Magical realism is a literary genre that combines reality and fantasy alike showing insightful commentary on that of the human nature. Such examples can be shown in Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” in which a pair of normal siblings‚ leading ordinary lives‚ encounter a mysterious unknown entity that gradually intervenes and changes their lifestyle. For instance‚ Cortazar describes‚ “Irene was knitting in her bedroom‚ it was eight at night...I went down the corridor as far as the oak door‚ which
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Romiette and Julio Sharon M. Draper Part 1: Book Summary Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper is an updated version of the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Romiette has had another drowning dream.To relax herself‚ she starts to write in her diary. The next morning is Julio’s first day at Romiette’s school. After having trouble with gangs in Corpus Christi‚ Texas‚ Julio follows his father’s new job
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Honduras. It was the deadliest hurricane to hit the Western Hemisphere in more than 200 years. The Fernandez’s family were part of this terrible disaster. Julio Fernandez and his family had live in Guanaja for more than 15 years. An island that is located at the north part of Honduras and the first place that was affected by the Hurricane Mitch. Julio Fernandez had 3 kids‚ they were 17‚ 14 and 9 years old. They had been hearing in the news that a disaster was coming but they thought that they wouldn’t
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know much about the history of this magnificent vegetable which grows underground without seeing a light and yet it tastes so good‚ and had been adopted by different cultures throughout the world and remains one of the main ingredients of dishes. In Julio Ortega’s short story “Las Papas”‚ the father tries to teach his child about history‚ culture‚ and family through his cultural food: the potatoes‚ by cooking them. The father in the short story tries to teach his son about history through the use
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Esteban Julio Roberto Montoya Dela Rosa Ramirez was found dead in an the elevator he operated at the Ritz Palace hotel. When the policeman was alerted by a teary hotel clerk at 9:55 PM‚ he rushed to the scene. He found Esteban Julio Roberto Montoya Dela Rosa Ramirez with a stab wound in his chest. Upon further inspection the investigative team found a large bruise on the back of the victim’s head. The hotel clerk was taken back to the police station as he was clearly close to Esteban Julio Roberto
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Jorge Borges and Julio Cortazar use magical realism to aid the reader reveal new aspects of reality. In the tales “The Garden of Forking Paths” by Jorge Borges and “Letter to a Lady in Paris” by Julio Cortazar.The use of magical realism aids the reader develop deeper understandings of the subjects in the work. In the short tale “Garden of Forking Paths”‚ magical realism is shown through the new perspective of time. This new perspective was shown in a book within the short story. The book was
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In the poems “Identity”‚ by Julio Noboa Polanco‚ and “The Road Not Taken”‚ by Robert Frost‚ there are many prime examples of alliteration‚ repetition‚ rhyme‚ and rhythm. To begin with‚ “Identity” uses repetition by repeating the words “I’d rather be” in stanzas two‚ four‚ and the beginning and end of stanza five. The poem “The Road Not Taken” uses repetition by starting lines: two‚ three‚ and four with “and” in stanza one‚ “and” in line seven‚ line eleven starts with “and”‚ line twenty also starts
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The poem Identity by Julio Noboa Polanco is a free verse poem that is made up of 5 stanzas. The theme of the poem is identity and the poet compares a flower to a weed saying that sometimes it’s better to take a risk in life and be different to everyone else rather than being rooted to the ground and stuck in the same place. The poem has a strong and defiant tone‚ as seen in ‘Let them be flowers‚” and “I’d rather” and the poet appears to be very confident with his decision. It is written in a positive
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and become another faceless member of the crowd. The latter‚ however‚ commands society’s respect and ultimately has a better grasp of their identity. The subject of identity and individuality are the main themes of the poems‚ “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. “Identity” is an accurately titled poem about originality and independence. The poet compares a flower to a weed by saying that it’s better to take risks and be yourself rather than being “rooted to
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analysis writings‚ narrative writings‚ and argument writings. Some of my argument writings includes my review paper on Chipotle‚ an OpEd article on school discipline and corporal punishment‚ and the most meaningful phrase in the poem “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco. In my opinion my writings were well organized and I had a good argument but‚ my reasonings weren’t as strong as they could have been. Some of my narrative writings includes my personal narrative of when I volunteered for the first time‚ a fictional
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