Relationships: a key characteristic of a meaningful relationship is the ability of the people involved to listen and respond to each other. They communicate effectively; they are committed to staying in the relationship e when communication is difficult. Would you like the same kind of relationship your parents had? I would not like the same relationship my parents have had because there are secrets and lies. My mother will grant me permission to do something. My stepfather behind my mothers
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Out of all the stories I have read in class so far‚ An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce‚ has touched me most. When I first began reading the story I felt as though I was not interested‚ because my assumptions of what the story was going to be about were completely different than the stories actual content. As I set aside my judgment and let myself try to enjoy the story‚ I found myself anxiously reading to the bitter end. This story was not only interesting and unique‚ but also
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Many people will believe that achieving an ambition can be the only result of continuous positive effort and attitude‚ but it is also merely the same reason to cause negative influences to own self and others. Through the short story‚ “Paper”‚ by Catherine Lim‚ this idea is portrayed through the character of Tay Soon who‚ in particular‚ had prioritize his ambition for his dream house before putting the importance of everything else. With this decision‚ ignorance towards his family and even himself
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Brooklyn Bridge by Joseph Stella and the photo Brooklyn Bridge by Walker Evans a comparison of the two artistic figures‚ colors utilized‚ perception‚ painting verses film‚ and the mood each creates reveals that the oil on canvas that Joseph Stella is the more interesting presentation of the Brooklyn Bridge. The two artists portray the same subject in two totally different ways that change the mind and artistic finding of their audiences. The painting and the film depict the same bridge with different
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Shakespeare‚ many similarities and differences can clearly be drawn between the characters Claudius & Lady Catherine De Bourgh from the book Pride and Prejudice. Both of these characters are looked at as the most powerful in both stories. They tend to scheme selfish plots to keep power but also they have many obvious differences that draw the line between each character. Claudius & Lady Catherine De Bourgh have some obvious differences such as their gender and marital status. One is a male‚ and married
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In An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge‚ Ambrose Bierce narrates the hanging and the moments prior to the hanging of Peyton Farquhar. Peyton Farquhar‚ a rich‚ southern plantation owner‚ is tricked into sabotaging the Union Army. After failing to burn driftwood located near the bridge‚ Farquhar awaits his hanging on the bridge. Bierce’s background adds to the depth and realism of the short story‚ as he himself served with the Ninth Indiana Infantry Regiment‚ an experience that unmistakably carried
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Margaret Mitchell. She was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ in a family of the president of the Atlanta Historical Society. All the family was interested in American history and she grew up in an atmosphere of stones about the Civil War. After graduating from the college Margaret Mitchell worked for a time for the Atlanta Journal. In 1925 she got married. In the following ten years she put on paper all the stories she had heard about the Civil War. The result was Gone with the Wind. It was first published
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Upon Westminster Bridge’’ effective use of poetic devices explaining how William Wordsworth sees true beauty within nature In the poem ’’composed upon Westminster bridge’’‚ William Wordsworth illustrates and observes the calm early morning view he has from his special viewing point off Westminster Bridge. He has a unique way of describing it with simple language‚ reflecting in the simplest way his own personal first person perspective and thoughts on the scene from the bridge. Wordsworth uses
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Singaporean Short Story By Catherine Lim He dreamt about it‚ he hankered after it like an addict after his opiate. When it came to his mind the idea of big and beautiful house‚ Tay Soon always think of it until it become his insanity in his life. A house. A house of his dream‚ just like what his family see every time they pass by in their street behind the elegant subdivision and in pages of Homes and Modern living Magazines. He knows every detail of his dream house from the aluminum sliding door
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PEOPLE ON THE BRIDGE by Phaitoon Thanya Pride Always Comes Before A Fall The short story “People on the bridge” by Phaitoon Thanya generally reveals about the human nature. It is about a number of different characters that end up trying to cross a narrow bridge to fulfill their obligations but were obstructed by two bull keepers and their bulls who could not pass each other in the middle of the bridge. The story ended tragically with the deaths of the two bull keepers that were crashed onto
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