In the novel The Things They Carried‚ author Tim O’Brien offers the “happy ending” described by Fay Weldon through his own “spiritual reassessment and moral reconciliation.” While the novel itself is not a series of happy memories or events‚ the telling of them allows the author to come to terms with the loss of his innocence and his own limitations. As the author closes‚ he finally concludes that while his war-time experiences change him from the person he once was‚ telling stories is the way he
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Hamlet AP Timed Essay Response Wednesday‚ April 28: One of these Hamlet timed essay topics will be chosen for you. You may wish to prepare ahead of time (in fact‚ you will regret not doing so). NO NOTES OR TEXT ALLOWED. 1982 AP Question: In great literature‚ no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose [Hamlet and show how it] confronts the reader or audience with a scene or scenes of violence. In a well-organized essay‚ explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the
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Analysis Paper One Happy endings are what we believe to be a point in a story in which the character or charactes are resuced from trouble and brought to triumph. However‚ what British novelist Fay Weldon suggests‚ is that maybe all an ending needs to be is happy‚ is not to be resuced from trouble‚ but to acknowledge the trouble‚ grasp it and to embrace our humanism. In Doctor Faustus‚ Faustus is a symbol of that humanism‚ and his quest for power is a symbol of the trouble every story encounters
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literary merit and write an essay in which you show how such a character functions in the work. You may wish to discuss how the character affects action‚ theme‚ or the development of other characters. Avoid plot summary. 1996. The British novelist Fay Weldon offers this observation about happy endings. "The writers‚ I do believe‚ who get the best and most lasting response from their readers are the writers who offer a happy ending through moral
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In the story The Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette Walls‚ a great emphasis is put on Jeannette and her father’s relationship and the affect it had on her life. He had a severe drinking problem‚ which often resulted in anger and outrage inflicted on his family‚ but in the end he always meant well and truly cared for them. His one child that always had faith in him was Jeannette. There was something in him that gave her hope he would make of something good. And although he never changed his ways‚ he helped
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Manchester University P‚ 2000. Thorne‚ Debb‚ and Bthan Eynon. "Today ’s Feminism‚ Consumption-Style: the Perspective of a Young Feminist." Credit Slips. 25 Oct. 2006. 8 Apr. 2008 <http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2006/10/todays_feminism.html>. Weldon‚ Fay. "How the Spice Girls Have Killed Feminism‚ Subverted Morality and Embarassed Us All." Daily Mail. 7 Dec. 2007. 8 Apr. 2008 <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=499729 &in_page_id=1879>.
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British novelist Fay Weldon offers this observation about happy endings. "The writers‚ I do believe‚ who get the best and most lasting response from their readers are the writers who offer a happy ending through moral development. By a happy ending‚ I do not mean mere fortunate events -- a marriage or a last minute rescue from death -- but some kind of spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation‚ even with the self‚ even at death." Choose a novel or play that has the kind of ending Weldon describes.
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she develops a close relationship with her psychiatrist Dr. Nolan‚ and eventually leaves the hospital as a transformed woman. This transformation‚ spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation is exactly the kind of happy ending described by Fay Weldon. In The Bell Jar‚ Sylvia Plath ends the book with the scene of Esther going into meet the doctors of the mental evaluation board. She is standing outside the room with Dr. Nolan‚ observing the people around her and making observations about herself:
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IMPULSIVITY OR FATE? Life altering decisions are often impulsive. In the story IND AFF Fay Weldon takes the reader through both a historical event as well as a current event which alter the life/lives of the people being discussed. Since the outcomes in each event are so important‚ one would think that the decision to act would have been well thought out and reasoned rather than impulsive. However‚ both decisions were made due to a chance circumstance that caused the person to act immediately
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Identify an issue of global significance which introduces a conflict of concepts and values. Examine the facts‚ language‚ statistics‚ and images used by at least two sides in the conflict in their representation of the issue. In the process‚ identify assumptions‚ justifications‚ values‚ and emotions which diverge. To what extent can you find the truth of the issue? 1. Poverty (also more specifically beggars and begging) 2. Social concepts of time (e.g. Mainstream concepts vs. First Nations’ concepts)
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