Moira’s bad attitude causes Barry to doubt his parenting skills and devours his confidence. Firstly‚ Barry‘s confusion in raising Moira alone‚ leads him to seek advice from others. W.D. Valgardson illustrates‚ “he sought the advice of women at work who had teenage daughters.” (Valgardson 2). The result of Barry’s confusion causes him to seek the advice of his fellow female mother workers. Secondly‚ when Barry seeks advice from his students‚ one of which helps. The student speaks‚ “The caged bird
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essential in fiction as it is the backbone of meaning in stories. Theme illustrates the main idea about life and human nature‚ and the existence of theme allows readers to better understand the author’s purpose. The short story”Identities’’by W.D. Valgardson is about a man who lives in a wealthy neighborhood‚ but gets lost in a rundown area. ‘The pedestrian’ ‘by Ray Bradbury‚ is set in the future‚ where a man is arrested for taking an ordinary evening stroll. And “The charmer’’ by Budge Wilson
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greatest disappointments. The short story “Saturday Climbing” by W. D. Valgardson portrays a father‚ Barry‚ and his teenage daughter‚ Moira‚ struggling to reconnect after a rift has tarnished their relationship. Although issues with their family may be the cause of their problems‚ it is through their openness and acceptance as a family that they are able to begin to heal. In the short story “Saturday Climbing‚” W. D. Valgardson suggests that individuals may be both negatively and positively influenced
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plain story‚ but after going over the story several more times‚ I notice the cliff is actually representing the relationship between Barry and his daughter‚ Moira. It was a story that shows a single father perspective towards his daughter. W.D. Valgardson uses many symbols in his story‚ to help the reader gain a greater understanding of his message. He uses symbolism in two important areas: objects that have symbolic value‚ and setting‚ which relates the relation between father and daughter. Many
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young tend to crave freedom‚ searching for where they belong‚ wanting to make their own decisions. Adults‚ on the other hand‚ have bad experiences in which they do not want those younger than them to experience. In the story “Saturday Climbing” by valgardson‚ the author is suggesting that ones feelings for protectiveness may overwhelm another’s freedom. This is exemplified through the relationship between Barry and Moria‚ and through my past experiences. Accordingly‚ throughout the story‚ we see many
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Saturday Climbing Matthew Downie In the short story “Saturday Climbing”‚ author W. D. Valgardson skillfully uses rock climbing to portray the difficulties of parenting his independent daughter. The father‚ Barry‚ feels as though he and his daughter are growing apart‚ so in a desperate attempt to reconnect with her he signs both of them up for rock climbing classes. The climbing classes show Barry that parenting takes time and practice to become good at. After classes finish the father and
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a. Print Layout view b. Headline view c. Web Layout view d. Outline view REF: WD 5 2. The ____ as shown in the accompanying figure is a formatting mark that indicates where the ____ was pressed. a. TAB key c. ENTER key b. SPACEBAR d. SHIFT key REF: WD 6 3. To enter a blank line into a document‚ press the ____ key without typing any text on the line. a. CTRL c. ENTER b. ALT d. ESC REF: WD 7 4. Press the ENTER key in all of the following circumstances EXCEPT ____. a. to insert
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Skills for Employment Investment Project (SEIP) Standards/ Curriculum Format For Web Design Course Duration: 130 Hours Sector: IT (Software Industry) Association: BASIS Course Structure and Requirements Course Title: Web Design Course Objectives: a) This course is specially designed to provide technical knowledge and skills to cope with the requirement of jr. software engineer occupations of the IT sector. The course will be implemented to ensure at least 80% of total contact
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“Saturday Climbing” By: W.D. Valgardson Nov. 13th 2014 Vocabulary: conglomerate: a rock consisting of individual clasts within a finergrained matrix that have become cemented together. disparagement: the act of bringing reproach or discredit upon; lowering estimation of someone contemptuous: showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful tenuous: of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial aphorisms: a terse saying embodying a general truth‚ or astute observation. semantics:
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sessions‚ “the golden line of rope” is what joins them. Moreover‚ with the theme of this short story being trust‚ this symbol proves that not only do they trust the rope to save them‚ but also represents their trust for each other. In addition‚ Valgardson supports this theme with the huge rocky cliff that Barry and Moira climbs. The cliff is very dangerous and difficult to climb‚ which is much like Barry and Moira’s relationship full of “slamming doors” and “weeping and raised voices” (31). Through
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