4: Academic Essay Compare and contrast: Journeys and Travel Student: Irene (Wang Yueli) Student ID: SSIS 25411 Teacher: Jeffery Due Date: 28 June‚ 2012 Word Count: 671 Question: Compare and contrast: journeys and Travel: When travelling to a foreign country‚ some people like staying in internationally-recognized hotels‚ while others prefer to stay in small local hotels. Compare and contrast these two chives.
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Mike Wilcox Eng. 113 12-1250 Mr. Canipe 28 November 2007 Blindness is considered a disability. The person with a disability in Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” is Bub. A person can be handicapped mentally. Bub is self-centered‚ and lives inside his own world. He is “blind” to the world around him and does not wish to open his mind to anything outside of his ignorant‚ pathetic‚ mundane life. Robert opens Bub’s mind‚ enabling Bub to see Robert as a person first‚ and not a blind man. Robert is
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The Things They Carried in “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien In “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien the theme of “carrying” both physical and emotional objects by the main characters can be found in the novel. While these men carry the same standard physical army gear‚ they differentiate with personal tangible and intangible items. From Lieutenant Cross’s responsibility of his men‚ to Henry Dobbin’s girlfriend’s pantyhose for its magic‚ each man faced the war with these things attached
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St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral is one of the first Cathedrals built in New York. It is also known as the original Cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York. The church was built over 200 years ago in New York City and it has stood as a symbol for people of this country to practice your religion freely. The Cathedral serves a very diverse community of catholics such as Italians‚ Hispanics‚ and Asians. The cathedral throughout the years has done a great job of uniting these
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The difference between a good boss and a bad boss is perceived by the employee under supervision. The most important difference between the two types of bosses is whether you can be trusted to do your job and do it the correct way. The employees’ feelings towards their boss often show up in the work that her or she does and the way that the work is done. A good boss generally leaves the employees to do his or her work‚ but is available to help the employee if needed. As a result‚ employees tend
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the Real Blind Man? In the story Cathedral‚ by Raymond Carver‚ the narrator makes multiple statements as to how he feels about Robert‚ the blind man. The statements are made purely on what the narrator has seen in movies and what he has read. The narrator makes harsh judgments of the blind mind regarding his inability to see his surroundings and other people. However‚ the narrator fails to see things the same way that Robert does‚ more deeply. Throughout the story the narrator finds himself beginning
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In Raymond Carver’s Cathedral‚ perspective is the main tool used to characterize the speaker and those around him. The speaker’s misconceptions regarding the other main characters drives the story forward‚ acting as a catalyst for the story’s plot. Because the speaker is describing what he sees‚ and only reveals his own thoughts‚ the point of view is first person limited. Carver’s use of the first person limited point of view greatly contributes to the climax of the story‚ and is imperative in understanding
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Hunter Bullock The genre of short stories are used to draw a short narrative without going as in depth with details or characters like a novel would and instead focus on a small cast of characters and said story which is often used to symbolize real world applications. The author Raymond Carver is very proficient in illustrating a world in a short story while infusing real world applications and issues into a story while not directly addressing said theme. In “Cathedral” Raymond Carver uses the narrator
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Sam Bruning Professor Sally Bennett Comp I 23 October 2013 The Small Business Shutdown Imagine graduating college twenty-five years ago. Ever since you were a little kid‚ you have had a dream of opening up your own business. You would have no boss or anyone to talk down to you‚ and you control the entire business. You get to decide what you want to sell‚ who you want to work with‚ where your store is located‚ how you want to ship your products‚ and you overview the entire company or at least
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