The short story How I Met My Husband‚ by Alice Munro‚ is an excellent example of realistic writing. She uses ordinary and worldly events‚ actual locations‚ and a very ironic tone in the story. Alice Munro also uses everyday people for her protagonists‚ who encounter normal events and emotions. In the story How I Met My Husband‚ Edie shows the growth from someone who is very naïve to someone who is more realistic. In the beginning of this story‚ Edie is a very naïve fifteen-year-old girl. She does
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The excitement I feel before I see him is like nothing I ever felt. The day was going by so slow and I could not wait any longer‚ so I left to pick him up. On the way there I could almost feel actual butterflies fluttering in my stomach. His name is Nick Massoni‚ complete with dirty blonde hair‚ bright blue eyes and pale Irish skin; he is the youngest of three handsome sons. He is a pleasure to be near and he can always turn my frown upside down. There he was running out of the house like the speed
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Mother and Daughter‚ a Heavenly Relationship Failed Daughter and mother relationship is an endless topic for many writers. They are meant to share the bond of love and care for each other. In the real world‚ however‚ their relationship is not as successful as it ought to be. The stories "How to Talk to Your Mother" and "I Stand Here Ironing" are the examples of this conflict. Lorrie Moore is distinguished for the clever wordplay‚ irony and sardonic humor of her fiction. "How to Talk to Your mother"
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“How I Met My Husband” Throughout Alice Munro’s short story “How I Met My Husband” the main character Edie changes. She interacts with different characters and her identity is influenced with every person she comes in contact with. Edie seems to reflect each person she talks to and mirrors who they are. By the end of the story though Edie figures out who she is and the reader is able to understand what forced her into being this person. The theme of this short story is that in order to find the
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“I Have a Mother” I have a mother who loves me for me. I have a mother‚ who through all the hurt and pain; she stayed there for me through thick and thin. I have a mother who calls me for no apparent reason just to tell me how much she loves me and how she just watched the new Young and the Restless. I have a mother who taught me right from wrong‚ what to do and what not to do. My mother may not be perfect‚ but in my eyes‚ she is God Like. She is there for me when I need someone to talk to about
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HOW I MET MYSELF – THEMES & MORAL VALUES Themes Moral Values (Lessons Learnt) Characters involved 1. Determination / Perseverance / Persistence (Tidak berputus asa / mempunyai keazaman yang tinggi) We must be determined / persevered / persistent to achieve what we want. John Taylor 2. Family Love We must love our family. John Taylor‚ Andrea Taylor SAMPLE QUESTIONS The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English Language 1. Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne 2
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If I met three famous people who I like‚ I would be one of most happiest people in the world.I don’t know what I would do‚ but I would be very happy. I will tell you about three famous people who I would like to meet. At first I would like to meet my favourite boy-band Backstreet Boys. It’s the best boy-band in pop music history. They are five guys from the USA‚ and they became very famous after their album ’’Millennium’’ release in 1999.I’m their very big fan since 2007. And if I met them I would
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Difference between Your Mother and Grandmother ‘Grandma’‚ a word which fills you with emotion as soon as you hear it. She is a person who would go over the top to fight for you. Be it her own son‚ or even her soulmate‚ she would fight with anybody to defend you. Even if you’re wrong‚ even if you hurt her‚ she would be good to you no matter what. Your mom‚ for once‚ might hit you‚ scold you‚ but your grandma would never do that. Mothers have the household to look after‚ but you; believe me‚ you mean
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Love‚ Your Only Mother David Michael Kaplan Another postcard from you today‚ Mother‚ and I see by the blurred postmark that you’re in Manning‚ North Dakota now and that you’ve dated the card 1961. In your last card you were in Nebraska‚ and it was 1962; you’ve lost some time‚ I see. I was a little girl‚ nine years old‚ in 1961. You’d left my father and me only two years before. Four months after leaving‚ you sent me—always me‚ never him—your first postcard‚ of a turnpike in the Midwest‚ postmarked
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The short story “Love‚ Your Only Mother” by David Michael Kaplan is about a woman who is seemingly writing to her mother who had abandoned her and her father when she was a little girl. This story represents the relationship between a mother and her daughter and that maintaining it is important no matter what other problems in the individual’s life may occur. The woman is writing directly to her mother‚ she is explaining all of her emotions that had happened throughout her life. The woman is unable
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