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    Narrator in the Cathedral

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    Cathedral: Why the Narrator Keeps His Eyes Closed In the End of the Story Name Institution Date Cathedral: Why the Narrator Keeps His Eyes Closed In the End of the Story In the story “Cathedral‚” the author shares his experience with a blind man‚ a friend of his wife‚ who comes to visit their home. The author is troubled by the blind man’s visit for unclear reasons‚ but he attributes it to Robert’s (the blind man) disability. The narrator dislikes the blind and often refers to Robert as “the

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    Outline example for “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver Thesis statement with plan of development: Through characterization and symbolism‚ Carver suggests seeing people as individuals rather than stereotypes can allow a friendship to develop. Topic sentence #1: Although Bub and Robert don’t get off on the right foot‚ they end up seeing each other in their respective ways. Argument: Bub = resentful/jealous‚ ends up seeing what Robert does. Example(s): “I don’t have any blind friends” (280)‚ “It’s really

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    Symbolism In Cathedral

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    The characters in the “Cathedral” had a lot of exploring the unknown. Not only was Robert exploring the unknown of what is a cathedral‚ but also so was the narrator with how was going to explain what a cathedral was. What is more‚ he also had to interact with a man that his original preconception was to hate. After the whole first half of the story of the narrator explaining why he did not want the blind man coming to his house. He wife left him there alone with him so he decided to smoke a joint

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    Cathedral Setting

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    telling point. Take the story “Cathedral” for example it take place in a home in New York City during the 80’s. These details help shape the story and provide the reader with a good idea of what everything may look like. “Cathedral’s setting also gives the reader an idea on how people will act toward each other. Cathedral’s setting also provides readers viewpoints on the people in the story‚ for example‚ the wife of the narrator was a woman‚ so since it was the 80’s there was probably a lot of degrading

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    Cathedral & Shiloh

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    Cathedral & Shiloh Analysing friction stories can lead to many conclusion by how the reader is taking thoughts from it. In this class‚ we have read many stories that have focused on many thoughts. We had stories that were focused on women’s thinking‚ their speech and how they deal with their beloved ones. We also had stories giving details on wars‚ love‚ religion‚ and one of the most common topic - gender. The two stories being discussed in here are Shiloh by Mason and Cathedral

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    At the end of “Cathedral‚” the narrator has an epiphany. How would you describe it? Check the definition of “epiphany” in our text’s glossary. “Cathedral” I enjoyed reading Carver’s “Cathedral.” The “Cathedral” it was an insight on how fortunate we are to see things. I mean seeing things with our eyes is something we take for granted. We also have a gift that we do not really use and that is looking past seeing with our eyes‚ seeing with our minds‚ and ears. We often look with our eyes‚ but

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    George Carver

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    agricultural. Carver was the best scientist/inventor in history. He was and is a great influence. Carver was a great man. He accomplished many things like‚ discovering three hundred ways to use peanuts and another one hundred ways to use other crops. He also studied in agricultural. He helped rebuild the cities and towns in most of the Southern states. President Roosevelt honored Carver with a national monument for all his wonderful and very useful accomplishments and deeds. In addition Carver helped

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    Abbye Carver

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    Abbye Carver Mr. Shrock ACP Composition 24 September 2012 A Critique of Mary Ray Worley’s article “Fat and Happy” In the article “Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance‚” the author Mary Ray Worley‚ a member of National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance‚ attempts to persuade her audience to become more accepting and open-minded to people that are overweight or obese. She claims society is too judgmental of the larger people of our nation‚ and they should be accepted for who they are

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    the middle of Milan‚ Italy in the Piazzo del Duomo is Milan Cathedral‚ the largest Gothic cathedral and the second largest Catholic cathedral in the world. The exterior and interior appearances are aw-inspiring‚ commanding respect in our modern day time period and long ago during the time periods in which the Milan Cathedral was constructed. The cathedral also earned respect by being the center for community functions. The Milan Cathedral has outer height of 215 ft and a maximum width of 302 ft allowing

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    Upon analysis of a small fragment of the NBC schedule‚ 7:30-8:30PM on a Wednesday‚ the evolution of Raymond Williams’ classic concept of flow in the 1970s is evident. His traditional concept is no longer sufficient to explain modern network broadcasting‚ largely due to the complex circumstances of advertiser supported broadcast networks in the post-network era of fragmented audiences. This evolution maintains the basic structure of Williams’ concept of flow with the addition of clear demographic

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