Pahom was a hardworking man. But nonetheless, he was a poor peasant. He and his wife seemed content living a stress-free lifestyle, and not having much. âWe may never grow rich, but we will always have enough to eatâ, his wife would say. Although Pahom agreed, he thought in the back of his mind that his life would be perfect...
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The definition of the word âransomâ is the sum paid to the kidnappers for the safe return of a kidnapped person. Yet, in O. Henryâs story âThe Ransom of Red Chiefâ, the opposite happens. The kidnappers are compelled to pay a fee to the abducteeâs father to take the kidnapped boy off their hands. In the story, Sam and Bill...
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Rules need to be broken at times. As both the 1985 film by John Hughes, âThe Breakfast Clubâ, and the 1981 novel by Morton Rhue, âThe Waveâ, discuss why and what can happen when such acts are done. With so much desire to break the rule, there is little room left to see why they need to be disobeyed sometimes....
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In âBullyâ Martin Espada uses the first stanza to introduce the theme of his poem. âIn the school auditorium/the Theodore Roosevelt statue/is nostalgicâ (lines 1-3). The statue described emanates a nostalgia for the Spanish-American war, which was considered by many to be a morally reprehensible act of hate upon Hispanic people. The author of the poem, Martin Espada, was introduced...
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âThe Moment Before the Gun Went Offâ is a story written by Nadine Gordimer. It is a narrative of a white farmer named Marais Van der Vyver, whose gun accidentally shoots and kills his young black man farmer, Lucas. The story's plot is strongly influenced by the apartheid policy, the segregation of whites and non-whites and the white supremacy for...
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By simply reading the titles of Mary Oliverâs poems you can see how she connects with nature, not only nature its self but with the characteristics of nature such as animals and seasons. Mary Oliverâs poems are titled after an animal with a characteristic of nature for instance âTurtleâ, âBlack Snakeâ, âThe Snow Cricketâ and so on. Her main focus...
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Death is a very complicated feeling to describe. Some people may experience various emotions. Death is most commonly described as a feeling of loneliness and emptiness. Robert Frost was a 20th century poet. Frost explains that, âA poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesicknessâ. In John Updikeâs poem, âDogâs Deathâ, it...
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The story âThe Swimmerâ by John Cheever is described as the swimming journey of Neddy in the neighborhood, as an active and optimistic father and husband. âIt was one of those midsummer Sundays when everyone sits around saying, âI drank too much last nightââ. Despite joining a cocktail party, he agreed that he would swim his way home through different...
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Guy de Maupassant wrote his story âThe Jewelryâ in 1887. This discusses the social aspect of the society. It explains how people find happiness and love in different situations of life, along with different roles played by the society. The story is simple and has more societal message. The psychological character is also here in the story it is a...
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Have you ever had an impression of an individual to have it then proven wrong? In the short story, âThe Tell-Tale Heartâ, by Edgar Allan Poe, we respond to the narrative of the protagonist with a variety of emotions. As he begins his narrative, we feel alienated from him because we cannot identify with him or his concerns. As the...
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The book that I have chosen to review is titled âWhere Rainbows Endâ. This book has been suggested to me by a good friend. The author of this book is a famous Irish writer, Cecelia Ahern. This is the second book of the author, the first one being âPS. I Love Youâ, which was published in 2004. This is the...
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You may think poetry is useless and dull, which it can be, but it also an amazing way to be creative and show what you feel. Poetry dates back thousands of years to the earliest literate cultures, before even written texts. In these times it was used for remembering history or law. Throughout centuries it has evolved into many new...
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The short story, âThe Jewelryâ, by Guy De Maupassant examines the theme of life being full of irony and never knowing what you are really dealing with. One may perceive something and think it is amazing until they see the reality of the situation and then truly understand what they were dealing with and how the person or thing they...
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In âThe Ransom of Red Chiefâ, the charactersâ actions are the opposite of what is expected, which creates irony. O. Henry, the author, develops irony through contrasting character points of view and uses irony to create humor and surprise. O. Henry begins the story with Sam, the narrator and kidnapper, discussing how he and Bill Driscoll plan to kidnap a...
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The environment of an individualâs identity shapes the communityâs identity due to isolation. When coming together everyone has so much to express and share as everyone has missed out on so much due to being Australian bush men or women. âOur Pipesâ and âThe Droverâs Wifeâ explore the culture, identity, and language on both an individual and community aspect. The...
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In the story âDogâ, we follow a kid named William Henry Devereaux and his treatment by his parents, who are both English professors who were âacademic nomadsâ. Henry was a nine-year-old boy who wanted a dog for Christmas, but probably wants a dog to substitute the love and care that his parents don't give him. Richard Russoâs âDogâ is a...
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As teenagers, we may think of poetry as synonyms of old and useless, and reading it may seem monotonous. When we read a poem, we must have problems with pronunciation and comprehension of it. Although when we hear it, we can experience a new way to approach the poem. I came from Cuba, where the Internet is not an option...
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The poem may additionally moreover start on a pretty unhappy be mindful when the speaker claims that he âwandered lonely as a cloudâ, then again the tone of the poem hastily grew to boost to be joyful, when he spies a crew of daffodils âfluttering and dancing in the breezeâ. He declares that with such a sight âa poet ought...
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Documentary films are about documenting real life and not creating life like the purpose of animation, âWaltz with Bashirâ (by Ari Folman), maintained simple story to get the message across, the filmmaker as the main character take us through the film and build up the story from not knowing what they are talking about to connect all the interviews to...
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âThe Landladyâ is a very weird and unusual story. This short horror story is by author named Roald Dahl. The story is about a lady who owns a house that does bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere. Billy Weaver aka Mr. Weaver is a businessman that is looking for a place to stay for the night, he first...
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âA Marsh is not a swamp, a marsh is a space of light where grass grows in waterâŚThen within the marsh, here and there, true, swampâŚSwamp water is still dark, having swallowed the light in its muddy throat. âŚthe swamp is quietâ (1969, page 11, Prologue). âWhere the Crawdads Singâ by Delia Owens is all about resilience and survival, but...
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âThe Silence of the Lambsâ by Thomas Harris is the second book in the series of Hannibal Lecter. Before discussing about the book, I want to talk about Thomas Harris. The author of this book because I him find to be very interesting. Little is known about Thomas Harris. He is very out of the publicâs eye and very off...
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Time moves, whether itâs slowly or fast. There are people who embrace time and there are others who try running from it. Those people who do attempt to escape it try many different ways to accomplish, either by delusions or Botox. These attempts, however, will forever end in defeat. In the story titled âThe Swimmerâ by John Cheever, the audience...
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âMe and Earl and the Dying Girlâ is a drama/comedy featuring Olivia Cooke, Thomas Mann, and RJ Cyler, and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, an American filmmaker. It was entertaining and very heartwarming, causing many laughs and cries throughout the filmâs entirety. This movie follows Greg, played by Thomas Mann, as he goes through high school. He had kept a low...
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A dystopian society is described as one that is dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. It is the exact opposite of a utopian, a perfectly formed society. A society characterized by human misery and destruction. The movie we watched in class, âDivergentâ, is a perfect example of a dystopian society. The people are divided into five factions based on their...
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âDivergentâ is an American science-fiction film produced in 2014. The film is directed by Neil Burger and the script is written by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor which is based on the novel with the same name written by Veronica Roth. âDivergentâ is the first movie in the Divergent trilogy with the second movie being âInsurgentâ and the last movie...
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Neglect (and not just of the parents/family towards the kids) Jeannette's father, Rex, is an addict whose alcoholism makes it impossible for him to hold a job or take care of his family. He has taken part in physical and verbal violence while drinking. Rex drinks while driving. One time, he caused an accident in which Jeannette obviously fell out...
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âHard work is better than talent when talent doesn't work hardâ: it is a saying that is applicable to many situations, but Jeanetteâs story confirms the truth behind this statement. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls is a memoir about her family, and how being impoverished as a child can lead someone to grow into a more complete person; Jeanette...
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The Glass Castle is a memoir by Jeannette Walls that was published in 2005. The title is refferred to her father's long dreeam of building his dream house, the glass castle. The book shows how Jeannette and her siblings had to fend for themselves while their parents were there , but not there and mostly revolve around each other ,...
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Often people struggle most of their lives, get nowhere, Jeannette Walls showed otherwise by becoming a successful woman in the city of New York. Jeannette Walls grew up just about everywhere, from one end of the country to the other. She constantly lived in a car with her parents as a child even if they stayed in a certain place...
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