“How I Met My Husband” 1. The plot structure in this story is chronological order. The arrangement of the plot elements it’s effective because its tells us exactly what the title is‚ how Edie met her husband. My expectations as a reader are overturned when she marries the mailman. Throughout the whole story I thought she would marry the pilot‚ like every other love story. After waiting some time the love of their life comes back and marries them. Instead she while waiting for the pilot she
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When I first came to the United States my whole life changed completely. I came from a very poor town where basic needs are privileges and even though I didn’t know the language‚ the culture‚ and the people. I was not scared about my new life‚ my new beginning. When my mom and I got here my dad rented a house which was in very bad conditions. At that time we didn’t have anything‚ we slept on the floor for almost a month‚ we didn’t have any furniture and not even a car to go buy groceries. My mom
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Patrick Silva AP Lit Period 4 Mr. Schmitz October 11‚ 2012 How I Met My Husband Thesis Paper The theme of Alice Munro’s story “How I met my Husband” is Social expectations mold individual circumstances. Edie‚ a fifteen year old housemaid in the lower class of society has qualities and talents that demonstrate a skill set of aristocracy. "Have a house without pie‚ be ashamed until you die" is a quoted statement that Edie ’s mother used to say to her that Mrs. Peebles was not very familiar
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I study in Cambridge School which is one of the best schools of London. It has a stone building. It has all facilities a good school should have-well furnished classrooms‚ laboratories‚ library and playground. As we enter the school‚ there is a playground to our left and a small garden to our right. When we enter the building‚ the Principal’s room and the office room are to the left and the staff room to the right side. These are well furnished. There are thirty four classrooms. Our labs are
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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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This book is an autobiography of a boy‚ called Christy Brown‚ with cerebral palsy. This book explains his hard childhood life and how he discovers his incredible skill of drawing and writing with his left foot. This book follows his life until the age of 22. Christy is the main character. He is a child living in Dublin‚ Ireland with his very large family. He is the 10th child of 22 children. Christy is a character of great intelligence but is not a character with a big sense of humour. Christy Brown
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The reason why I want to join the United States Navy is because I want to serve my country‚ experience life in the Navy‚ and better my life and the world around me. My desire to join the U.S. Navy grew out of a love for my country and a desire to succeed. I understand that if I were to join‚ I would be challenging myself every day with new obstacles‚ which enact me to gain experience. The Navy also gives me the opportunity of the person that I want to be. In this case‚ serving my country and being
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Am I my Brother’s Keeper? John Steinbeck’s classic novel‚ “Of Mice and Men” describes the friendship of two migrant farm workers‚ Lenny and George who traveled together in search of work in the 1940’s post depression era in California. After Lenny’s Aunt Clara dies George feels obligated to care for Lenny after he promised Aunt Clara that he would watch out for him. To his demise‚ Lenny was mentally handicapped‚ incredibly strong‚ and liked to touch soft things. He wasn’t able to control his compulsion
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TO THE UNİTED STATES Last year I met my husband in Istanbul. And we started to know each other a long time. After that we decided to married. My husband has lived in Houston since 2002. He has good job here. He didn’t want to return our country. Because he thought here is better than our country for us. So I decided to come United States for my new life. I didn’t have American visa so I applied to the visa. I waited one month for appointment after went to appointment for visa. My visa approved
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On my journey to Iowa State‚ I was hoping to make my new friends and memories. Experiences that I would always remember with joy. So far‚ my adventure has been fulfilled with great experiences. My freshman year of college I notice I had a common routine that I would follow everyday. It consisted of home‚ walking past the Campanella‚ and lastly my to go place‚ Gilman hall. Now‚ I am a sophomore and I still follow the same routine everyday. The start of my routine beings with my home‚ a place where
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