Christmas Morning “Christmas Morning” is a short story written by the Irish author Frank O’Connor and narrated by the main character‚ Larry. Other minor characters are Larry’s mother and father and his rather annoying younger brother‚ Sonny. The story is set in Cork in the west of Ireland and we are given a unique insight into what life would have been like for many families struggling with poverty in bygone days. The theme of loss is central to the story and the reader soon becomes aware of
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In Mark Twain’s essay “CornPone Opinions” he uses different strategies to express his position on how people’s actions and thoughts are excessively influenced by others. He changes the pronoun “I” to “we”. Twain does this by first explaining his own opinion then addresses everyone else as a collaborative group in order to support his point. He basically states that people follow trends whether they like them or not. He gives a few examples to support his point. The anecdote that Twain use
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The Monday IT Department Staff Meeting Situation: Your boss‚ the IT manager‚ was ready to explode. “Why can’t we get our priorities straight?” he fumed. “Here we go again‚ working on a low-value project‚ just because it’s a favorite of the marketing group. I wish we could get away from departmental politics! I want you to draft a memo that proposes a systems review committee for this company. Explain the advantages‚ but don’t step on anyone’s toes!” 1. Write a draft of the proposal‚ as your boss
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I turn left as quickly as i can‚ Finding myself down the nearest alleyway As the morning fog rolled across the docks‚ it’s tendrils curling around the lamp posts and mooring lines‚ a car‚ slick and black‚ its headlights piecing the darkness of the morning‚ slowly pulled into position alongside a line of shadowy trucks. Three men all dresses in long coats stepped from the car‚ they all had the same look about them‚ tall and strong‚ the driver moved to open the door for a fourth a shorter‚ stockier
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The film Good Morning‚ Vietnam’ is made based on a true story. Set in Saigon in 1965‚ the movie introduces us to Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams)‚ an Air Force disc jockey who has been flown in from another assignment to a post at the center of the escalating conflict in Vietnam. The character is based on a real deejay who ran afoul of the military authorities in Saigon because of the on-air liberties he took with regard to matters of style and language and musical taste. At the beginning part
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It was a typical Saturday morning in the Williamson household; I had woken up around 9 am and eagerly rushed upstairs to be greeted by the scent of hash browns cooking on the stove. My dad was standing by the stove and immediately swung around as he heard my footsteps‚ saying‚ “Oh‚ hello libes”. To clarify‚ “libes” is a nickname that originated from me making fun of my dad’s attempts to speak Spanish‚ there’s not much of a story or significance behind the names except they have stuck for two years
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century is a household name. In the poems‚ “Titanic” by David R. Slavitt and “The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy‚ the authors use tone and structure to challenge the romanticized view of the Titanic. In “Titanic” David Slavitt uses a sarcastic tone to criticize the way we have romanticized the sinking of the Titanic. He uses phrases such as‚ “give
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“One Friday Morning” One Friday Morning” is written by Langston Hughes in 1950’s.The story is about a young black girl‚ Nancy Lee‚ who recently moved out of the South with her parents so they may provide her with a better life and schooling. Very talented in watercolor painting‚ she wanted to make that her major in college. . He brings in themes like racism‚ equal rights between human beings‚ racial and national pride and of course the American dream. His biggest aim is to show the world how black
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In Chapter 1 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain‚ the role of inequality is emphasized heavily. The quote on page 8‚ paragraph 2 shows this. The quote is "They and the women‚ as a rule‚ wore a coarse tow-linen robe that came well below the knee‚ and a rude sort of sandals‚ and many wore an iron collar. The small boys and girls were always naked; but nobody seemed to know it." (Twain PG 8). The Yankee seems to be looking down on the people around him‚ thinking he is better
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It was just dark now. I never went near the house‚ but struck through the woods and made for the swamp. Jim warn’t on his island‚ so I tramped off in a hurry for the crick‚ and crowded through the willows‚ red-hot to jump aboard and get out of that awful country. The raft was gone! My souls‚ but I was scared! I couldn’t get my breath for most a minute. Then I raised a yell. A voice not twenty-five foot from me says: "Good lan’! is dat you‚ honey? Doan’ make no noise." It was Jim’s voice--nothing
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