Perspectives in Emergency Life can be repetitive‚ unclear‚ and colourful. It has its ups and downs‚ along with its dramatic twists and turns‚ but ultimately‚ life can be confusing. In the short story Emergency‚ Johnson suggests that when one is stuck in the same environment for too long‚ one’s grasp on life becomes artificial. Using symbolism‚ characters and anaphora‚ Johnson suggests that by “taking a break” from work‚ one can gain a clearer perspective on life. Johnson uses ‘blindness’
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THE HOUSE Arriving at a new school is scary and nerve racking. I’ve moved five times since I was six‚ but Dad said this would be the last time for sure. I’m hopeful‚ but I should never keep my hopes too high. The first day was good‚ I even started to talk to some of the other guys. They all seem nice and chill‚ everyone does for the most part‚ but it’s high school‚ people aren’t always what they seem. After talking to my parents and the guys who I had become friends with
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] Time to Grow Up In the short story “A&P‚” John Updike writes of a nineteen year old boy‚ Sammy‚ who is overcome by his fantasies when three girls walk into the A&P grocery store. They are in nothing but bathing suits. He soon decides‚ after the events that occur‚ because of these three girls‚ to quit working in the third slot of the grocery store. The three girls to Sammy are damsels in distress‚ because of Lengel‚ the manager. Out of the three girls‚ one catches his eye‚ the one he
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In the reading “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Goodman tries to figure out whats right from wrong as he goes through new experiences with his church. Trying to determine if Faith is right for him. Hawthorne does well at utilizing the characters to help Goodman determine his true destiny throughout the story. This reading jumped out at me because of how Hawthorne uses dark romanticism in his writing. “Well; she’s a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night‚ I’ll cling to her
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Short story: Title: One girl’s life In some village there is a one girl who did not have her father. Her father left her family at her childhood itself because her mother gave born to two girls so he left them. From then onwards the girl started to work hard and to feed their family. She became the topper of the class in every standard from her childhood. She joined in an engineering college which is medium college even though she got a good rank she
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formulated‚ grazing the grade 1 seven stripes that were sewn on. Stripes of courage‚ rank and acknowledgement. *** My father slowly wiped down the Lee-Enfield while I filled up the metal canteen. “Father‚ is it going to hurt the rabbit?” He let out a short laughter‚ finished with a smirk and a smile offering me to polish the .303 that he was wiping. “Come on son‚ if you have a mind as weak as that‚ you won’t make it past a private.” *** Taking a sip from the warm scented cup‚ the cross dangled down
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Relationships Relationships we have with others can positively or negatively affect our lives forever. In “A Rupee Earned” and “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the protagonists are positively influenced by a family member‚ maturing them and having a positive effect on their lives. In “A Rupee Earned”‚ the father teaches the son how to make his own money and be less dependent of others. In “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the boy’s family tells him that Santa Claus does not exist‚ helping him
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SightLines 10 1. In what point of view is the story told? First person narrative. Why is it effective? The point of view is effective because the reader is able to follow Hannah’s thought patterns and temptations as she grows up. We feel closer to the protagonist because we come to know her thoughts quite intimately. 2. What are the names of the composers that Hannah studies? Chopin‚ Bach‚ Mozart‚ Beethoven and Liszt. 3. What is Hannah’s dream when she is eleven? “I dreamed
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Short Story School - THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL – Short Story School Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others‚ genius bordering on madness. Almost all had spent a decade and three years together. But most were still unknown to each other. They dressed the same way; double-knot ties (two crests blue and two black‚ strictly slanting from right to left)‚ crisp ironed shirts‚ blue skirts which were measured by scales‚ one inch here and there and a week-long detention. Navy blue blazers which
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In "Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment‚" by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the magic book and dust are symbols that help illustrate Hawthorn’s theme of how people should lock their past away and always work for the future. When the four guests drink the fountain of youth Dr. Heidegger is experimenting whether people have learned anything from their earlier years in life. Overall the reality of life will emerge and the choice of resisting or going with the flow will surface. One symbol is the magic book‚ which is
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