stood along three sides I could see. They reflected the brilliant rays back toward the river. “How did you choose the name?” I asked curiously. “Labelle is an orchid… the most beautiful of flowers. They grow wild in the moist tropical climate of the islands. They are all over my land in Barbados. When I designed my Labelle‚ she was to be a beautiful and delicate orchid set amid the thorny roses. To me‚ she is the most graceful of homes along the river.” “An orchid- I’ve never actually seen one.” “We
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Conflict means a struggle or problem between two opposing groups or individuals. There are two types of conflict: internal and external conflict. An internal conflict is a struggle that is internalized and deals with choices‚ consequences‚ or emotions. An internal conflict is a man vs. self struggle. An external conflict is a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force. External conflicts are either man verses man‚ man verses nature‚ or man verses society
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Austin 1 Andrea Austin 9-21-08 ENGL 258 Paper #1 The Collector of Treasures The social imbalances between men and women are evident in the story “The Collector of Treasures.” While the woman struggles for her own individual freedom‚ the man embraces his and neglects his duties as a father and husband. Freedom is not being alone‚ without responsibility. It is being loved and storing treasures of friendship throughout life. A woman can never be free if she knows her husband is always getting
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Teddy Lewis‚ hands restricted with handcuffs‚ being escorted to the inmate airplane at Southwest Florida International Airport. “Move it‚ inmate. We don’t have all day.” the officer scolded. Teddy arrived to the airplane‚ with an apathetic expression. He sat down and watched as the other inmates wearing orange jumpsuits came aboard. As the seats began to fill‚ he began to think to himself about what kind of isolated and egregious life would await when he arrived at Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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HIDDEN LESSONS: BY DAVID SUZUKI In spite of the vast expanse of wilderness in this country‚ most Canadian children grow up in urban settings. In other words‚ they live in a world conceived‚ shaped and dominated by people. Even the farms located around cities and towns are carefully groomed and landscaped for human convenience. There’s nothing wrong with that‚ of course‚ but in such an environment‚ it’s very easy to lose any sense of connection with nature. In city apartments and dwellings
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My favorite British writer and his famous book ’Treasure Island’ My favorite famous British writer is Robert Louis Stevenson. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland‚ in 1850. Robert went to Edinburgh University to study law. Later on he decided that he wanted to be a writer‚ not a lawyer. In his early 20s he became ill with a chest problem. He suffered from this for the rest of his life. He moved from place to place‚ trying to find a suitable climate. In 1880 Robert married an American
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In Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel Treasure Island‚ the character Long John Silver‚ known by his fellow pirates as Barbecue‚ brags that "there was some that was feared of Pew‚ and some that was feared of Flint; but Flint his own self was feared of me" (Stevenson 58). J. M. Barrie references Treasure Island and alludes to this quote in his 1911 novel Peter Pan when his character Captain Hook remarks‚ "I am the only man whom Barbecue feared‚ and Flint himself feared Barbecue" (Barrie
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One day‚ a little child asked his mommy‚ “Why does the sun rise and set‚ instead of staying in the sky all day and night?” “Well‚” the mom said‚ “It’s because a long time ago‚ when the sun really did stay in the sky all day and night‚ some people had a discussion…” “Hey Frank‚ when are you going to acknowledge the mortals?” wondered Howard. “When they get past stage two.” replied Frank. “Now that’s just unfair!” These gods were discussing the mortals down below‚ and were wondering when to
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The five hunters I had never slept in a beter bed‚ thought Sanger Rainsford. Bang! Thunder like a gun fired in the sky and woke Rainsford up from a deep comfortable sleep. Rainsford ‚ unable to go back to sleep‚ went to the window. The sky was night black with clouds. Lightning for a moment‚ lite up the beach And rainsford saw six dead black dog lying on the Scarlet sand‚ their necks snapped or split wide open.A pair of bloody footprints lead to the building gate . what a horrendous storm
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January 2013 Bessie Head was born and reared in from South Africa.She is the author of “The Collector of Treasures.” Many points that she depicted in her story were about the oppressive attitudes some men had about women and children and how society outcast certain women based upon what happened in their lives or upon what they could or could not do. In this story‚ “The Collector of Treasures‚” Dikeledi‚ a strong and resilient characteris married to a man named Garesego who is a womanizer. Garesego
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