2012 Essay: Comparison of Frank O’Connor’s Three Short Stories In the three short stories written by Frank O’Connor‚ he depicts the narrator’s relationship with family similar in his short stories. In all three short stories‚ “My Oedipus Complex”‚ “First Confession”‚ and “Masculine Protest”‚ O’Connor portrays the narrator as a young aged boy whose relationship with each family member has a unique similarity throughout each of these short stories. Frank O’Connor illustrates a struggle of close relationship
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students. I never really understood why we all didn’t go to the same school‚ they’re just like us. I had finally gotten to school‚ i was a little late but Mrs. McCarthy didn’t care. She was a close friend of my Mother and Father’s. I was going to take a seat but I noticed that someone was sitting in my seat‚ so I sat somewhere else. Mrs. McCarthy started to teach the daily lesson when she was interrupted by Mayor Summer’s coming into the classroom. “Mrs. McCarthy‚ I don’t mean to be a bother but may I
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That consisted of choosing a topic and doing volunteer work that has to do with your topic. So I chose The American Red Cross. I was going to be going to a blood drive for my volunteer work. I was a very nervous person and pretty shy. I had to drive 45 minutes to the Red Cross center. Once I got there‚ the lady brought me to my station and showed me what I would be doing throughout the day. I was told to cross the donors names off the list once they donated and to serve them snacks and drinks after
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startling tingle crawled up my spine. My hands were clenched together and they started sweating. I screamed‚ jumped‚ and cried. I moved as slow as a snail. During the summer of 2015‚ my family and I were in the astonishing field of Xel-Ha Park‚ which is located in Cancun‚ Mexico. It was peaceful and stunning. Instead of seeing the many activities the park had to offer‚ I only saw iguanas. This was also true when I went zip-biking. All around us people were laughing while my family and I were sobbing
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something I must do.” The woman’s sallow face frowned. “There is nothing out in this storm to help us anymore‚ my son.” Aleksandr shook his head firmly‚ “There has to be a way. I shall learn to hunt‚ and find and slay a beast and we will have fur and meat. I have already asked the huntsman from the village‚ and when I return once more we will suffer no more.” “Nothing in this world is free‚ do not waste life so frivolously.” The
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perfect every step. Thinking about tryouts worried me more than anything. I stayed cool‚ calm‚ and collected around my friends so that I didn’t stress them out any more than they already were. Every girl‚ whose goal was to be on the team‚ was on edge‚ waiting for that day. I knew that being a cheerleader on the varsity team was what I wanted most‚ and I was doing anything and everything in my power to make sure I was ready. Monday and Tuesday we had practices to learn the cheer‚ the chant‚ and the most
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"Are you sure you’ll be fine without me?" Mabel asked‚ twiddling her numbs nervously as she sat on her bed in the room she shared with her brother in the Mystery Shack. Mabel was preparing to leave for a fun day with her friends‚ Candy and Grenda‚ as she planned to spend this summer more focused on friends and family more so than romance. In response to her question‚ Dipper gave a small nod‚ and coughed in between. Dipper gave her a weak smile‚ his voice cracked awkwardly even more than usual because
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“Yay!” I said when I got the goldfish. There were 2 of them. “I want to hold it‚ too.” my sister said‚ politely. ... I was 8 years old at that time; so‚ I didn’t know that having fish was the worst idea EVER. We were in Alhambra‚ LA‚ and there was a fair. There was also a fish game and if you got a marble into the cup‚ then you will with 2 goldfish. There were lots of games‚ it was very dense there‚ too. It was a lot of fun. We went to Yogurtland (a frozen yogurt place) It was like a flood of people
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all‚ but my body was in labor. After some time‚ the doctor hooked me up to I.V. medication to speed up the process. I requested my epidural and the anesthesiologist came. After inserting the epidural‚ they informed my mother they would be back when they did the c-section on me. My mother did not tell me this until after the delivery. She knew I had prayed‚ and believed by faith I would deliver Micah naturally. Several medical people had told me I would not deliver my baby naturally due to my size and
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curious monkey that I am‚ went to go check out the commotion. Eyes darting about‚ I find a peculiar set of smooth stepping stones that’ll take me out into the water. Hopping from stone to stone‚ I make my way closer to the family of geese. Finally I get close enough to take a good look at the culprit ‚and to my surprise it was a goldfish except this goldfish was ten times bigger than anyone I’ve seen. Soon I realized this wasn’t a goldfish but a Koi fish; he was even bigger up close. I wasn’t sure if they
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