Text: Mao’s Last Dancer I chose the autographical novel ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’‚ composed by Li Cunxin‚ as it has several themes that convey the idea of a journey. It is physical in the way Li Cunxin had to work hard to be a professional ballet dancer and it is also mental as it is a road to self-discovery. The autobiography is also extremely inspirational and inscribed in first person‚ therefore this allows the reader to see the personal journey of Li. I believe this text also relates to Shakespeare’s
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THE LAST LEAF remains one of my favorite short stories written by him. The plot revolves around two artist girls – Sue and Johnsy - who have their own ‘studio’ in quaint old Greenwich Village. Their’s was a relationship fostered on mutual trust and their common tastes in art‚ chicory salad and bishop sleeves! All went hunky dory till Johnsy fell ill with pneumonia one cold November month. The disease seemed to drain out the last streaks of will and womanly taste from her being. She lay all day on
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he didn’t specialise in ghost stories; instead‚ he said that the ghost stories specialised in him. His first story had been a ghost fiction too; however‚ for that also he had to chase inspiration in vain for months. This all shows that the narrator was‚ though natural‚ an accidental ghost fiction writer. Question 5-(c): What makes Helen‚ the ghost‚ and her other co-ghosts organize The Writer’s Inspiration Bureau? Answer 5-(c): Helen and other co-ghosts organised The Writer’s Insipiration Bureau because
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to mind belongs to a day with particular importance. It was my very first day of school. Learning something new can be a scary experience. The first 4 years of my life was spent at home mostly with my parents who were there every step of the way. My day started with a hearty breakfast prepared by Mom‚ who would patiently cook eggs‚ fried rice and spam. All of us would rush to the table and get ready for the day’s school or work. After breakfast‚ I would be the last child left behind with
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I picked my own story for The American writer O. Henry The Name of story is: The Last Leaf a brief summary of the story: The short story took place in New York City where two friends - Sue and Johnsy - live‚ work in art in a poor apartment‚ and publish their drawings in magazines‚ and thereby earning their living‚ and like any other artist‚ they hope to draw a masterpiece one day. One day‚ Johnsy fell prey to pneumonia. The doctor visited her and told her friend-Sue- that Johnsy could be cured
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The Last Supper has been and will be one of the most talked about works of Leonardo Da Vinci ’s work of art. The work of art was started in 1495 and was completed in 1498; it contained the event depicted in the bible as the final days when Jesus announced that he would be betrayed by one of his twelve disciples." Leonardo had chosen to depict the moment when Jesus says‚ "One of you will betray me".1 The painting is located in the dining hall of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan Italy. The painting
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My bag swings on my shoulder as I run towards the school doors‚ attempting not to be noticed. Pretending not to care as people fall silent while I run past‚ my auburn hair flowing in the wind behind me. “Hey!” “Jasmine!” “What went down last night?” “I heard that the police came to your house.” I listen to the miscellaneous shouts of the crowd as my heartbeat slows like a bass drum in a ballad. Someone takes hold of my hand and pulls me to face them. It’s Maya‚ quite literally
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The stylistic analysis of “The Last Leaf” by O’Henry The text under stylistic analysis is the short story “The Last Leaf” by O’Henry. William Sydney Porter was born on 11-th of September in 1862 in North Carolina. His mother died when he was three year old. Porter worked at drug store of his uncle. Then he went to Texas and tried many professions. For example rancher‚ bank teller‚ journalist‚ founding a comic weekly magazine The Rolling Stone. Then was employed by the Houston Post to write a humorous
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E’Nijah Arline 11/10/13 8-308 Narrative Narrative: “My Last Birthday” I will never forget my last birthday. It was on February 2 2013‚ when I was going to be 13 years old. That day was very special and the best birthday that I have had‚ because there were many things that made my last birthday important for me. That day I woke up at 6:00 am‚ because my parents sang me a special song and they gave me some presents‚ also my siblings and my parents gave me many hugs‚ then my cousin
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As I wake up to the smell of fresh breakfast biscuits on a hot August morning‚ I get the sudden feeling of nervous butterflies in my stomach. Today was mine and Cassie’s first day at the Jefferson Davis School‚ a former whites-only school‚ who wanted us to join. No one really knows why‚ but Mama agreed. Mama came into my room to get me out of bed‚ then to Cassie’s. Both of us were extremely anxious and did not want to go‚ but Mama did not want to hear it‚ so we kept quiet and obeyed. After dressing
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