Words 875 A Blind Man’s View In Raymond Carver’s story‚ Cathedral‚ the narrator is never named but he is descripted by how he describes the blind man. He is described as very vulgar‚ not being able to hold his tongue. He tells you that he has never seen a blind man let alone tried to have a conversation with one. He is very ignorant to the fact of all the things blind people can still do and the extra pleasures of life that they have. In this story the narrator learns how to see through the eyes of
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The Storyteller (Saki) by H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) Word Count: 2109 It was a hot afternoon‚ and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry‚ and the next stop was at Templecombe‚ nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl‚ and a smaller girl‚ and a small boy. An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat‚ and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party‚ but the small girls and the small
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Okita’s poem and Cisnero’s short story have numerous contrasts and parallels. Both authors develop ideas in distinct ways‚ although they share many fundamental elements. Cisneros and Okita’s stories demonstrate that America is made up of many civilizations on its own. This also represents the belief that culture is determined by one’s characteristics. Clothing‚ food‚ religion/beliefs‚ language‚ and traditions are all examples of cultural elements. Okita’s poetry expresses her strong feelings for
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HOW TO TELL A STORY (A) From an instant to eternity‚ from the intracranial to the intergalactic‚ the life story of each and every character offers encyclopedic possibilities. The mark of a master is to select only a few moments but give us a lifetime. —Robert McKee1 Stories are all around us. Stories move us‚ make us feel alive‚ inspire us to be more than we would be otherwise. As famed screenwriting coach and author of the screenwriting bible‚ Story‚ McKee says: “Story is not only our
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It was a day like no other. she was there‚ he was there. words being spoken‚ ears listening intentively. Immediately they both felt something. Not sure what it was but they felt it. Afraid? not really...mostly just going along for the ride. Fun at the beginning...exciting‚ never bored...just because they were in the same room ment all was well....ment all was good. Funny how time passes and feelings change...his changed....but never left....he ended up understanding the importance of their love.
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Fridays and Saturdays were my least favourite days of the week. The Friday morning always started out well but then it got worse throughout the day. By lunchtime‚ I usually had enough homework to last me another week! That wasn’t the worst part though. At the end of the day‚ I had to walk to the train station‚ catch the 5:05 train to Castle Hill and get the bus to my employer’s house. I stayed there until the next night‚ enduring an earful of screaming and wailing‚ struggling to get the little ones
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“Hello? This is agent Jose. We think we have found your parents.” With only those few words coming from the voice mail‚ Margo threw her phone onto the chair and ran to go find her adoptive parents‚ Dan‚ and Patty. Her whole life‚ Margo waited for the phone call that would lead her to her birth parents. At age one‚ she was put up for adoption. The only thing that she would ever know about them was that they lived in Oregon just like Margo did now. When she was younger she would watch everyone passing
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There used to be a time where white people thought having African American blood in your family was wrong. It was thought of as a shame to your family or a disgrace to the name. Kate Chopin tells a story about a wife and husband who have a new child. Desiree‚ a white orphan that was adopted by the Valmonde family‚ is enthralled about the arrival of her baby boy and her husband Armand‚ a strict slave owner is also excited to see his first born son. However‚ the family begins to realize that something
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The 1950’s A typical 1950’s family was nothing like the ideal family in today’s generation. Back then a typical family was a mom and a dad and several children. This is nothing like the current generation‚ where there are pregnant 16 year olds who think its ok to get pregnant out of wedlock because they see that on television. Everyone sat down to a home cooked meal together‚ unlike today where both men and women go to work and so they wind up eating something quick. Shows like “Leave it to Beaver”
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In the 1900’s there were many new fads‚ music‚ dance and issues that arose. With the end of World War I came a new era‚ the roaring twenties. Changes were happening everywhere‚ from the new prohibition laws to strikes in workplaces and gangs arising everywhere. During this time period many things improved including race relations‚ technology and much much more. During the twenties slavery wasn’t an issue anymore in the south‚ blacks were free to live how they wanted were they wanted and do what
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