The Effects of Setting
Author Willa Cather embedded literary devices, such as metaphors, similes, and personification, within her writing.
"As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up. And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running."
"The grave, with its tall red grass that was never mowed, was like a little island."
"Winter comes down savagely over a little town on the prairie. The wind that sweeps in from the open country strips away all the leafy screens that hide one yard from another in summer, and the houses seem to draw closer together. The roofs, that looked so far away across the green treetops, now stare you in the face, and they are so much uglier than when their angles were softened by vines and shrubs.
Chunk #1: Comment the effect of the setting on the characters within the novel.
The setting going from spring to winter makes it harder on the characters to work, because of the conditions.
Chunk #2: discuss the effect a setting on you, including imagery (lots of adjectives) and a simile or a metaphor as you describe the land.
The effects of the setting of Winter on me, makes me think of cold weather, gettting sick, clear white snow falling on the land and trees making every thing look so beautiful and fake, the warmth of heat and hot coco, and the coldness of snow hitting my face when im outside but then it makes me think of sadness and loneliness because some people are usually alone during this important time of year the time when everyone should be together and joyful, spending time with their loved ones and friends.
- Assertion- Why grades shouldn't matter when getting driver's license.
Evidence-Concrete Detail
- Getting your driver's license shouldn't be judged on your school grades it should be judged on how mature you are with your choices and ways of doing things.
- Commentary 1- Turning 16 is a big thing for alot of people because it means getting your driver's license and getting to drive any where you want without having to have your mom or dad take you there.
- Many public high schools, school districts, and even states across the nation have implemented rules that require students to maintain a specific grade point average in order to legally obtain and carry a driver's license, even the very immature people who have good grades but I don't think it should be that way I think you should have to pass a certain maturity test to get your driver's license.
- Grades have nothing to do with focusing on the road i'm pretty sure that you dont have to do math, english, science, or social studies to know how to turn on a car and drive down the road in your own lane, not hiting another car or wreaking.
- Most people i've talked to have either said "Grades are completly a stupid thing to go by when driving because the most immature or unfocused person could be behind the wheel and it makes me feel so unsafe knowing that." or "I'm a very mature person and everyone knows that but i'm not able to get my license because i'm not smart enough to get my grades to a certain point and maintain it."
- Some states do not have legislation linking driving privileges with students' academic performance, some schools have taken matters into their own hands. For example- These public schools have created guidelines that impact the driving privileges students have in coming and leaving campus. At Floyd Central High School, they prohibit students from driving to and from school if they fail to meet the FCHS attendance standards. Specifically, if a student acquires 10 absences, tardies, or early departures, then he or she may be subject to driving privilege restrictions, which I think we at Batesville High School should do too.
Opposing Claims/They say:
- Parents and some students say "grades are a great thing to concider when getting your driver's license at 16."
- Some other people say "Getting your driver's license shouldn't be judge on grades it should be judged on your maturity and they way you concentrate while driving."
My Rebuttal/I Say:
- Although I agree with grades being used to a point, I still think that it should be judge on maturity.
My paragraph
Grades should matter when getting your driver's license at the age of 16. That privelage shouldn't be left up to the school, getting you're driver's license should be judged by the police on your maturity, on how you act behind the wheel. When I ask people about grades being used to judge getting your license they say getting you're driver's license shouldn't matter what your grades are because your grades aren't going to tell how your going to act behind the wheel. Another reason grades shouldn't matter is even though you have good grades it doesn't mean your mature it just means you are good at what they are teaching you. Thus, me and others agree that grades shouldn't matter against the others opinion.
