The theme of Hugh Garner’s “The Sound of Hollyhocks” concerns one of Canada’s most serious social problems. The theme suggests how condescension and discrimination can have devastating effects on the people around us. The story is set in Pinehills Clinic where alcoholics and psychotics are placed to recover. Wilf Armstrong‚ an alcoholic at the clinic‚ ends up with “Rock Hudson”‚ who is a psychotic at the hospital‚ as his roommate. “Rock Hudson”
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Sound of a Siren In the poem by Margaret Atwood titled “Siren Song” multiple techniques are used and left out in order to create a specific and clever meaning. The poem works in a way that speaks to the reader from a siren‚ the speaker of the poem being the siren. It begins with the speaker telling the reader about a song of a siren; half women and half nymph. These sirens in Greek mythology would sing to sailors and attract them to their island. Once on the island the men would be killed or stranded
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In the story “A Sound of Thunder‚” Ray Bradbury tells the tale of Eckles‚ a hunter‚ who went back in time to shoot a dinosaur. Set in the year 2055‚ the story ends with Eckles returning home after a dictator gets elected changing everything‚ which causes Travis‚ the safari guide‚ to shoot him. Through the character of Eckles‚ Bradbury takes a close look at Eckles’ attitude and their results. Bradbury demonstrates that having a careless attitude toward different circumstances will lead a person to
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CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN Climb every mountain Search high and low Follow every byway Every path you know Climb every mountain Ford every stream Follow every rainbow Till you find your dream A dream that will need All the love you can give Every day of your life For as long as you live Climb every mountain Ford every stream Follow every rainbow Till you find your dream A dream that will need All the love you can give Every day of your life For as long as you live Climb
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Sound of Waves Test Answer each of the following questions thoroughly. I will be grading on thoughtfulness and how well you explain your answer. For the factual questions‚ you just need to get it correct. This first section does not need as much explanation‚ you may give a short response. Why was Shinji’s mother angry when she first received Hiroshi’s post card? She was angry because Hiroshi had sent her an expensive post card‚ and she said "kids these days don’t know the value of money
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Humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) are beautiful and majestic sea creatures. They have been popularized by the mellifluous sounds of their voices‚ and are known as some of the largest mammals on earth. They have very interesting migration patterns that take the whale vast distances. They also possess many puzzling qualities‚ and scientists work to decipher the cause of these behaviors. The average male humpback whale is about 40-48 feet long‚ while the average female is about 45-50 feet long
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The New Zealand film‚ Whale Rider (2002) directed by Niki Caro is an extraordinary example of the feminist literary theory. The visual text follows the journey of a young eleven-year-old Maori girl named Pai‚ shorten for Paikea who believes she is destined to be the next chief in line of the patriarchal Maori tribe she is part of in the east coast of New Zealand. No matter the circumstances her traditional‚ stubborn grandfather named Koro refuses to accept that a female could possibly lead and guide
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The main character of the film Whale Rider is Paikea Apirana. She is an 11 year old girl‚ who was born in the New Zealand Maori tribe. As soon as she was born‚ she was unwanted by the members of her tribe. This is because both her mother and twin brother died during the birth‚ leaving Paikea alone. Paikea states in a voice over of this scene‚ “there was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died and took my mother with him. Everybody was waiting for the first born boy to lead us but he died
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Roenyl Tisoy Mr. Boyd AP Literature 27 August 2012 Title In The Sound of Waves‚ Yukio Mishima explores the contrast between the corrupt influences of western civilization versus the power of nature. Mishima idealizes Japan through descriptive language and also through the characters. Mishima presents Yasuo as the antagonist to invoke the reader’s appreciation for nature and ultimately‚ Japan. He uses characterization to associate Yasuo‚ the antagonist‚ with corrupt Western influence. Furthermore
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Nijee Warfield Professor Rettura Survey to American Literature Nijee Warfield 11/22/13 Professor Returra Final Paper The Sound and the Fury The Sound and The Fury is unique and strange novel. Each of the chapter or parts are written from a first person view. Its context is written from four different prospective‚ that of the three Compson brothers and one through Faulkner’s own eyes‚ but he seems to focus on Dilsey‚ the Compson’s cook. Dilsey takes a great part in raising the
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