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Written Text Analysis
Avila, Melissa "Trapped in the Middle"
This essay is a close reading of Gloria Anzaldua’s “The Homeland” in which Melissa interweaves her personal response with analysis. She examines the complexity of being Portugese in American culture.
Hirofumi Kawakubo wrote this analysis of two print texts concerning making English the official language of America and how that jeopardizes bilingualism. His essay takes a critical stance and balances summary and analysis by using specific examples from the articles. Hirofumi gives us a solidly structured comparative analysis.
Nozuki, Asami "Knowledge for Life"
An analysis of Robert Frost’s poem “Wild Grapes.” Nozuki analysis of the woman in the poem focuses on Frost’s use of poetic devices such as character portrayal, metaphor, symbolism, and diction.