“You Got To Do What You Got To Do‚ To Get Where You Got to Get” In Ralph Ellison’s story “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph’s dying grandfather gives his son advice on how to advance in life as a black person‚ in the United States. Ralph’s grandfather said‚ “I want you to overcome ‘em with yeses‚ undermine ‘em with grins‚ agree ‘em to death…”(1042). Basically‚ by being really nice to white people‚ he could gain favor and possibly be rewarded for his obedience. Ralph‚ took his grandfathers advice‚ and was eventually
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and two different stories raise that question and leaves many people to speculate the right answer. Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at the P.O.” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” are the hosts of the two characters Stella Rondo and Miss Emily Grierson respectively‚ and both stories show the unique‚ yet cryptic tales of two women’s roles in a town and family. Welty’s “Why I Live at the P.O.” speaks as an explanation of a story that includes a strange family‚ which the narrator and Stella-Rondo
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The Two Sides of Connie ‘Narrative details in ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ The story ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ is about the fifteen year old Connie who is a girl struggling with her sexuality. The girl tries to be an adult and attractive‚ but at the same time‚ she hides her sexual side from her family. These two sides cannot remain separate from each other at all times and collide with each other‚ which this short story depicts. The main idea in this short story
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This quote “If you find a path with no obstacles‚ it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” I think that this quote means certain people’s dream come true‚ because Imagine living life without any problems‚ Imagine finding success without having to face failure. Imagine what such a life would be. I think this quote holds the truth of life. Of course‚ not having to run into mistakes would be a dream come true for me. But at the same time‚ it would also be my own dreadful loss an obstacle‚ failures‚ mistakes
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If I could travel anywhere‚ I would go to... Egypt. The reason I would choose Egypt is to get a first-hand experience on the ancient method the Egyptians used to engineer structures. Their work was so exquisite and astonishing that it is crazy to think modern engineers find it nearly impossible to replicate them. Pyramids were the beginning of architecture and are considered to be the most precise structures know today. They had no modern technology and would generate the most precise masterpieces
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“If you find a path with no obstacles‚ it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” I think that this quote means certain people’s dream come true‚ because Imagine living life without any problems‚ Imagine finding success without having to face failure. Imagine what such a life would be. I think this quote holds the truth of life. Of course‚ not having to run into mistakes would be a dream come true for me. But at the same time‚ it would also be my own dreadful loss an obstacle‚ failures‚ mistakes‚ every
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In December of 1777 to 1778 George Washington made a camp called Valley Forge‚ it was 18 miles outside of Philadelphia. Valley Forge wasn’t the best place for you to live it was very hard‚ but the sacrifices were worth it. If you were in Washington’s army would you quit? I wouldn’t quit Washington’s army because it says that there is a high chance to get sick but a low chance to actually die from sickness‚ also Washington is getting supplies from the Congressman because the supplies are low‚ Dr.
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Where Are You Smooth Talking? The saying goes the only difference between a tragedy and a comedy is the ending. Meaning no matter how tragic or comedic a story begins‚ the ending is what determines what type of story was told (thus what genre it falls in). This concept of endings is greatly exemplified through the comparison of the short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates and the film the story was based on called Smooth Talk. Both works contain an abundance of similarities
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painting‚ you can admire it from a distance‚ but as you get closer‚ it becomes incoherent. You lose sight of the big picture (literally). The same is true of the American Dream; you can admire it as a concept‚ but as you get closer‚ what was so clearly compelling begins to dissolve. You are absorbed in the pursuit of something fleeting––a mirage‚ just out of reach. What’s next when you have everything and are still left wanting? Jay McInerney’s It’s Six A.M. Do You Know Where You Are? and F
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A Sense of Bill Bradley In John McPhee’s “A Sense of Where You Are” (1965)‚ he explains how Bill Bradley is a role model to many. He is the single greatest basketball player in Princeton’s school history. He leads the team to the Final Four in 1965. Beyond basketball‚ Bill’s hard working‚ unselfish‚ and responsible attitude made him much more than just a great basketball player‚ for they make him a great man. Bill Bradley is very disciplined and extremely hard working. Bill Bradley may have
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