As children‚ many people often dream about what they want to be when they grow up. Most commonly an astronaut or maybe an athlete. For some reason‚ I never really had any major dream job aspirations as a kid; Although I was a decent athlete playing three sports: football‚ basketball‚ and soccer I enjoyed being active in those environments. I realized at an early age the likely hood of going pro in any of them was a very small chance‚ but I still had a desire to be wealthy so that I could afford to
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81446 My Mom’s Macbook Pro I was thirteen years old when I ripped open my Mom’s Macbook Pro. Using a screwdriver‚ pliers‚ and a toothpick I disassembled the computer part by part‚ organizing each piece into different sections‚ not knowing any of their functions or purposes. I was marveled by each stick of RAM‚ connected circuit‚ and processor. As I continued to dive deeper‚ I soon found the hard drive. A small three by three inch box that could hold hundreds upon thousands of bytes of information
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When I grow up I want to be a computer software engineer or a computer hardware engineer. How I made the choice to be a computer engineer out of all the computer jobs because an engineer is more hands on than most computer related jobs. People who helped me make this decision are my parents and my classmates. I admire Bill Gates because he made Microsoft. Steve Jobs is another person I admire because he was one of the founders of Apple. Bill Gates is the person I admire more because he does more
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narrative styles in Melville’s Bartleby‚ Poe’s Arthur Gordon Pym‚ and Hawthorne’s The House of Seven Gables. How all three authors utilize a "conversational" tone for the function of their work. In works by three of the most classically American authors of the nineteenth century‚ Melville‚ Poe‚ and Hawthorne‚ a trait that can be considered common to all three authors is pronounced clearly as a means to their narration. This trait is that of deploying a narrative laden with- and moreover led
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“In Frankenstein‚ the narratives seem to grow organically from one another: it is impossible to extricate the narratives from one another‚ as they are so closely linked and interwoven.” Discuss the novel’s shifts in narrative perspective. What is the effect of presenting different character’s viewpoints‚ especially those of Victor and the monster? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has a very complex narrative structure: “the narratives seem to grow organically from one another”. Within the novel
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Our Flag Still Stands On September 11‚ 2001 our country was rocked to its core. Even though I was only four years old‚ I remember seeing the shock and disbelief on my parents’ face as they watched the catastrophe unfold. I also remember seeing pictures of an American flag waving in the middle of rubble. Though our country was shaken we were also united. Citizens began to show patriotism more than ever before and display courage against our enemies. Patriotism is important to me because of my freedom
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Name: __________________________ Identifying Narrative Perspective Directions: Read the following passages and determine the narrative perspective‚ then explain how you were able to identify the point of view- if the passage is third person‚ explain which character’s thoughts are revealed. Narrative Perspective (point of view): first-person‚ second-person‚ third-person objective‚ third-person limited‚ third-person omniscient. 1. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
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Narrative Style in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness The Heart of Darkness employs‚ broadly‚ a three framed narrative style. Conrad‚ the author‚ places an unnamed narrator aboard the Nellie with Marlow‚ who is the third narrator/frame. The unnamed narrator functions as both a teller of Marlow’s tale to us and a listener to Marlow. The significance of these frames can be analysed by looking at three effects which this arrangement produces. The usage of Marlow as narrator instead of Conrad himself became
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Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story Sean M. Czuchaj Ashford University The themes of a story are the ideas that are behind the story. The theme of the story makes the underlying ideas of the story come to life (Clugston‚ R. W. 2010). The theme of the story embodies the main idea that the reader should get from reading a story. There are many literary elements that add to the theme of a story but I think the most important literary elements are the point of view and symbolism
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Narrative Planner—“The Pomegranate Seeds” Who? Describe the character whose story you plan to tell. Character Name: How would you describe this character? Why? Physical Appearance Gloomy but handsome. He was gloomy because he was very lonely in his dominion. Feelings Very sad and lonely Because he has been by himself for so long he has grown tired of it. Attitude Desperate‚ and sad He really wants Proserpina to live with him and so far he is not succeeding. What? Conflict Character
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