Entire stories can be told using the ironic point of view. It is often used as a means of presenting the theme of a story. Authors Ha Jin‚ and Chinua Achebe used the irony of situation. Irony of situation meaning discrepancy between the expected results and the actual results of the story. In "Saboteur" by Ha Jin newly weds Mr. Chiu and Mrs. Chiu on the day that they were to leave for home were dining in the square by the Muji Train Station. Nearby at a table sat two policemen who were conversing
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New York Done by: Yasmeen Temairik Bakeel Yamani Supervised by: Miss Razan Table of content Introduction page 3 History page 4 Geography page 6 Climate page 9 Regions page 11 Administrative division page 13 Population page 14 Economy page 16 Government
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could no longer wait for the others. I open the blinds to an inspiring view of the one of the most powerful buildings in the city‚ The Empire State building. Finally‚ the beautiful city of New York lay at my fingertips. I had waited my whole childhood for the chance to visit‚ to explore. I grew up seeing New York on the television. I grew up inspired by a city I hadn’t been to but yet‚ I felt so attached. I saw the city in a different light. How an artist sees a painting‚ or how an environmentalist
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The summer before my junior year in high school‚ my family and I took a trip to a completely new world. Being from a small town‚ I had never really been exposed to the elements of a large city such as New York City. My trip there was like discovering an entirely new way of life that I had only heard stories of previously. For about the tenth time the morning of the flight‚ I checked my room to make sure I didn’t leave anything essential behind. My stomach was doing flips as we arrived at the
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along when there are people that essentially do nothing to be in trouble‚ yet get a severe punishment. Making any set of laws in a corrupt society more alike a general guideline people generally have to follow. This can be seen in “Saboteur”‚ by Ha Jin‚ in a variety of ways. Though it all begins when a seemingly minor “accident” with Two Officers‚ and Mr. Chiu along with his wife. This “accident” involved the officers spilling tea on both Mr. Chiu and his wife‚ Mr. Chiu then complained to the officers
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Phillip Lyssy English 1302 Professor Cuyler 5 April‚ 2013 Literary Analysis One choice the author makes in regards to characterization is the fact that the components of characterization such as the protagonist‚ the conflict in the story‚ and how the character’s personalities are portrayed are quite simple to understand in his writing. He chooses so to help the reader better understand the story and situation through clear statements about the characters and in the characters’ dialogue. “"Comrade
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On the Amtrak from Boston To New York City The situation of the poem is described in the title "On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City‚" was about a white woman and a person with a Native American background who were on a train together. What was being taken place when the speaker is meditating about the "white" woman they were having a conversations with other passengers‚ including an older white woman about the brief history of the city as they pass landmarks of the Native American Culture
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No amount of blissful ignorance or blatant denial can expunge the truth that is the hideous underbelly of human nature. Ha Jin demonstrates this harsh reality through his main character‚ Liu Feng‚ in “An Entrepreneur’s Story”. Since the formerly mentioned Liu witnesses a particular sinister and unforgiving nature evident in those closest to him‚ his is unable to lay these memories to rest when their attitudes towards him take a dramatic shift as he gains sudden good fortune. Despite being mercilessly
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stops? I wanted to show you one way of realizing that trip‚ which I’m planning to do soon. Thesis Statement: Route from New York to Florida with amazing stops on the way‚ such as Cape May‚ Chincoteague Island‚ Chesapeake Bay Tunnel/Bridge‚ Virginia Beach‚ Charleston‚ Savannah and our final point – Jacksonville. Discussion Section: 1. First part of the road: From New York to Chincoteague Island‚ VA (www.roadtripamerica.com): a. First point of interest – Cape May‚ NJ. City famous
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Jill Lepore’s New York Burning is a novel about the 1741 slave conspiracy in New York City. When ten fires blazed through Manhattan‚ more and more evidence surfaced that it was slaves that set those fires and that they planned to set many more. Trials began and thirty slaves were either burned at the stake or hanged and over one hundred black men and women were thrown in jail. The question is‚ was there really a plot? Or were dozens of innocent people persecuted due to mass hysteria? After reading
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