Semshook Book Report

How does the author present the subject and his/her expertise? The author, Jon Krakauer, was born April 12, 1954. He is a mountaineer and an American writer. He married Linda Mariam Moore in 2010. Krakauer attended Hampshire College, Emery University, and Corvallis High School.

One in particular being “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” Which was in fact Dr. King’s final speech ever given. In this speech he discussed many controversial viewpoints, and how each one went against the goal social equality. He was able in doing so by using clever rhetorical devices and projected his viewpoint in simple manner. For example, the way he conveys his ideas was presented in many ways ,one of such being the use of allusions. In which ones references historical event, figure, or work of art.

Kevin Baietto Dr. Cotter Forms of Lit November 1, 2015 In the poem Talk the point of view is told in the first person by the author Terrance Hayes. Terrance Hayes was born in 1971 in Columbia, South Carolina. He not only is a writer but a successful artist and athlete as well. Hayes attended Coker College where he succeeded in his athletic success and earned his bachelor’s degree. Then received his M.F.A at the University of Pittsburgh.

Although they are associated with different tribes, they both grew up in and around the Native American culture. They both recognize the troubles and everyday hardships their people go through and choose to write about it through poems and short stories. Both authors write about their Native American culture as personal narratives as well as to bring awareness about the topic. Louise Erdrich’s “Dear John Wayne” and Sherman Alexie’s “Crow Testament” present similar standpoints in the history of Native

These works embody the idea of protest of the wrongs and injustices done by organizations like government that have arguable too much control. These authors, in their own ways are able to tell their own stories of protest and how to protest respectively. It is easy to see the similarities, and this is understandable because of the fact that Gandhi was greatly influenced by the works of Thoreau, and it is almost ironic because of Gandhi’s use of the phrase “civil disobedience” in his work. These two important literary works will remain just that, important, for a long time because they serve as the model for the first works regarding

One in particular being “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” Which was in fact Dr. King’s final speech ever given. In this speech he discussed many controversial viewpoints, and how each one went against the goal social equality. He was able in doing so by using clever rhetorical devices and projected his viewpoint in simpler manner. For example, the way he conveys his ideas was presented in many ways ,one of such being the use of allusions. In which ones references historical event, figure, or work of art.

They use three steps to find new Dalai Lama. (Why do they choose the next Dalai Lama?, 2009) Tenzin Gyatso, The fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet (born on 6 July, 1935) was a Tibetan Buddhist Monk and followed by the Tibetan tradition he was responsible for governing Himalayan states. He is a spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people. Dalai Lama means

In the article , “ Anatoli Boukreev (Responds to Krakauer) , “ by Anatoli Boukreev, Boukreev discusses Krakauer ‘s accusations against his decisions while hiking up Mount Everest. He defends his arguments by reasoning his decisions with factual evidence and events that occurred during his hike. Boukreev has had over 20 years of experience in climbing and has had built enough credibility to reason why he follows specific routines when hiking mountains such as Mount Everest. Krakauer claims that he had left his current clients to cut and run away from the hike itself , but Boukreev states that his reason for that was to assist fellow climbers and keep them up with the pace that they are currently moving up the mountain in. Another question

Introduction America would not have become a country if there were no invasions. In this work, there is a critical review of the book Warpaths written by Ian K. Steele. The author intends to inform his readers, the modern historians and anyone interested in reading his work, about the history of the North American continent. Steele uses inversions that occurred on the North American continent to elaborate the fact that were it not for them, America could not be what it is today. The author gives a remarkable recap of the history of the continent through its interactions with Europeans.

Often times, the message that these authors and poets reveals not only has universal themes, but also can connect to people’s life stories. The external forces in the poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” translated by John Gardner particularly relate the story of my own life.