From The Way to Rainy Mountain A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north and west of the Wichita Range. For my people‚ the Kiowas‚ it is an old landmark‚ and they gave it the name Rainy Mountain. The hardest weather in the world is there. Winter brings blizzards‚ hot tornadic winds arise in the spring‚ and in summer the prairie is an anvil’s edge. The grass turns brittle and brown‚ and it cracks beneath your feet. There are green belts along the rivers and creeks‚ linear groves
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Flowing through "On the Rainy River" and the "Red Convertible" Rivers constantly flow‚ never stopping to take a break. Rivers symbolize no beginning or end. They are rather continuousness and ever gushing‚ sometimes elegantly and other times rigidly. Rivers are powerful and almighty‚ carrying with it anything that crosses its path and stopping only to none. Rivers define boundaries‚ and create obstacles for people when they encounter one another. In "On the Rainy River" by Tim O’Brien and
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The texts‚ “Undaunted Courage” and “The Way To Rainy Mountain” depict the land as a spiritual entity that’s worth being worshipped and respected as shown by man’s praise of it. The way man‚ rather than exploit it for profit‚ respects the land through animism shows their gratitude for it. From the detailed descriptions that give the reader an illustration of what man has seen‚ it is clear to say that man had this religious relationship again‚ but was also in tune with the lay of the land. In “Undaunted
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India is mostly a hot country. The summer season starts in April and goes up to the month of October every year. The months of April‚ May and June are very hot almost all over the country. The rainfall in India occurs mainly in summer season. The months of rain are from June to September. All rains in India are brought by monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean. They start blowing in the month of June and cover the entire country by the middle of June. The months of May and June are extremely hot. The
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In The Way to Rainy Mountain‚ the author. N. Scott Momaday‚ delivered the history of his ancestors‚ the Kiowa tribe. Ever since the death of his grandmother‚ he was motivated to dig deeper into the Kiowa culture as he returned to his grandmother’s grave and commenced on a journey to Rainy Mountain. The piece provides short stories and myths in regards to Kiowa’s history. The author begins by illustrating the settlement of the Kiowa tribe where “a single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north
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In the sixty-fourth paragraph in Tim O’Brien’s "On the Rainy River" chapter‚ the author uses some rhetorical devices such as repetition‚ fragments‚ and an allusion to help make his argument more effective. He uses repetition of words like "a crushing sorrow‚ sorrow like I had never known it before." to show how distressed he was over the fact that his dream to run away to Canada will never come true. Another repetition of words was when he was describing his childhood he kept saying how "I saw
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Effect of Extremism on Changing Paradigm of Security in Karachi HIBA FATIMA AHMED INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CITY CAMPUS hahmed_6291@yahoo.com January 21‚ 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 4 QUESTION RAISED 5 KEYWORDS 5 RESEARCH DESIGN 6 METHODOLOGY 6 LITERATURE REVIEW 7 RELEVANCE AND SCOPE OF RESEARCH 8 BACKGROUND 10 INTERVIEWS 11 SIMILARITIES 11 DISSIMILARITIES 13 ADDITIONAL FACTS 13 CONCLUSION 15 LIMITATIONS 16 BIBLIOGRAPHY: 17 -------------------------------------------------
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Our Choice … or Theirs? In Tim O’Brien’s “On the Rainy River”‚ Tim is faced with the most difficult decision of his life. The Vietnam War is unfolding overseas and Tim is drafted into the military. As Tim has the option of staying and fighting a war he doesn’t believe in or facing the embarrassment of fleeing to Canada‚ O’Brien illustrates how other’s opinions sway our decisions in life more than we think they do. Tim battles himself over what should be an easy choice. Will he stay or go? His
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Day in the Life of My Pencil I finally see the light of day and it looks like it is early in the morning. I can tell that the class is supposed to write an essay. I hope that I will be used. I haven’t since he got those new pens and my value became miniscule. I feel very lonely‚ as all of the other pencils broke and only I remain. It appears I am the one chosen to write the essay. I have been waiting for a long time to finally do this‚ my moment of truth has finally arrived. There is a lot
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Personal Essay……………………… Jacob Elsayed A day in the life of (insert celebrity here) would be an outstanding day for several reasons‚ a few being‚ Format: Five paragraphs—Introduction paragraph‚ three body paragraphs‚ and a conclusion Topic: This essay will present the major influences on your life so far. You will write about these topics: a person‚ a place‚ a thing‚ an idea‚ and an event that has changed your life. The change can be positive or negative. Specifics: Person: You may
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