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“The world is mud- luscious and puddle - wonderful” (E.E. Cummings). Edward Estlin Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894. He was a painter and a poet and he studied in the University of Harvard, where he was fascinated by two schools of art Impression and Cubism. How does E.E. Cummings use vision and auditory to create meaning?. E.E. Cummings creates meaning in his poetry by using visual techniques and auditory techniques. To begin with, E.E. Cummings creates meaning in his…

meaning. When he makes poetry he uses visual techniques to place the words in a creative form, for example in the poem “l(a,” (Doc A), he uses the words “a leaf falls,” then he places the words like leaves are falling. In the poem “r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r,” (Doc B), he…

The author E.E. Cummings was best known for his odd way of mixing up his words and spelling in his way of writing like in particular. “anyone lived in a pretty how town” what will be looked into is his form of Tones, Symbols, as well as his imagery. “anyone lived in a pretty how town” meaning that the person anyone he could live in this town because anyone including himself could live in this town Mr. Cummings sets the tone that there is nothing different or unique about the people or this…

Basing on his personal experience, the author of this article addressed both the pros and cons of ereaders, and his feeling was a representative of people who faced the emergence of ereaders. First, he talked about his experience of purchasing his first ereader, a Kindle. Because there were too many kinds of ereaders in the market at that time, and new one never stopped coming out all the time, the author did not know which to buy after he got various advice from friends. When a new ereader came…

This feature is perfect for readers with finicky taste or those who read very quickly, affording the ability to jump from one title to another without the bulk of multiple books. The book market is flush with e-books that can be used on any number of operating systems and devices. “E-books now make up around 30% of all book sales, and Amazon has a 65% share within that category, with Apple and Barnes & Noble accounting for most of the balance" (Bercovici 2014). In addition to this, many…

Schools are adapting to e-books and claims: “The rendering of children’s literature in digital format provides opportunities for children to experience the characters, themes, and settings of beloved books in new and exciting ways” (Houston 39). Schools push for electronic books…

edited by Paul Socken, is about how the author believes in physical possession. Furthermore, it is about the internet in modern day society. The essay compares empty bookshelves and full ones, and books and e-books. The author talks about how his parents loved books and how they always made sure he had some. He ends the essay noting that he believes children will have a happier life if they had paper…

In Defense of EBooks Books have always been the medium of knowledge transmission across time and space. Throughout human civilization, generations pass on their wisdom, custom, social codes, and scientific knowledge by way of books. Different civilizations learn from and about each other mostly through books. Books are not just the contents, it is also the physical material on which the content is engraved on and it this part of the book I am discussing in this article. We have completely passed…

drastically, however, several new features present themselves through the unearthing of electronic books(Streitfeld, 2013). As of January 2014, studies conclude that about 50% of Americans own a dedicated handheld device, either a tablet, or an e-reader for reading e-content(Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps, 2014). Under those circumstances, printed books could eventually join the ranks of clay tablets and scrolls displayed in collectors’ glass cases with other curious items of the…

Evans-Pritchard, and Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives, by Jon D. Holtzman, the lives of pastoralists in southern Sudan are discussed. In the selection by Evans-Pritchard, we learn about a group who’s social and economic structures rely heavily on cattle. Cattle cannot be tended by a single family alone, so several families may tend and protect their cattle together. The cattle belong to the head of the household, and even among his death, the family is reluctant to break up the herd, at least until…