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    Catch the Moon

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    Both “Catch the Moon” by Judith Ortiz Cofer and “The Bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell are short stories with similar ideas and themes. Although the characters and plots differ slightly‚ the central themes are very similar. In “Catch the Moon”‚ the love of the main characters mother continues to strengthen him even after her death. In “The Bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant”‚ the narrators love for fishing continues to give him strength after he loses the girl he thought he loved

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    Catch The Moon Analysis

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    In the short stories “Catch the Moon” by Judith Ortiz and “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” by W.D Wetherell we are introduced to Luis Cintron‚ a teenage boy who unfortunately lost his mom and now has a reputation as a “bad kid” as a result of him not knowing how to cope with the loss of his mother. In the second short story we are introduced to the narrator who loves to fish but the girl he is trying to impress despises and now he has a big decision to make. As the story progresses in “Catch

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    Block Essay

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    The short stories “Catch the Moon” and “ The Bass the River and Sheila Mant‚” have many similarities. “Catch the Moon” is written by Judith Ortiz Cofer and is about Luis‚ a juvenile delinquent. Luis fights with his anger after his mothers death and usually finds himself in trouble. In “The Bass the River and Sheila Mant‚” the author‚ W.D. Wetherell‚ the narrator finds himself having to choose between his real love and an illusion of love. Luis struggles to find ways to deal with his mothers death

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    Barrio. “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” is written by a Caucasian man from New Hampshire and is set in a New England summer home waterfront community. In “Catch the Moon” and “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” The main character a teenage boy‚ believes himself to be in love with a beautiful girl he just met. However‚ In “Catch the Moon‚” Luis feelings for Naomi redeem him by inspiring to return to acts of goodness. In “The Bass‚ The River and Sheila Mant‚” The fourteen year old boy realizes

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    Comparing Universal Themes ‘’Catch the Moon’’ and ‘’The Bass‚ the River‚ and Shelia Mant’’ These two stories are both very similar in a few ways. In both stories the main characters changes in their personalities. Luis and the boy in “The bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant”‚ get changes by a girl‚ and they start to realize things at the end weren’t how they were supposed to be‚ and things didn’t fall in place. They are short stories with similar ideas and themes. Although the characters and plots

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    Bass River

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    “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Shelia Mant” written by W.D Wetherall and “Catch the Moon” written by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ the two main characters realize who they truly are by the end of the story. In “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Shelia Mant the narrator is in love with a girl he meets at his cottage in the summer. The narrator describes her in the story as “There was a summer in my life when the only creature that seemed lovelier to me than a largemouth bass was Sheila Mant.”The story “Catch the Moon” includes

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    Rites of Passage

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    the narrator had to learn to achieve it. Another story of learning traits and going through rites of passage is The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant. In this story‚ the narrator falls for what he believes to be the epitome of sophistication‚ the quintessence of beauty‚ and the embodiment of grace‚ better known as his neighbor‚ seventeen-year-old Sheila Mant. His rite of passage is asking her out on a date to a concert. One trait he believes he must learn is that of surreptitiously hiding things

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    Social Commentary

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    2 June 5th‚ 2012 Social Commentary in Literature Characters in pieces of literature are often influenced by the societies that they live in‚ and many authors do this to comment on certain social ideas. The story‚ “The Bass‚ the River and Shelia Mant”‚ the author focuses on how people in society should be able to take pride in who they really are and not feel the pressure to be something they are not. The author of “The Handsomest Drowned Man” wrote this story to show that people tend to make assumptions

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    Barn Burning

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    and Shiela Mant” is a story about a young boy who thought he loved a young girl. He spent countless days trying to impress her and get her attention and when he finally does he soon realizes not everyone is as perfect as they look on the outside and good looks can only get you so far. After days and days of showing off his swimming skills in front of Sheila and getting no feedback he finally catches her eye. After working up the confidence he decided to get himself together and ask Sheila out. Approaching

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    International Business Issues

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    2O12 International Business Course Information 1 International Business (INTB) Undergraduate and Postgraduate Handbook 2012 2 CONTENTS Welcome to International Business Undergraduate Options – International Business Starting the BCom (International Business) in 2012 Group A Papers: 252 points of commerce papers Group B Papers: 108 points of language and/or cultural papers Minor Option or Diploma in Language and Culture For students who started the BCom before 2010 FAQ for all

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