Minimum of Two – Essay “Minimum of Two suggests that family can be both a blessing and a curse” In Tim Winton’s collection of short stories‚ ‘Minimum of Two’‚ family is a major‚ recurring theme. Winton displays his interest in exploring the idea of family within each story differently‚ containing the positive and negative influence that family has on the actions and emotions of the Nilsam family and his alternative protagonists
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The Curse Would "doing the right thing" possibly be not to do anything at all? In the case of Mitchell Hayes in Andre Dubus ’ "The Curse" it was. In this short story there are a number of ideas a reader can derive from what he should have done. But to do nothing can in fact be the right avenue to use in certain situations. The characters themselves seem to believe that Mitchell was right in his decision. But like most tough decisions‚ they can be hard to live with. Mitchell Hayes is a forty-nine
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Manuscript Form As you are learning to write‚ you should have a clear idea of what is good manuscript form. You should do everything - writing the title‚ leaving margins‚ indenting‚ capitalizing‚ and dividing words - according to generally accepted rules. Whenever you write something‚ work carefully‚ write neatly and clearly‚ and try to make as few mistakes as possible. Before handing in your essay or exercise‚ proofread it once or twice‚ because you may need to make some final corrections and
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“A Blessing” by James Wright “A Blessing” by James Wright is a poem to me that talks about feeling clam and being blessed to have the opportunity to be with the Indian ponies. I think this poem is about the author getting the opportunity to be with the Indian ponies because they calm him down from troubles he might be having in his life. Also I think this poem talks about when the author is with the ponies his troubles just fly away; a true blessing. I believe Wright is trying to explain throughout
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message in a poem? Reading the poem over and over again would become repetitive and uninteresting. However‚ the way to find the message within a poem is to understand the poetic elements. In James Wright’s poem “A Blessing” there are many elements that give clues to poem message. “A Blessing is a lyric type of poem. James Wright focuses a pictorial image of the setting and the relationship between animals and humans. Also in the poem there is an indirect message. The message of the poem is‚ if a person
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Novel ~ The Curse * answer one essay question on what you have studied so far * make sure you have an Introduction * give three reasons and support your answer with EVIDENCE from the text. * make sure you have a conclusion CHARACTERS The character do you like the most (Azreen) Sample Answer 1 The novel I have studied is ’The Curse’ by Lee Su Ann. The novel is about the main character‚ Azreen‚ who returns from England after she finds out about her sister’s
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THE CURSE SPM LITERATURE COMPONENT - NOVEL THE CURSE NAME OF WRITERS NO NAME 1 ADIBAH BINTI SAID 2 WAN HANIZAH BINTI WAN HALIM 3 NOORSURIATI BINTI M.A. WAHID 4 SCHOOL SMK SERI BUDIMAN‚ KUALA TERENGGANU SMK BATU RAKIT‚ KUALA TERENGGANU SMK BUKIT TUNGGAL‚ KUALA TERENGGANU SMK BELARA‚ KUALA TERENGGANU ZURINA BINTI KHAIRUDDIN 1 THE CURSE Mapping of Characters Datin Sharifah and Datok Zulkifli (rich‚ adopted parents) En.Saleh (father) (angry and bitter)
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Practice 1 Based on one novel above‚ discuss one of the themes in the story. Provide evidence from the text to support your answer The novel that I choose is The Curse by Lee Su Ann. The story is about the mysterious death of Azreen’s adopted sister‚ Madhuri‚ and how Azreen goes through everything to find out the truth behind the death. The theme that I would like to discuss here is gender stereotyping . In the novel‚ gender stereotyping is presented through how females should behave. This
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The Curse - Lesson - Write about a life lesson that you learnt from the novel... ‘The Curse’ is the novel written by Lee Su Ann which has many lessons that can be used in our lives. Today‚ I am going to write on one lesson which really captured my attention in the novel that is ‘courage’. The value of ‘courage’ can be seen clearly in Azreen’s character. Azreen was a good friend with the Old Lady who became a precious confidante and counsellor despite ignoring the warnings and prejudices of the
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’The Curse’; by Andre Dubus is about Mitchell Hayes‚ a forty-nine year old bartender who is witness to a rape. The rape occurs right before closing when five bikers rape a young woman while holding Mitchell at bay. After the rape‚ Mitchell is distraught over his decision of not making a stronger attempt to help the girl. Police‚ family and friends try to comfort Mitchell by telling him he made the right decision. However‚ he continues to feel guilt and self-doubt over whether or not he could have
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