If this sounds like a good recipe for cognitive dissonance, that was sort of the idea" (par 1). ... This use of narrative also sets a conversational tone to the article. ... Pollan's use of narrative shows that the support for his thesis doesn't only consist of secondary sources but also of personal experience. ... This contradiction fortifies Pollan's thesis by ruling out Singer's idea that humans are tyrants to domesticated animals, and saying that we are actually their providers. ... Furthermore, Pollan also uses his personal experiences as a guide for his thesis. ...

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NARRATIVE STYLE AND STRUCTURE Told in retrospect, the novel is a first person narrative in chronological order of the events of the summer of 1922 with Gatsby's personal history revealed through various flashbacks spaced intermittently throughout the plot. ... If this evaluation was placed at the end of the novel, responders may have developed their own personal opinions on the value of these characters contrasting to the portrait which Fitzgerald was trying paint of them. ... By conveying all impressions and ideas from one perspective, that is of narrator Nick Carraway's, Fitzge...

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The naive narrative technique gives the animals' perspective, showing us that they notice things but don't really get it or necessarily observe it. ... This simple retelling of animalistic violence shocks the readers more than if the violence had been told with a more complex narrative voice. ... This narrative technique and use of irony challenges the readers about their stereotypical beliefs or ideas of power and the manipulation of lower-class animals or the proletariat in Russia. ... This use of the allegorical device of dramatic irony in Animal Farm leads the readers to create...

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In works that range from portraiture to archival documentation, and which are often presented in large-scale photo-grid installations, he has consistently struck a masterful balance between the conceptual mechanics of photography and a deep-set humanist sensitivity for narrative and history (McLaughlin 23). ... In these prints that are approximate the proportions of LP covers, Maggs' bracketing revives Köchel's system by isolating those concurrent themes or ideas that Mozart kept returning to over his lifetime. ... Personal, emotional and narrative elements in Maggs' work ...

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These are the words that show how ideas are connected. ... Working memory is not the only aspect for discourse comprehension; prior knowledge, ideas, facts, personal experiences can also affect the understanding. ... One genre that has been studied broadly is narrative discourse, in which settings, characters and plot play a central role. ... Story grammars view narratives as having a setting, an episode, and an ending. ... Successfully comprehending larger units of text and discourse requires making assumptions to connect ideas both local and global discourse context. ...

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His perspective, as we can infer from the way the narrative flows, is not individualistic, but multiple. ... Doctorow makes use of a kind of provocative language put together with an unusual narrative structure that reflects in itself the fragmentation of the socio-political moments the story refers to. ... Doctorow style brings innovation to literary forms, being considered a post-modern narrative, breaking up with some literary values and devices that had been used before since the romantic era. ... The plot brings up two issues, one of them in a personal level and the other one, historical....

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Postman provides an example for the means of how this transition in society is taking place today and suggests how Huxley may have imagined it happening: "Along with [the idea that if something could be done, it should be done] there developed a profound belief in all the principles through which invention succeeds: objectivity, efficiency, expertise, standardization, measurement, and progress. ... As Postman states, "the great narrative of inductive science takes precedence over the great narrative of Genesis, and those who do not agree must remain in intellectual backwater" (Postman 50). ......

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I am not absolutely sure I had had any clear idea of what the subject of Academic Writing was before I entered the University this year. ... We used to write only simple narratives or descriptions at our English lessons. ... This gave me not only the knowledge of new words and expressions, but also good practice of expressing ideas in English. ... Although this kind of writing has very strict rules and makes serious demands on a writer, most of the rules refer to the form or to the organization of ideas, leaving the author with the freedom of thoughts, ideas, and co...

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"Personal feelings or recollections can challenge traditional views and bring history to life." How effective have representations of personal feelings or recollections been in challenging traditional views and bringing history to life in the texts you have engaged with in this elective? ... The Fiftieth Gate further explores the notion that a personal recount can provide a supplementary narrative to documented history. ... Directed by Liev Schreiber, this text explores the idea that tangible evidence of a historical event can juxtapose personal and objective history to create a more comple...

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This is highlighted by the fact that it is she herself who convinces her parents to drive him out, when she tells them, "you just have to try to get rid of the idea that it's Gregor" (52). ... In contrast, meanwhile, Salinger paints Holden as unable to come to terms with his place in society or his personal relationships. The opening lines of his narrative portray his parents as "touchy as hell," indicating that he and his parents' relationship is less than perfect (1). ... It's not just personal relationships Holden has trouble with, however; he attempts to ...

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The book leads us through Maniac's personal evolution of understanding and later helping to defy uneasy racial relations in the town of Two Mills. ... Charlotte initially sees Zachariah as inferior because of her upbringing and society has reproduced the idea that black people and people of lower economic status are inferior. ... In the beginning of the book, she has very clear ideas about what she beliefs are proper gender boundaries and expectations. ... Over-simplifying a complexity of systematic racial oppression in the United States, leaves young readers with the idea that race relat...

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Hence, when it occurred, a restoration of the classical forms that were originally started by the ancient Greeks and Romans and new social and conceptual developments, like an attraction to humanism and a renewed idea of the significance of the individual, began (Salisbury 346). ... People would begin to think of art as a method of expression rather than a profession or line of work; it would become appreciated not just as a means for religious and social identity, but more as a way of personal expression. ... Other artists, such as Giovanni Bellini, would start to convey their art through ear...

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Despite the level of perfect literature in "Roger Malvin's Burial," and "My Kinsman Major Molineux," Hawthorne is historical in both narratives. ... Many critics query that Robins journey through New England is a journey of personal growth, and not a journey intended to expose historical conflicts of the Revolution. ... I identify with the idea that "My Kinsman Major Molineux" could be entirely about the internal growth of Robin blossoming from a child into a man. ...

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