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The Chase: Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representative Sentence: Paired Works: |
Author: Annie Dillard Author Description: an American author best known for her narrative prose in fiction and nonfiction (Pulitzer Prize 1975 - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek). She has published two novels, a memoir, poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism. She taught at Wesleyan University, CT. Author Purpose: show the difference between adults and children, retell an exciting moment in her childhood Brief Summary: Dillard and her friend Mikey are chased by a man after they throw a snowball at his car. Context: winter, early 1950s, Pittsburgh, written in 1987 when Dillard could be more reflective in her life Representative Sentence: "that you have to fling yourself at what you're doing, you have to point yourself, forget yourself, aim, dive." Paired Works: It's Not Talent, It's Hard Work; 1874 Case of Mary McCormack; Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa |
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Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa: Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representative Sentence: Paired Works: |
Author: David Sedaris Author Description: American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was written five NY Times #1 best selling essays. He was noticed from reading SantaLand Diaries on NPR, and his books have sold over seven million copies. Author's Purpose: demonstrate the foolishness of not appreciating what you have Brief Summary: Sedaris compares his "exciting" childhood in America to that of his friend, Hugh, who actually grew up in Africa Context: essay is part of his book "Me Talk Pretty One Day" to describe his relationship between himself and his partner Hugh Representative Sentence: "When my own experiences fall short of the mark, I just go out and spend some of his" Paired Works: Black Men in Public Spaces; The Myth of Sisyphus |
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It's Not Talent; It's Hard Work Author: Author Description: Author Purpose: Brief Summary: Context: Representative Sentence: Paired Works: |
Author: Annie Dillard Author Description: an American author best known for her narrative prose in fiction and nonfiction (Pulitzer Prize 1975 - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek). She has published two novels, a memoir, poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism. She taught at Wesleyan University, CT. Author Purpose: differentiate between hard work, talent, dedication, and passion Brief Summary: Dillard discusses various scenarios in which motivation is required. Context: 1978, written for Fairhaven College, appeared in Seventeen Magazine Representative Sentence: "You do it for love and respect for the world; and you do it for love and respect for the task itself. Paired Works: The Chase, This Is Water |
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1874 Case of Mary McCormack: Author: Author Description: Author Purpose: Brief Summary: Context: Representative Sentence: Paired Works: |
Author: Howard Markel Author Description: an American author, editor, physician, professor, and medical historian. He is the professor of the history of medicine at the University of Michigan and teaches psychiatry, health management and policy, history, pediatrics, and communicable diseases. He edits The Milbank Quarterly. Author Purpose: discuss the impact of child abuse and the institution of the laws about child abuse Brief Summary: Mary McCormack transferred living spaces constantly and was abused until people from various organizations helped fight for her protection in court Context: 1874, little child protection laws, parents her allowed to hit or spank their children, written because Precious caused discussion of child abuse Representative Sentence: "How much our society values its children can be measured by how well they are treated and protected." Paired Works: The Chase |
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Eat Pray Love (Chapter 27): Author: Author Description: Author Purpose: Brief Summary: Context: Representative Sentence: Paired Works: |
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Author Description: a 199-week New York Times bestselling American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, novelist, and memoirist, best known for writing Eat, Pray, Love. Author Purpose: retell her physical and psychological journey in Italy Brief Summary: Gilbert realizes she has stayed in Italy for a long time, but she and her friend Sofie decide to be adventurous and go to Naples for pizza. Context: 2006, Gilbert traveled the world after divorcing her husband Representative Sentence: "Still, when I look at myself in the mirror of the best pizzeria in Naples, I see a bright-eyed, clear-skinned, happy and healthy face." Paired Works: This Is Water |
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This Is Water: Author: Author Description: Author Purpose: Brief Summary: Context: Representative Sentence: Paired Works: |
Author: David Foster Wallace Author Description: an American author of novels (Infinite Jest, The Pale King - Pulitzer Prize 2012 Nominee), essays, and short stories and professor of English and creative writing before his suicide Author Purpose: wants to teach college graduates how their education should be used in the world Brief Summary: Wallace uses examples, such as fish in a bowl or buying items at a supermarket, to describe how college graduates should become more aware of their lives Context: 2005 college graduation at Kenyon College Representative Sentence: "a huge percentage of the stuff that I tend to be automatically certain of is, it turns out, totally wrong and deluded. Paired Works: It's Not Talent, It's Hard Work; Eat Pray Love (Chapter 27) |
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Black Men in Public Space: Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representative Sentence: Paired Works: |
Author: Brent Staples Author Description: author and editor for the New York Times. He wrote An American Love Story and Parallel Time. Author's Purpose: realizing an issue by classifying certain people by race and contributing examples to show problems and propose solutions. Brief Summary: Staples provides personal information on being black, especially at night, and he uses altercations in the past to create a somewhat effective solution Context: biographical op-ed piece Representative Sentence: "I first began to know the unwieldy inheritance I’d come into – the ability to alter public space in ugly ways." Paired Works: The Chase; It's Not Talent, It's Hard Work; Allegory of the Cave; Eat Pray Love (Chapter 27) |
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The Myth of Sisyphus: Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representative Sentence: Paired Works: |
Author: Albert Camus Author Description: French Nobel Prize winning author (The Rebel - opposes nihilism and promotes freedom), journalist, and philosopher; contributed to philosophy of absurdism. Author's Purpose: ponders suicide as an option from escaping from absurdity through discussion of a mundane task Brief Summary: Sisyphus is punished by the gods to roll a rock for all eternity, but he is believed to be happy by controlling his own fate Context: Camus's works have dealt with absurdity and suicide based on mundane tasks Representative Sentence: "One does not discover the absurd without being tempted to write a manual of happiness." Paired Works: Allegory of the Cave, This Is Water |
