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The Chase Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representaive Sentence: Paired Work(s) |
Author: Annie Dillard Author Description: American Author, poet, and critic. She had written many narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. Brief Summary: Decribes a childhood memory in which two kids embark on a lengthy run after throwing a snowball at a car. The owner of the car will not let the kids escape from his reach, leading to a great chase. Context: Pittsburg, 20th century Representaive Sentence: "The point was that he had chased us passionately without giving up, and so he had caught us." Paired Work(s) none |
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It's Not Talent; It's Hard Work Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representaive Sentence: Paired Work(s) |
Author: Annie Dillard Author Description: American Author, poet, and critic. She had written many narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. Brief Summary: An interpretation on the relatinship between hard work and talent. Context: Representaive Sentence: "They ask this question with envy in their voices and awe on their faces and a sense of alienation all over them, as if they were addressing an armored tank or a talking giraffe or Niagara Falls. We want to believe that other people are natural wonders; it gets us off the hook." Paired Work(s) This is Water(#12) |
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Case of Mary McCormack Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representaive Sentence: Paired Work(s) |
Author: Howard Markel Author Description: Professor of pediatrics, psychiastry, and the history of medicine at the Univeristy of Michigan. Brief Summary: An account on the life of a young girl who endured a life of abuse from a mourning adoptive mother. Legal action had to be taken on the matter, so lawyers worked around the protection of animal in order to protect this girl. Context: Manhattan, 1874 Representaive Sentence: "Gone are the days when beasts of burden enjoyed more legal protection than children." Paired Work(s) none |
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Eat Pray Love Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representaive Sentence: Paired Work(s) |
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Author Description: American author, biographer and memoirist. It was not until writing this piece that her career began to really escalate. Brief Summary: An enthusiastic woman relfects on her adventure in Europe. She is taken back by everything that she encountes, especially pizza. Context: Naples, 2006 Representaive 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. I haven't seen a face like that on me for a long time." Paired Work(s) none |
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This is Water Author: Author Description: Brief Summary: Context: Representaive Sentence: Paired Work(s) |
Author: David Foster Wallace Author Description: American author and professor of English and creative writing. Brief Summary: This was used as a commencement adress for the Kenyon College graduating class of 2015. It provides great insight on some of the many small thoughts floating in our minds. Context: Kenyon College, 2005 Representaive Sentence: Paired Work(s) It's Not Talent; It's Hard Work(#9) & The Myth of Sisyphus(#15) |
