The Old Story With A Difference

Author : Julian Wolfreys
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
ISBN 13 : 081421021X
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Old Story, with a Difference written by Julian Wolfreys and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Story, with a Difference: Pickwick's Vision explores in radically different ways from most approaches to nineteenth-century studies the tropes and metaphors of vision in Dickens' first novel, The Pickwick Papers. Julian Wolfreys provides a close reading of Dickens' Pickwick Papers and argues that this novel is an exemplary text for the re-consideration of concepts such as literature, history, the novel, and the whole notion of Victorian studies. True to the purpose of the Victorian Critical Interventions Series, Wolfreys challenges scholars to rethink the use of a canonical text in Victorian literature. Challenging the commonplaces of historicist criticism, and demonstrating the need for a return to close reading, The Old Story, with a Difference presents a reading of the novel grounded in the twinned rigors of materialist historiography and theoretical inflections tending toward attentiveness to epistemological and linguistic concerns. Through such an orientation, Wolfreys unpacks the relation between the tropes of visuality and matters of memory, history, and the necessity of fiction to bear witness to the cultures, past and present, from which literature becomes generated and which it mediates. In doing so, he situates an argument for rethinking Dickens' novel as the inaugural novel of Victorian fiction par excellence, in that novel's efforts to remain open to the traces of the past in particular ways. The Old Story, with a Difference holds profound implications for the study not only of Dickens' works but Victorian literature and culture in general. Provocative and inventive, this ambitious analysis will challenge, goad, and invite the reader to return to acts of materialist reading informed by ethical and ideological urgency, rather than relapsing into the commonplaces of humanist cliché.

Author : Calida Rawles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985683214
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Same Difference written by Calida Rawles and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Same Difference is a charming book for young readers (4-8 year olds) that addresses the sensitive and sometime divisive issues of beauty and identity. It has a lyrical, upbeat air that begs to be read aloud and offers an engaging rhyme pattern for young children. Vivid illustrations capture the spirit and innocence of Lida and Lisa, two first cousins who find themselves at odds with each other over their physical differences. With the help of their wise grandmother, the girls soon realize that their bond is deeper than what they see and our differences are what make us beautiful.

Author : Manuel Alvarado
Publisher : Palgrave
ISBN 13 : 9780333541265
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Screen Education Reader written by Manuel Alvarado and published by Palgrave. This book was released on 1993 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Screen Education and its sister journal Screen examined cinema and television as signifying systems, paying particularly close attention to the ways in which socially constructed ideologies of sex, race, and class achieved expression on the screen. The twenty articles found in the screen education reader are by writers in the forefront, including Stuart Hall, Hazel Carby, Umberto Eco, James Donald, Pam Cook, and John Tulloch.

Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher : Story Press
ISBN 13 : 9781884910562
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing a Book That Makes a Difference written by Philip Gerard and published by Story Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents step-by-step strategies for writing a book that makes a difference in the minds and hearts of your readers. By analysing techniques used by classic and contemporary writers, Gerard demonstrates how to make a powerful connection with readers.

Author : Madeleine George
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101567015
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Difference Between You and Me written by Madeleine George and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sweet, tender, and true!" - Laurie Halse Anderson Jesse cuts her own hair with a Swiss Army knife. She wears big green fisherman's boots. She's the founding (and only) member of NOLAW, the National Organization to Liberate All Weirdos. Emily wears sweaters with faux pearl buttons. She's vice president of the student council. She has a boyfriend. These two girls have nothing in common, except the passionate "private time" they share every Tuesday afternoon. Jesse wishes their relationship could be out in the open, but Emily feels she has too much to lose. When they find themselves on opposite sides of a heated school conflict, they each have to decide what's more important: what you believe in, or the one you love?

Author : Derek Kirk Kim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Same Difference and Other Stories written by Derek Kirk Kim and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After selling through the self-published run of Same Difference and Other Stories in just a few short months, Derek Kirk Kim proudly moves his debut collection to Top Shelf! Through a series of sensitive -- and often hilarious -- short stories, Kim deftly explores the not-so-average twenty-something's quarter-life crisis, romantic neurosis, and a refreshing slice of Korean-American life.

Author : Katie Smith Milway
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1894786092
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Hen written by Katie Smith Milway and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by true events, One Hen tells the story of Kojo, a boy from Ghana who turns a small loan into a thriving farm and a livelihood for many.

Author : M. Evan Wolkenstein
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0593121589
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Turtle Boy written by M. Evan Wolkenstein and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNER A boy who has spent his life living inside a shell discovers the importance of taking chance in this "winner" (Booklist, starred review) of a friendship story that's perfect for fans of Wonder. Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-looking chin. And for his bar mitzvah community service project, he's forced to go to the hospital to visit RJ, an older boy struggling with an incurable disease. At first, the boys don't get along, but then RJ shares his bucket list with Will. Among the things he wants to do: ride a roller coaster; go to a school dance; swim in the ocean. To Will, happiness is hanging out in his room, alone, preferably with the turtles he collects. But as RJ's disease worsens, Will realizes he needs to tackle the bucket list on his new friend's behalf before it's too late. It seems like an impossible mission, way outside Will's comfort zone. But as he completes each task with RJ's guidance, Will learns that life is too short to live in a shell. "Everyone deserves a friend like Will Levine." --Lynne Kelly, author of Song for a Whale

Author : Dr. Theodore Hiebert
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 150187103X
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beginning of Difference written by Dr. Theodore Hiebert and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Difference can enrich us or tear us apart. Difference can make our lives stronger, fuller, and richer or it can destroy them. Therefore, how we engage difference matters. Conflicts between different peoples around the world, the movement of refugees from nation to nation, tensions over immigration, and growing diversity within our society bring difference to our doorstep daily. We can engage people who are different constructively and compassionately, or we can allow the fear of difference to distance us from others and to demonize them. At a time when racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious differences have created heightened tensions, we need more than ever to find our bearings. We need to re-examine what we think about difference. Author Theodore “Ted” Hiebert re-examines the Bible’s stories explaining difference and its beginnings in the book of Genesis, exposing the inclination to interpret these stories as a negative view of difference. These stories recognize difference as God’s intention for the world, providing us with constructive resources of living with difference today. Hiebert starts with the story of “The Tower of Babel” and moves beyond it to examine how Genesis’s writers saw their unique identity and role in the world not as separate from all others but as members of the human family of which they were a part. He presents how biblical characters lived with difference and how the first Christians embraced difference. Finally, he invites the reader into new conversations about our biblical traditions that reveal a respect for difference, a generosity toward others, a desire to include rather than exclude, and a continuing interest in negotiating difference in ways that build relationships rather than destroy them.

Author : Janice Hardy
Publisher : Fiction University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780991536450
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft: A Step-By-Step Guide to Revising Your Novel written by Janice Hardy and published by Fiction University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get all three Fixing Your Revision Problems books in one omnibus This book contains Fixing Your Character & Point-of-View Problems, Fixing Your Plot & Story Structure Problems, and Fixing Your Setting & Description Problems--PLUS a BONUS workshop: How to Salvage Half-Finished Manuscripts. A strong story has many parts, and when one breaks down, the whole book can fail. Make sure your story is the best it can be to keep your readers hooked. Janice Hardy takes you step-by-step through the novel revision process, from character issues, to plot problems, to description issues. She'll show you how to analyze your draft, spot any problems or weak areas, and fix problems hurting your manuscript. With clear and easy-to-understand examples, Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft offers eleven self-guided workshops that target the common issues that make readers stop reading. It will help you: Flesh out weak characters and build strong character arcs Find the right amount of backstory to enhance, not bog down, your story Create unpredictable plots that keep readers guessing Develop compelling hooks to build tension in every scene Determine the right way to include information without infodumping Fix awkward stage direction and unclear character actions Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft starts every workshop with an analysis and offers multiple revision options in each area. You choose the options that best fit your writing process. Learn how to: Develop a strong and effective revision plan Analyze your manuscript to find its strengths and weaknesses Spot common red flag words for problem areas (such as told prose) Determine the best way to revise a scene, plot, character, or novel Fix problems holding your novel back Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft is an easy-to-follow guide to revising your manuscript and crafting a strong finished draft that will keep readers hooked.