A & P A & P is a short story written by the American writer John Updike. Considered one of the best authors in American history‚ Updike’s stories are known for their “accurate descriptions of the details and concerns of modern America”. This short story in particular focuses on a nineteen year old boy named Sammy who is working in an A & P in a small town during the summer of 1960. A group of three girls come into the store dressed only in their bathing suits. Through Sammy’s narration we see
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The short piece of fiction‚ A&P by Updike was a very interesting read that conveyed a lot of information and ideas about society to think about in very few words. The events that transpire occur in a common place‚ the grocery store‚ yet these event could have taken place just about anywhere similar to the grocery store and had the same impact. It is the way the author describes the characters and their actions that carry the message. The author uses Sammy to give the reader all the information about
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read more than usual this past two weeks because I finished American Lightning last week and started a new book which I finished this week. I think I have read a total of about 400 pages‚ but most of it was from my new book‚ Red Scarf Girl. In my newest book‚ Red Scarf Girl‚ by Ji-Li Jiang‚ it retells the personal story of the author when she was a young child during the Cultural Revolution. If you don’t know what the Cultural Revolution was‚ it was an upheaval that overtook China from 1966 to
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott was a very enlightening reading experience. You can see within the first page of reading that the author has been influenced by writing at an early age. It made her seem very credible and gave more influence on her words about writing. I like that at some points she goes past the surface of just talking about why she liked writing‚ but also what her family was like and how her childhood affected her. Her humor helped to make this
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As illustrated by Anne Lamott‚ author of Bird by Bird‚ first drafts are not meant to be perfect‚ but merely to begin the writing process and generate ideas that can later be perfected. Lamott attempts to eliminate the common perceptions of the writing process‚ emphasizing the need for accepting flaws of an initial draft. Written by almost all good writers‚ sloppy first drafts are a way to begin the long writing process‚ while still allowing mistakes along the way. In order to make a piece of writing
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The 20 Most Brilliantly Colored Birds in the World Birds are the only animals with feathers. All have feathers and most birds can fly. It is the possession f feathers‚ not the ability to fly‚ that distinguishes birds from other animals. There are about 10‚000 species of birds from all over the world. Here are 20 of the world’s most colorful birds. 1. Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) The golden pheasant of Asia is a brilliantly colored game bird. It is native to forests in mountainous
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Journal Entry #1 “Summer” by David Updike 440 Words Summary David Updike’s story “Summer” describes one summer holiday of a boy named Homer. He is faced with the external conflict on an unrequited love. Homer‚ the protagonist‚ is spending the summer at his best friend‚ Fred’s home near the lake. The summer‚ for the most‚ followed the usual flow of ‘athletic and boyhood fulfillment” (para 11) for Homer and Fred. There were the tennis matches and hiking‚ the alcohol and hanging out late at night
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In the novel Red Scarf Girl‚ by Jiang Ji-li many bad things happen to Jiang Ji-li and her family. One such thing is Ji-li being put in a worse school just because she was in a certain neighborhood. This is very similar to the story of Zhao Lianhai‚ who spoke out against the government’s idea to force kids to drink tinted milk‚ which ended up killing at least 6 kids. Another example of bad thing going on in Ji-li’s life is when her teachers‚ who before were highly esteemed‚ can now no longer teach
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Thesis statement: The constant change in the world‚ as evidenced by consumerism in the books Rabbit‚ Run by John Updike and White Noise by Don DeLillo‚ gives a false sense of security to the protagonists of the two books thereby blurring the reality they are in and destroying them in the end. *** Don deLillo’s White Noise: Postmodern elements Most postmodern books have been published after World War II. First published in 1984‚ White Noise by Don deLillo explores the emergence of technology
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HOW TO TIE SCARFS IN DIFFERENT WAYS Basically‚ a scarf is a piece of cloth tied around the head‚ neck of waist as a part of their ware. To some‚ they add a scarf for sweat cleaning and for body protection from extreme cold during the winter season. Before we begin these are the materials that we will be using a pin or brooch and of course your selected scarf. Then we can move on for our examples of different ways and design of wearing a scarf. First THE TOSS Put your scarf to your neck‚ and then
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