I fear this essay may come off a bit choppy due to the fact that while reading “The Cathedral” by Raymond Carver I had a lot of different questions and thoughts running through my head. The first thing I noticed was that the narrator never really uses names and that confused me. Making the story difficult to navigate and raising the question‚ why leave character names a mystery until later? What purpose does it serve? We never learn the names of the narrator‚ the wife or the officer‚ most of the
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fiction writing is commonly associated with simple language‚ direct descriptions‚ straightforward vocabulary‚ and no resolution. Background information‚ setting details‚ and complex sentence structure are very scarce in this style of writing style. Raymond Carver was one of many who frequently used the dirty fiction technique. Growing up‚ Carver’s mother and father struggled while trying to support him and his brother. They were very poor and suffered from many hardships‚ including his father’s death
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are considering investing in a wind turbine to create electricity for your home‚ you’ll likely spend some time researching how they work and if this investment is worth it. Like other environmentally-friendly options‚ there are many pros and cons of wind energy to weigh against one another. Pros •The creation of wind energy is "clean". Unlike the use of coal or oil‚ generating energy from the wind doesn’t produce pollutants or require any harmful chemicals. •Wind is free. If you live in a geographical
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Fat by Raymond Carver This story illustrates my own confusion about theme and plot. The physical actions of taking his order and bringing him his food elicit information in the story which I may be confusing with plot. For example: She brings him his soup and he has completely finished his large salad and two slices of bread. So we learn he eats a lot of food and quickly (which is why he is fat). As she moves between table and kitchen our storyteller defends the fat man to her colleagues. This shows
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Raymond mill in the course of this malfunction ‚ according to the following processing : Raymond mill is a common fault : no less powder or flour production is low . Causes: ( 1 ) Locks powder is not adjusted‚ Mifengbuyan ‚ resulting powder suck . ( 2 ) blade wear and material shovel can not afford . Remedy: ( 1 ) checking and adjusting locks sealed powder was found to be leaking at the blade . ( 2 ) Replace the blade . Raymond Mill Troubleshooting II : refined powder too thick or too thin
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Raymond Carver‚ Jr. was an American short story author and poet. He was born in 1938 and died in 1988. He was married twice‚ struggled with drugs and alcoholism‚ and was an unsuccessful writer early on in his career. It was not until his publication of “Cathedral” that he gained success. Carver even believed that “Cathedral was a watershed in his career‚ in its shift towards a more optimistic and confidently poetic style” (Arciniegas). “Cathedral” starts out slow‚ spending most of the short story
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Realism and Minimalism comparing “Cathedral” and Summer Interior Both Raymond Carver and Edward Hopper show qualities of realism and minimalism in the short story “Cathedral” by Carver and in the painting Summer Interior‚ 1909 by Hopper. The moods and characters relate to both the short story and the painting. Dirty-realism was shown in the short story by Carver he shows disappointment and truths that the character’s face. Realism is different in art Hopper showed accurate‚ detailed‚ unembellished
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Inquest into the death of Jaidyn Raymond Leskie JAIDYN RAYMOND LESKIE Coroners Case Number: 007/98 ABOUT THE REPORT The Report is divided into a number of sections. There is a general Introduction followed by a discussion section dealing with evidence and submissions. After the “Discussion on the Evidence” section are the “Findings” and “Conclusion to the Findings”. Then follows the “Recommendations and Comments” section of the report in which the writer makes some observations about
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harnessing the power of wind. Wind propelled boats down water and simple windmills were used to pump water and grind grain. But credit goes to the Dutch who refined windmills so that they could drain swamps and lakes‚ and in the 19th century‚ settlers took this concept with them to the New World. There‚ windmills were used to pump water for farms and ranches‚ and later to generate electricity for homes and industry purposes. Industrialization caused a decrease in the use of wind power‚ but also began
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This scares me sometimes because I am a Christian and I believe people should treat each other with kindness. I definitely don’t want people to mock and belittle me or other Christians. However‚ I know God wants us to spread his good news even when we are scared. Jesus tells us in 2 Timothy 4:2 to‚ “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct‚ rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction” (New International Version). This paper is to address how I plan
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