AN INTERESTING PERSON I ONCE MET During the last school holidays. I often went out for walks in the evenings‚ and the beach was one of my favourite choices. It was there that I met an interesting person. He was sitting under a coconut tree where a fishing boat was moored. His gaze was fixed on something far away‚ something as far‚ perhaps‚ as the horizon. He was hardly aware of my approach. But‚ as I halted my steps‚ about two metres away from him‚ he turned and greeted me with a toothless smile
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The title of the story looms over the entire narrative‚ as it’s not until the last page that we learn who the husband is — it turns out it’s someone who‚ until that last page‚ we haven’t even met. So that’s my first puzzle: why did Munro give this story that title? What game is she playing with that structure and our expectations? It’s surely not just a ha-ha-gotcha ploy. The second puzzle is this: why are so many of the people in the story pretending to occupy roles they don’t? First‚ we have the
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_I Wish I Never Met Him_ Two years ago‚ I met this guy online. He lived really close to me and we talked one night for a couple hours. He seemed like a really nice guy‚ but he wanted me to go to his house right off the bat‚ so I lost contact with him. Well‚ fast-forward to about seven months ago and I found him on facebook‚ so I added him as a friend. At first‚ I was just wanting to be his friend‚ but we started talking online‚ then he started talking about sex‚ then he started talking about wanting
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Bruce Munro’s Light Installations Bruce Munro is a British installation artist. Installation art is three-dimensional and is mostly site-specific. They are intended to change space perception. Bruce Munro has taken installation art to new heights. He does large-scale installations that usually encompass entire parks to create entire exhibitions. His primary medium is light. He uses light to completely transform an area. His exhibitions are very unique. Typically in an exhibition‚ one
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second glance. My life was black‚ white‚ and shades of gray. Cold and colorless was the world around me; I felt so alone. Something was missing‚ Until you came into my life. Your eyes sparkled with a joy I’d never felt before. Your smile lit up everything around you. You opened my eyes‚ showing me the beauty of this world; A world I want to share with you. When I laugh‚ you laugh too. When I cry‚ you comfort me. When I fall‚ you’re there to pick me up. You understand how I feel; You’re
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Why I Want a Husband: One night I had a bizarre dream. In this dream‚ I woke up next to a husband. So that same morning when I woke up‚ I was surprised to find myself disappointed by the sight of my wife. Ever since that dream‚ I asked myself‚ “What a husband would be good for?” I want a husband who can make all the tough decisions for the household. These decisions mustn’t be for his benefit. To the contrary‚ he is to always place my needs and my child’s desires above his own
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Composers are connected in their desire to express their personal values within a changing world The comparative study of Fay Weldon’s non fiction text Letters to Alice and Jane Austen’s comedy of manners narrative Pride and Prejudice reveal connections between the authors in their desire to express their personal values and beliefs through the vehicle of their fictional characters. Exploration of connections such as the value of literature and the lives of women in different societies presented
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c Alice Munro’s narrative "Oranges and Apples" is based on the two main characters Victor Sawicky‚ the golden palomino and Barbara Zeigler‚ the looker. Barbara is a married woman who is having an affair with the best friend of her husband named Victor Sawicky. She is married to Murray Zeigler‚ the crown prince of Walley‚ who is also another main character in our story. However Victor refuses Barbara afterwards because she was his kind and he feels guilty for having such a relationship with her and
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Husband The Person I would like to describe in this assignment is my Husband “Joel Limon”. As we are very alike it’s as if I were describing myself in many ways character wise. We laugh at the same time and the smallest and funniest things‚ we even say or think the same word when laughing or if we see something we know we’d laugh at. Almost every morning before he leaves to work while the kids are getting ready I ask him if he put on deodorant. I like everyone and our house to smell good. So he’ll
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How to find a Perfect Husband? A perfect husband is what every woman desires. But a good man is hard to find these days. Most men just want a one night stand. So‚ how do you find a good man? That question is a great puzzle when you’ve been jilted once. Well‚ the truth is . . . most men are afraid of commitment. Today‚ we live in a fast paced world. Many men want it and they want it now. What do they want? They want only the excitement of being with you and sharing your bed. Is it all about him
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