Name: Win Naing Lin Class: ESL 141 critical reading I would like to talk my photos that are very popular places in my country. I am from Myanmar (Burma) which is situated in Southeast Asia‚ next to Thailand between china and India. 1. Yangon‚ formerly‚ known as Rangoon‚ is the capital city of Myanmar. It is also called The Golden Land. It is famous for colonial architecture‚ friendly street vendors‚ and traditionally dressed local people. Shwedagon‚ the heart of Yangon‚ is the most honoured
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“The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence was primarily about materialism‚ and illustrated how it can negatively impact more important aspects of life‚ such as love and family. The short story described a troubling relationship between a mother‚ who is incapable of love‚ and her son‚ who desired for his mother to love him. Lawrence created a perfect situation to showcase his theme‚ for the story is told very similar to a fairy tale. For example‚ “Rocking Horse Winner” begins with the omniscient
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Abraham Lincoln How many times have you quit because you thought something was too hard? Well‚ Abraham Lincoln never quit. Although‚ Abraham struggled with his home life. But soon enough he was America’s 16th president. Abraham Lincoln will be remembered by his honestness‚ abolishing slavery‚ stopping seven states from seceding and the Gettysburg Address. Abraham didn’t have an easy childhood. He was born February 12‚1809 in Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. He had a brother named Thomas Jr. He was born around
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“Thus I Refute Beelzy” by John Collier and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence are two extraordinary short stories in which possess many significant similarities and differences. “Thus I Refute Beelzy” is about a boy named Little Simon‚ who talks of a character named “Mr. Beelzy” whom he plays with every afternoon in the garden. As the story progresses‚ the external conflict emerges when his father‚ Mr. Carter‚ ironically disapproves with his imaginative games. He therefore attempts to justify
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Why does Sammy quit his job? In the short story “A&P”‚ the character Sammy quits his job for a few different reasons. In the podcast professor Higgins suggest that she quits for two different reasons. Sammy wants to impress the girls. The other reason was because; Sammy mentions that once you make a decision it is fatal not to go back on it. I agree with both reasoning’s. I also agree with both professors that it is a happy ending. Sammy wanted to impress the girls. He felt embarrassed
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"Rocking Horse Winner." One general difference is that in "The Destructors" the setting is in Great Britain‚ after the bombing had happened during World War 1‚ when the buildings were destroyed. The setting of "Rocking Horse Winner" is a suburban community located on the outskirts of Baltimore‚ Maryland. This one distinct difference affects the entire background of each story. The setting of "The Destructors" brings mood and feeling into the story were ass the setting of "Rocking Horse Winner" is just
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again.” Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. When you are going through hell‚ keep on going. Never never never give up The quit where a huge part of you wants to give up. The quit you make when you the world is against you‚ when you’re sick to your stomach half the time and when all those who told you it was a dumb idea to begin with are now reminding you that they told you that it was a dumb idea to begin with. The quit that just feels easier. So what do
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The Rocking-Horse Winner In D.H Lawrence’s short story‚ “The Rocking-Horse Winner‚” we see a child named Paul that was on a quest for luck‚ that will enable him to win money. Motivation‚ gambling and addiction all assist in his quest for luck. Paul had many motivations for his quest for luck. One reason was to prove to his mother that he is indeed lucky. His mother tells him that she and his father are very unlucky‚ also she states “ if you are lucky‚ you will always get more money.” Being
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Never Back Down Have you ever had one of those moments when you wished nothing more than to just give up and leave everything behind? Stupid question‚ everybody has those moments. Well‚ for me it was more like I couldn’t simply lie down and give up. This big realization came to me when I was about ten years old‚ during the third practice football game of the season. “TWEET!” The whistle to start the game finally came. My stomach was buzzing with angry butterflies. However‚ in my case they felt
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The Day the Cowboys Quit by Elmer Kelton is a historical fiction novel detailing the Great Cowboy Strike of 1883. The main character‚ Hitch‚ finds himself stuck between the striking cowboys and the rich owners of the cattle ranches. Set just two decades after the civil war‚ barbed wire and the idea of trespassing came about in the plains. The big cattle companies began to take losses when the end of free grazing came‚ so the cowboys’ meager pay is not raised and their right to start their own small
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