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    Chapter 1: Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It 's Not) Most stories include a quest, in which the main character of a story embarks on a journey and eventually learns something new. According to Thomas C. Foster, a quest consists of five things; (a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (c) a stated reason to go there, (d) challenges and trials en route, and (e) a real reason to go there. Every quest is educational, in which the quester gains self-knowledge. The stated reason for a quest is almost…

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    Self-Evaluation Essay Little did I know that I was going to learn a lot more than I thought throughout the semester in ENGL 1433. I began the course dreading reading and writing. I just wanted to be done with the class before the class began and go back to science classes. I never have considered myself a good writer or someone who was good at analyzing literature, it was never something I enjoyed. Despite these initial thoughts and preconceived notions, I did, for the most part, enjoy the…

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    the readers looking forward to good prevailing over evil yet never lets them possess their meant ending as most stories do which is what provides this account its challenging draw. In “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” Flannery O’Connor works by using literary techniques including conflicts, foreshadowing, images, simile, and irony to make eccentric characters and a twisted plot. In “A Good Is Man Hard to Find” there are a few eccentric characters that will be in continual conflict. The grandmother,…

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    Women were seen as the lesser sex and men had impact on how women even viewed themselves. The authors, Munro and Hawthorne, used literary devices in their works to portray their own cultural views within their time periods. A few devices that can be seen in The Birthmark are symbolism, imagery, and allegory. Hawthorne uses symbolism by the birthmark itself. The characters birthmark…

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    909 actually said that, however; the Brownies carry through with their plan and confront troop 909 in the bathroom. To the Brownies ' surprise, the all-white troop 909 was made up of girls with special needs. Throughout the story, the author uses literary devices that are humorous and juvenile. The author’s use of this writing element emphasizes the inappropriate, yet truthful, announcements…

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    Independent Publishing versus Traditional Publishing The stereotypical image of a writer ensconced in a garret, tucked far away from reality so that they can concentrate on creativity is a thing of the past. Whether you decide to publish through the traditional route or publish independently most authors will have to partake in marketing their works from bookshop signings, having a social media presence to school visits. Now that I am beginning to see my manuscript take shape it saddens me…

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    distinguish between a good book and a bad, we must therefore not refer to how the book is written but by how it is read. Throughout the book, Lewis discuss’ his theories about why that is true, starting by separating the readers into two groups, one the “literary” and the other the “unliterary”. He processes by outlining a few of the differences between the two types of readers. The book then goes forward by defining what good literature is “But in reading great literature I become a thousand…

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    criticizes the economy and culture of English and Irish in the eighteenth century. The purpose of the essay is to address the seriousness of the social concern and problems in Irish. The author Swift uses literary techniques, irony and satire, to maximize the seriousness in Irish. The literary techniques are also used as a method that clearly deliver the author’s perspective on the social issue of Irish. A Modest Proposal, written by Jonathan Swift, has the neoclassical literature style that the…

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    the year was a thesis essay based on an independent novel that we read over the summer. In this thesis essay, we had to choose three literary elements that were used skillfully in the book and analyze how they were used to convey the novel’s theme. I read The Ascendant by Drew Chapman, a novel about cyber warfare between the United States and China. I chose the literary elements of plot development, foreshadowing to create suspense, and point of view to show how they convey the…

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    every aspect of a story literary criticism must be applied. A literary critic is an individual that observes various forms of literature in the form of stories, plays, and poems. Willa Sibert Cather is the author of the short story called, “Paul’s Case: A Study in Temperament” and this story specifically applies to almost any literary theory. Cather provides an abundance of information that allows for literary criticism with the influence of the various types of literary theories. Cather is…

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