Non-Fiction Ind. Reading Prompt In the following novel, “The Soloist” by Steve Lopez. The author captures the reader’s interest quickly by the first paragraph. Lopez talks about this mysterious man he encounters on the street, but ends up losing him the minute he looks away. Lopez also teaches his readers that to not judge a book by its cover, because it may surprise the reader of the story it has within. Lopez captures the reader's interest with the line, “The man plays on, a lone fiddler. He throws his head back, closes his eyes, drifts. A portrait of tortured bliss.”(Lopez 4). This particular line introduces the man that would later be known as Nathaniel Anthony Ayers. A man that is close to the age of 50, was born and raised in cleveland,
There are many things in life that can help get a point across, but nothing can quite compare to the way art does. Art can display so many emotions, stories, and an overall feelings with nothing but a simple picture. George Lopez discusses art and how it imitates real life. This statement can sometimes be true, to a certain extent. Through art, there are so many expressions and feelings to be heard. Art can say a lot without saying anything at all. Typically, art likes to lean toward an extreme for every genre. Like discussed in the documentary “George Lopez: Brown is the New Green”, George Lopez brings up the point that he believes the establishment should change its marketing technique toward Latinos, so that it has a more of a realistic
Richard Rodriguez author and journalist wrote a short piece “Scholarship Boy” to explain to his audience of underprivileged children wanting a better future, the scarifies he endured as a young child: the loss of family ties and knowing himself in order to succeed a better self. Another great author who faced huge sacrifices is known as none other than abolitionist leader Fredrick Douglass, “Learning to Read and Write” giving his found audience a look into the various dangerous tasks he took to give himself a better chance of survival. The two pieces show how one boy sacrificed so much in order to free himself and the other coming from less harsh circumstances but understand sacrifices just as well. All to be able to have a better and brighter future.
The live theatrical production I chose to see was 9 to 5 The Musical. The production was performed by Fayetteville Technical Community College’s very own Fine Arts Department. The musical is based on the film released by Fox in 1980. Collin Higgins adapted the film from the book 9 to 5 written by Patricia Resnick. It wasn’t until 2008 that the film was adapted to a theatrical production. The production was originally brought to broadway by Robert Greenbait and Dolly Parton wrote the lyrics and the music for the Musical. The run on broadway was very short but the production later toured in other countries around the around the world.
Critics view the books by Pullman and Ransom as examples of literary excellence. In order to evaluate this opinion it is necessary to discuss what aspects critics consider contribute to a good book and how these books illustrate them. The American Library Associate (ALA) uses the term ‘edubrow’ (Kidd, (2009) p158) to mean the middle ground of literature with an educational emphasis. This emphasis is at the centre of the criteria for a good book by increasing the experiences of the reader through varied language, dynamic themes, rounded characterisation with comprehensive plots. The critics favour works that involve the reader in a non-passive manner to gain insights into universal aspects of human existence like love, identity, revenge, sexuality and betrayal.
“Make them laugh, make them cry, make them wait.” These are three demands for the writing of fiction. By following these demands, an author sparks interest in his/her work. “Make them wait” is a signifigant in creating the interest in the novels The Catcher in the Rye and Lord of the Flies. This essay will explain how making the reader wait creates interest in the two novels stated earlier.
Nathaniel Ayers, 64 year old African American male whom is homeless, single, and does not have any children. No information received on employment. It is reported that he was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 31, 1951. No information received on his religion practices. It is reported that Nathaniel has completed high school and started college at Julliard on a scholarship where he played the double bass.
Careful He Might Hear You, by Sumner Locke Elliot, is a complicated novel, revolving around the story of a six year old boy named PS and his search for personal identity amidst the conflicts of his closest relatives. The narration of these conflicts, as well as the history behind their origins, forms the basis of the novel, and while the different types of relationships between the characters are not the main focus of the novel, the author links them with each of the characters’ sense of identity and their personal desires. Careful He Might Hear You is a book about people finding their true identities, and the truth or imbalance of the relationships that result from this. Through comparison and contrast, Sumner Locke Elliot highlights the flaws in each of the relationships presented, and the ramifications these have on the individuals involved; their present lives and their probable futures.
Whether or not we know it, we as people are very picky, and opinionative. In everyday life as humans, we pick and choose things based on preferred criteria. Based on the features of the world around us we have become biased on the things, that do, and do not meet our criteria. Being the opinionative people we are, we set criterion for even the literature we read. Just as the world around us, books have unique characteristics that we either enjoy or could care less for. In the following paragraphs I will evaluate the stories “Blowing up on the spot” and “Virgo” and will compare them to what I feel they need. I will provide my own set of criteria for the short stories “Blowing up on the spot” and “Virgo” stating my likes and dislikes for the two stories and explain why I felt
This book was written in 1st person from the perspective of Tex McCormick to allow the reader to see the challenges and predicaments that he faces from his point of view and see his thoughts and reactions to the situations he endures. This can, though, sometimes show a more naive side to him, in some instances - when he jumped the creek at the gravel pits (70 - 73); placed the lure in his pocket (84 - 88); glued caps on the typewriters (144 - 152). This can influence the readers to sometimes feel empathetic towards him, and other times feel annoyed at how naive he can be. Furthermore, though this idea has proved beneficial to S.E. Hinton’s idea of the story, in some cases it has also hindered her idea and placed more emphasis on his ignorance and foolishness.
The book “Freak The Mighty” follows one main them, to never judge a book by its cover, or in the case shown in the book to never judge a person base on appearance. This book I feel captures this theme very well. There are many times this theme shows itself throughout the book, especially when introducing new characters.
“Hidden Talents” by David Lubar is about kids who have powers. Some of those powers include telepathy,finding lost objects, and the power to light fire. One of the themes in the book “Hidden Talents” is powers can be a bad thing when you don't know how to use them. The second theme from the book “Hidden Talents” is do not judge people on who the are right now, judge people on who you think the can become.The first theme is shown when the powers have flaws to them. The second theme is shown when people decide to put away other people's differences.
...do this and how to do it well by not only putting the reader’s feet in the story, but putting the reader’s heart in it.
Last but not least, O’Connor confirms that even a short story is a multi-layer compound that on the surface may deter even the most enthusiastic reader, but when handled with more care, it conveys universal truths by means of straightforward or violent situations. She herself wished her message to appeal to the readers who, if careful enough, “(…)will come to see it as something more than an account of a family murdered on the way to Florida.”
He insists that books should be read, printed and experienced. The electronic media he claims is too impersonal and it leans mostly towards the thoughts of others. He reasons that the printed book reading is being pushed out to extinction by electronic books and the digitalization of the reading culture. He however accepts that the antisocial behavior brought on by reading a book in solitude has led to his struggle as a writer. This could be because by reading alone one only gets one point of view about the book and scenarios but by experiencing the book with another person creates a new experience for the reader and this new experience is what helps the writer in broadening ideas for a
“Sanchez, written by Richard Dokey, is a short story about a migrant worker Juan Sanchez and his challenging life as he tries to move to United States. Dokey uses distinctive settings to signify how various places are associated with different feelings. The settings vary from Stockton, to a small village in Mexico, to the Twin Pines, which affect Juan and Jesus personally in different ways.