In the “What‚ of this Goldfish‚ would you wish?”‚ one of the protagonists named Yoni‚ is a cynical person who wants to get money from everyone. In the story‚ Yonatan is a mercenary who has a “genius idea” and will try to benefit economically as much as he can from people’s emotions. Instead of helping people‚ he uses their rawness and melancholy stories to benefit from it. The narrator in the story‚ stated that out of this idea instead of helping people‚ “Even better‚ maybe he’d cash out…” (Keret
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relationships. To sum up what I’m saying the way we act affects our relationships and causes some to be made and some to be changed or even lost. This theme is present in the stories “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish?”‚ “The Wife’s Story”‚ and “My So-Called Enemy” as they all have to do with the way relationships affect us. In the short story “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret the main character Sergei acts consistently with his three wishes. Each time he uses a wish he uses it to
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risk‚ stand up‚ and walk down your own path is what shapes your relationships with the people who affect you the most. The Lottery and What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish? portrays the idea that people around you influence the way you interact with one another. The Lottery shows the reader how important it is to not blindly go down a path that others have set for you because it can lead to unknown decisions. In What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish‚ the author shows the complexity that comes with
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in this class are al quite similar in many ways‚ ranging from characters‚ motivations‚ morals‚ and themes. “What of this Goldfish‚ Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret‚ is a story of a young boy who gets the idea to create a documentary about the wishes people if they were given the chance by a magical goldfish. The boy‚ Yonatan or Yoni‚ believes he can become rich and famous by filming this documentary. He knocks on the door of a Russian man by the name of Sergei‚ who he asks the question of what he
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(Title) In the best interest of society‚ people’s differences should be accepted since there is a lot of diversity. Thus‚ diversity can help society get a better understanding of others’ difference in values and opinions. This allows the community to become tolerant and understanding‚ which strengthens societies. However‚ society has to consider the safety of the people by putting a limit toward their acceptance of diversity. Without limits‚ people become deluded into thinking they can do whatever
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A Negative Society Take a look around‚ are you comfortable with the people who you are associated with? How many people of your same race are there with you? Many people do not feel comfortable with being around people who do not look the same or have the same beliefs‚ religion‚ or gender as them. People like to surround themselves with people they feel they can socialize with more. Although others do not like to surround themselves with different people because they have xenophobia‚ which means
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Be Careful What You Wish For Janice Johnson English 125 – Introduction to Literature Dr. Jennifer Wells September 1‚ 2014 Be Careful What You Wish For This essay is to compare and contrast the two short stories “How I Met My Husband” and “The Diamond Necklace”. The theme in both of these stories is the fact that you should appreciate what you have and not wish for what you can’t have. As the title hints at‚ in both of these stories there is
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people understand how great Be careful what you wish for has been to our lives. Each day we wake up and likely have one or more Be careful what you wish for lying at the foot of our beds. It is wonderful to be able to wake up and smile each morning because of this. Social & Cultural Factors Be careful what you wish for has a large role in American Culture. Many people can often be seen taking part in activities associated with Be careful what you wish for. This is partly because people of most ages
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Drama practice. Revision. Homework. Writing essays-- which is what I am doing now! So many things to do‚ so little time to actually do it. I am sprawled on my bed‚ along with my dictionary fiddling with my pen‚ deep in thought. Throughout that thousands of seconds I spent writing this essay‚ I often scrambled through the dictionary or Googled for words that would come in handy‚ composing this essay by scribbling word after word that was unreadable to everyone except
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Be Careful Of What You Wish For Men are believed to be the most advanced creatures on earth. Previous studies suggest that men are developed from primates‚ or ape-like ancestors. Through millions of years of continuous evolution‚ modern men are born. Modern men wish for many things. Most of all‚ they wish for development. Whoosh‚ flies a mound of earth. Swish‚ goes another mound of earth. Why is this happening? Who is digging the earth? Let’s take a closer look. In the distance‚ I can
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