Thinking and Writing Questions
1. How did Kristal's experience of "tutoring" rich kids cause her to lose her self-
respect and integrity?
2. Examine the persona that Kristal creates in her essay. How does she charac-
terize herself in the essay? As a writer, what techniques does she use to cre-
ate this presence? What purpose does Kristal accomplish with her reader by
creating this persona?
3. Both Stevenson, in "Adventurers in Cheating," and Kristal characterize stu-
dents who buy term papers as beer-drinking druggies who aren't too bright.

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frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

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"the tune the he might never know again." this part build anticipation. dexter got extremely happy by the piano tune. he could see what he was living at that moment in his life throught this feeling. the reader might want to learn more about his happy life. in fact, he called it a state of   'ecstasy'. the fact that he had got in a mood of intense appreciation and that everything about him was extremely bright and glamorous might lead the reader to feel that this state of happiness may not last long. the two parts from the excerpt that exemplify the anticipation are: " the sound of the "; " it was a know again."