or if it was a spur of the moment act or ’crime of passion’. The short story is set in America and this is clear due to words such as ’precinct’‚ ’closet’ and ’Idaho potatoes’. The story opens by introducing Mary Maloney‚ wife of Senior Detective Patrick Maloney who is waiting for her husband to arrive home from work. When he arrives he is acting with strangely. He has a couple of whiskies - for ’dutch courage’ and then tells Mary some bad news. We can assume he is leaving her or getting a divorce
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American Expansionism The 1840s and 1890s saw an expansion of American territory‚ as a result of several economic‚ political‚ and cultural factors. In both cases of American expansionism‚ the Americans believed that we must expand our borders in order to keep the country running upright. Also‚ the Americans believed that the United State‚ being one of the strongest of the nations‚ had a need to become even stronger. This is shown in the "manifest destiny" of the 1840’s. Apart from the similarities
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. REASONS : 1. FUNDER’S DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF STASILAND THROUGH THE USE OF IMAGERY VALIDATES THE ABSURD WORLD OF THE “BROWN LINOLEUM PALACE” AND THE DÉCOR SYMBOLIC OF THE STASI REGIME e.g how the streets were decorated “halfway up”‚ Alexander Platts Station‚ the Stasi Mueseum 2. ANNA FUNDER’S CHRONICLES OF STASILAND UNEARTHS THE PROFOUND SYMMETRY OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF WHICH ITS VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS DECIDE TO LIVE WITHIN TO THAT OF THEIR HISTORICAL EAST GERMAN PASTS e.g description
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questions‚ but homophobic ideas leading to cultural resistance is key point that caught my attention. Patrick‚ an outcast‚ is having homosexual relations with Brad within the story. Brad is the star quarterback of the football
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Charlie‚ Sam‚ and Patrick are the main characters. Sam and Patrick are step-siblings and Charlie is their younger friend that they take under their wings. The story takes place in or around Pittsburgh‚ PA in 1991 and 1992. The places the characters experience are real places (Charlie’s brother going to Penn State‚ the parks they hang around) and the years are obvious because of the journal entries. One of the events that took place that was pretty significant was when Charlie‚ Sam‚ Patrick‚ and 3-4 of
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role may be difficult to define. Patrick Lewis is a very significant and
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Convention given by Patrick Henry he displays his deep understanding of rhetoric in a very persuasive speech. Patrick Henry uses ethos‚ allusions‚ and syntax as elements of persuasion in his speech. Patrick Henry begins his persuasive speech with a couple examples of ethos in his first two sentences. “Mr. President: No ma thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism‚ as well as abilities‚ of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House.” In this quote‚ Patrick Henry is building
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Jesse Kendal ID: 203392 Introduction to the Audio Industry (AUD201) Assessment Task 1: Essay The Engineer as Creative Mediator Page (1 of 8) Jesse Kendal ID: 203392 In the last 30 years‚ recording‚ editing and mixing techniques have changed dramatically due to new technology. This allows today’s Audio Engineers to engineer much greater sound vastly improving the outcome of a final mix. Whether it’s the sound you hear on radio‚ film‚ television‚ or of live bands‚ or whether
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writing and also has a passion for reading. So much so that his English teacher gives him extra assignments. He meets what will become his two best friends at a football game‚ Sam and Patrick. Charlie instantly has a crush on Sam‚ but she claims she is too old for him and he shouldn’t waste his time. Sam and Patrick quickly integrate Charlie into their friend group‚ and Charlie learns what it is like to have friends again. The two decide
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Katherine Meyer English 1100 Sec. 131 November 4th‚ 2008 Indefinitely Infantile Infidelity As an apparent defiance of one of the Ten Commandments‚ Adultery‚ the act of voluntary sexual involvement between a married individual and someone whom is not his or her spouse is a widely frowned upon taboo that disregards social norms. Staying true to his style and content by pushing the envelope on controversial topics such as this in his writing‚ T.C. Boyle frequently addresses the theme of adultery
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