Three miles north of Marianna‚ Florida Caverns State Park offers more outdoor recreational opportunities than any other place I know of in Florida. What other spot do you know that has hiking‚ biking‚ camping‚ picnicking‚ horseback riding‚ canoeing‚ kayaking on rapids‚ boating‚ fishing‚ birdwatching‚ golfing‚ spring hunting‚ and‚ of course‚ spelunking? It is the caverns that give the state park its name. Created during the Depression as a CCC project‚ the 1‚300-acre park is honeycombed with caves
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Who is the Real Blind Man? In the story Cathedral‚ by Raymond Carver‚ the narrator makes multiple statements as to how he feels about Robert‚ the blind man. The statements are made purely on what the narrator has seen in movies and what he has read. The narrator makes harsh judgments of the blind mind regarding his inability to see his surroundings and other people. However‚ the narrator fails to see things the same way that Robert does‚ more deeply. Throughout the story the narrator finds himself
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Inquest into the death of Jaidyn Raymond Leskie JAIDYN RAYMOND LESKIE Coroners Case Number: 007/98 ABOUT THE REPORT The Report is divided into a number of sections. There is a general Introduction followed by a discussion section dealing with evidence and submissions. After the “Discussion on the Evidence” section are the “Findings” and “Conclusion to the Findings”. Then follows the “Recommendations and Comments” section of the report in which the writer makes some observations about
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In the story the “Cathedral”‚ by Raymond Carver‚ the narrator‚ Bub is a man of unknowing stuff‚ and usually assumes things without knowing the knowledge of certain things. For example‚ Robert a blind man‚ who visited bub‚ and his wife‚ and bub didn’t like the feeling a blind man coming to his home. Robert knew bubs wife from the past from a place where they read stories to blind people. Later in the story bub notices his wife and Robert were talking‚ and laughing‚ and just having a good time‚ which
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other people as well. When “I” spoke of the impending visit by my wife’s friend: the blind man ‚ he states that‚ “I wasn’t enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I knew. And his being blind bothered me” (Carver 32). “A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to” (Carver 32). Furthermore‚ when Robert arrived at “my” house‚ the narrator made no special effort to engage Robert in conversation. He preferred
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In “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver there are three unique characters all having their own side of the story the narrator’s name unknown‚ the narrator’s wife also unknown‚ and a blind man named Robert. Robert decides to take a small visit to the narrator’s wife‚ and husbands home to catch up. The narrator is not blind; he can see everything now he thinks he is more superior than Robert. The narrator is jealous because Robert truly listens to the wife so therefore the have a deeper connection‚ more so
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Amorrow Morgan Comparing NBA Pre-draft Combine results to actual performance in the National Basketball Association. The topic that will be discussed is and issue that many have had about their own thoughts on the NBA. Now with statistical data we can come to a better conclusion by doing so. Many say the better skilled players will be the most successful and many also say the better overall “athlete” will win from their own opinion. After some tests and observing the data its proven that the better
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In Cathedral‚ by Raymond Carver‚ a blind man is visiting his friend that took care of him ten years ago. Although never given a name in this story‚ the narrator’s (Bub’s) wife is an important character. It is her friendship with Robert that "makes" the story. For her‚ it started out just as a job‚ and grew into much more. She read to Robert and helped him with all the household chores. She left working for him because her husband went to officer training school so they had to move. The blind man
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“How many miles to Babylon?” Alec Moore - Narrator Frederick Moore - Father to Alec Mrs. Moore - Mother to Alec Jerry Crowe - Friend to Alec Mrs. Crowe - Mother to Jerry Major Glendinning - Commending Officer to Jerry and Alec in the army. General Points - § Main Theme: Love vs. Hatred § Reflects different stages of Narrator Development - There’s a continuous stream of consciousness‚ no chapters § Ireland § France § Love - of country - passionless love of duty - of power and wealth
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A skinny boy‚ Raymond “Razor” Sizemore was born on July 22nd‚ 1975. He was dark skinned‚ with honey brown eyes‚ and dark brown hair. Razor would turn out to be a good person like most of us. And just like us‚ though he was a good person‚ he did some negative things. It was Razor’s first day at the old preschool‚ two roads down from his small house with the red door on Trelawney lane. His father dropped him off on his way to work at the hospital. Razor’s father was a nurse at University Hospital
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