English Composition II Rhetorical Analysis of an argument March 11‚ 2012 “A Blizzard under blue sky” The story “A Blizzard under blue sky” by Pam Houston is about a woman who is not happy and very depressed. She makes a decision to go out into the wilderness. The woman believes that this adventure is the best cure for her even if it means death. She refuses to take any drugs that her doctor tries to prescribe her. She suffers from depression. Her friend Alex is very concerned about his
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A. Nemtin‚ A-339 A BLIZZARD UNDER BLUE SKY Text analysis The story I would speak about is written by Pam Houston. Pam Houston (born January 9‚ 1962‚ Trenton‚ New Jersey) is an American author of stories‚ novels and essays. Houston’s stories have been selected for volumes of Best American Short Stories‚ The O. Henry Awards‚ The Pushcart Prize‚ and Best American Short Stories of the Century. It comes as no surprise then that "A Blizzard Under Blue Sky" is a very interesting and deep short story despite
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Pam Houston has taught creative writing at Denison University in Ohio‚ where she completed her undergraduate studies‚ and her short stories have appeared in various literary magazines. Presently completing her doctoral studies at the University of Utah‚ Houston is also part of the world of women’s fashion magazines as a contributing editor for Elle and a frequent contributor to Mirabella and Mademoiselle. For a number of years‚ Houston has also worked part-time as a river guide and hunting guide
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Nature’s Work Pam Houston seems to be an extremely talented writer. It comes as no surprise that “A Blizzard under Blue Sky” is a truly compelling short story (despite the fact that it only spans four pages). The reason Houston is able to draw readers in is because she opens by introducing the underlying topic of the piece‚ than puts the topic on the back burner to make room for a fascinating narrative‚ and in the end ties the theme and the tale together without making the connection seem forced
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Characterization in Pam Houston’s “A Blizzard Under Blue Sky” Houston’s “A Blizzard Under Blue Sky” explores and exhibits the idea of psycho-physical experience of being in the natural world to heal one’s psychological and emotional ailments through its invigorating contact. The narrative‚ by drawing on the theme of depression‚ relates how the narrator‚ seeing “everything in [her] life…uncertain” (Houston 185)‚ goes winter-camping alone in the high country; undergoes a chilling near-death experience;
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Why is the Sky Blue? Did you know that the sky wasn’t always blue? The story goes thousands of years back. It all went like this… It was just another day in Aika village. The sky was gray and dim(Put it here or remove it from myth). There weren’t a lot of people walking around town‚ and the only sounds heard were the soft autumn wind and rustling leaves. One girl‚ named Ai‚ was sitting alone on a knoll. Every day she hoped for a change in the village‚ as everything was always dark and gloomy. No
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SCATTERING Why is the sky blue? The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As light moves through the atmosphere‚ most of the longer wavelengths pass straight through. Little of the red‚ orange and yellow light is affected by the air. However‚ much of the shorter wavelength light is absorbed by the gas molecules. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look‚ some of this scattered blue light reaches you
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Consider the structure‚ rhetorical strategies‚ and content of the two essays and answer the following questions. 1. How does Bass construct and support his argument? He constructs the argument by stating that he was a hunter before but not to the degree that he is now. He then states the reasons why he has become an avid hunter. He describes how beautiful and life changing the landscape and wild life is in Montana. He says how the valley of Montana has converted nearly every local into a hunter
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Why is the Sky Blue ? It is easy to see that the Sky is Blue. That is simply because of the different Light Spectrums we see that are spread out‚ which makes Blue the only available light we see‚ and heres why! Theres alot of explainations when it comes to understanding why the sky is Blue. To understand why the Sky is Blue‚ you must first understand the basics. Such as the different Electromagnetic Waves‚ Colors of the Rainbow‚ Rayleigh Scattering‚ and the Different Light Spectrums. Color is
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Why is the sky blue? A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset‚ we see red and orange colours because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight. The white light from the sun is a mixture of all colours of the rainbow. This was demonstrated by Isaac Newton‚ who used a prism to separate the different colours and so form a spectrum
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