The Boat by Alistair Macleod The narrator loves his father and shows appreciation for him because his father had chosen a career that he enjoys and benefits from‚ “rather than selfishly following forever your own dreams and inclinations.” (Pg 275) Although he appreciates him and loves him‚ he does not idealize him or his way of life. This may be due to him "withering away"‚ such as when he is constantly seen by his son smoking‚ and listening to the radio in bed‚ his son may see this as taking
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How the crocodile got its long tail A long long time ago‚ there was a lazy crocodile. Its tail was as short as a hotdog sausage. It only eats‚ drinks and sleeps all day long under the tree that near the water. One day‚ a man was walking down a hill‚ he saw a crocodile eating an apple. He asked “Can I have some of your apple please?” The crocodile didn’t say anything‚ instead the crocodile threw the apple away and said “Yum!” And it gobbled up the man in two bites. After a while‚ it
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Writing in digitally networked environments opens up a range of new possibilities for an innovative form of writing and a new way of presenting narrative and storytelling. In addition‚ writing in these environments makes it possible for a greater audience and also gives readers a fresh way of experiencing narrative‚ providing them with the ability to understand the story in an interactive and complex way. In an online adaptation by Matt Huynh of the story ‘The Boat’ by Nam Le‚ we experience these modern
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the Sunken Boat!: Cole Andrade Hello there I am Cole the crazy one. And my grandpa Johnny “YAY! He’s coming‚ he’s coming”as I yelped racing around the living room. CRASH BANG! Ouch as I laughed my big brother came in with my little sister my big brother questions “what in the world happened here?” “I crashed into the wall but does it matter?” With booming laughter. When the sun went down night rises unable to sleep to much of a crazy one. Finally I heard a knock I was so excited that I sprinted
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with J‚ and his friends harris and George‚ deciding to take a boat trip up the Thames from Kingston to oxford‚ and then back again (the book was written in 1888‚ when boating on the Thames was enormously popular). They are unanimous in agreeing that this is a good idea (except for J’s dog‚ Montmorency‚ who doesn’t care for boating). They have trouble getting packed‚ and in the morning Harris and J take a train to Kingston‚ where the boat is waiting for them. George is joining them later when he has
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Sloths—the adorable and lethargic animals living in treetops—depend on the health and survival of Central and South American tropical forests. They spend much of their lives in the canopy‚ snoozing and remaining hidden from predators. The animals live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using canopy vines. Located in places such as Brazil and Panama‚ the six species of this strange and wonderful animal need healthy forests to survive. But tropical forests are some of the most vulnerable
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Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several
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Comprehension Test Three Men in a Boat Jerome K. Jerome 1 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. A 1 The people in the maze were angry with Harris ... 2 George said it was most exciting to let girls tow your boat ... 3 The three men decided to go home early ... 4 Five different men said that they caught the fish ... 5 One morning George got up very early ... B a ... because his watch stopped the night before.
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Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)‚ published in 1889‚ is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide‚ with accounts of local history along the route‚ but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction to the comic novel. One of the most praised things about Three Men in a Boat is how undated
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i never saw a man’s face change from lively to severe so suddenly in all my life before..... I was very cold when I got back into the boat‚ and‚ in my hurry to get my shirt on‚ I accidentally jerked it into the water. It made me awfully wild‚ especially as George burst out laughing. I could not see anything to laugh at‚ and I told George so‚ and he only laughed the more. I never saw a man laugh so much. I quite lost my temper with him at last‚ and I pointed out to him what a drivelling maniac of
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