Accelerated Reader

1. In the writer opinion, why did he not like the Bixi bikes? Explain in a full paragraph. The author clearly stated that he did not like the Bixi bikes for several reasons. First, he said that it is not financially convenient because there isn’t a monthly subscription (you have to pay an annual membership) and you have pay additional fees if you exceed the assigned time which is 30 minutes. Second, he said that he thinks the bixi bikes are very inconvenient because the returning process is a…

It was once said, “The art of the storyteller is to hold the attention of the readers.” If a novelist is able to grab the attention of the readers, they can easily convey ideas and themes represented in the story successfully to its’ readers. For instance, Zora Neale Hurston is considered to be a brilliant writer, who has the ability to form a storytelling chain within her novels and to “render a world complete with its codes and disciplines within a few sentences” (Danticat). This is shown in…

does this by making every kiss perfect, no matter how many times he had to kiss her, he had to make it perfect. To express the tone of the work, Neil uses a major tone shift about half way through the poem, he shifts from his excitedly telling the reader about his love for this girl, how he wants to be there for her. He tells us that in the beginning of their relationship she embraced his oddities of asking her out over and over, organizing his food by color, carefully avoiding the cracks on the…

on purpose or on accident is besides the point because the focus is the fact that the film and novel are in fact different. This story is absolutely astonishing on so many accounts and the events that take place are almost overwhelming to the reader. The story begins with a group of boys in a helicopter that goes down over a tropical island. The plane being filled with teenage boys it is up to them to learn how to survive and it doesn’t take…

novel are unpredictable and are immediate (present tense) and not predetermined, that which has already happened. The unreliable narrator brings vital importance to the narration for the unreliability due to the absence of fact, which aids in the reader to express self-interpretation instead of definite closure. An unreliable narrator according to David Lodge (Lodge), is someone who illustrates the connection between what is known and what is unknown (unconventional) leading to a novel evolving…

An important and interesting part of the fictional text ‘The Real Thing’ by Brian Falkner was the very beginning due to the introduced main characters, main events, and conflicts that affect the later events. Main characters such as Fizzer Boyd and Tupai are introduced. These two characters are taken on a joyride that starts at the beginning of the book. The two souls play an important role in the entire book, they are taken through many events that affected the storyline. These two characters…

To start off, Graff does a nice job incorporating an anecdote and pathos into Hidden Intellectualism. It appeals to feelings. In the first few sentences of his article it is easy to relate to his words. Although some people can relate to it, not everyone can. However he needs more logic in it. Anecdotes and pathos achieve sympathy, but he does not have enough facts in there in order to persuade someone to believe what he is saying. He lacks factual evidence which is an essential part of trying…

Hemingway based much of his writing on a famous code of behavior. He used the code as a kind of background in the story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”. He uses the short story to show readers there are no guidelines for life, one should view things as they are, no matter the difficulty, one should contain his or her despair and self-pity by sheer willpower, one should not make trouble for others, and one should not judge others, but see them with “irony and pity.” Even though Hemingway did not…

is moving far beyond boundaries and pre-conceived limitations that enables the storyteller to change the way that the story is told. Telling a story is being capable of drawing the readers in, grabbing their uttermost attention, perplexing them with the complexities of the story and at the end, connecting with the reader. The author, Junot Diaz implements these elements in his engrossing novel The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao (2007). This book is captivating in the way that it integrates…

The subject of war and the loss had deeply influenced poetry on the first half of the 20th century. Poets from all around the world had felt the direct influence of these earth-shattering wars and expressed their passionate responses towards the horrors of war. It was during the times of war in which the poems “Refugee blues” and “Disabled” were written by W.H. Auden and Wilfred Owen respectively. Considered to be some of the most remarkable pieces of literature, they were written in the times…