There are many examples of close reading in this passage. Will tells us about how he started off in the Catholic churhc. He said that American South And the Catholic church were the two main pillars of authority. Those two things would have constructid his morals and ethics. Will talks about how the south formed him into a more respectable human being. The church was what set all of his ethics that he would go by in the rest of his life. Will also talks about his promise to his dad on his deathbed that he would go to this school and become a man. That is an ethical situation of weather or not to do what he told his dad. at the end of this passage will says that he does not want to be like the cadre. They were made to be like the cadre and he made the ethical decision not to.
The author uses a tone tone that is very cold and spome what dark in this passage. He is describing what Will want through int he plebe year. He uses descdrtive words like “small bloodless war” to describe the first year for Will. He also states that “our surviival lay in solidarity” THis shows how scart it was for will and his classmates.
The boys in the book went through a great deal of physical hardship.
Thsi is an image the Citadel Militay Insititue that the Pat Conroy attended.
Author Pat COnroy
1. Close reading is the ability to do more than just read what is on the page. It is to look past what is just writen and become sensitive to what the author is trying to tell you. (What)
2. Close readign is important to findign out what the author wants us to understand from their writing. When we read, we are taking words and trying to put meaning and experiences to them. When an author wrotes, he is takign meaning and experience and putting it into words. It is out job to try and translate what experiences he was originally putting into the writing.(what)
3. Look for vocabulary and things like figurative language. You should also be lookig for ways to connect deeper to the writing. You should also be looking for ways that the writing connects top culture. This will help you get a deeper meaning ot the text. (Paul)
“What Is Close Reading? Guidance Notes.” Mantex. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. http://www.mantex.co.uk/2009/09/14/what-is-close-reading-guidance-notes/.
- Don’t abuse visuals
- Look at audience
- Show your personality.
Patel, Neil. “10 Tips for a Killer Presentation.” Quick Sprout. Web. 27 Feb. 2012.
http://www.quicksprout.com/2007/09/01/10-tips-for-a-killer-presentation/.
1.Know your material
2. Speak with confidence
3. Do not read from notes
“Presentation Tips for Public Speaking.” A Research Guide for Students. Web. 27 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.aresearchguide.com/3tips.html>.
- Practice
- Look like you are having fun
- Visualize how you want to sound and look
Stone, K. “Dumb Little Man | Tips for Life.” 10 Fail Proof Tips for Delivering a Powerful Speech. Life
Learning Today. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/01/delivering-
powerful-speech.html>.
- stop trying to get us to stand up and cheer during the speech and start persuading us to sit down and think after the speech.
- Make things sound good and eloquent even if they are negative. makes people feel good about it.
- Allude to different things in your speech.
Menlove, Leia. “Speechwright.” ForeWord 18 Nov. 2011. Academic OneFile. Web. 24 Feb. 2012.
1.Connect with peoples heart and mind
2. Sit down alone where it is quiet and write the speech
3. Consult with others about the first draft
SNYDER, JAMES T. “7 Tips for Writing a Great Campaign Speech.” Campaigns & Elections Feb. 2000:
68. General OneFile. Web. 24 Feb. 2012.
- Pick a main idea and stick with it
- Write the same way you talk
- Use examples in your speech
“Writing with Writers: Speech Writing – Tips from the Pros.” Scholastic.com. Web. 24 Feb. 2012. <http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/speech/tips.htm>.
Death of a Salesman is story about an average American family in the thirties that is just trying to get by. The Loman family is by no means perfect, but they have some endearing qualities. The author of Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller, incorporates the American dream in many different ways throughout the story. The American dream is that anyone can become anything they want to be. The American dream often is thought to put no restrictions on social class or gender. Throughout Death of a Salesman we see how the family struggles to break that social and gender barrier to achieve their dreams.
At one point in the story, Happy and Biff Loman thought that they could start a million dollar business together. They had a dream that they could make it big. Since they did not have the amount of money necessary to start up this big business Biff thought that he could go talk to his old boss Bill Oliver. The boys thought that he would give them money to go start their business together. But when Biff was telling Happy about what happened he said, “He gave me one look and– I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been” (Miller, 1977, p.104). Biff told him that he didn’t actually work as a salesman for Bill Oliver. He lied about the whole thing, and when he left Bill Oliver’s office he stole his pen. Instead of moving toward his dream of having his own business e went back to old habits and stole his pen. Before he stole things like suites and basketballs and when he stole his pen he was retreating back to old habits. This is showing how it is hard to actually escape your social classes harder than the American Dream makes it out to be.
Linda loves her family more than anything else. Her dream is to have her family be happy and all get along. She encourages her family to build relationships and get along. Linda wants to see her family change into a closer family that gets along better. “It’s changing, Willy, It’s changing” (Miler, 1977, p.74), Linda says this when she is telling Willy about how the boys want to have dinner with him. Linda would be able to do more for her family if she did not fit under the typical woman stereotype. She is very submissive to Willy and the boys; she is lacking a backbone for most of the time. If she did a better job of standing up to them they might understand why she wants them to get along.
Willy Loman dreams about being able to support him family, he has felt the pressure from society to be able to give his family what they need. In particular he feels obligated to help his wife Linda. He has cheated on her on a woman who he bought stockings for when he couldn’t afford new stockings for his own wife. He knows that he is wrong and he is feeling guilty for that. He tries to make it up to her by telling her he can get her now stockings when he really cannot. Willy is feeling that burden of society when he goes to a friend to get money every week. He brings the money home so that he can tell Linda he made money from his job.
In death of a salesman we find that achieving the American dream is not as easy as is appears. There are more obstacles to breaking the barrier society has put up to keep people in the lower class. The whole Lowman family battles the ability to achieve the American dream. The boys cannot start their own business because they go back to old unethical habits like stealing. Linda struggles with being a submissive woman, and Willy cannot tell his wife he doesn’t make any money because he feels obligated to support his wife and kids.
Miller, Arthur (1977). Death of a Salesman. New York, NY: Penguin.
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