Such narcotics cause not only health problems, but alsoviolent and potentially criminal acts. A mind-altering narcotic can be definedas both the legal and illegal type. The four main categories of ... Read More

My Reasons Why I Enjoyed Reading the Book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain (589 words, 3 pages)

Classic Tales of Tom SawyerGrudgingly going through the motions of reading page after page of abook while pretending to be interested is not a pleasurable way to spend time.Reading a book with a weak plot, dull setting, and lifeless characters requiresmuch effort. Unfortunately, many books are like this. Some books ... Read More

The Creative Writing, the Joys of Reading a Novel (394 words, 2 pages)

The Joys of Reading A Novel As soon as a novel must be read or becomes part of a literary course,the joy of reading it is immediately lost due to the fact that the particularnovel may not be interest to the student, the student may hurry to finish thenovel and ... Read More

A Reading Report on A Clean, Well-Lighted Place and a Biography of Ernest Hemingway (983 words, 4 pages)

Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" and His LifeErnest Hemingway was born on July 21st, 1899. He was the son of Dr.Clarence Edmonds and Grace Hall Hemingway. He grew up in a small town calledOak Park, Illinois. Hemingway was brought up in a somewhat conservativehousehold by his parents who pushed the ... Read More

A Reading Report on A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote (1031 words, 4 pages)

A Christmas Memory Truman CapoteThis story, "A Christmas Memory," is a nonfiction reminence of one fondmemory of Capotes'.A distant relative of Truman Capote's, Sook Faulk, took care of himthrough his childhood. Sook dubbed Truman with the nickname "Buddy," after aformer best friend. During one November morning, when Buddy was seven, ... Read More

A Reading Report on Accounts Settled by Paul Annixter (430 words, 2 pages)

Accounts Settled A Review In the book, Accounts Settled, there is only one major character namedGordon. Gordon is seventeen, six feet tall, and has the beginning of a beard.The main setting is in a forest-filled valley that is a mile from Gordon's home.The story does not give a specific date ... Read More

A Reading Report on The X-Files, X Marks the Spot by Louisa Gradnitzer and Todd Pittson (267 words, 2 pages)

The X-Files, X Marks the Spot Book Report I liked The X-files, X Marks the Spot. There was a lot of suspense. It waseasy to understand. The events were spread out well. Overall it wasn't anotherlong boring science fiction book. There was a lot of suspense. There was suspense as ... Read More

A Reading Report on Wyrd by Sue Gough (1390 words, 6 pages)

WyrdThis essay will discuss the novel wryd. It will explore some of the conceptsthat are found in the novel and attempt to extend the issues to a point atwhich they become more clear, and prove the assertion that, just as Wyrd is afast moving narrative that spans continents and ages, ... Read More

The Influence of Reading on the Characters of Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary (1526 words, 7 pages)

The Influence of Reading on Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary Reading provides an escape for people from the ordinariness of everydaylife. Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina, dissatisfied with their lives pursuedtheir dreams of ecstasy and love through reading. At the beginning of bothnovels Anna Karenina and Emma Bovary made active ... Read More

A Reading Report on the Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (1769 words, 7 pages)

Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer is a boy who is full of adventures. In his world there is anadventure around every corner. Some of his adventures have lead him into somebad situations but with his good heart and bright mind he has gotten out of them.Tom lives with his aunt Polly, ... Read More

A Reading Report on The Pearl by John Steinbeck (1235 words, 5 pages)

THE PEARL A ReviewThe Pearl is a story about an Mexican Indian man and woman, set in the early tomid-1900's, in Bolivia. It was written by John Steinbeck as a short fictionbook that tells of the family's life just before, during, and just after find agreat pearl. The book was ... Read More

A Reading Report on The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (686 words, 3 pages)

The Sun Also Rises A ReviewI cannot express to you how glad I am that I am taking this class. I amthoroughly enjoying Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises is one of the best books I'veread in quite a long time. For a while there, I was, for God knows what ... Read More

A Reading Report on The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (380 words, 2 pages)

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe An AnalysisThe main characters in this story are Peter, Susan, Edmund, andLucy. During a war in London they were sent to a professor's house outsideLondon. Lucy, while exploring with her brothers and sister, found a secretpassage through the wardrobe to Naria,a secret world. ... Read More

The Creative Writing, How to Enjoy Reading a Novel (608 words, 3 pages)

How To Enjoy Reading A Novel As soon as a novel must be read or becomes part of a literary course,the joy of reading it is immediately lost due to the fact that the particularnovel may not be interest to the student, the student may hurry to finish thenovel and ... Read More

A Student’s Reading About the Politics of Rich and Poor (1008 words, 5 pages)

A Student's Reading of The Politics of Rich and Poor Often times, a political analystscientist will write a book on thepolitics and economics of the time. This writer may also create a work whichemanates views contrary to the opinion of the governing body. Rarely, however,does one find an analyst who ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013