From the perceptions of an intelligent blind man in the short story “Cathedral”‚ the reader learns the difference between simply looking and truly seeing. The narrator‚ who is the husband‚ goes through life viewing all things in one dimension. Even though Robert lacks the physical ability to see‚ he has a great deal of insight when it comes to the wife and the world. The ability of Robert‚ a blind man‚ to see the wife in greater detail than the husband is a strong metaphor in which this story is
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“She looked like she had never done any hard work in her life‚ never been in the sun‚ never got her hands dirty.” In the beginning she is depicted as being small‚ delicate and fragile but as the story progresses Fiona shows that she is willing to do what the others thought she couldn’t. She helps Ellie to steal the petrol tanker and blow up the bridge‚ even though she lacks the experience and physical strength of the others she manages to cope with the jobs given to her. She shows us that the war has
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In the essay‚ "The Back of The Bus‚” author Mary Mebane shares an usual ride in a bus on a Saturday morning she had which inspires her. The purpose of writing this essay is using her personal experience to demonstrate what it was like and how people were able to overcome their struggle for equal rights under legal segregation. To start with‚ the author indicates the stage of her life situation. Her lifetime is important from a historical perspective
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Gregor had alienated himself long before his metamorphosis into a beetle. His obsession with his job had dehumanized him‚ made him less personal and more mechanical. While on business trips‚ he began to lock his doors at night in the hotels. He carried this action back to his homelife. His family did not know him anymore partially because they took him for granted for making their money for them and partially because that was simply how he wanted in to be. Gregor’s metamorphosis into a beetle only
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turned in on time. Throughout my time in high school‚ I have definitely worked on those challenges. I will not sit here and say I am better than anyone or deserve anything over anyone else. I will say that I am an amazing person who works hard for what they have earned. I would have to say my personality makes me stand out. I may seem shy at first‚ but doesn’t everyone. I love to work and be around people‚ I love joining the crowd and being involved. I do not enjoy sitting in the background watching
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Dear Dr. Bernanke‚ All economic indicators point to the fact that the United States has been in a recession for at least a year now. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP)‚ the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time (as defined by Gregory Mankiw in his textbook‚ “Brief Principles of Macroeconomics”) clearly indicates that the U.S. economy has entered a recession. Consistent with the past three recessions in the U.S. (early 80’s‚ early 90’s‚ and
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The sexual response cycle is the term used to describe the changes that occur in the body when men and women become sexually aroused. There are four stages or phases. The sexual response cycle consists of vasocongestion and myotonia. Vasocongestion causes erection in the male and swelling of the area surrounding the vaginal opening. As blood vessels dilate the testes‚ nipples and earlobes swell. Muscle tension is called myotonia. It consists of facial grimaces‚ spasms in the hands and feet‚ and spasms
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for president‚ yet now in 2008 it is happening‚ this only encourages the currently oppressed to continue to fight. 3) King’s intended rhetorical device to have on the letter’s original audience was to demonstrate the passion and desire he has for what he believes in. By using allusions‚ balance and parallelism‚ understatement‚ and metaphors King reinforces the struggles‚ aspirations‚ and justifications in an intelligent way to draw the Clergymen’s attention. King’s elaborate style may get in the
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author mentions that more and more people nowadays don’t describe their feelings and gives several reasons for that. The author also gives the steps to describing feelings; first‚ interpret your feelings properly and accurately by words‚ then state what triggered the feelings‚ and then make sure you indicate that the feelings are yours. It is easier to start by describing positive feelings‚ then negative
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FAHAD RAFIQUE BETH ANN BRYANT-RICHARDS WRD 103 01/17/2013 “ TORCH SONG” “ Torch Song” by Charles Bowden was one of the best things I have ever read. The text of the reading was very much disturbed and mortifying which made me uncomfortable at first but then as he proceed he was really putting some magic in his text. At first I thought He is going to discuss about the child who was murdered in a cheap hotel but then he was discussing deeply about the molestation and rape happening in the city
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