SHORT STORY The sun’s rays beamed upon Kabul. It had not rained for many months now. The grass had almost vanished and any remaining patches of grass looked rough and shaggy like uncombed hair that felt coarse as my feet brushed across a patch of dried grass along the ground. The heat was particularly unbearable this morning as I was drenched with sweat. It trickled down my down my face and back like a waterfall and made a puddle on the ground‚ almost as if I was being teased by Mother Nature. I
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my body felt relief from the heavy and humid air. I studied driveway outside the house‚ admiring the strategic layout of the brick‚ which would be the stepping-stones of my future friendships. There‚ inside my house‚ towered the cardboard boxes‚ waiting to be unpacked. I was thrilled to open the boxes‚ unsure of what surprise I would find inside. Although there was much to do‚ I was determined to make friends and I set out for the hunt. The neighborhood was a maze‚ filled with palm trees that grew
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Sitting in the bathroom waiting for the dip stick to tell our fate. A minute passes and two pink lines light up the test strip. It’s official we are expecting again. Flushed with delight and apprehension of confirming my pregnancy‚ I call the doctor to confirm. It’s a Friday‚ they cannot see me until Wednesday. With emotions raging through my head‚ feeling elated and nervous‚ I can’t wait to tell my husband. I know I should wait for confirmation but I am too excited. He is overjoyed at the news.
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How to Read CLOSELY and SUCCESFULLY 1. Annotate Use ALL of the annotation skills we’ve learned all year—look for literary devices‚ themes‚ characters‚ moments that make you question‚ predict of connect with the text. 2. Read the questions accompanying the passage FIRST It ALWAYS helps to know what you are looking for! 3. Read the passage slowly and carefully… Be aware of the time…but don’t rush. Check the clock and set a pace for yourself. 4. When answering the questions‚ PAY ATTENTION
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soul. She is trying to give the notion that death involves the separation of the soul. Likewise‚ in the later part of the poem‚ Smith uses different species of extinct tigers‚ “Javan‚” “Bali‚” and “Caspian‚” to symbolize her father (80-82). The emptiness felt by her causes her to imagine her father as a rare species‚ who might also be alone in heaven. She imagines that her father might have also felt the deep pain in losing one dear to him. Smith describes this loneliness as “a solitary country”
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there are a total of 121‚272 people that are currently on the waiting list for an organ and the age range is from one year old to sixty-five+ years (Donate The Gift Of Life‚ n.d.). As a result of organ transplants‚ there are a large number of people whose lives have been saved‚ and for many others their quality of life has been restored. However‚ there are not enough viable organs to go around and people end up passing away while waiting for one to become available. Euthanasia provides society with
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generation‚ the connection to tradition‚ and death/sacrifice. In his short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ Flannery O’Connor uses images of the Toombsboro town‚ the hearse‚ and the cloudless‚ sunless sky as metaphors for death‚ violence‚ and emptiness. These metaphors emphasize the concept of the severe violence and death in society. Both carver and Jackson use symbolism in their short stories to add intensity to their stories. Everyone
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Sex Education and Premarital Sex Sex education is taught to every young person in virtually every school across the country. In the majority of these sex education programs‚ physical anatomy and safe contraception are the main focuses of the programs‚ telling young people what the physical rewards and consequences may be but avoiding some of the key issues relating to mental‚ emotional and spiritual effects. Proponents of these programs feel that we must educate our youth on "safe sex." It
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claimed this film to be “the greatest movie of all time” 50 years after it was released. Orson Welles 1941 film incorporates a series of cinematic techniques to keep the viewer captivated by the plot whilst engaging with Welles depiction of; the emptiness and corruptive nature of wealth and the necessity of love. Howard Hughes quote “Money can’t buy happiness” is a notion explored in Citizen Kane which allows the modern audience to challenge their perception on how desirable wealth is. Through the
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identify his mental suffering due to the work of war. Similarly in ‘Aspens’ the absence of humanity due to the war is exposed through the portrayal of emptiness from the use of the simile ‘empty as sky’‚ which emphasises the emptiness as so vast it is overpowering. This suggests Thomas contemplates his significance as an individual in the war. Emptiness is also a theme in the poem ‘As the Team’s Head Brass’ where a conversational tone conveys the effects the war has had on a farm. Thomas seems to
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