Kara Howland October 10‚ 2002 M‚R‚F-10am "VANKA" After reading the story entitled Vanka I was both amused and saddened. Vanka was a poor orphan child who was obviously quite desperate due to the miserable conditions of his life. The child Vanka is reaching out in desperation to his grandfather much like any individual might reach out to a higher authority that he or she believes in with great faith and hope. As is often the case in seemingly hopeless situations‚ people will promise things
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There was a man who had been mute for 3 or 4 years. This man was in his very late stages of Alzheimer’s suffering with dementia nonetheless. He could not live on his own whatsoever. He needed a high level of assistance in most‚ if not all‚ his daily activities. There wasn’t much hope left in this man‚ let alone treatments available‚ until one day a music therapist was provided. She sang old songs to him and to other patients‚ triggering back memories. These memories seemed to spark a light
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Howardsville‚ a quaint little city‚ nestled in the foothills of the Putney Mountains located forty miles southwest of Charleston‚ West Virginia‚ had its own dark history. Having lived his entire life in the two–story house on the outskirts of town‚ Ernest Cassidy was familiar with the myths‚ legends‚ and lies about his city and was always quick to defend it. The mysteries began years earlier when Dr. Ronald Hackney; a surgeon at General Hospital in Charleston came up missing. One morning‚ he didn’t
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Reading the story “The Chase” took me back to an event I feel if I had to judge anything that grossly affected my life this event without a dough takes the cake. Picture this am twelve years old and it is the first day of summer. It is the day my friends and I waited for all winter‚ opening season for swimming. Each day my friends and I took the long anticipated walk to the local swimming area “Lake Sona Vista”. This was the recreation area the black families who lived in Hartsville‚ South Carolina
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Seminar 1 Essay The Parable o the Old Man and the Young The Parable of the Old Man and the Young is a short poem written by Wilfred Owen in 1920‚ As the title mentions‚ the poem is a parable. It is generally accepted that the old man‚ Abram‚ represents the European nations or more probably their governments‚ the first view of the poem is that it is heavily based on the story Abram (Genesis 22:1-18)‚ where Abram is told to sacrifice his son. In the story‚ as he was about to sacrifice his son
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The Bicycle Short Story In the story “The Bicycle” by Jillian Horton‚ Hannah‚ the main character‚ is a pianist who lives with her aunt‚ Tante Rose. She is given the opportunity to travel to New York so she can audition at a school. Unfortunately Hannah does not take that opportunity and decides to stay. In this case I agree with her decision at the end Firstly‚ Hannah lived all her life with very limited time for herself. Everything revolved around piano and her Jewish religion. She wanted to live
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Elements of Short Stories Plot (what happens) conflict (the basic opposition or tension that sets the plot of a short story in motion; it engages the reader‚ builds suspense or mystery‚ and arouses expectation for events to follow.) open-ended at both ends exposition (background information‚ setting the scene‚ establishes situation‚ dates the action) rising action (complication) (develops and intensifies the conflict) climax (crisis) (the moment at which
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“Lisa‚ come to talk with your old grandpa and his friend Gunther‚” said Nathan eagerly. Lisa was a twelve grader‚ and she loved history‚ that’s why Lisa appreciated the time she spend with her grandfather‚ a WWII veteran. “Sure‚ what are we going to talk about?” replied Lisa. “First of all‚ let me introduce you to my friend Gunther. He’s also a WWII veteran”- Said Nathan. “Really?! Did you fought as part of the U.S Army or the United Kingdom or maybe the French?” asked Lisa with eyes of expectation
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He’d never felt so alive. The dance studio that he’d spent most of his time in as a wide eyed five year old in his first pair of tap shoes was akin to his home. In fact‚ it felt more like home than his actual home‚ where his dad often teased him about his ’prancing around the stage like a bloody pony’ but he knew that his dad preferred him doing this - his passion - than on the streets at ten o’clock at night smoking glue or sniffing weed. He’d never try those. For one‚ his mother would probably
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As a terminology‚ “Bias” is basically used as a word of judgment toward objects and people. In these short stories bias is served towards race‚ gender‚ and age; showing that discrimination towards the littlest things can change the perspective in someone’s eye. In the short story‚ ‘’Birthday party” racial bias is being told to us. The children’s Aunt May is in town for the summer and she went outside overheard the colored kid say “hey sis” towards Josephine but her aunt did not know that she and
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