Answer: The sentences in this excerpt from John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" that show the postmodern element of self-reflexivity are 3) Initials, blanks, or both were often substituted for proper names in nineteenth century fiction to enhance the illusion of reality and 4) Interestingly, as with other aspects of realism, it is an illusion that is being enhanced, by purely artificial means.
Explanation: Self-reflexivity is a recurring element in postmodern literature. <u>Self-reflexivity consists in including passages or statements which aim to reflect about the language itself and the process of writing</u>. In that way, it functions as a literary device and <u>it focuses on dealing with the manners of composition</u>. In sentence 3, the author makes reference to literary strategies of the nineteenth century and, in sentence 4, he alludes to the writing process of realist writers.
<span>When he made the speech, he was standing under the statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial.</span>
Write 2 sentences for each of the following words. Make sure you use them correctly.
1. there
2. their
3. they're
<h3>
</h3>
- The pen is right over there.
- That is neither here nor there.
<h3>
</h3>
- Tha Bruno is their pet dog.
- I don't know that it was their cat.
<h3>
</h3>
- My parents said they're going to park.
- They're getting here around six o'clock.
You should definitely not type your whole email in all capitals!
Also, you should keep you message brief, this is true: people receive a lot of emails and prefer to read them fast.
I think that the first option is correct (a): Emails don't usually have headings in the text: this would make them too long.
Answer: Ditman, brunyé, mahoney, and taylor (2009) investigated the role of embodiment in text comprehension by varying the pronoun used to describe a three-sentence piece of discourse that described an activity. comprehension was best when the pronoun subjects were reading was <u>you and I</u>.
