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    writing is commonly associated with simple language‚ direct descriptions‚ straightforward vocabulary‚ and no resolution. Background information‚ setting details‚ and complex sentence structure are very scarce in this style of writing style. Raymond Carver was one of many who frequently used the dirty fiction technique. Growing up‚ Carver’s mother and father struggled while trying to support him and his brother. They were very poor and suffered from many hardships‚ including his father’s death at the

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    George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was born in 1860 in Diamond Grove‚ Missouri and is one of the most celebrated and respected scientists in United States history as his important discoveries and methods enabled farmers through the South and Midwest to become wealthy and prosperous individuals‚ all due to peanuts. George‚ being the sickly child of two slaves was very frail‚ allowed him not to be able to work in the fields but he did possess a great interest in plants and was very

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    St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral is one of the first Cathedrals built in New York. It is also known as the original Cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York. The church was built over 200 years ago in New York City and it has stood as a symbol for people of this country to practice your religion freely. The Cathedral serves a very diverse community of catholics such as Italians‚ Hispanics‚ and Asians. The cathedral throughout the years has done a great job of uniting these

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    Hello‚ I selected The Bath by Raymond Carver. In the end‚ I find this story intriguing because the inconsistencies seem to be on purpose. “The Bath” is a bizarre story about a car hitting a boy on his birthday. The order of the story starts with his mother buying a birthday cake‚ then a car hits the boy unconscious for the rest of the story. Curiously‚ the name of the story originates from the father going home from the to take a bath‚ and after the mother goes. The story ends with the phone

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    Raymond Carver

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    The Elephant notes: One. Reading Questions 1.  What kind of metaphorical meaning do we get from the story’s title? An elephant bears heavy burdens‚ it suffers‚ and it never forgets. This speaks perhaps to the narrator’s martyr complex. 2.  What is the narrator’s dependence or addiction? He’s dependent on people being dependent on him. He even lets his brother “play” him‚ like “play him for a fool.” 3.  What pattern of the narrator’s pathological behavior becomes evident on page 476? He’s giving

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    Raymond Carver‚ Jr. was an American short story author and poet. He was born in 1938 and died in 1988. He was married twice‚ struggled with drugs and alcoholism‚ and was an unsuccessful writer early on in his career. It was not until his publication of “Cathedral” that he gained success. Carver even believed that “Cathedral was a watershed in his career‚ in its shift towards a more optimistic and confidently poetic style” (Arciniegas). “Cathedral” starts out slow‚ spending most of the short story

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    descriptive words with negative connotation; “This blind man was late forties‚ a heavy-set‚ balding man with stooped shoulders‚ as if he carried a great weight there. He wore brown slacks‚ brown shoes‚ a light-brown shirt‚ a tie‚ a sports coat. Spiffy” (Carver‚ 5). The narrator’s description‚ not only subconsciously affects his feelings towards Robert‚ but also affects the opinions of the readers. Instead of allowing the readers to develop an opinion of their own‚ the narrator’s bias has created one. The

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    “Everything Stuck to Him”‚ by Raymond Carver‚ the frame story and minimalistic writing helps to create a personal feeling which captivates the reader. Carver’s minimalist style‚ frame story structure‚ and use of symbols all enhance the quality of his frame story. Carver is a minimalist writer‚ which means his sentences are devoid of elaborate details‚ explanations‚ or descriptive passages. His style enhances his story because although there is a lack of detail‚ Carver finds ways to create a more personal

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    Springer October. 12‚ 2012 George Washington Carver was born in January 1864 into slavery in Diamond‚ Missouri. His master Moses Carver was a German American immigrant who brought George’s parents Mary and Giles. George had 10 brothers and sisters who all died prematurely. When George was only a week old‚ he was kidnapped along with his mother and sister‚ George’s older brother James got to safety though. The raiders sold the stolen slaves in Kentucky. Moses Carver hired a man named John Bentley to find

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    Relationships in Cathedral and The Story of an Hour Relationships are easy to make‚ but not necessarily easy to maintain. There are many events in a person’s individual life that has an impact on the way they treat or interact with another person. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” there are significant similarities and differences between the three couples. Given the time period that these stories were written there are many more similarities than

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