THE ROUGH CROSSING by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) The Saturday Evening Post (8 June 1929) I Once on the long‚ covered piers‚ you have come into a ghostly country that is no longer Here and not yet There. Especially at night. There is a hazy yellow vault full of shouting‚ echoing voices. There is the rumble of trucks and the clump of trunks‚ the strident chatter of a crane and the first salt smell of the sea. You hurry through‚ even though there’s time. The past‚ the continent‚ is
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A Mark Slouka Crossing When we hear the title "Crossing" it will give us a feeling of someone who is still crossing something. This is due to the ing-form because this form will always give us a feeling of an uncompleted or unfinished action. The short story "Crossing" is by Mark Slouka who is an American novelist and critic. A relationship between a father and a son is the starting point of the story but it has many other angles too. We live in a post-modern society which means we
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contribute to helping you live a safe life. One of these types of people include crossing guards. They are usually seen as people whom just help others cross the road‚ but the work they do is valuable. Crossing guards are significant people that provide several advantages such as saving one’s life‚ protecting others’ lives and preventing extra costs. Firstly‚ crossing guards are important‚ because their duty
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English Essay Plan How do the symbols/the way the text ends reinforce Barkers ideas‚ values‚ and beliefs in Border Crossing? Ideas: Children and Violence‚ Rehabilitation versus punishment‚ crossing of personal and professional borders‚ possibility of change. Symbols: Water‚ fire‚ rabbits‚ chickens‚ the fox‚ dreams‚ Danny’s background‚ Lindesfarne episode‚ Danny at the end‚ ambiguous ending Water/River Tyne: Possibility of change Water symbolises uncertainty‚ power control (How Tom feels with
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Mark Slouka‚ Crossing A strong and trustful father-son relationship‚ I suppose‚ is any father’s greatest wish. But how do you get such a close relationship that binds the father and son faithfully together? With such a close relationship to each other‚ you will‚ when you turn into a grown-up man‚ really appreciate the family bond‚ and might have the desire to pass it on‚ to your own son. That is one of the main themes in Mark Slouka’s short story “Crossing”‚ where you gain an insight into a father
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homework or to help prepare for an interview‚ but it can also be used for wrong. Technology can be beautiful and dangerous‚ this is what Bradbury showed through three of his short stories. "A Sound of Thunder‚" "There Will Come Soft Rains‚" and "The Pedestrian‚" will be compared to see their equivalence and differences and. All of these three stories‚ eventually‚ will show Bradbury’s writing style. The stories will uncover his opinions on technology‚ with his mood and tone. In order to find the theme
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Crossing Heaven’s Border An international pariah or the “Hermit Kingdom”‚ these names have been used to describe North Korea (Jacob and Benzkofer 1). In North Korea‚ the leaders‚ and those that are considered to be upper class and loyal to the regime‚ dine on gourmet cuisine‚ expensive cigars‚ and other luxuries while 4 out of 5 children are suffering with malnutrition (Msnbc.com Staff 1). Their living conditions are unfathomable. The North Korea regime and its military make the decisions on
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ENGLISH General Thesis: - Individuals project their past and emotions onto the physical landscape‚ altering their perception of the urban environment - One’s past allows them to associate memories and thoughts to specific locations creating a different view compared to others - A persons thoughts can make them feel isolated or part of the community depending on the individual - Shows how different perspectives on the urban environment can change an individual’s perception of the city. What
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precautions that should be followed when interacting with railroad crossings. The number one rule is to always use caution when approaching and crossing railroads. It is important when you first arrive at a railroad crossing to always slow down and pay attention to your surroundings. If you come to a stop at a railroad crossing you must be at least 15 feet from the nearest rail‚ and if you intend to park near a railroad crossing‚ you must be at least 50 feet from it. It is extremely important to
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Crossing The short story‚ ‘Crossing’‚ is written by Mark Slouka in 2009‚ and takes up father and son relationship together with man vs. nature. From the beginning of time fathers have taken their sons on camping trips or similar to pass on their knowledge about how to conquer Mother Nature. But more important it binds them closer together‚ and this is exactly these two purposes the father here wishes to obtain. Through a third person limited narrator the reader is presented to a father who has
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