Sarah We moved to a small town where my husband was assigned as aminister to a local congregation. I was unpacking one day when thephone rang. A voice on the other end said‚ "Your name was given tome as a possibility for a mentor in our school." Knowing very few peoplein town‚ I tried to imagine who might have volunteered me for this.Realizing the lady was waiting for an answer‚ I replied‚ "Let me thinkabout it and call you back."I returned to my unpacking‚ but my mind was busy going over all thereasons
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wit‚ irony‚ hyperbole and understanding. 3. What is the issue McCullough is satirizing? He is satirizing that don’t do stuff for other people‚ he wants to do stuff that will satisfy yourself and make you happy. When you’re happy people will follow your way and that is how you will find happy people‚ He tells it in a series and clear way to the youth so that they understand him. 4. What techniques does McCullough use to create his satire? The techniques that McCullough uses are understatement
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Jalisa Torres ENG 102 Libatore Love Has No Existence Here After reading the two short stories‚ Love in L.A by Dagoberto Gilb and What We Talk about When We Talk about Love by Raymond Carver‚ I have realized that a common feeling like ‘love’ can be painted into so many different pictures. Each one of these short stories is written by two different authors and sees ‘love’ at different angles. The character Jake in Love in L.A. has this vision of love that is more of a mockery. Then‚ Terri’s ex-husband
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Dhela’s story It was a lonely night aboard the RMS Pale Horse. The waves were crashing against the bulk of the ship. The harsh waves created a unique song of the sea. The night was alive with flames‚ densely enclosing the pearl moon. The smell of the sea surrounded the ship like a heavy cocoon‚ invading the nostrils of the solitary passenger on the deck. The passenger that stood on the first class deck was a man with a stern and despondent physiognomy. He had dark hair with premature grey highlights
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A new ending for The Giver-Vanellope When Jonas opened his eyes. He just found that he lost his consciousness when he slid down the hill. Free and relaxed with his arm and leg‚ “what happened to my body?” ‚Jonas thought. Everything around him was white‚ the snow stopped‚ that kind of white is different than the snow. white ground‚ white sky‚ white house‚ just like the same as the house in the community. “Hello?” Jonas said. Nobody answered him‚ nobody was around him. Jonas felt confused‚ where
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The text under interpretation is "The Happy Man" by William Somerset Maugham. First some information about the author. W. S. Maugham was a well-known English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s school in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St.Thomas Hospital in England. So‚ he put his hand in different activities and that’s why he is a versatile and
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M. Hartley Dr. Jerry Giddens English 11W April 20‚ 2010 In Love & Trouble: A Collection of Short Stories by Alice Walker Alice Walker ’s novel "In Love and Trouble” is a collection of short stories that shows the struggles of black women and their experiences with love. In this paper‚ I will summarize stories from the novel and reviews of those stories. The collection begins with the story of Roselily‚ an older black woman with four children who decides to marry a
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A Happy Death for an Ending At the end of the novella‚ Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie Small is shot by his best friend George Milton. Many people look at this ending of the story sadly. However‚ this ending could also be happy. The reasons why this novella’s ending was happy is because George does not have to stress about Lennie‚ Lennie died with the dream‚ and Lennie would not survive in a prison without George. All these factors led to an excellent ending. One reason why
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Summary: This essay is about how most people view teenagers‚ in contrast to how a teenager really acts. Teenagers are thought to be stupid punks who can’t find Canada on a map or write in complete sentences‚ when in fact‚ this particular teenager stayed in school‚ enjoying it‚ and is now graduating and going to college. Adults see teens of having hobbies of sexual intercourse‚ drinking‚ committing crimes‚ and committing suicide. Although this is thought of by many adults‚ this adolescent is not a
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The night grew long and the house became still‚ relaxed in the corner sat Curley‚ engrossed in a book. An abrupt creak came from the front door‚ his wife slithered in quickly. Her hair was a bit disheveled‚ lipstick was smeared‚ and she was holding her shoes in her hand. She started to stumble when closing the door behind her‚ hoping not wake up her husband and get his wrath. “Where have you been?” spoke Curley while still looking at the book. “Oh‚ you scared me!” shrieked Curley’s wife while trying
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