Thursday, July 29, 2010
What is the What 3
It is really sad to hear what some kids have to go through just to have the freedom i take for granted. I mean the way he describes the scene where he was waiting to cross the Nile and how 3 boys died in there desperate swim. And how the rest waited only to be eaten alive by hundreds of mosquitoes on each person. I can't stand having one mosquito near me, but for them to have to have hundreds on each person and about a thousand people there, that's just unthinkable to me. Those 3 paragraphs really gave me the chills and got me thinking.
What is the What 2
Who is this boy that is watching his t.v and why is he there for so long. I really feel bad for the guy now, he's been hit knocked out and tied up, now when he wakes he sees some little 10 year old watching his t.v. This has to be one of he worst stories i heard about a foreigner trying to make a living in America. I know that its hard at first for them all but this has to be the hardest challenge i heard so far. It just makes me thankful that i live in a safe neighborhood and thankful of what my parents went through for me.
What is the What1
I feel bad for this guy, he seems like he has a good heart by trying to help that lady at his door but i think he was pretty dumb to let her in. If it was a cell phone i would have got it for her and bought it to the door. I would have never let her in the house in the first place. I also find it hard to believe that this man is being help gun point and all hes doing is trying to figure out these people and observing them. Its like, how can you think in a time like this, hes seems calm and not really scared and just making observations like its nothing.
How to Read Literature like a Professor 5
I have been told before about foreshadowing and in this book it also talks about if you want something important to be known then introduce it earlier and than reveal it later. Its good to know that i wasn't taught something for no reason but its also in this book. Also in chapter 24, sickness is used to again add plot and also symbolize and the different kinds are used to show a different image. I liked that chapter allot because now i can be a stronger story writer because i could show and not just tell by adding a illness. Also by doing so i can make a quest for my charcter and relate it to other works of literature
How to Read Literature Like a Professor 4
I have always thought of geography as just the setting of the scene, nothing really important, but then the book showed me otherwise. It said proved to me that the geography is just as important as the main characters. The example that really worked on me was the one with Napoleon trying to take over Russia. If the it wasn't for the geography, maybe he would have conquered it. I also learned that in most literature works, the geography is also used as a plot. It reminded me of the quests part of the book, and how geography in somehow linked to making a quest.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
how to read literature like a professor 3
Chapter11 ...More Than It's Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence
I think that chapter of the book was really out there because it made you think about the different kinds of violence and told us that there is 2 types in Literature. But even though there is 2 types of violence, they only exist to make or destroy plot complications or put the character under stress to give the book some flavor of action in it. I thought this chapter stuck out to me because i think violence is everywhere in everyday life and the author really made you rethink the meaning of it. It just makes you more aware of why violence occurs in literature so it doesn't seem like just a waste of time to read.
I think that chapter of the book was really out there because it made you think about the different kinds of violence and told us that there is 2 types in Literature. But even though there is 2 types of violence, they only exist to make or destroy plot complications or put the character under stress to give the book some flavor of action in it. I thought this chapter stuck out to me because i think violence is everywhere in everyday life and the author really made you rethink the meaning of it. It just makes you more aware of why violence occurs in literature so it doesn't seem like just a waste of time to read.
how to read literature like a professor 2
In the book "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" i like how he can compare other books, movies and stories to what he is talking about to try to help explain and prove his point. I think its a really good thing to do because its like hes really talking to us and its like hes really next to you like a teacher giving you a lesson. I haven't any books like that and i think its a really fun way to read and learn.
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