The story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver is about one man’s understanding and acceptance of a blind man. The narrator represents the story’s dominant theme of overcoming prejudice of the blind through personal experience as well as mutual respect. The narrator‚ who remains nameless‚ holds deeply unfounded beliefs and stereotypes of what a blind person should be‚ yet over a relatively short period of time he develops a bond with the blind man‚ whom at first he privately mocked. The narrator’s preconceived
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In Everything Stuck to is a fictitious frame story written by Raymond Carter. The story focuses mainly on a small family of three and goes over many topics such as identity‚ commitment‚ and responsibility. In the beginning of the story‚ a woman wants to know what it was like when she was a kid. She is unnamed‚ along with the rest of the main character in the story‚ causing an unknown identity‚ and wants to know more about when she was younger‚ maybe to help her sense of identity. The father in the
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The narrator of Cathedral is many things; jealous‚ sarcastic‚ insensitive‚ inconsiderate‚ and overall just a bad person‚ he is also‚ surprisingly‚ a sympathetic character. While he exuberates many flaws and emotions that we do not readily show ourselves‚ this does not strike the fact that we can sympathise and relate to the narrator. In fact‚ it is the fact that he shows all of these flaws that make him a sympathetic character. The reason being is that he shows the emotions and flaws that humans
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An Essay in a Journal Works Cited Entry: Seraj‚ Mohamed Abdullah. “Are we providing modern anesthetics services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?” Anesthesia: Essays and Researches 6.1 (2012): 3-9. Print. Quote & Signal Phrase with In-Text Citation: As Mohamed Abdullah Seraj notes in his essay‚ “Are we providing modern anesthetics services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?” anesthesia has evolved immensely since its invention‚ modern anesthesia has certain policies that “ reduced the mortality rate
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In Cathedral‚ by Raymond Carver‚ a blind man is visiting his friend that took care of him ten years ago. Although never given a name in this story‚ the narrator’s (Bub’s) wife is an important character. It is her friendship with Robert that "makes" the story. For her‚ it started out just as a job‚ and grew into much more. She read to Robert and helped him with all the household chores. She left working for him because her husband went to officer training school so they had to move. The blind man
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Cited: Madeleine Sackler. The Lottery. Video documentary‚ 2010.
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Works Cited: Books Calupitan‚ Eleanore A. Principles of Advertisements for Filipinos. Manila: Gic Enterprises‚ 1972. Campbell‚ William Giles‚ Stephen Ballou‚ and Carole Slade. Form and Style: Theses‚ Reports‚ Term Papers. 8th Ed. Philippines: Houghton Mifflin Co.‚ 1991. Cook‚ Guy. The Discourse of Advertising. London and New York: Routledge‚ 1992. Dela Torre‚ Visitacion. Advertising in the Philippines: It’s Historical‚ Cultural‚ and Social Dimensions. Manila: V.R. dela Torre‚ 1989. Ellmore
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essay‚ Walker discusses the many factors contributing to child obesity‚ and how we as parents‚ must make healthier selections instead of opting for fast or easy food choices (595-8). 4. ”Honey‚ I ’m sure God knows what he ’s doing. It will all work out” (Young 22). 5. In recent years‚ the number of domestic violence attacks has escalated. Domestic violence is just not confined to the victim ’s home anymore‚ it could occur anywhere at any time (Blumenthal 196-205). 6. “The study of human
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Works Cited Dahlberg‚ Linda L.‚ “Youth Violence in the United States: Major Trends‚ Risk Factors‚ and Prevention Approaches” American Journal of Preventive Medicine (May 1998): 14 (4)‚ pg. 259-272 Braga‚ Anthony;Kennedy‚ David; Waring‚ Elin; and Piehl‚ Annie. “Problem-Oriented Policing‚ Deterrence‚ and Youth Violence: An Evaluation of Boston’s Operation Ceasefire” Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (August 2001): 38 (3)‚ pg. 195-225 Saner‚ Hilary‚ and Ellickon‚ Phyllis
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Annotated Works Cited Becker‚ Jasper. Rogue Regime. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2005. In his book‚ Jasper Becker reveals Kim Jong’s Il’s lifestyle and his lavish comforts. In his book‚ he identifies Kim’s economic collapse and nuclear warhead plans. He also describes the cruel mistreatment of prisoners and their horrific living conditions within the camp’s ground. His book clearly indicates Kim Jong Il’s communist and uncaring ways. Kim‚ Mike. Escaping North Korea. Lanham: Rowman &
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