Diary of a Madman‚ published in 1918‚ was written by Lu Xun‚ pen name of Zhou Shuren‚ who was considered the most important Chinese Modernist writer. The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman‚ was published in 1960 with a collection of other short stories called Family Ties‚ written by Clarice Lispector‚ who went to law-school‚ and worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time writer. Both of these writers portray a rather dark story‚ one that focuses on a central character who’s view on the society around
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postmodernism era vary in writing styles and perspectives‚ but two pieces of work that stood out were the Diary of a Madman written by Lu Xun‚ and the Daydreams of a Drunk Woman. These two stories provide perspectives from troubled individuals as they participate in everyday life. The main characters in the Diary of a Madman and the Daydreams of a Drunk Woman are clearly mentally disturbed. In the story regarding the madman‚ it is evident that he suffers from a mental illness and the story follows as such
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Daydreams. There I sat‚ trying desperately to keep concentrated‚ but couldnt help myself‚ I was gone into yet another daydream. But it wasn’t my usual daydream though‚ this time I was daydreaming about my bed. My lovely cosy bed‚ it was only the fourth class of the day and already I couldn’t wait to get home. Trying to think of a way to approach this essay‚ all that came to mind was my bed. This was me on a normal day! Trying to do workand then ending up dosing off into a daydream. My family
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talk about the surreal occurrences -- dreams or nightmares -- that come to us when we are asleep. Instead‚ I would just focus on dreams as ambitions or aspirations. That is also a wide topic and let me just zero in on big dreams‚ small dreams‚ and daydreams. Only the insane do not have dreams. But most of us are conditioned from young NOT to have big dreams. “Wake up and smell the coffee‚” says dad. “Stop dreaming!” says mum. “Dream on‚” says your sister. “Haha…you must be dreaming!” says your mate
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Write a personal essay on the topic of daydreams I’ve read in magazines that Day dreaming is a behavioural disorder. That day dreamers are actually not in touch with the reality and they are absorbed in their own world. My feelings towards day dreaming couldn’t be more different. I tend to daydream continuously. I can sit in a class a drift off to a different world or some future event in my life. In my mind I have the ability to do anything. If I want to be the hero‚ the pretty girl‚ the invisible
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Drunk for life Debbie Crowell worries that 7-month-old Sabrina may have fetal alcohol syndrome. Crowell‚ a recovering alcoholic‚ was forced into treatment after Sabrina’s birthday. Now seven months sober‚ she’s learning to be a good mom to her seven children. EDITOR’S NOTE: Tucsonan Debbie Crowell has graciously agreed to share her personal nightmare with Tucson Citizen readers. She hopes her story will prevent another child from being born under the influence of alcohol. Crowell is turning her
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Drunk Driving Statistics In 2011‚ the rate of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100‚000 population was 3.2‚ representing a 65% decrease since 1982‚ when record keeping began‚ and 49% since the inception of The Century Council in 1991. What this translates into is‚ for every 100‚000 people in the US in 2011‚ slightly more than three people were killed in a drunk driving fatal crash‚ a rate that has been cut almost in half over the past two decades - down from a rate of 6.3 in 1991. Alcohol-impaired
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Daydreams A day dream is defined as ‘a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one’s attention from the present’. In my opinion‚ a daydream is not a frivolous activity practiced only by a doe eyed schoolgirl during an unendurable French lesson. A daydream acts as a subconscious portal which allows one to escape from ones everyday life of stress and negative circumstances. One could almost say it is chewing gum for the mind. Of course‚ some differ in that view. A critically acclaimed author
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Most kids hear it in school: “Stop daydreaming and pay attention‚”. Who ever said that daydreaming is bad? In the article‚ ‘Teach Kids to Daydream’‚ author Jessica Lahey argues how positive daydreaming can be for children in schools. This article was published in the Atlantic on October 16th‚ 2013. The article starts out with the quote‚ “Today’s children are exhausted‚ and not just because one in three kids is not getting sufficient sleep‚” which makes it clear from the beginning where the author’s
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addictions her started drinking a lot of tea instead. Tea has lots of caffeine which causes him trouble sleeping at night. To combat this inability to sleep‚ he spends his time coming up with intricate daydreams in his head. To show the creativity of his daydreams‚ this is the first paragraph of his daydream/story‚ “Mr. Science‚” “Alone in my basement laboratory‚ I invent a serum that causes trees to grow at ten times their normal rate‚ meaning that a person can plant a sapling and enjoy its fruit or shade
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