“The Ballad of the Sad Café‚” written by Carson McCullers‚ takes place in a small‚ rural town in Georgia. This novella focuses around the life of a store clerk‚ Ms. Amelia‚ who was married to a man named Marvin Macy and after ten days of a bitter relationship between the two they got divorced. Several years after this event‚ a stranger named Cousin Lymon came to town claiming to be Ms. Amelia’s relative. She took a fondness to him and soon Ms. Amelia’s store was turned into a café because the whole
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The Pathetic "Lover" The Ballad of the Sad Café‚ by Carson McCullers (1951) suggests that there are two types of people in the world: the "lover" and the "beloved". The "lover" is a pathetic character so enamored by the "beloved" that it changes his/her attitude or personality completely. The feeling is so powerful that even though it causes the "lover" excruciating pain‚ he/she continues to love. The two main characters fall under this mysterious spell and it changes their lives forever. McCullers
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TELL ABOUT A FUNNY OR SAD‚ EXCITING‚ FRIGHTENING‚ CHALLENGING EXPERIENCE OF YOUR LIFE Everyone in his life experiences some incidents good or bad. There may be the happiest‚ the saddest or the funniest incident in one’s life. One Sunday morning I received an invitation from a friend of mine. I got up early in the morning and started preparing myself. My mother gave me a cup of tea early in the morning. Then I took my bath‚ and got ready. My mother then again asked me to take some snacks and tea
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The ending of Apartheid "Apartheid" I’ve just heard it recently‚ and just found out how big importance this "Apartheid" have to the racism- and African story. One of the few things about racism I’ve known before The story of south Africa‚ was the speech of Martin L. King‚ but then i heard of the tragic history of South Africa. The whole history of Apartheid is just simply very tragic‚ and that’s why i have chosen to write about the end of it‚ because that was one of the few "good" things about
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isn’t good for little kids. The book is a good book and I liked it but I didn’t like it as much as I did the first 2 books and this last book disappointed me. I was expecting some amazing ending to the series of the hunger games but I was let down from the things that happened in the book. Mocking jay is just a sad book that doesn’t even seem humane for the capitol to be doing to all of these different districts. In the book the parts that I like in the book are the best parts with all the detail
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Homer and his working crew had finally completed the sidewalks throughout the town. The rumors of the wedding of Homer and Miss Emily grew. Those rumors were soon halted however. Homer stopped by the Grierson’s archaic house late one night and was invited in. That was the last time anyone saw him. Miss Emily seemed depressed‚ for she would not leave her house. She had fallen out of love and into a pit of despair and loneliness. The sadness was evident in her appearance. She wore nothing but black
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A Hollywood Ending His backpack over his shoulder‚ my brother grips the paper tightly in his hand. While his feet shuffle across the hallway towards his room‚ a deep-rooted yell from the kitchen follows. Proceeding in reverse‚ he reaches our parents with curious eyes spotting his report card. As our parents stare‚ their faces slump into a shameful woe. “C’mon kiddo‚ you have the potential to get at least a few A’s next semester.” That single word. Potential. Most define the word as encountering a
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The Fox and the Horse Alternate Ending “When the master saw him he was delighted‚ and said to him; “You shall stay with me‚ and have a good time as long as you live.” Indeed they did‚ the fox and horse became close friends and enjoyed each other’s company. They eat lavish and laughed each night about the story of the foolish lion. At gatherings they told the story to the guest. It was like a tradition. Everynight they had their laughs‚ but the horse never told the fox the true story of what had
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with the triumphant victory of good over evil‚ but in the Iliad‚ the final thoughts are inclined to the mourning of the defeated Hektor‚ which accentuates the fact that good has not triumphed over evil‚ but simply Achilleus triumphed over Hektor. Ending with the mourning of Hektor also brings to center stage for the first time the human side of war and the harsh aftermath of it. We see that war not only brings great glory‚ but also much suffering and anguish. Homer puts his anti-war views on display
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Nhat Nguyen 3/6/2013 Bixler/ ESL 102 Friendship Ending “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend‚ my world.” This quote by Leo Buscaglia‚ an American author‚ professor and motivational speaker‚ describes the importance and beauty of friendship. Everyone has friends‚ and friends slowly become part of our daily lives because of their supportiveness and acceptance of us. However‚ the reality is that friendship is not always everlasting. In the article “The Friendship Bond‚” Mary Brown Parlee
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