November 1‚ 2009 I‚ (NAME)‚ would like to present to you‚ the (business)‚ the idea of a class ski trip during winter break at Mad River Mountain and lodge at the Comfort Inn. Upon embarking on this trip‚ those that attend will have the opportunity to get to know their classmates better and bond. The preceding contains all of the details of my proposal. The Mad River Mountain Ski Resort has been providing fun for people of all ages for many years. It is located in Zainesville‚ Ohio and provides
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Whitney Ellinger Professor Bassett L 364 22 July 2013 Response Paper #2 At birth‚ a child is given a name in hopes of making something of them later on in life. In Winter in the Blood‚ our narrator is presented as being nameless. Being nameless through the entire book shows how the narrator views himself and how he sees himself relating to those around him. Throughout the book‚ the narrator struggles with connecting to family members and identifying himself and his self worth‚ which ties into
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In the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ Robert Hayden shows the speaker’s regrets for not recognizing his father’s love during his childhood. In the first stanza‚ the speaker introduces his father. Beginning with “Sundays too my father got up early‚” “Sundays too” suggests that the father woke up early even on Sundays to help his family (line 1). Then‚ the words the speaker use to describe his father makes an imagery of the father having a harsh life. The speaker describes his father’s
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Reading Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden‚ I cannot help but feel the poet now grown and becoming a parent himself‚ is reflecting. The poem does not talk of the authors present‚ but I can imagine that some life event has caused this revisiting of the past. The tone leaves one with a sense of regret‚ a longing to return to childhood‚ to revisit the unappreciated moments. The author seems to speak almost in a narrative‚ as if almost confessing to anyone who will listen. Thinking back to the
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at the end which showcases his outlook having peaked and that he has now gone from innocent‚ to realistic. “Even then‚ at the age of nine‚ when there was so little about the world I understood‚ I knew that something had changed‚ that the Saturday morning ritual of horror was over”. He had been raised in an environment where he was shielded from any threats‚ and taught proper manners in the
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Why is winter considered a lonely time of year? Is it because of the barren trees and other plants? Or is it the fact that every person on earth‚ it seems‚ flees inside to escape the cold? E.E. Cummings considers this topic of loneliness exquisitely in his poem titled‚ “l(a.” Cummings was born in late 1894 in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ and was an American poet‚ painter‚ essayist‚ author‚ and playwright. He is world renowned as an important contributor to 20th century literature. “l(a” was considered
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scared to even touch. I’ve learned to hide in the fabric. Reflections are avoided as I walk down stairs. Rapidly packing my lunch that I know I’ll barely eat. My mom comes by to send me off‚ a routine that barely grows old. Mom: Good Morning to you too Me: Good Morning Mommy Mom: You look thinner‚ Keep working on it! You’ll eventually get the perfect size I wish she knew what it was like‚ to hear that. What am I supposed to? Continue what I’m doing? Is that really what she wanted? But all I do
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During F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story‚ Winter Dream Judy Jones was displayed as a villain‚ she was nothing more than a spoiled child who was raised into a pampered ill-mannered young woman. Despite her attitude Dexter was taken with Judy‚ and dreamed of marrying her someday. I chose to write a creative story from Judy’s point of view‚ adding irony to the story. My classmate Douglas Brodbeck pointed out that‚ “Dexter achieved everything he wanted to except for his final goal of being with Judy‚ and that
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year. I love the hustle and the bustle of Christmas time. There’s lots of holidays and there’s even more days off of school. To top it off‚ there’s snow! It’s by far the best season. The snow and the cold make up the unpredictable winter weather. Every morning is a new surprise because you don’t know what the weather will be like. I love that feeling because the same thing doesn’t happen everyday. The cold is so much more comfortable for me and I don’t have to worry about sweating or getting
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A narrative (or story) is any account that presents connected events‚[1] and may be organized into various categories: non-fiction (e.g. New Journalism‚ creative non-fiction‚ biographies‚ and historiography); fictionalized accounts of historical events (e.g. anecdotes‚ myths‚ and legends); and fiction proper (i.e. literature in prose‚ such as short stories and novels‚ and sometimes in poetry and drama‚ although in drama the events are primarily being shown instead of told). Narrative is found in
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