It was a cold‚ sunny day. An excellent time to play football with friends‚ drink sweet cherry Gatorade and relax. I expected today to be a perfect day but soon I would find this not to be true. As a young child I was unquestionable active‚ so my neighbor‚ Nathan‚ and I decided to throw the football around. We threw the football around about two times. As Nathan went to throw the football a third time the football slipped out of his hand‚ hit a barbecue grill‚ causing it to fly over the fence that
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In "A Perfect Day for Banannafish"‚Mr.Glass revived his innocence through Sybil because his brokenness did not matter to her. This allowed the two to instantly connect. However‚ Seymour finds it difficult to reconnect with the world after the war: "Then‚ he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed‚ looked at the girl‚ aimed the pistol‚ and fired a bullet through his right temple" (Salinger 16). Due to the lack of connection between Seymour and the adult world‚ he loses hope of ever regaining
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returned‚ Salinger immediately slipped into his writing career‚ quickly becoming well known for his published works‚ using his experiences in the war to breathe life and ingenuity into his work. The first story in Salinger’s 9 Short Stories is “A Perfect Day For Bananafish”‚ in which the protagonist is a young‚ mentally damaged war veteran on vacation with his wife. It seems to be made to be linked to the last story in Salinger’s anthology‚ “Teddy”‚ which features a spiritually enlightened 10 year old
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According to Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ alienation means “a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person’s affections from an object or position of former attachment (“Alienation”). It results in loneliness‚ emptiness‚ and despair. In “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J.D. Salinger‚ Seymour Glass is a man who had just come back from fighting in a war. He cannot relate to adults‚ especially his wife‚ Muriel‚ and the people at the resort he is staying at who are all narcissistic and live lavishly
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My most perfect day would be on a brisk December morning‚ as the new sunlight filtered weakly through storm glass‚ my bare feet would touch the frigid hard wood floor for a second before finding my fluffy white slippers. I would walk through a long‚ dark hallway-complete with creepy photographs and a red Oriental hall rug-and a winding wooden staircase before reaching a black-and-white kitchen. In the kitchen‚ I would prepare myself a delicious hot mug of tea and pop some bread in the toaster. Blackberry
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Science‚ and the idea of new innovations and discoveries that the word connotes‚ has often been mounted on a pedestal‚ held by many as a panacea to many of the modern world’s woes such as poverty and illness. Yet‚ much as Science has brought‚ and continues to bring‚ salvation to many in the form of new technologies‚ Science cannot create many aspects of the utopia we so crave. A perfect world‚ some assert‚ is one in which society is harmonious and all humans have “perfect genes”‚ bestowing upon them
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I woke up in a peaceful mood today‚ and I couldn’t figure out why. Maybe it’s because of the dream I had last night‚ the animals that are playing by the water nearby‚ or the fact that it stopped raining today‚ but I haven’t felt like this sense christmas eve. I walk into the living room to see Khufu and Sadie on the couch. Khufu was just watching basketball and eating cheerios as usual while Sadie was concentrating on something. I try to say good morning to her but she just ignored me. As I walk
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We are all suffering from hurry sickness and badly need some time for full relaxation. And what is the best way to relax? For some people it`s just to have a perfect day when no one will disturb you from deep meditation and relaxation. I expect my ideal day to be spent with my friends and family. I am dreaming about having a perfect day somewhere in India or Goa‚ the place‚ which is not spoilt by civilization. I would probably wake up around 10 a.m. and tuck into a delicious Indian breakfast or
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My Perfect Day Tik‚ tok‚ tik tok‚ my palms are sweaty‚ my breaths are shallow. My hearts is pounding in my ears‚ I feel so stressed‚ maths examinations make me really nervous. Think about a good place‚ calm my nerves‚ yes my perfect day‚ I carry myself back to a perfect day at the beach........... Excitement builds within me when I hear the soothing sound of waves crashing on a deserted beach and smell the saltiness hanging in the air. Waves crashing onto the fine sand beckon me to pick
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