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What does literature offer an individual?
Literature offers a lot to readers, literature offers readers a wealth of information that can
be enlightening to anyone that loves to read. The knowledge that can be gain from
reading literature can serve as catalyst that ignites the minds of the readers that can lead
to life changing events. Literature offers readers the ability to escape the reality and
problems of this world, while taking trips and adventures in others worlds or life’s of
other people. “Allowing yourself to be drawn into a story—whether it's told by someone,
printed in a book, or performed—unlocks your innate abilities to empathize, to laugh, to
inquire, to learn, to wonder. Connecting with literature also allows you to reflect on the
significance of common human experiences in your life”( Clugston, R. W. (2014).
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How has the importance of reading changed from earlier eras (pre-digital/audio/visual
media) to our present day? Do you think we read differently now than we did in prior
generations? The ever changing world of technology has ensured that we will no longer
have to read or experience things the way we use to in the past. Before printing was
available stories use to be told orally from one person to another. The printing press made
it possible for books to be printed which ensured that everyone would be able to enjoy the
experience of great literature. Books that were once found in libraries can be now be
viewed in the privacy of a person home because of the use of the internet. Literature can
now be viewed on cell phones or tablets because and computers because of the changes
in technology.
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Do you think Clugston’s quote is valid? How have perceptions regarding the value of
literature changed, if at all? I truly believe that Clugston’s quote is a valid one and has
merit to it. As time changes so does people and within a person what was once important
may still be important or no longer be important to them. Because we live in a world that
changes daily based upon the wants and needs of an individual the overall perception of a
thing that has value could change as well.
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What causes people’s perceptions regarding the value of literature to change? People’s
perceptions changes almost daily based upon society and it standards. As people changes
because of needs and wants it assumed that there perception may change as well. As a
person begins to read literature he or she may change how they see or feel about that
piece of literature or literature as a whole. Literature that is viewed as important will have
a greater sense of value, while literature that isn’t seemed as important will have a lesser
value than others.
Reference
Clugston, R. W. (2014). Journey into literature (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from
https://content.ashford.edu/
1.1 Connecting: Entering Into a Literary
Experience
When you allow reading to unlock your imagination, your connection also sets the stage for
intellectual engagement. It allows the experience of reading literature to include the pursuit of
ideas and knowledge. Your literary experience—as the title of this book suggests—can become a
personal journey, a quest for meaning. But connections to literature don't have to begin with
deep intellectual quests. The stories themselves, those that strike a human chord, provide the
greatest opportunity for connection.
From ancient times, in every culture, humans have told stories to explain their world, to honor
people, to celebrate achievements, and to communicate human values. Stories are still essential
in our lives: We share them with our children, look to them for entertainment, and read them
because at the core of our being there's a powerful curiosity about human relationships and how
to cope in the world in which we find ourselves.
This means you are already wired to explore literature. And the most immediate connection is
through story. Allowing yourself to be drawn into a story—whether it's told by someone, printed
in a book, or performed—unlocks your innate abilities to empathize, to laugh, to inquire, to
learn, to wonder. Connecting with literature also allows you to reflect on the significance of
common human experiences in your life.
For example, if you know what it's like to send your child off to school for the first time and
remember how you felt when this happened, your connection to the emotions that Rachel Hadas,
poet and former professor at Rutgers University, packs into "The Red Hat" will be instantaneous.
Her poem captures the anxiety and disequilibrium parents feel when watching their young
children drawn away from them to enter school and a world away from home. When the
watching parent is described in the poem as one whose "heart stretches, elastic in its love and
fear," you can feel those emotions because you have experienced them. And no one has to
explain what "wavering in the eddies of change" means—you've lived through that
uncomfortable experience when home seems strangely empty, routine is broken, and you are
forced to accept that your child will not always be with you.
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
How to Ask an Open-Ended Question
There are two ways of asking questions: close-ended and open-ended.
Close-ended questions
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Can be answered with either a single word or a short phrase such as “yes” or “no.”
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Are easy to answer and provide no details or analysis.
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Do not encourage in-depth or long-range thinking.
Open-ended questions
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Are likely to receive an in-depth, detailed answer.
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Ask the respondent to think and reflect on what he or she has read.
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Encourage critical thinking that leads the respondent to think beyond the reading assignment.
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Usually begin with “how,” “why,” or “what.”
Examples:
Close-Ended
Do you get along well with your supervisor?
Who will you vote for in this election?
Did you like that story we read for this week?
Did the protagonist act unwisely in the story?
Did you understand Macbeth?
Open-Ended
How do you view your relationship with your
supervisor?
What do you think about the two candidates in
this election?
What did you think of the story we read for this
week?
Why did the protagonist make the choices she
did?
What were the consequences of Macbeth’s
actions?
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
General Open-Ended Question Template
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What do you think about
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In what way does the story/poem
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How would you interpret the character’s
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How did the ending
?
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What was the problem
?
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Why did the story/poem
?
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Why did the character react
?
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What did it mean when
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How does the symbolism
?
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What kind of conflict
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