When reading or watching any form of literature we expect for there to be a happy ending. Many times we use literature to fill the voids in our lives. In “The Far and the Near” an old train engineer‚ who has seen deaths‚ has no family‚ and has performed a solitary and lifeless job for his entire life fills his void by awaiting two o’clock everyday so he can blow his whistle and wave to a mother and daughter. No matter how much a person has done in his life for himself or others‚ we know a happy
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Gone Hunting One night I asked my dad if I could go hunting with him in the morning. Of course my brother who is also my twin asked. When my dad said he needed to think. When he said he needed to think I was thinking what if I couldn’t go. Then he said yes. When he said yes I was so excited I could go that I could go that I yelled yes. So in the morning we got into our warm clothing like boots‚hats‚jacket‚under armor‚shirt‚and pants. We also loaded up our gun and bow. When we were walking
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The World Has Gone Quiet My lungs fill with cool autumn air. Breathe in‚ breathe out. In‚ out. In‚ out. As I breathe‚ I begin to walk. My head doesn’t know what my destination is‚ but my legs carry me. Down the road‚ turn right onto Meridian Street. The only sound is the wind in the trees‚ my feet on the ground. My shoe scraping softly against the pavement. It’s quiet. Too quiet. Somewhere‚ I can hear a bird’s hushed call. It seems like that’s the only living thing out here. The town
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down beside him quietly with his thick voice filled with tears. I didn’t understand what was happening‚ as I was young and all I know is that Alan is gone. that’s what Denny told me at least before he made me leave the scary room and I started thinking about what he means by “gone”? Is Alan going on a long trip or something? Or maybe he has gone to a fantasy world just like Alice in Wonderland did‚ he would always read me her
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In the book A Long Way Gone I found three myths that related to cultural. One myth was on page 181 where Ishmael’s aunt served him some chicken as to welcome him‚ and chicken is not simply chicken to the Sierra Leone people‚ they represent honor and special. On pages 12‚ 172 and 157‚ it tells how the cultural in Sierra Leone does not allow men to cry. Men represent strong and are the whole in the family. If the men are weak‚ then the whole family wills collapse. Cheng 3 Lastly‚ on page 16‚
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CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT: CREATING COGNITIVE DISSONANCE AMONG CONSUMERS ABSTRACT This paper analyses the various effects of celebrity endorsements on consumer buying behavior through a descriptive study. With a sample size of 100‚ top of mind awareness of various brand endorsed by a celebrity was explored. It also analyses cognitive dissonance among consumers‚ various factors which influence consumer buying behavior and whether any downfall in the celebrity’s image also affects or brings down the
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Symbolic Meaning on the Land in Gone with the Wind Abstract: The study of Gone with the Wind has mainly concerned with such aspects as the historical background of the American Civil War‚ the relationship between slave owners and slaves‚ Scarlett’s remarkable personality‚ and the conflicts between north and south cultures. Many more people read it as a love story. This thesis aims at analyzing the symbolic meaning of the land in this masterpiece to interpret this novel better. With application
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Peyton Wagner Period 5 The Worst Prom Ever What time is it? It’s time for the biggest event any school has that all the girls look forward to! It’s time to get a date‚ a tux to match her dress‚ flowers to match her dress‚ reservations at a fancy restaurant‚ and a fancy car to drive instead of my beat up 1987 Honda Civic. Ladies and gentlemen‚ it’s prom time! Prom this year is in the ballroom of The Great Ballroom Dance Studio. My date for my prom is my girlfriend. Her dress color is
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Ishmael Beah “ A long way gone” There are many problems in the world‚ children who suffer from any diseases and/ or are taken away from their families but there is so much more to it. Ishmael Beah was a young boy when captured to become a child soldier. His story is just one out of the million others out there; he became a voice to the ones unheard. Beah’s childhood was taken away‚ as well as his innocence. He would no longer do the things he enjoyed and spend his time playing with friends
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