Gangyi Wu Mark Scamahorn Eng 110‚ March 15‚ 2012 Desperate to survival How can a big brother who loses his parents in a short period of time survive? How is it possible for him to take care of his little brother at the same time? In A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius‚ the author Dave Eggers describes a long dialogue between him and his brother Toph. In fact‚ the dialogue is not happening in the real world; instead‚ it is a “me and I” dialogue. Dave talks about his long day in the beginning
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Isn’t A Sure Thing The play Sure Thing is about a relationship and what builds it. Once Bill is allowed to sit down by Betty is when they start having a conversation. The conversations begins with talking about Faulkner and then end with will you cherish me forever. The main player in the play is the bell rings. The bell rings in between their conversations. What does the bell represent in this play? I am going to talk about relationship and the representation of the bell rings. The play starts
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David Ive’s Sure Thing: A Game of Chance Could you imagine a life where a ringing bell has the ability to reroute any of your conversations? Or where you have the option to make yourself compatible with anyone? Well‚ that is exactly what happens in David Ive’s Sure Thing. “Many of his works‚ features a central male-female couple trying to work out their relationship’s place in a larger and crueler world”. (Leah Green 1) Through the conversations Betty and Bill have‚ you come to realize
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In the article titled “The Sure Thing‚” by Malcolm Gladwell‚ the reader gains insight to some of the business decisions made by legendary entrepreneur Ted Turner. This article shows the development of Ted Turner’s business and how he gets to the top. The author suggests Ted Turner is not exactly a risk taker as he is a financially savvy businessman as well as someone who could find money where noone else even knew existed. In the beginning of the excerpt‚ the public believes Turner is a risk taker
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Sure thing is a one act play written by David Ives. The setting of Sure thing is very important because it sets the mood for the play. The one act play is set up in a café even though the stage of the one act play and the stage directions is very minimal it is important that the play is set in a café. If it were set up in a restaurant that would be weird‚ because nobody just randomly sits with a stranger in a restaurant. In Sure thing there are only two characters; Bill and Betty. Bill awkwardly
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Sure Thing and Working at Relationships People need to work at establishing and maintaining relationships in order for them to be successful. David Ives’ Sure Thing shows this very well. Relationships cannot be based on words that have no thought behind them. Also‚ relationships cannot be one-sided; both sides have to work at keeping things together. When Bill talks to Betty‚ but has no energy or persistence behind what he is saying‚ he is quickly turned down. Betty is uninterested in Bill when
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a clean slate and create your own destiny‚ was brilliant in my eyes. One of my favorite lines in the play was definitely when Bill said‚ "You have to hit these things at the right moment or it’s no good" (1121). "Sure Thing" by David Ives The Play "Sure Thing" from David Ives examines the endless variations of boy meet girl and the ensuing pick up lines. The central theme throughout the play displays a few varieties of a possible conversation that end with a ringing bell that symbolizes a fresh
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The Shape of Things‚ written by Neil Labute is a romantic drama play performed by Melissa Culha‚ Taylor Church‚ Kelly Tappan‚ Emile Rappaport‚ on Saturday‚ January 21st at La A theater‚ Wright Hall. The play center around the lives of 4 college students‚ from a midwestern town Evelyn played by Melissa Culha‚ Adam played by Taylor Church‚ Jenny played by Kelly Tappan‚ and Phillip played by Emile Rappaport who become involved with each other. The play exhibits the power of what people will do for
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Tina McGuire English IV Ms. McGuire 25 March 2013 Never a Sure Thing When I first entered high school‚ I did not want to play any sports. Though‚ my friend‚ Brenda‚ talked me into trying out for the basketball team. I tried it‚ and as it turned out‚ I was pretty good. I played on the JV team as a freshman‚ and then quickly moved up to varsity. By the time I was a senior‚ I was the varsity team’s starting shooting guard‚ and I had already broken many school records. With all of
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There are some ways that Allison and Jean Rhys both challenge the childhood traumas‚ as well as the social norms and the expectations‚ which silence and restrict their lives as women. In the story‚ “Two or Three Things I Know for Sure” by Allison‚ it talks about the Gibson women. They are the female members who were abused by the men that they loved and shared the same fate. Allison shows what a young girl can feel when she confronts what issue she faced which is abuse. It is based on facts about
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