So Much Media‚ So little News The Elusive Big Idea So little comments So little attention So much information‚ so little Idea The disease of new media has greatly shrink human minds that rub off on more and more people in this technology-accelerating world at present. Daily life nowadays has significant changed compare to ten years ago that office workers used to waiting for subway by reading a daily newspaper‚ housewives seating at balcony and reading a newspaper in the morning. But now
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“Will You Please be Quiet‚ Please” is a short story collection that explores the human condition in the blue collar‚ working class citizens of the 1960’s in America. Carver is known not only for his minimalist style of writing‚ but also for his habit of basing many‚ if not all‚ of his stories on his own real life experiences. In this collection‚ Carver shows modern life as a series of hardships whereby ordinary people‚ who have the odds stacked against them‚ must battle for survival. He explores
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In the story "So Much Water So Close To Home" a young girl is raped‚ killed and found in a river where four men are fishing. What makes this story interesting is that after discovering the body they did not report it until after they left‚ three days later. When one of the men who discovered her‚ the husband of the narrator‚ Stuart returns home he doesn’t tell his wife about the incident until the following morning. Because of this‚ Claire believes that all men are responsible for the murder of
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Context response: Write Fowler’s news article reporting on events at Phat Diem. Vietnamese Massacre Death is something we all fear and scared by. I was reminded of this on my recent travels to Phat Diem‚ “[I] didn’t want to be reminded of how little we counted‚ how quickly‚ simply and anonymously death came”. I bore witness to the death of many innocent souls; the death of civilians caught in the crossfire. My thoughts ran wild with questions‚ as everywhere I looked there was bloodshed and
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the role of meditation and the contemplative life informed his every action. I admire his ability as a man of quiet spirit to find the unity in all living things‚ which created for him a harmony with nature‚ self‚ people; and‚ more importantly‚ with God. Surely‚ Howard Thurman’s philosophy seems to have an understanding of the interconnectedness of all living things. I believe his quiet spirit is the influence that helped to mold his thoughts and actions The Written Word Thurman discovers his
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Quiet Kill Now on the job‚ Sherlock says to Cap‚ “The way I see it‚ when students kiss teachers‚ someone gets HURT. That’s a promise I’ll keep.” Cap: receives a call. “Cap speaking. Can I be of some assistance?” The caller said in a hoarse voice‚ “Camp Mona’s a scavenger hunt and I’m the prize. You’re in the dark as Sherlock . . . . looking for me in all the wrong places. You didn’t bite the first time but will.” Cap: “We didn’t what . . . . wait! The Popo monitor said to Cap‚ “Not enough
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Who am I Without Him? The author of “So I ain’t no Good Girl”‚ Sharon Flake‚ develops the characters in a way I find realistic and original. It is told in a first person view of the main character; although‚ we don’t know her name‚ we know her boyfriend’s name‚ Raheem. He is known for his good looks and muscles. They have been together for two years now‚ but he treats her as though she is nobody. The narrator has an attitude against other girls‚ because Raheem tends to stare. When she finds him
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In Raymond Carver?s short story So Much Water So Close To Home it begins with Claire the narrator‚ describing her husband the main character of the story Stuart Kane. Claire is a very eloquent speaker and usually can?t agree with Stuart so she keeps to herself. Stuart and three of his friends Gordon Johnson‚ Mel Dorn‚ and Vern Williams had planned a fishing trip to the Naches River just like they usually do every spring. How ever the events that would happen on this trip would affect Stuart?s and
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happiness and joy. So it is their first consideration in all celebrations‚ including weddings. Even the bride`s home is decorated in red on the wedding day. In addition‚ the greater part of people prefers traveling during holidays. Sometimes between people of different nations during their communication emerge various misunderstandings about their conduct. If you don’t know some traditions of the country‚ it can lead to offences; it can even sow seeds of discord between nations. So before going somewhere
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Quiet Time with a Primate On Saturday‚ February 27‚ 2016‚ an absolutely beautiful day in Houston‚ Texas‚ the opportunity came to mind to make a trip to the Houston Zoo. Arriving the smell of fresh planted herbs and assorted roses‚ in magnificently worked landscapes‚ blended with a diversity of people with enough laughter to bring a smile‚ to put one at ease. This trip my intentions were focused on hopefully sharing‚ quality time with a primate. Observing their life through glass windows in the day
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