Postmodernism
Where does the most accurate definition of postmodernism come from?
Architecture.
Kurt Vonnegut was....？
Kurt Vonnegut was an American writer of short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction.
How to use semicolon？
1. Use a semicolon—and no coordinating conjunction—to join two independent clauses into one sentence
2.Use semicolons to join two or more groups of words if at least one of the groups contains commas
who wrote “Marigolds” ？
Eugenia W. Collier
Explain Logos
Logos, a Latin term referring to logic, appeals to the reader’s intellect.
What are the characteristics of postmodern literature?
Is characterized by irony, eclecticism, metafiction, and its rejection of modernist ideas.
The family members enjoy jail and treat it as a luxury.
Is this sentence ironic?
Yes
How to use colon？
1.Use a colon after a complete sentence to introduce a list, a clause, or a quotation
2. A colon never follows words like include, such as, or like
3. A colon should appear at the end of a sentence that introduces a block quotation.
4. When you introduce examples, with or without a colon, punctuate carefully.
What mean about compassion？
A deep awareness and sympathy for others.
Explain Ethos
Ethos, an appeal based on the credibility of the author, can affect a reader’s willingness to trust the writer.
What happened in August 1945?
Two American nuclear bombs leveled the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and killed approximately 180,000 people.
What kind of novel is this?
This is a futuristic novel.
The boss offered only one explanation/ he simply wasn’t doing his job. This is colon or semicolon
semicolon
Why Lizabeth tears out the marigolds?
Lizabeth is angry that Miss Lottie is trying to create beauty in a system that does not allow beautiful things to grow, highlighting her frustration with systemic racism.
Explain Pathos
Pathos appeals to the reader's emotions.
What is the Postmodernism？
Is a literary and philosophical movement that is skeptical of explanations that claim to be valid for all groups, cultures, traditions, or races; instead, it focuses on the relative and subjective truths.
It focuses on two themes. Which two?
How to prolong life by inventing an anti-aging medicine, super anti-Gerasone and the effects of this idyllic concept.
The woman to your left, Mary, is the vice president/ the man on your right, Tim, is the president of the company/ and directly across from you is Janet, our chief financial officer. This is colon or semicolon
semicolon
Describes the identity of Lizabeth?
Lizabeth is angry at the systemic racism within America and frustrated at her inability to create societal change.
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
Pathos
What is the Marshall Plan ？
Was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II.
What are the main characteristics of postmodern literature?
A successful student’s qualities include: patience, determination, ambition. This sentence is true or wrong
Is wrong because a colon never follows words like include, such as, or like
What do the marigolds symbolize?
Resiliency
We will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
Ethos