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    The Open Boat Analysis

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    In the short stories the "Open Boat" written by Stephen Crane and "Cathedral" written by Raymond Carver‚ tell a tale about different groups of people who go through life changing experiences and come out in the end as a stronger community. Everywhere we look communities surround us all. From our families and friends to the people we go to school with. Communities make up the essence of our everyday life. The four main characters in the "Open Boat" are the captain‚ the cook‚ the correspondent‚ and

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    Student Name Professor Elliott ENC 1102 8 October 2012 Analysis of an Argument The essay “A Narrator’s Blindness in Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” written by Bethany Qualls certainly failed to make an effective argument. Throughout the essay there are several instances where Bethany Qualls doesn’t consistently maintain her focus. Bethany Qualls makes a weak introduction and conclusion. The essay consistently has redundancy and contradiction‚ which makes her argument weak. Qualls argument was

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    Breaking through the Blindness: A Fight for Freedom The three short stories we read‚ The Elephant in the Village of Blind‚ 20/20‚ and The Cathedral‚ all have many common themes with the movie The Elephant man. What intrigues me the most is the hidden underlining meaning each and every story carries. There are three prominent themes I would like to discuss‚ the figurative and the literal blindness of the characters in the works‚ enlightenment‚ and the freedom the characters experience throughout

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    Knowledge and Power

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    better. Assistance in coming up with better choices and lead you in the direction of righteousness in your everyday life is received from knowledge and individual power. The readings that I selected were “Crazy Courage” by Alma Luz Villanueva‚ “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver‚ and “Much madness is divinest sense” by Emily Dickinson. I logged on to the internet upon completion of the readings in order to obtain some perception and ideas of what others were communicating on the

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    Sullivan for her intelligence and similar life scenarios. Throughout her life‚ Keller overcame many obstacles to gain success‚ helped others‚ and learned how to communicate with them. Her perseverance allowed her to prevail over the hardships of blindness and deafness. She proved people that determination‚ hope‚ and commitment can fulfill their goals. The most powerful acts that we support seem small‚ but important because they make everyone more

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    the basis for a discussion on sight and blindness in King Lear. The Shakespearean play King Lear revolved around a central theme of sight and blindness‚ perception and truth. William Shakespeare portrayed the idea that what is seen isn’t necessarily real‚ while closing one’s eyes to superficial deception may lead to understanding what’s beneath the surface. King Lear Themes Essay "I stumbled when I saw". Use this quote as the basis for a discussion on sight and blindness in King Lear. The Shakespearean

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    holland June 27‚ 2012 The Cathedral Effect Emotions are a thing that nobody escapes themselves from‚ no matter how hard they try.  They are something we are born and die with.  Emotions are the also a foundation to how we see things.  If someone is sad then most of the things they come across will be viewed as sad.  Now‚ if someone is happy or open minded then they will deal with things they come across much better.  In Carver’s short story “Cathedral”‚ the narrator is jealous and bitter

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    written by William Shakespeare‚ and “The Cathedral” written by Raymond Carver. Although there are different writers and poets‚ we are able to find similarities in the text through interpretation. “A Rose for Emily” and “The Cathedral” is told in third person. The third person point of view is when the narrator relates all information in third person. The short story will often use third person pronouns like "he" or "she." The narrator in “The Cathedral” is consistently describing his wife and the

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    A Blind Man Makes Him See

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    Cathedral” (28) is Raymond Carver’s short story about the anticipation and fulfillment of one man’s encounter with his wife’s blind friend. The man‚ who is also the narrator‚ is wary of this rendezvous‚ having known no blind people in his own life up to that point. His ignorance is apparent as he thinks of blind people only from a cinematic perspective. He tells us “My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies the blind moved slowly and never laughed” (28). From his cynical and insecure

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    by Sophocles‚ a greek playwright. Oedipus and others further strengthen this theme with their actions and choice of words. Knowledge isn’t always better than not knowing‚ or being blind. To see in Oedipus Rex‚ seeing comes with not knowing‚ and blindness comes with knowledge. When Oedipus learns of his prophecy‚ that he will kill his father and marry his mother‚ he is scared to return to Corinth. After awhile‚ the city of Thebes undergo another wave of attacks. Oedipus tells Creon‚ the brother of

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