1. Read Raymond Carver’s "Cathedral" (pp. 32 - 42) and Sherman Alexie’s "Flight Patterns" (pp. 54 - 67). 2. Briefly write the historical and cultural contexts of each story. When and where do they take place? What hints‚ references‚ or details do the authors give to let you know the time and place of each story‚ and/or the cultural background of the characters? Be as specific and concise as possible. The story “Cathedral” mainly takes place at the husband and wife’s home on a cold evening somewhere
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Bethany Hamilton - 20th Century’s Most Effective Citizen " Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you." -Bethany Hamilton. Bethany was born into a family of surfers on February 8‚ 1990 in Kauai‚ Hawaii. Bethany began surfing at a young age and entered her first competition at the age of eight. She is inspiring to many people because of her tragic story and how she got back up and did it again. Bethany was surfing in Kauai‚ Hawaii on October
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A girl by the name Bethany Hamilton was attacked by a shark in Kauai‚ Hawaii. Bethany was waiting for the wave to surf and all of a sudden a shark attacks her. The shark bit off her left and part of her board. She is in the hospital now. Bethany has shown great resilience in overcoming a shark attack in order to achieve her surfing dream. She is being very brave and she is trying to get back in the water to surf again. She is now trying to surf after her surgery. Bethany was scared to get in
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Bethany Hamilton was surfing in Kauai‚ Hawaii with her best friend Alana Blanchard on Halloween morning when she felt something pull on her left arm. She was rushed to the hospital once she realized that a shark had bit off her entire left arm. A few days after the attack she was all over the news and everyone knew about her. Bethany says “I don’t need easy‚ I just need possible.” Bethany Hamilton was born on February 8th‚ 1990 in Lihue‚ Kauai‚ Hawaii and grew up in Kauai with her parents Thomas
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A person with a disability can also be a minority that gives insight to that of capability of basic functions that we take for granted. In the story of Cathedral‚ a husband learns about the obstacles of being blind via his wife’s childhood friend. Conceptually‚ the husband does not fully understand the disconnect blind people have in way of day to day tasks. Through his wife inviting the blind man over‚ the
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In the story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver‚ the narrator is overwhelmed with disappointment and misunderstanding in his own life. He doesn’t see all the beauty and creativity in the world‚ but merely goes through the motions of life without actively living. Blindness is an underlying theme in this story‚ but not only as a physicality‚ but a social handicap. The narrator may be more capable of sight than the blind man‚ but he knows nothing of the descriptive illustration of life. It is through the
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persistence‚ and confidence‚ Bethany Hamilton has illustrated to millions how to strive for the seemingly unachievable. At the mere age of thirteen‚ Hamilton experienced something life changing: having an arm bitten off by a shark while surfing. Surfing had always meant the world to Bethany‚ in fact‚ her career as a surfer was primarily initiated because of her parents (Hamilton 7). From the moment Hamilton reaches the board‚ an inexplicable connection sparks. Bethany said “I’ve tried to explain why
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The Anointing at Bethany: The Anointing of Bethany is a classical story that tells of Jesus’ forgiving qualities‚ seen throughout the four gospels. Each gospel does have its own variation if the retelling though it is the same event. The most notable difference is seen in Luke‚ which has a significant difference in the dialogue‚ while Matthew‚ Mark‚ and John only have small distinctions in plot. The first lines in this story comparative similarities in all four gospel‚ telling of the location in
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story important? In all stories a good setting is an important thing to have. The setting of a story can have a huge impact on the story. A good setting can make or break most stories as it is sometimes a key story telling point. Take the story “Cathedral” for example it take place in a home in New York City during the 80’s. These details help shape the story and provide the reader with a good idea of what everything may look like. “Cathedral’s setting also gives the reader an idea on how people will
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interpretation of ‘A Death in Bethany’ In this paper I will give a plot of the one act play ‘A Death in Bethany’ which I have read. The play is written by Garry Williams and is a play about a separated couple that has a hard time dealing with the consequences of the husband’s leaving her and the children. Afterwards I will make an analysis of the story and at last I will interpret the play to find out why the characters act the way they do. ‘A Death in Bethany’ is a one act play which takes
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