In this very short story‚ Alice Walker tells of a young‚ African American girl who‚ while gathering flowers‚ stumbles quite literally upon the body of a dead man. The atmosphere‚ language and subject matter of the story suggest the southern United States as a setting-sometime in the mid- to late-20th century seems an appropriate time period‚ though this is far less clear. The contrast between the story’s beginning and end is striking. We begin with a light-hearted description of the life of Myop
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Today is the most unforgettable day in my whole life.It is because my grandmother dies at this day. While receiving this news‚ I can not stop crying. Although the day I got along with her is not so much. But when I visit her‚ She will do the food that I like most to eat‚ takes me go to the park enjoy the time‚ But from this day‚ I lost all these. If grandmother still lives in the world‚ I think I should say "I love you" to her But‚ I had no chance again. An Unforgettable Experience Three
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Unforgettable Event It was a sunny evening‚ I felt so sleepy at that moment but there is curriculum class. I decided to take a short nap before attending the class. But unfortunately‚ I did not awake by the alarm that I had set. When I was wake up‚ it is already 2.20 pm. There was only left 10 minutes for me to prepare all the things and rush to volley ball’s field. I just quickly wash my face and simply pick a shirt in my cupboard. Luckily‚ I still manage to be at volley ball’s court on time.
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OK‚ I ask you‚ is it my fault? Is it my fault the guy leaves his briefcase in the back seat of my cab? It’s not my fault. I get a cheap hot dog at a stand down the block my usual lunch‚ and I’m still tasting it when the next guy‚ a business type‚ taps on the glass and tells me there’s a briefcase on the floor and says he’s not riding in the back with an unidentified briefcase. Durban is the city of paranoia these days like terrorists spent months plotting to blow up my cab‚ who would care
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An Unforgettable Day I will never forget the day I passed my written driver exam and got my permit. The instructor just informed me that I passed and he was reviewing the junior driver restrictions with me as I was full of smiles. Meanwhile‚ I looked over at my dad and he was staring at his phone with a strange look. The instructor and I just ignored him and went on with our own business. “Excuse me sir‚ but I must take this call…” my father rudely interrupted. I was so embarrassed because
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories “What makes the story moving is the idea of the father’s redemption by his own child.” (Michael Billington) Discuss! Haroun’s father is called Rashid Khalifa. His family break apart because bot his son and his wife accuse him of telling meaningless and useless stories and not being rational at all. His wife leaves him‚ but his son suddenly relizes that Rashid his ability of telling stories dried up‚ so he thinks it’s all his fault and wants to do something because
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Randa ElFouly The Danger of a Single Story - A speech that was said by Chimamanda Adichie that inspired me to write this report. Chimamanda Adichie began talking about this thing she liked to call “a single story.” The Danger of a Single Story is about having a one sided perspective on different cultures and countries. She explains that she originally had a single story of writing because as a kid‚ all she had read were children’s books from America or England and all the characters in these
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The Unforgettable Accident What is accident to you? Is it a spill of coffee on your shirt? Is it a misunderstanding about someone‚ or something? Or is it just a silly mistake that makes you regret? I’ve had all of the above accidents all my life once in awhile‚ but there was the very big one that I’ve never forgotten. It was my first car accident in 2005. Not only that has opened my eyes about living my life more carefully‚ but there also were consequences. In 2005‚ I was studying in a language
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An Unforgettable Adventure The water was dark and threatening; I took a deep breath and jumped. Thankfully‚ I’m a good swimmer. However‚ I wasn’t prepared for the icy intensity of the water. Panic hovered on the fringes of my brain‚ ready to overwhelm me. I felt numb‚ heavy; I could barely see anything as it was pitch dark except for the two fiery eyes burning brightly across me‚ the eyes of the creature responsible for my wet and frosty state. The sky was overcast and star-less‚ at times the hazy
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Kristina Medina English ½ 10/26/12 So you think you have game "It must be Jelly‚ ’cause jam don’t shake”‚ A Story in Harlem Slang‚ by Zora Neale Hurston. Sweet Back and Jelly are two wanna-be pimps that are lost in a world full of wants just struggling to get by. Though Jelly and Sweet Back claim they have game‚ the woman that walks by‚ schools them both‚ yet she is not the one with the most game. Jelly and Sweet Back do have some game they both assume that they are better than one another
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