Everyone achieves something in their life regardless the goal. A typical achievement in today’s society is getting through high school. Getting a high school education can take you many places‚ for instance‚ college and beyond. In this case‚ a boy was perceived as childish and immature by some older boys whom he always saw playing together in the bay. He intended to find out what they would do for fun so maybe he could join in. They were great swimmers and Jerry‚ the young boy‚ was not a great swimmer
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English Period 11 10/20/13 Task 1 In the selection‚ “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ a young English boy called Jerry struggles with his dependence on others. At the beginning of the story‚ Jerry is dependent on his mother. For example‚ when he goes to explore the promontory rocks‚ he keeps looking back for his mother. “When he was so far out that he could look back not only on the little bay but past the promontory that was between it and the big beach‚ he floated on the buoyant surface
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Queena Many believe that setting a clear goal is the key to success. But the fact is‚ goals can help you; they don’t even belong to you. Your characteristics and qualities are the genuine forces that can really make you successful. In the story‚ “Through the Tunnel”‚ it is Jerry’s own persistence and dignity that help him reach his goal. His persistence made him keep going while his own dignity helped him to make up his mind. If it weren’t for his persistence and dignity‚ he would not have reached his
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The Quest to Conquer The main character‚ Jerry‚ in Dorris Lessing’s short story “Through the Tunnel” is an adolescent boy. The story illustrates Jerry’s struggles with fear‚ independence‚ maturity‚ and self-confidence. Jerry’s main conflict is his internal war between determination and fear. To win this battle raging on the inside‚ Jerry first has to overcome the obstacles he faces on the outside. Crushing the external hindrances he faces will determine whether or not Jerry is able to conquer the
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“Through the tunnel” The calm beach is a place for kids to jerry but‚ the wild bay grows him up and the tunnel show him death above all. The older boys/teen boys have shown jerry a need to grow himself up. Jerry see each of the boys run and jump into the water. The he tries to jump like they so did. With more and more jumps the older boys go into a cave of beauty and lots of danger. Jerrys thinks‚” wow they have been under the water for so long”! 110‚ 111‚ 112‚ 113‚ 114‚ and 115. “Are they dying
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Through the Tunnel The writer makes Jerry out to be abit of a loner with no or a little amount of friends‚ desperate for the attention and approval of other and not really enjoying the company of his mother. The writer shows this by Jerry having a negative attitude to his mum‚ by making Jerry cry when the bigger teenage kids ignore him when he is trying so hard to get them to pay attention and accept him. Jerry makes faces towards his mother because he doesn’t really want to hang around with
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“It is through symbols that man consciously or unconsciously lives‚ works and has his being.” (Thomas Carlyle). Symbolism is used all around the world. This is a way to communicate beyond the limits and explain some things in a whole new different way. The author Doris Lessing uses this type of figurative language in her story “Through the Tunnel”. This is particularly evident in the settings such as the beach‚ the bay and the tunnel‚ which represent different stages in life. The beach is the first
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Doris Humphrey [pic] Doris Humphrey is recognized worldwide as one of the founders of American modern dance. Her main to the technique of modern day dance lies in a unique approach to movement based on the fall and recovery of balance. Due to her great influence to the modern dance world‚ her work continues to be taught‚ and performed to this day. [pic] Doris Humphrey spent the early years of her life studying and teaching dance in Chicago. In the year 1913‚ at the age of 19‚ she opened
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"Through the Tunnel‚" "The Bridge‚" and "The Scarlet Ibis" share many things in common. "A seed that bears two vines" could be used as the theme for all three stories. Though‚ "Through the Tunnel" and "The Bridge" share the vine of life. "Scarlet Ibis" bears the seed of death. "The Bridges" could be summarized into (overcoming difficulties can make you grow.) Similarly to "Through the Tunnel" its theme is that "Growing up can be difficult‚ everyone has to go through it." "The Scarlet Ibis" theme
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Decisions to Use International Financial Markets Oct. 21‚ 2014Decisions to Use International Financial Markets As a financial analyst for Blades‚ Inc.‚ you are reasonably satisfied with Blades’ current setup of exporting“Speedos” (roller blades) to Thailand. Due to the unique arrangement with Blades’ primary customer in Thailand‚ forecasting the revenue to be generated there is a relatively easy task. Specifically‚ your customer has agreed to purchase 180‚000 pairs of Speedos annually‚ for a period
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