Her First Ball is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 28 November 1921‚ and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. Plot summary A young girl called Leila has come to the city to stay with her cousins‚ the Sheridan’s (who also appear in "The Garden Party.") As the story opens‚ they are going to a ball (A formal gathering for social dancing). Leila is very excited: this is her first ball. Once there‚ she is both excited and terrified
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The opening passage in Katherine Mansfield’s short story "A Cup of Tea" introduces the protagonist in a manner that will serve to underscore the importance of irony to the tale. What is easy to miss in this deceptively pedestrian opening is the invitation to the reader to become part of the storytelling process through an unexpected interrelation with the implied reader: "no‚ you couldn’t have called her beautiful." Not much later‚ the reader is again made complicit in the telling of Rosemary Fell’s
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Bambara’s‚ “The Lesson”‚ illustrates the story of children growing up in poverty and how one person can make a huge difference in their lives. How one person creates an environment to help children not only discover‚ but succeed in learning some very important issues about the world around them. Education for children in poverty stricken neighborhoods‚ such as the main character‚ Sylvia’s‚ proves itself difficult to acquire‚ however is essentially the best way to move beyond poverty; shown by the
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silverware I washed… Anything that could be counted‚ I did.” (Katherine Johnson) Katherine Johnson was an amazing‚ African-American mathematician who contributed significantly to NASA and has received many awards on account of her contributions. To begin‚ Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulfur Springs‚ West Virginia‚ on August 26‚ 1918‚ to Joylette and Joshua Coleman. Katherine was the youngest of four children. As a child‚ Katherine was determined to excel in her education. For example‚ in the
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A Post-Colonial Analysis of Doris Lessing’s The Grass Is Singing The Grass Is Singing‚ first published in 1950‚ was an international success. The story focuses on Mary Turner‚ the wife of a farmer‚ who is found murdered on the porch of her home. After her body is found‚ we are taken back to her younger days and slowly discover what happened
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“The Lesson” Edward Lucie-Smith About the Poet Edward Lucie-Smith‚ a British poet and art critic‚ was born in Jamaica in 1933 and graduated from Oxford University in 1954. He has lived in London since 1951‚ where he worked as an advertising copywriter (1956-66) and as an editor of books on art. Among his works of poetry are A Tropical Childhood (1961) and Confessions and Histories (1964). His important criticism includes Art in Britain 1969-1970 (1970)‚ Symbolist Art (1973)‚ American Art Now (1985)
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The Lesson In “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ the author writes about Sylvia’s childhood experience as a student. She is a young-immature‚ uneducated‚ and naive kid who doesn’t know much about life‚ but her teacher tries to help her by giving her a lesson of reality as well to the rest of her students. She describes her teacher as a lady‚ Miss Moore‚ with “nappy hair‚” “proper speech‚” and “no makeup.” Sylvia explains how she feels when she goes to toy store in Fifth Avenue. For example‚
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individual personalities. Katherine and Juliet‚ the two leading ladies‚ present a shopping cart full of similarities and differences. One can see that‚ while only Katherine is independent‚ both Katherine and Juliet are passionate and dramatic. Deepening the understanding of the characters‚ only proves Katherine is independent and Juliet is reliant. The women of this time period were expected to rely on their fathers or husbands. They were expected to only speak when spoken to. Katherine‚ however‚ did not
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Moving on through school‚ I learned how much singing played a major part of my academic career. Now as an adult‚ I give back through singing. Singing is both therapeutic and calming. Psychologically I believe singing to be categorized under the social subfield. As‚ a kid you depend on those around you to teach you all you need to know in life. Singing as a child‚ I had a choir director in church that taught us rhythm and song. Clapping and singing along with my peers made learning an enjoyable
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12 А ВIT OF SINGING AND DANCING The text extract under analysis comes from the short story А ВIT OF SINGING AND DANCING written by Susan Hill. The author is known as a British short story writer‚ novelist‚ playwright and critic. Her novels include The Woman in Black‚ The Mist in the Mirror and I’m the King of the Castle for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. The extract describes the feelings of guilt and confusion of the main character Esme Fanshow after her mother’s death
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