William Lane’s “The Horses” and John Knowles’s “A Separate Peace” employ various stylistic features to explore the idea of decay within individuals from each novel. “The Horses” details the school life of a fictional modern Australian high school centred on medieval re-enactments alongside education‚ in which the teacher Val decays through loss of his reputation. “A Separate Peace”‚ also set within a high school‚ Devon High School‚ in the United States of America during World War II‚ follows the
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I had never ridden a horse before. Trotting away in the middle of a Costa Rican plain‚ I could feel my bare ankles stinging from the stirrup rubbing against them. We had been riding for a solid three hours in the unbearable heat. Suddenly I felt my body falling backwards‚ my horse was running. I grasped onto the horn for dear life. Thinking back‚ they did not teach me much about how to ride a horse before I jumped on‚ so I had absolutely no idea what to do. “Should I jump off?” It seemed like a
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In D.H.Lawrence’s story "The Horse Dealer’s daughter" the author uses symbolism to represent the characters and the dramatic changes throughout the story. In the story‚ the three sons and daughter of the horse dealer are compared to animals (mainly dogs and horses); the older brother‚ Joe‚ is described as a "subject animal" that is about to "marry and go into harness‚" on the other hand‚ Fred Henry thinks of himself as an "animal which controls‚" Mabel is named " bull-dog" by her brothers and
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In the story‚ “Seventh Grade”‚ Gary Soto creates a character that faces challenges with impressing his crush. As Victor tries to win Teresa over with embarrassing tactics his French teacher helps him to not embarrass himself in front of Teresa. So does Victor actually learn from his experience? Does he have responsibility in the problem he has caused? In the beginning of the story Victor decides that in his seventh grade year he is going to get a girl named Teresa. Victor soon discovers
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At one point in your life you probably created a huge problem for yourself. However‚ you most likely did not solve that problem without seeking help. “La Bamba” written by Gary Soto is a rare case. The story features a boy named Manuel who decides to sing in his school’s talent show. Unfortunately‚ during his moment the record sticks to one verse and Manuel is forced to sing along. The performance was embarrassing‚ but he became popular. This story shows how one character archetype can solve a problem
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Soldier’s Heart Essay Fifteen year old Charley is excited about going to war and “being a man.” In Soldier’s’ Heart by Gary Paulsen‚ Charley begs his mom for acceptance about fighting for the Union She lets him because the word has it that it will be a quick and easy war for the Union. Charley‚ still a boy is anxious about fighting for the Union‚ oblivious to what is ahead of him. Charley changes from a young foolish boy‚ to a man with a soldier’s heart in the course of this book. “It’s better
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Caroline Castro‚ AP Language and Composition Gary Soto Essay- A Summer Life February 3‚ 2012 In the well-written autobiographical narrative A Summer Life (1990)‚ Gary Soto delivers an original assembly of aspects from himself as a six-year-old child. Soto asserts the scary realization of wants triumphing over what is ethical and he uses many examples of imagery‚ repetition and a chosen vocabulary to sketch out the ignorance that is evident in a child’s mind. Soto’s purpose is to selectively
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Name: Module 5 Exercises: Deductive Reasoning 5A. In Dirty Politics: Deception‚ Distraction and Democracy‚ Kathleen Hall Jamieson surveys American presidential elections from 1960 to 1988. One conclusion she draws is the 1960 and 1980 elections stand out from the others in that they showed an increased level of “engagement” on the part of the public and the press. She writes: Asking what it was about the 1960 and 1980 campaigns that produced engagement on policy and useful governance is instructive
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One of the most important military techniques used in World War 1 was the use of trench warfare. In the movie‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ both the positive and the negative aspects of trench warfare are highlighted. The movie begins with German men hiding behind the trenches as the French Army approaches. As the French march closer‚ the Germans are able to shoot at them‚ but avoid being shot themselves by ducking down in the trenches. This is particularly helpful because it saved lives while
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Have you ever caught a 7 ½ pound bass? If you haven’t I’ll tell you it’s a gigantic fish. Me and my dad where at Gary Yamamoto’s Ranch fishing‚the whole day dad and I didn’t catch much‚we caught 6‚3 pound bass‚and one 4 pounder. A very nice woman named Megen Farley worked at Gary Yamamoto’s Ranch. Since me and my dad weren’t catching much we were thinking about going home.Megan asked us‚” If we wanted to fish with live bait.”We said yes and she helped us catch the bait. After that we caught a catfish
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