Annie Dillard wrote the essay “Seeing”, which is about the ability to change your perspective on the world around you. Throughout her essay, the author refers to objects such as blades of grass and the universe to demonstrate to her readers that many things are sometimes forgotten or not thoroughly thought about. The author uses themes such as the effect light and dark have on seeing, the difference between the natural obvious and the artificial obvious and the growth and change of perspective from childhood to adult hood to describe her perspective on seeing.…
Each child has a problem and learns how to deal with it differently. Junie B. Jones needs glasses. No matter what she says or does, at the end of the day she still needs to be able to see clearly. Embarrassed and disgusted, Junie B. Jones is afraid that she’ll lose her new friends. She thinks they’ll make fun of her. Junie B. Jones tried hard to impress her new friends by making them laugh several times. She strongly believes that they will turn away because only “nerds” wear glasses. The type of structure that occurs throughout the story is epiphany. Junie B gets an insight into reality. She realizes that not everyone is as mean as she thought. Junie B. Jones made her problem bigger than what it really was. The type of conflict encounters with person versus environment. She had a problem and was not sure how to deal with her classmate’s reactions. Her friends ended up surprising her when they thought she was cool with her new glasses. “Your eyes are amazing Junie B. Jones, I can’t see anything so your eyes must be special” (66). Junie B. Jones felt good inside. She learned not to make assumptions about other people. Theodore Jones had been asked to solve a mystery for one of his friends. It is his job to find a missing hamster. He gathers clues, facts and information from everyone in order to solve the problem. Some things were not making any sense. It seemed impossible to find the hamster. Instead of giving up Theodore tried even harder to get a conclusion. He wanted to make his friend happy. He also wanted to have another successful mystery solved. The structure of the plot was rising in action. Each clue led to one thing to another. The type of conflict associated with the story is person versus self. Theodore kept contradicting himself. He was trying to understand why he could not figure out the mystery. Everything suddenly made perfect sense. Soon enough the hamster was found alive and healthy. A surprise came along with it as well.…
mother of three that is threatened by a snake and flashbacks that expresses the courage and…
Judy Jones is the daughter of the Mortimer Jones. Glowing with vitality, Judy is casual, charming, and irresistible to many men, including Dexter. She is attractive, unattainable, and amusing, “entertained only by the gratification of her desires and by the direct exercise of her own charm” (Fitzgerald 4) . Judy does not seem to be fully aware of how manipulative she is toward the many suitors who pursue her—or if she is aware, she doesn’t care. “She was not a girl who could be "won" in the kinetic sense” ( Fitzgerald 4).…
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The Roaring ‘20s The 1920s was a time to be alive. Indeed, it was roaring. In those 10 years, the nation's overall wealth was doubled (History.com). This was the first time in history that people were allowed to do exactly what they wanted, especially women.…
John Updike's short story, "A&P" is fictional in a sense that it has a common pattern that leads the reader through a series of events. These events began when three young ladies in bathing suits walk in A&P, and catch the eye of a young man named, Sammy. He seems to favor the chunkier girl of the three that walk in to the store.…
Once upon a time, there was a world in which every kid received a wand from the Gods themselves. One of these kids was a boy named David. Growing up, David had a great interest in the wand, however, he never really knew how to use it. He would spend days waving it around, sticking in the ground, and even going as far as naming it. "Hrad Wrok" he called it. He imagined all the problems that he could fix in the world if only he could harness the wand's magical powers. Sadly, just like everyone in his community, the older he grew the less interest he had in this "stick" because he did not know how to use it. And by the time he reached adolescence he was fully apathetic and locked it away as his peers instructed him to do. These dark ages continued and the wand was kept locked away acquiring dust.…
One’s final moments often leave many questions. “What will my final thoughts be?” or “What would my final statement to the world be?” Reflections on death are often avoided because death can be terrifying but, if forced to think about it, what would you do in the final moments of your life? The author of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Ambrose Bierce, wants the reader to focus on his or her final moments and how they might unfold. The author is able to make the reader feel as though he or she is actually sharing the protagonist, Peyton’s, terrifying experience and provokes reaction and deep feeling. The plot is intriguing, unique and takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster. By using character development, the author is able to make the main character personable and relatable. Additionally, the setting and it’s description, pulls the reader into the text and transports him/her to Peyton’s world. The author hooks the reader with these elements and ultimately forces him or her to reflect on his/her last moments of life.…
Writers use techniques to position the audience to compare the responses of the characters to convey the guilt and innocence. In ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson and ‘The Wife’s Story’ by Ursula Le Guin, both authors use situational irony, point of view and setting to carry the innocence of the characters to the readers, displaying the emotions being exposed.…
SMARTHINKING's E-structor Response Form (Your marked-up essay is below this form.) HOW THIS WORKS: Your e-structor has written overview comments about your essay in the form below. Your e-structor has also embedded comments [in bold and in brackets] throughout your essay. Thank you for choosing SMARTHINKING's OWL; best wishes with revising your paper! Hi, Gregory! I am Kobe F., and I am happy to read and comment on your work today. I like your choice of Jimmy Cross for your discussion because he suffers the most important conflict between desire and duty in O’Brien’s story. Below I suggest some improvements to your thesis statement, conclusion, and comma use to help you enhance your paper. The ERF and embedded comments include the draft being on topic and grammatically correct as in “Help Requested.” So here we go! *Strengths of the essay: The strongest point of this draft is that you start the introduction with “What is more important desires or obligations?” as your most important topic-related question that hooks readers to read on. Well done, Gregory! *Gregory 6001059 has requested that you respond to the Main Idea/Thesis: “Jimmy Cross the protagonist in O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” is pulled astray from his obligations as a leader and protector by his desires for love” identifies your topic and the story as well as its author, but your thesis statement must do more, Gregory. Remember, naming the main topic, defining the purpose of the essay, and indicating the main discussion points to follow are the important tasks of the essay’s thesis that is best given at the end of your introductory paragraph after the essential background details. Look at this model: The central theme of the novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck is that love and hate are closely related (topic), so the qualities of each emotion [core idea 1(love) and 2 (hate)] and the relationship between the two (core idea 3) will be discussed to prove that they are reversible aspects of the…
If you’re looking for a way to get rid of Monday, you should just call it Friday. He/she knows what to do because Friday is way less productive than Monday.…
In the fictional short story entitled "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver is one that emotionally ties the reader to the story. The story opens in a bakery with the mother ordering a cake for her son Scotty for his birthday. The mother, Ann, describes the cake to the baker, who seems not to be a people person, in great detail; this showed the reader of the close relationship the mother and son shared. Ann tried her hardest to be friendly to the baker but he continued to give the feeling of dislike, so she placed her order and left.…
The witness who wears eyeglasses says she saw the last two cars passing the elevated train implying that she has 20/20 vision.…
This story is a long one with not a so happy ending. It shaped me to be the person I am now. You may not know what happened, well let me tell you.…