English Final, Joshua Tinder

1)    What is the ‘F’ word in the essay “In Praise of the F Word” by Mary Sherry?

Fail, flunk
2)    What was the #1 banned book of 2000-2009?

harry potter
3)    Describe what the author believes to be a “Cyberschool” :

A booth that the child sits in with a computer screen and absolutely no human contact.
4)    What does the author believe is missing in the future classrooms of “Cyberschool”?

5)    According to Stephen King in “Why we Like Horror Movies” what explanation is given as to
why we like horror movies?

We like horror movies because you have to keep the "gators" of your uncivilized emotions fed.
We all secretly crave the morally unsavory things in horror flicks and watching them on a screen helps stem that part of us.
6)    Why did it take so long for Langston Hughs to get up from the churches pew in “Salvation”?

He was waiting for Jesus to show up.
7)    In “What Shamu taught me about a Happy Marriage” how does she train her husband?

She trains her husband with the same techniques animal trainers use and it works because
we happen to be just very smart animals.
8)    What country is Flavio from in the story “Flavio’s Home”?

Brazil
9)    What happens to Flavio at the end of the story?

He is diagnosed with bronchial asthma, malnutrition and tuberculosis.
10) Why was Maya Angelou embarrassed about her mother in the story “Sister Flowers”?

Her mother was poor, dirty, and uneducated.
11) Explain :
Logos

Logos means logic or logical reasoning. It refers to anything involving intellect such as an academic debate.
 
Ethos

Ethos relates to ethics, this gives credibility to a writer. Ethos will make your target audience trust that you are
not trying to do any wrong to them and therefore trust the things you are saying.
 
Pathos

Pathos appeals to our emotions, to act purely based on how you feel is to act on pathos. This is best used to
make people follow through with whatever action you are trying to persuade them toward.
 
12) Explain the MacGuffin plot device and how was it used in “The Maltese Falcon”?
13) What is the difference between a Narrative essay and a Process essay?

A narrative essay is used to tell a story from a defined point of view where as a process essay is used to explain how do do something.
14) According the the author of “Tweens, Ten going on Sixteen” what are the kids more concerned with?

They are most concerned with what is popular and how they can be just like the people on the magazines and movie screens.
15) What does Savan mean with the term “Pop talk” in Black Talk and Pop Culture”?

He is referring to slang or street language.
16) According to author D. Wyrtki in “Strong writing skills can make or brake”, why are strong writing skills essential ?

She said that Strong communication skills in general are important because they facilitate leadership and fuel a better workplace and a better personal life.
17) How long did Mark Twain have his watch before he took it in to get “fixed”?

18) Give an example of Passive voice:

"The TV was smashed by the man"
19) Give an example of Active voice:

"The TV is flying through the air"
20) In “12 Angry Men,” do you think the elderly juror identified with the discredited witness because he too was old? Explain.

Yes, and because of this he understood how the witness felt about the whole situation and his reasons for giving his testimony.