In his short story titled simply ’Elephant’‚ Raymond Carver focuses on the elephant both literally and figuratively. Literally‚ when the author used the word elephant as the title for his short story‚ he made me think of the narrator in the story as hardworking because elephants are hardworking creatures. The narrator works hard to earn a living and takes his responsibilities seriously. Also‚ the author could have used the word elephant to bring attention to the phrase elephant in the room which
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This is evident in the narrator’s reaction‚ through Carvers writing‚ when he is informed that the blind man was coming to stay with them. Rather than reacting with a false guise of comfort‚ he instead replies sarcastically saying‚ “Maybe I could take him bowling‚” (3) knowing full man the blind man couldn’t
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Describe Alecs journey and discuss the valuable insight or lessons that you gained through the study of the theme of the journey? The novel how many miles to Babylon by Jennifer Johnson highlights Alec Moore’s tragic journey. We see his journey true childhood to adulthood. Interestingly‚ the novel begins at the end of Alec’s journey as he waits execution “because I am no officer & a gentlemen they have given me my notebook‚ ink‚ pen‚ paper” and comes full circle. Immediately we wonder how
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become faster and cut their race or mile times. When you don’t get a time you want‚ it’s stressful and it makes a runner feel like they are slower than they actually are. As a distance runner‚ I strive to cut my mile time to get better individually so I do not cause this stress upon myself. Through this experiment‚ I tried to find ways to cut my mile time that could be impactful for me and others. While there are many things a person a can do to shave their mile time‚ it just takes the time and dedication
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When professor David Ripley’s son was 3‚ the child fell asleep upon the couch in a timber-frame house his father was building for the family. As Ripley looked down upon his son that day curled up‚ he said to himself‚ "My God‚ if I could put that into a song." Later that day‚ the lyric came to him. Ripley‚ a professor of music who specializes in voice and opera‚ recorded the original composition‚ “The Sleeping of a Child‚” on his 1990 "Mustard Seed‚ Songs of Faith" recording. For many years‚ he
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Jackelyn Puignau Thurs 6:30-9:00 Film Analysis: 8 Mile The 2009 film‚ 8 Mile‚ parallels the true life story of multi-platinum artist‚ Eminem. Directed by Curtis Hanson‚ the film takes place in 1995‚ a time where hip-hop music was growing and Detroit‚ Michigan had hit an all time low. Eminem (formally referred to as Marshall Mathers) plays Jimmy‚ a wannabe rapper from the poor side of Detroit and stars like Brittany Murphy‚ Kim Basinger‚ and Mekhi Phifer all play key roles in the film. The film
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The Green Mile by Stephen King is the story of man with god-given powers of healing sentenced to death and the change he cause in the prison guards. The themes of compassion and sacrifice can be seen in this novel. The theme of compassion is very much a part of this book. One part especially shows this truth. Percy‚ a prison guard‚ crushes a death row prisoner’s pet mouse‚ which the prisoner loved more than life itself. This cruel act displays Percy’s extreme lack of compassion and how little he
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Walking a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes As we grow our experiences teach us lessons and shape how we view the world. In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave‚” he uses the example of the prisoners to show how our view of the world changes when we are faced with new information that contradicts the reality we thought we knew. The world as I viewed it completely changed when a close friend committed suicide. I learned the true meaning of what it means to “walk a mile in someones else shoes”. Its a saying
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the film Green Mile‚ different sociological theories and concepts can be useful in considering how societies rule our behaviors in life within different cultural places and times. A theory developed by sociologist Emile Durkheim known as the functionalist perspective profoundly applies through out the film. Concepts that are also seen in the film includes: human agency‚ norms‚ folkways‚ mores‚ and master status with a few theories and concepts of deviance. Green Mile Green Mile is a movie adapted
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The Green Mile Set on Death Row in a prison in 1935 during the great depression‚ The Green Mile is the story of paul edgecomb the cell block head guard who develops a relationship with one inmate who has acquired a magical and wonderful gift that is both mysterious and miraculous his name is John Coffey. Even though john coffey is a man of massive size and proportion he seemed to have the witts and mental age of a child. This gift is what sparks the relationship between john and paul‚ this is because
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