it. The people my mom works with are very unmotivated and when they do things wrong‚ my mom has to go fix their mistakes. This supports my topic sentence because my mom was hardworking and responsible in her work place and she was rewarded by getting a promotion‚ which can lead her to success in the near future. Another example that supports my topic sentence is when I am in my photography class in that class you have to be a hard worker and you have to be responsible because you have to take your
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Topic Sample Sentence The loss of a friend Two memories stand out in my mind when I think about Jane: the day I first met her‚ and the day her mother called me in tears to tell me about my best friend’s death. The relationship or a Bobby and I have always been two of a kind: clever‚ specific memory one has of precocious‚ and never able to know when to quit joking a friend around. One’s bravest or most frightening moment Compared to that moment on that day‚ all the nervewracking booster shots
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"The Scarlet Ibis"‚ a short story by James Hurst‚ demonstrates how selfishness and greed can be used for the betterment of others. As shown in this short story‚ Doodle’s brother’s perseverance comes only from selfishness‚ greed and pride. In the end guilt takes over‚ bringing out the brother’s love for Doodle‚ even though Doodle was the exact opposite of what his brother had wished for. "The Scarlet Ibis" is a short story about a boy and his malformed brother‚ named Doodle. Doodle’s brother wants
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The short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis”‚ by James Hurst‚ shows that obtaining excessive pride is extremely harmful and can leave someone so heartless‚ while love and affection can fill one’s heart with happiness. Pride is an important theme in the story‚ because pride is linked with the shame and embarrassment that the narrator has to deal over his little brother‚ Doodle‚ who has a disability of not being able to walk. The narrator‚”Doodle’s brother”‚ was so ashamed to have a brother like Doodle‚ that
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the story “The Scarlet Ibis”‚ James Hurst symbolizes pain and beauty through the color red. The many examples of the color red throughout the story are used to communicate the idea that ignorance towards what is below the surface of what a person can see can prevent people from seeing the pain and suffering that is hidden behind what is shown on the outside. In the middle of the story‚ while Doodle and his family are eating dinner‚ they are graced by the presence of a dying scarlet ibis. As the family
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Doodle‚ a young boy‚ is the scarlet ibis with his limp legs and a small body that is easily broken by stress and pain. “He was all head with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like and old man’s” (Hurst 428). Doodle was clearly a premature baby and could not walk because of his weak heart. As a three month old he was both physically and emotionally detached from the family. Since they thought he was going to die after birth they had a coffin made. But when he lived they kept him in the front
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Doodle‚ a younger disabled brother in James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis”‚ is uniquely symbolic to the beautiful red bird seen dying in his yard. The scarlet ibis‚ like Doodle‚ both are exotic in many wonderful ways. For one instance‚ the ibis is beautiful‚ while Doodle has a creative imagination. The ibis is a rare phenomenal bird‚ likewise‚ Doodle is an extraordinary boy. He is sensitive‚ like when he sees Old Woman Swamp. “His eyes were round with wonder as he gazed about him‚ and his little hands
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"I did not know then that pride is a wonderful‚ terrible thing‚ a seed that bears two vines‚ life and death‚" the author implies. In the short story‚ "The Scarlet Ibis" the author‚ James Hurst demonstrates‚ through life several mistakes and decision‚ create a thankful or regretful feeling. The author uses symbolism‚ characterization and flashback to develop the theme. Symbolism is used by the narrator to develop the theme. The mahogany coffin contains a symbol used to represent the theme of life
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In the short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst there are many symbolic meanings‚ but the most common and predictable one is the Scarlet Ibis bird. Doodle wasn’t born like the average person. “Everyone thought he was going to die except Aunt Nicey‚ who had delivered him. She said he would live because he was born in a caul and cauls were made from jesus nightgown” (pg.416)Doodle and the scarlet ibis bird have much in common. Doodle was born weak‚ feeble‚ with problems‚ and for that matter of
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“The Scarlet Ibis” Critical Thinking 1. In what ways does the setting at the beginning of the story set the *tone* for the rest? Support your answers with evidence. -Right when we began reading “The Scarlet Ibis’ by James Hurst‚ we were able to the identify the elements in the first two paragraphs that presented foreshadowing. The tone was gloomy‚ grim‚ and somewhat mournful. There were rotting flowers and flowers that would be found in a graveyard‚ a bleeding tree and colors of grays and browns
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