described in the short myth The Coyote and the Buffalo. The cultures that were portrayed in Native American
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can also be hardship‚ shame‚ scandal and death. Out of the three short stories we read together in English class‚ all of those words describe the thoughts or actions individuals took like in “The Way To Rainy Mountain” and “The Coyote and Buffalo”. For example when Coyote killed of a large amount of live stalk that were grazing in the field‚ that action shows he was experiencing agony‚ shame and intimidation. All of those emotions/feelings are all related to courage. Another example would be from
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Figurative Language in the Tortilla Curtain In T.C. Boyle’s the Tortilla Curtain‚ Delaney Mossebacher is at a property owners association meeting and notes how a wife “leaned into her husband like a sapling leaning into a rock ledge” (42). In this simile‚ Boyle compares the wife to a sapling and the husband to the rock that she is leaning on. During the meeting‚ Delaney describes the husband as a man “in his forties‚ with the hips and shoulders of a college athlete” (42). With the build of a college
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Iron Curtain Context: • 2nd WW left only 2 Great Powers standing in any strength (US & Soviet Union) • US emerged physically unscathed from war‚ economy stronger than ever‚ quickly demobilized‚ possessed atomic bomb • Soviet Union devasted by war‚ 20 mil of population persisted‚ but still formidable military power (4 mill soldiers under arms & still formidable military power & in control of population & territories in central/eastern Europe) • Became common speaking of 2 as superpowers
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The Curtain Blown by the Breeze (by Muriel Spark) Dame Muriel Spark was an award-winning Scottish novelist. She spent several years in Central Africa‚ returning to Britain during World War II. Until 1957 she published only poetry and criticism‚ including studies of Mary Shelley and the Bront sisters. Her fiction uses satire and wit to present serious themes‚ often questions about good and evil. Memento Mori (1959) is her most widely praised novel; the best-known is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Tortillas This essay “Tortillas” was a very interesting read‚ and left me wanting more. The description of the tortillas being handmade provoked a hunger for authentic Mexican tortillas. I found myself envisioning what I’d put on my tortilla‚ if I had one. The author spoke of his memories of tortillas‚ and I felt a strong emotion of love‚ when reading about the tradition‚ and history of tortillas being hand made. Although it was entertaining to read how the author used tortillas as a form of art
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A spider in need of stories and a coyote in need of fire? Anansi is a spider who wants to get the stories from the sky-god Nyame. Coyote is just a coyote who cheats dice for fire. These are Trickster tales/ folk tales that teach a cultural value or lesson. Folk tales are passed down orally from generation to generation and very commonly use anthropomorphism‚ the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things. Both of these stories share their similarities and differences. In “How Stories
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“Curtains” is a whodunit mystery musical originally written by Rupert Holmes accompanied with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. It is a play within a play set in Boston. The play‚ “Robbin hood”‚ is trying to make it on Broadway‚ however the leading actress‚ Jessica Cranshaw‚ always forgets her cues and lines. She mysteriously dies in the last scene of the show. It is discovered that she was murdered and everyone in the show is a suspect. We then meet Lt. Frank Cioffi‚ a detective working
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Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon The lesson in the story “Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon” is that stealing is wrong and it never pays off in the long run. In the book Coyote meets and Coyote knows Eagle is a good hunter so they team up. Eagle catches a few rats and suggests they get more light‚ so they go on a hunt for more light. Through their hunt they run into a group of Kachinas. The Kachinas spot Coyote and Eagle and invite them to join the ceremony. As Coyote and Eagle look around they
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In both Confetti “Girl and Tortilla Sun”‚ the narrators both disagree with their parent’s points of view‚ ultimately causing tension in the family. In the story “Confetti Girl”‚ her father didn’t spend enough time with her and chose to go to his library. He cleaned his books off instead of spending time with her. She puts her drink on her father’s book because she was mad that he wasn’t paying attention or spending time with her. Also her mother died and she tries to connect with her father but
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