This is a narrative about the hurricane that hit Galveston‚ Texas in 1900. The perspective of this book is told by Isaac Cline‚ the senior U.S Weather Bureau official in Galveston at the time. Erik Larson points out the mistakes that led bureau officials to dismiss the warnings of the storm‚ as barometers drop Mr. Larson cinematically cuts from the eerie eye of the hurricane to the lunchroom moments before it surrenders to the arriving winds. Larson expertly captures the power the storm’s power
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Thinking about everything I have learned from reading “Monique‚” I would say it is one of the greatest books I have read. Kris Holloway did an awesome job with how she made you feel about Monique and Mali. I liked everything from when she spoke about child birthing to the culture status for women in Mali. (Question #1) After reading the book‚ I would say that I know a lot more about childbirth and childrearing practices in Mali then I did before. Starting with chapter 1 I knew this was going to
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“Shifu‚ You’ll Do Anything For A Laugh”: A commentary The first chapter of a story is always one of the most important ones. It sets the stage and tone of the story‚ introduces us to the characters‚ and has to be sufficiently interesting to keep the reader engaged. In “Shifu‚ You’ll Do Anything For A Laugh”‚ Mo Yan brings us straight to the heart of the action and the root of the story’s plot; when Ding Shikou‚ the main character‚ is retrenched. The type of society in which the story
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decided to write a piece on the subject of cooking in order to entertain my audience‚ but I didn’t want to just entertain the reader by including some jokes‚ I wanted my piece to have a twist so I decided to write a piece which had an unusual recipe. Of course it was not meant to be actually carried out‚ only to point fun at the subject. I decided to write this subject as I have an interest in the subject of cooking‚ and what I find is that most people are put off cooking because they believe it
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Attack on Complacency Although Flannery O’Connor was physically weak‚ she was mentally strong. Born into a heavily Catholic family‚ religion shapes her prose. Feeling that the modern world was out of touch with God‚ Flannery O’Connor uses indirect characterization‚ juvenalian satire‚ and religious motifs to attack religious hypocrisy and apathy in contemporary society in order to wake up the sleeping children of God. Indirect characterization is prevalent throughout O’Connor’s prose. For example
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This poem is about the time following a car crash‚ when the ambulance is arriving‚ and taking the body away. The first stanza concentrates more upon the physical description of the crash‚ and while there is still emotion in the first stanza‚ through the use of emotive language‚ metaphor‚ and imagery‚ the second stanza is the stanza that explores the emotions felt after the car crash. Karl Shapiro‚ the author‚ starts the poem with an image of a bell. At first‚ the bell seems peaceful‚ because of
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Never shall I forget that night‚ the first night in camp‚ which has turned my life into one long night‚ seven times cursed and seven times sealed....Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things‚ even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never." ( page 34) - Elie Wiesel. The mass killings in Germany activated against the Jews created a new word‚ genocide. The Nazi almost exterminated more than half
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Specification A Chapter 1: Section A Anthology Texts Background Touching the Void is a book by Joe Simpson. It is a true story of how he and Simon Yates set out to become the first people to climb Siula Grande in Peru. Following a disastrous accident in which Joe breaks his leg‚ Simon is forced to cut the rope supporting Joe. Simon returns down the mountain‚ believing Joe is dead. Although his leg is broken‚ Joe crawls his way back down the mountain and is eventually rescued. The book is
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‘’Onelady like looking ‘ like cornrows . of cornrows. shaved heads and side ponytails hair weaves‚ new perms we stay ready to play’’ (2-3)You should imagine being treated differently imagine having to work your way up to become something great.It’s not that easy ‚ when your girl you’re looked down on treated as if you’re not good enough ‚ many have work hard despite the conditions and what people put you thru and what they say to you really learn to overcome it.It’s not fair but it’s life and if
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Analysis and Commentary of “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka This poem is about the perceptions‚ attitudes and problems between the black and white skinned people/races. In this short poem of a telephone conversation between a dark skinned West African and a British landlady‚ the writer‚ Wole Soyinka‚ effectively makes others aware of the prejudice and tantrums thrown by the whites to the blacks. This poem emphasises the racism and criticism of Whites against the Blacks. In this poem
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