An Analysis and Interpretation of Slouka’s “Crossing” (1017 words) How does one know what is the right thing to do‚ when it comes to the people you love? Whether it’s concerning a relationship with your children‚ or your partner/spouse‚ is there really a way to make things right? In the short story “Crossing” by Mark Slouka from 2009‚ we hear about a dad and his son going on a camping trip to an old barn‚ which the father used to go to with his own father‚ when he was a child. The story takes place
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In March of 2007‚ I entered the United States illegally. Prior to this‚ I had been deported twice. Crossing the border was very dangerous‚ but I had to do it because in Mexico we are very poor. My father passed away 21 years ago‚ and my mom was left a widow with 11 children. My oldest brother moved out of the house‚ so I had to step up and help my mom raise my siblings. Where I’m from‚ there aren’t many jobs available‚ only on the fields and the pay wasn’t enough to support us. I didn’t want to cross
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Upside Down is an amazing movie‚ written by Juan Solanas‚ which tells the story of Adam. A kid born in the world below and whose curiosity and drive leads him to explore beyond his world’s limit. One day he meets a young girl from the above world called Eden‚ they quickly become friends‚ and begin meeting each other on a daily basis in the same spot. As they grow this relationship becomes stronger‚ and finally fall in love with each other. This leads them to break the law and enter into each other’s
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Crossing the Border‚ Reaching the Light An illegal immigrant is defined as anyone who migrates to a country for permanent residence without any form of identification. The number of illegal immigrants in the United States was estimated at 11.5 million in 2011‚ according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Of these 11.5 million immigrants‚ 58 percent came from Mexico‚ 23 percent from other Latin America countries‚ 11 percent from Asia‚ and 8 percent from Africa‚ Europe‚ Canada and elsewhere. How do they
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Erastus Salisbury Field: The Israelites Crossing the Red Sea (1865-1888) This painting is part of Field’s cycle of paintings dealing with the ten plagues of Egypt and final escape of the Israelites. There are only nine examples surviving of larger original series‚ which seems to decorate the North Amherst Church. The medium of this painting is oil on canvas. The moment I see this painting‚ I think that there is always a miracle happening in our lives and also in our world. We just
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Facebook doesn’t make us lonely The cyber media privileged us connect to in every corner of world profoundly; the drastically arising of social loneliness become a public issue .The ongoing studies doesn’t still show where the booming problem arose from but the miss using of this technology may disturbs our routine of norms and contribute the strength of loneliness. Before‚ in village you hear everybody’s business around but more people now living in big urban cities
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A. Crossing Crossing is a short story written by Mark Slouka. The short story was written in the year 2009. The short story revolves around the nameless main character and his son. They are going on an annual traditional trip. The trip is a one day where they drive to a place in the woods where they spend the night at an old settler’s barn. The name of the main character is not revealed – no names at all are revealed‚ so every character mentioned in the short story is nameless. That gives the
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Rethinking Educational Policy: Some Notes on K to 12 in The Philippines David Michael M. San Juan Citizen‚ Republic of the Philippines From its inception during the last years of the Macapagal-Arroyo regime to its current implementation under the second Aquino presidency‚ the Kindergarten to 12 Years of Basic Education (K to 12) Program has been criticized and opposed by a broad array of forces. The current administration rammed it down our throats‚ just the same conducting tokenistic consultations
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In the realist film “Sortie des Usines Lumiere a Lyon” by Auguste and Louis Lumiere in France also known as “Workers leaving Lumiere Factory in Lyon”‚ the scene of workers mainly women leaving the building is shown by the background music in a jaunty rhythm. It is a black and white film in 46 seconds shown in 1895 often referred as second movie ever made‚ filmed by Auguste and Louis Lumiere whom are famous for producing realist films. As in other Louis Lumiere films‚ realist films tend to represent
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Narrative #1 “The Wendigo‚ Spirit of the Lonely Places” What values or morals did the animal have? The Wendigo had a very serious moral that punished people for sinning‚ the creature would haunt people and make them turn into the infamous Wendigo when they ate human flesh even under the most extreme survival circumstances. The animal was a punishment for being a cannibal. 2. What did the people respect in each animal? People did not respect the Wendigo because at the sight of this animal
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