Task 1: Describe
Wording of assignment: Describe the process of American civilization and the reactions to it as presented in the poem. (Comprehension)
The assignment type describe resembles a summary in that you are to
paraphrase and describe the requested elements in your own words.
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Focus points in the description
In the first task you are asked to describe the process of Americ…
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The process of American civilization
The industrial growth
The poem Dreaming America presents the process of American civilization
with an emphasis on the industrial growth. The poem thus describes the
building of highways, the bulldozing and pavement of fields, the construc
tion of shopping malls, gas stations, bill…
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Reactions to the process of American civilization
The reactions to the process of American civilization is described in the
last stanza, and there is an important difference …
