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CHAPTER EIGHT: InsightAdditional Practices/ProjectsPracticeRead the play “Pancakes” by Peter Nelson, included in the book. What are four things that are at issue, that is, up for discussion when it comes to why people act the way they do? What questions is the author asking about human nature? PracticeDiscuss three of the insights in a piece you’ve read this semester from any chapter but this one. In each case, use quotes from the piece (short—a line or a sentence is fine) to point toward the insight, which may or may not be in that line directly. What is the wisdom in the piece? Choose a piece that showed you things you hadn’t really considered before—tiny things, perhaps, about human nature and the world. Practice Map the triangles in Michael Cunningham’s “White Angel,” which is included in the book. Then write a short paragraph describing the specific techniques this author uses to amplify the insights in this short story. ProjectReport on the five most helpful insights into the writing process you’ve learned this semester. What do you see about creative writing now that you didn’t before? Of these five insights, which most surprises you? Which one connects to another course or extracurricular you are involved in? ................
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