father. When you always try to do your best and be the best for your child‚ you can easily feel that you aren’t doing enough. That will only hurt yourself in the end‚ when you have to stand up to all the guilt build inside. Mark Soulka’s story ‘’Crossing’’ from 2009 is about a father and son going on a camping trip‚ but ending up having to face far worse challenges than what was expected. Already in the first few lines‚ we get to know that this story is about a man. It’s written in 3rd person
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An Analysis and Interpretation of Slouka’s “Crossing” (1017 words) How does one know what is the right thing to do‚ when it comes to the people you love? Whether it’s concerning a relationship with your children‚ or your partner/spouse‚ is there really a way to make things right? In the short story “Crossing” by Mark Slouka from 2009‚ we hear about a dad and his son going on a camping trip to an old barn‚ which the father used to go to with his own father‚ when he was a child. The story takes place
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In March of 2007‚ I entered the United States illegally. Prior to this‚ I had been deported twice. Crossing the border was very dangerous‚ but I had to do it because in Mexico we are very poor. My father passed away 21 years ago‚ and my mom was left a widow with 11 children. My oldest brother moved out of the house‚ so I had to step up and help my mom raise my siblings. Where I’m from‚ there aren’t many jobs available‚ only on the fields and the pay wasn’t enough to support us. I didn’t want to cross
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Crossing the Border‚ Reaching the Light An illegal immigrant is defined as anyone who migrates to a country for permanent residence without any form of identification. The number of illegal immigrants in the United States was estimated at 11.5 million in 2011‚ according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Of these 11.5 million immigrants‚ 58 percent came from Mexico‚ 23 percent from other Latin America countries‚ 11 percent from Asia‚ and 8 percent from Africa‚ Europe‚ Canada and elsewhere. How do they
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In both Nazi Germany and the futuristic society in Bradbury’s short story‚ there are individuals who conformed and those who don’t conform. In America the first amendment was passed to protect our freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Everyone is born with a voice‚ that could change the world for better or worse. “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth”- John F. kennedy. People who conform are usually thralled. They’re manipulated into thinking how a nonconformist leader
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A. Crossing Crossing is a short story written by Mark Slouka. The short story was written in the year 2009. The short story revolves around the nameless main character and his son. They are going on an annual traditional trip. The trip is a one day where they drive to a place in the woods where they spend the night at an old settler’s barn. The name of the main character is not revealed – no names at all are revealed‚ so every character mentioned in the short story is nameless. That gives the
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In the realist film “Sortie des Usines Lumiere a Lyon” by Auguste and Louis Lumiere in France also known as “Workers leaving Lumiere Factory in Lyon”‚ the scene of workers mainly women leaving the building is shown by the background music in a jaunty rhythm. It is a black and white film in 46 seconds shown in 1895 often referred as second movie ever made‚ filmed by Auguste and Louis Lumiere whom are famous for producing realist films. As in other Louis Lumiere films‚ realist films tend to represent
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In the short stories “The Pedestrian” and “The Whole Towns Sleeping” by Ray Bradbury the idea of conformity is shown with the usage of characterisation in the short story “The Whole Town’s sleeping” with the characterisation of Lavinia Nebss. Similarly in the short story “The Pedestrian” the usage of imagery is portrayed through the description of the deserted town and the enslavement of people due to the introduction of television to present the idea of conformity. In the short story “The whole
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Crossing The shot story ”Crossing” is written by Mark Slouka in 2009. The short story brings us through a dangerous situation about a father and son trying to cross a wild river. It is a great trip for a father to spend some quality time with his son out in the wild nature and to bond with each other. It is very typical for an American family‚ to have such values about a “father and son relationship”. The father in this story takes his son to a place where he went with his own father‚ when he was
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including the expansion of Chappaqua Crossing‚ which currently contains offices and medical space. Construction crews have been working tirelessly to prepare the property for new additions. The building will soon anchor new shopping venues including: a Life Time Fitness Center‚ Chase Bank‚ AT&T‚ GoHealth Urgent Care and Pet Valu‚ and largest of all‚ a new 40‚000 square foot Whole Foods Market. The plans involving Whole Foods intentions to occupy part of Chappaqua Crossing was first divulged to the public
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