Santiago was a thin old man with wrinkly skin covered in blotches. His hands were full of old scars. Except his “cheerful and undefeated” eyes‚ he looked rather weary. There was “no life in his face” when his eyes were closed. Despite being unable to catch a single fish for eighty-four days‚ he still remained hopeful and decided to go fishing even further from the shore. The old man has a doubt for his physical strength; however‚ he is confident in the “tricks” that he know. He is sure that it’s
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When he recalls the recent past‚ Joseph sees the faces of three men. Who are they and what feature of each man’s face is highlighted? (p. 3) when joseph recalls the recent past‚ he sees the face of three men‚ the men are his farmer‚ tom leyton and the running man. he sees his farthers face as bewildered‚ hurt and angry then joseph sees toms face‚ its silent and hidden deep in the shadows of his room. last of all he sees the running man‚ his eyes burning with a desperate fire. 4. The chapter ends with
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Tolstoy’s short story – “How much land does a man need?” — is a religious-morality tale which can be interpreted in a variety of ways‚ but which seems primarily concerned with the destructive consequences of human ambition. The story is about a man named Pahom – a peasant farmer — who desires to acquire more land‚ acquires some land‚ but is not satisfied and needs to acquire more. Eventually he over-reaches‚ forfeits all his accumulated wealth and causes his own death. (*See below for a Summary
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sible Questions to consider while reading chapters from Ralph Ellison’s 1952 novel‚ Invisible Man: Prologue: How does the narrator perceive himself within the context of society? What does his perception of himself as an invisible man infer? What is the cause of his invisibility? What does Louis Armstrong’s “What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue” refer to? Chapter 6: Describe Bledsoe’s character. What is his ideology? What does the narrator learn from this encounter? What is Bledsoe’s
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Everyone was born to be themselves‚ they have their own feelings‚ looks‚ and beliefs. Therefore‚ an individual should not change themselves for anyone. To be part of a group‚ the group should accept them for who they are. The characters in the stories and movies "The Sociology of Leopard Man‚" "Two Kinds‚" and Dead Poets Society agreed that they would not change themselves in order to blend in with other people. Someone once mentioned "If you cannot change the world‚ then change your world." Sometimes
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John Ford’s 1962 film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is considered to be one of the greatest of American movies. This Western film begins with Senator Ransom Stoddard and his wife‚ Hallie‚ returning to Shinbone for the funeral of Tom Doniphon‚ an ex-outlaw and old friend of theirs. Upon the Stoddard’s arrival‚ the editor in chief of the Shinbone Star begins to question the Senator’s reason for visiting‚ forcing him to revisit his past. From then on‚ a flashback of events in the Old West begins
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In Becoming a Hit Man‚ Ken Levi discussed the abnormality of a hit man named Pete who recounts his profession. When Levi started the research‚ he wanted to know how the hitman‚ who shares society’s ban against murder‚ who is fully aware that his acts of homicide is illegal‚ subjective‚ and deliberate. This man has no defense to fall back on and manages to overcome his inhibitions. And avoids serious damage to his reputation. There are many worldviews that are contained within this article. One of
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“The man in the black suit” is a frame story‚ which is a story inside another story. It consists of this “very old man” telling a story about how the “devil” came to him in the woods one day when he was “only nine years old”. Writing it down‚ he believes‚ that “someone may find” what he wrote but more importantly he believes that it will give him “freedom” and some “sort of release”. The author uses long and short sentence structures to get the reader more focused and intrigued by the story. The
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Who’s for the Game” was written by Jessie Pope to encourage young men to fight. This was basically propaganda; it exploited the idea that it was a young man’s duty to go and fight for their country. This is apparent in the first two lines of the poem; the author makes us feel that war is not excruciating pain‚ but “just a game”... “Who’s for the game‚ the biggest that’s played”‚ “The red crashing game of a fight”. These opening lines make us feel that war is a big game‚ and fighting
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MAN AND NATURE Human beings are the creations of nature. They drew everything needed for their very survival from nature. The air they breathe‚ the water they drink‚ the food they eat and thousands of articles they use daily-all come from nature. Yet‚ strangely enough‚ man keeps a hostile attitude towards nature. Conquest of nature is the expression which is often used to denote man’s activities like space exploration‚ taming the rivers‚ etc. which sums up man’s attitude towards nature. Our
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