A curious child asked his mother: “Mommy‚ why are some of your hairs turning grey?” The mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child: “It is because of you‚ dear. Every bad action of yours will turn one of my hairs grey!” The child replied innocently: “Now I know why grandmother has only grey hairs on her head.” :mrgreen: Wrong email address: A couple going on vacation but his wife was on a business trip so he went to the destination first and his wife would meet him the next
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He wanted to teach his kids on the show that hard work does pay off and not have things given to people. One episode sticks out is “the Shirt Story” The story was about how Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner)‚ goes out and buys a $95 dollar shirt. When Cliff (Cosby) finds out about this he gets upset and says “No kid should be a $95 dollar shirt unless he is on stage and singing with his five brothers” (Jackson reference). Theo says “Don’t you want something better for your son” Cliff wanted
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There is evidence that shows that irony plays a major role in the short stories‚ The Haiji‚ No Witch Craft For Sale and The Wedge Tailed Eagle In the short story‚ the Haiji‚ irony is shown when Haiji Hassen wants to preserve his dignity in the eyes of society but in the end his dignity is finally destroyed by his stubbornness and pride. in the story‚ Haiji Hassen’s brother‚ Karim is dying and would like a normal Muslim funeral but Karim married a white woman and went over to live with
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The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde Introduction Let’s begin with the synopsis of this short story. Hughie Erskine is a gorgeous and well-known man. He has every accomplishment except earning money. He tries everything; from being an investor‚ a tea- merchant‚ to selling dry sherry. Nothing works and what makes thing worse that he is in love. The girl is Laura Merton‚ the daughter of a retired Colonel. Both are madly in love and adoring each other. The problem is‚ Hughie had no idea how he could
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defined as a statement different from what appears to be true. It is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens (Meyer‚ 286-287). In a lot of cases‚ irony is usually used to raise the reader’s interest by making the story or poem more unpredictable. In the poem “Suburban” by John Ciardi‚ the author approaches the reader with humor and irony. When Mrs. Friar phones Mr. Ciardi‚ saying: “The fact is your dog has just deposited – forgive me – a large repulsive object in
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English Sac – Short Stories Analytical The stories ‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde‚ ‘The Gift of Magi’ by O.Henry and ‘The Four Horsemen‘ by Jenny Pausacker all explore the themes of love‚ sacrifice and being non judgemental or judgemental. Throughout this topic‚ love‚ sacrifice and being non judgmental or judgemental of people are qualities that not all people value. But there are still many people who value and support it. The theme love is clearly highlighted in “The Happy Prince and ‘The
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her eyes were adjusted to the bright light‚ the Mienshao opened her eyes. She then jumped with a start to see a human face staring back at her through the bars of the cage she was locked up in. The man wore khaki pants‚ a black long-sleeve collared shirt and a white lab coat. He appeared to be some kind of scientist. "Oh Richard‚ just look at her! Such a fine speciman!" said the man staring at the Mienshao through the cage with fascination. "And there’s a bonus‚ this one’s pregnant‚" said the
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picnic fell on his mother’s weekend. As the time passed I thought I was in the clear‚ and that he was a no show. Little did I know‚ I was wrong. I saw him for the first time since that day. I noticed everything‚ his brown hair‚ green eyes‚ and tight shirt showing every muscle. The emotions I had were like a soup of feelings with the ingredients of anger‚ awkwardness‚ sadness‚ disappointment‚ and happiness. The one thing I knew for sure was that he was walking right in my direction and his eyes were
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Short Story Rough Draft Natasha and her mother had never gotten along very well. They fought daily. The atmosphere in the house was always tense. It was no wonder that her mother was so sick. Everyone in the family knew of her condition. Well everyone but Natasha. A few months ago‚ Natasha was at a friend’s house and her mother had to go to the hospital. Apparently the stress from all the fighting over the years was making her sicker and sicker. When they had tried to tell Natasha‚
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9.1 Short Story – first draft When I was just a little girl I got lost at a flea market. I was holding hands with my dad – at least I thought it was my dad. But then I looked up and saw the totally unfamiliar face of an apparently very surprised man that has definitely not been my dad. That was the moment when I realized that I had lost my parents. I looked left‚ right‚ left again‚ over to the candy stand and even underneath a bench – of course they weren’t sitting there waiting for me. I breathed
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