In the short story How I Met My Husband by author Alice Munro‚ the setting takes place in a small country town around the end of WWII. It is easy to tell that Edie feels a little out of place in the Peebles’ house since they are new to the country and are more wealthy than Edie’s family. When Edie was describing her job she says‚ “Mrs. Peebles had an automatic washer and dryer‚ the first I ever saw‚” (Munro 220). This quote shows how not many people were able to afford luxuries like modern day conveniences
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Patrick Silva AP Lit Period 4 Mr. Schmitz October 11‚ 2012 How I Met My Husband Thesis Paper The theme of Alice Munro’s story “How I met my Husband” is Social expectations mold individual circumstances. Edie‚ a fifteen year old housemaid in the lower class of society has qualities and talents that demonstrate a skill set of aristocracy. "Have a house without pie‚ be ashamed until you die" is a quoted statement that Edie ’s mother used to say to her that Mrs. Peebles was not very familiar
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A most special person in my life Except my family‚ there is one person‚ Thu Cuu‚ who I will always remember and respect because of her personalities‚ she is kind and also she is the one I love. Nothing is impossible with her no matter what is it‚ where is it and why is it‚ that is what I learn from her. A girl is perfect for every situation; she does not need to be dazzling‚ but people still have looked at her. Basically‚ I think every man in this world wants this lady to become his wife‚ even me
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Among the teachers I have encountered through my school life‚ Mrs. Smith is the one that I most admire. She was one of my English teachers in junior high. In contrast to other teacher’s apathy‚ her vitality always refreshed the atmosphere in our classroom. Moreover‚ her enthusiasm and thoughtfulness warms my heart to this day. Mrs. Smith’s charisma won everyone’s appreciation soon after she began teaching us. Since she was not our first English teacher‚ everyone had a skeptical eye on her
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write and marries the mailman‚ who believes that she waited by the mailbox for him every day‚ although Edie never tells him that she had waited for Chris because she likes "for people to think what pleases them and makes them happy." How I Met My Husband Summary A red-and-silver plane lands at the old fairgrounds across the road from the home of the Peebles‚ for whom Edie works. Edie’s first close-up view of an airplane leads to her first encounter with romance. Edie is both eager for and
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A singer I admire As we grow older‚ we find someone to looks up to. Some of us admire celebrities‚ family‚ and friends. I admire Andy Lau. A star of over 100 films and one of Asia’s most popular singers‚ Andy Lau was born on September 27‚ 1961 in Hong Kong. He grew up in a very poor area where there was not even running water. The young Andy had to make up to eight trips a day to collect water for his family. Despite financial problems‚ Andy’s parents encouraged him to do well in school‚ and upon
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Heghine Grigoryan Writing #4‚ ESL 6 A 12.06.11 A Man I Admire A man whom I admire is Khachatur Abovyan. K. Abovyan is one of the greatest Armenian classic writers; also‚ educator-democrat‚ teacher‚ ethnographer‚ and the founder of the modern Armenian literature and new literary language. He lived in XIX century. When I was a teenager‚ I didn’t like to read books. However‚ when I once read one of Abovyan’s books‚ I almost fell in love with it. The reason was because his style of writing was unusual
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My inspiration is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series‚ Hermione Jean Granger. One reason I admire her is because she’s got prodigious intellect and cleverness. She also inspires me because she is always so kind to everybody. Hermione was nearly twelve when she first attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is a Muggle-born‚ who come from non-magical families. However‚ she became an overachiever who excels academically. She
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I take pride in saying I admire my mother the most in my family. My Mother. She is like The Sun in the Solar system and all the rest of the family are like planets revolving around the Sun. She is very affectionate‚ kind‚ caring‚ loving‚ compassionate‚ and ready to solve our problems. She has been acting like a buffer between‚ my father who was a strict disciplinarian and the rest of the family‚ grandparents and the grandchildren‚ elders in the family and newcomers to the family. She is up early
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My friend Alejandra is the most intelligent person I know. Griselda Vasquez English 115 Professor Stagnaro 10/3/2012 What is intelligence? According to David Wechsel‚ “Intelligence is the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully‚ to think rationally and to deal effectively with his environment". Human intelligence is the capacity that a human has to adapt successfully to the world. I define Intelligence as the ability of humans to achieve objectives in life. The
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