never write and marries the mailman‚ who believes that she waited by the mailbox for him every day‚ although Edie never tells him that she had waited for Chris because she likes "for people to think what pleases them and makes them happy." How I Met My Husband Summary A red-and-silver plane lands at the old fairgrounds across the road from the home of the Peebles‚ for whom Edie works. Edie’s first close-up view of an airplane leads to her first encounter with romance. Edie is both eager for
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Alice Munro published “How I Met My Husband” in her book Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You (1974). Told from the first-person point of view‚ the story layers the voice of the fifteen-year-old Edie‚ working as a “hired girl” in the house of the comparatively wealthy Peebles family‚ with that of the adult Edie‚ now happily married and wiser than she was as a teenager. Edie’s voice is colloquial and friendly‚ keenly aware of its audience. In this way‚ the story celebrates the art of storytelling
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Sample Essay – My Summer Vacation I had a fantastic summer vacation! My family and I spent a lot of time at the beach. We also went on a trip to Disney World. We ended our summer by traveling to southern California for a soccer tournament. It was nice to be able to spend so much time with my family this summer. In the beginning of the summer‚ I went to the beach with my kids at least once a week. We were so lucky because every time we were at the beach I saw the dolphins splashing playfully
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Blueprint 1 A Blueprint for Coming of Age Blueprint 2 The short story How I Met my Husband is a story about a fifteen year old girl who has a coming of age experience while working for a doctor and his wife. The author‚ Alice Munro utilizes several literary techniques to convey a very relatable theme‚ that of young idealized romance and the ironies we learn about
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My Vacation I just had the most amazing vacation! I just came back from a cruise aboard the largest cruise ship in the world; it’s called The Oasis of the Seas. I would like to share with you three of the most enjoyable aspects of my trip‚ from the endless activities‚ to the exciting land excursions and just meeting tons of new people. The ship was huge! It was a whopping 225 feet above the water. The possibilities of having something to do were endless. Just think of mountain climbing‚ while
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Winter (/ˈwɪntər/) is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates‚ between autumn and spring. It is caused by the axis of the Earth in the respective hemisphere being oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter‚ and some use a definition based on weather‚ but when it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere‚ and vice versa. In many regions‚ winter is associated with snow and freezing temperatures. At the
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Essay If I have the opportunity to travel back through time. I would like to stop at the Vietnam War era. When I was young‚ I didn’t obtain anything my history teacher lectured. I just learned to get over with it and not comprehend any information. Not until I came to the United States and started to learn about my country’s history. By that time‚ I was old enough to understand what this war was about and how many innocent lives have been sacrificed. This topic has attracted all my interest. I spent
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I am a loving devoted father of six children‚ four boys and two girls. I spend the majority of my time working and attending school. Whenever I have any free time‚ I enjoy spending time with my family. I like to make memorable events for my children‚ for them to carry with them during their lifetime. Two of my children live in Houston‚ Texas and I do not get to see them as much as I like. I’m currently planning the perfect vacation for my children and me to enjoy each other as well as explore
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I am in winter holiday and outside is snowing. In one of the day‚ me and my brother Gabriel went outside and looked around where some children were making a snowmen and others were sleighing through the snow. The trees were charged with snow and look like silver trees. I can remember last winter when me and my friends went to the country and made the biggest snow man from our town. The snow was like silk and every time the sun shone it was glittering. The houses were full of this
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A Memorable Vacation Are you in the mood to relax‚ take in the sun‚ and have people treat you incredibly well? If so‚ you should take my advice on a great place to visit. Last summer on a family vacation I went to Aruba. “Vacation is a respite or a time of respite from something : intermission; a scheduled period during which activity (as of a court or school) is suspended; a period of exemption from work granted to an employee; a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation;
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