Love (by Jesse Stuart) Jesse Stuart (1907— ) was the son of an illiterate tenant farmer from eastern Kentucky. Jesse Stuart had little formal education as a child. When he finally managed to attend high school‚ and then college‚ he discovered that he had a talent for writing. He has pursued a successful career as a writer‚ at the same time serving as a teacher and administrator in southern schools. In addition to short stories‚ Stuart has written poetry‚ novels‚ an autobiography (The Thread that
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superstitions is the snake. Superstition has always associated snakes with “fear and respect and some cultures have even credited the serpent with various supernatural powers” The snake has more superstitions based on it than any other animal. Many of these superstitions come from Kentucky. A lot of the things that will supposedly happen because of snakes are negative. It includes bringing bad luck‚ poisoning you‚ killing your cattle‚ and killing you. It almost seems as though snakes are so bad that
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Anacondas are very interesting snakes. They come in different shapes‚ sizes‚ and colors. They are very large‚ can be found in many different places‚ have a very interesting diet‚ and they have a varying behavior. Anacondas are extremely large animals. The average length for a female anaconda is 15 feet‚ with Males coming in second with an average of 9.8 feet.The average weight is around 550 pounds. However‚ this is only typical for green anacondas‚ they can have a diameter of 11 inches. The head
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preliterate‚ hunter-gatherers in the Philippines‚ one of the first studies to actually quantify the danger that snakes pose to humans. Dickinson was not alone in her ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) and‚ it turns out‚ humans have good reason to fear the slithering serpent‚ whether it is found in the grass or elsewhere. And the danger‚ it turns out‚ is quite real‚ at least among
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narrator came across a snake while “pleasantly” taking a stroll within the evening’s path. What began as a peaceful‚ “sweet”‚ and “pleasant” late afternoon transformed into a daunting “abrupt” scene. The author used excellent point of view‚ diction‚ organization‚ and syntax to express emotions of hostility between the snake and himself. The first person point of view coveys the authors wisdom of responsibility to people and animals on the ranch. When the narrator saw the snake‚ his “first instinct”
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A Reluctant Master Girish Karnad says that‚ though the English writers and the thought of writing in English influenced him‚ it was unknowingly that he became a playwright and started writing in Kannada. ’Yakshagana’‚ the traditional folk theatre of Karnataka‚ influenced him. Karnad’s plays‚ Yayathi‚ Hayavadana‚ Tughlag‚ and Nagamandala certainly reveal this influence. Two Folktales and a Play The play Naga Mandala is based on two folk-tales of Kannada. It was first staged at the University of Chicago
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Everyone experiences fear at one time or another or another. Sometimes we are afraid because we believe we will be harmed physically. Other times‚ our fears are related to social pressures or the opinions of others. Sometimes‚ we are able to rise above our fear and conquer it. Other times‚ fear may prevent us from acting or taking part in something. The top ten fears of all time are the fear of holes‚ the fear of flying‚ the fear of germs‚ the fear of small spaces‚ the fear of thunder and lightning
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and telephoned my neighbour‚ Encik Ramasamy‚ at once. He knew how to deal with the venomous creature. Not long after‚ he came with 2 pieces of wood and a cage. He asked me where the snake was. I told him it was in the dining room. We walked slowly and quietly into the dining room. I told Encik Ramasamy that the snake was about 1 meter long. In the dining room‚ we saw the snake’s tail under a table where my mother put her cooking utensils. Encik Ramasamy told me not to come too close for the sake
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Her husband is out with sheep‚ leaving her alone with her four young children. She has to face many changes and difficulties in life all by herself. The story is told from the perspective of the woman and is mainly about the process of beating a snake and her recall of the hard past. Though the story is very short‚ it covers several themes. They are respectively equality‚ responsibility‚ love‚ life‚ and bravery. Equality: women can be as brave and perseverant as men The theme of equality is
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against it? In the poem The Black Snake‚ the speaker uses vivid images to explain what happened and to express his or her feelings about the situation. In the beginning of the poem a black snake darts onto a busy road and is then hit by a truck. Later a motorist finds the dead snake and buries it in the woods. After burying the snake the motorist continues on his or her drive and reflects on what has transpired. In the first couple of lines "When the black snake flashed onto the morning road‚ and
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