“Dear Alexandros” by John Updike is an allegorical work of fiction written in 1959. It takes the form of a pair of letters exchanged between two people on opposite sides of the world. There is more than what is shown on the surface of this tale about a Greek boy named Alexandros Koundouriotis who is “adopted” by an American family through a charitable organization by the name of Hope‚ Incorporated. In this short tale‚ Updike conveys the difference between lifestyles in the western and northern hemispheres
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Dear Tetchie By Sylvia L. Mayuga INQ7.net Posted date: May 29‚ 2006 (Editor’s note: Tetchie Agbayani remains a blast of a human being. This article about her‚ published as a column 24 years ago‚ has just been echoed and confirmed by her most recent portrait in Newsbreak) Once in a while someone like you comes up to magnetize the public eye and‚ like litmus paper‚ shows up the acidity or alkalinity in us all. You’d think someone‚ anyone‚ might say‚ “Thank you.” What for? You and the activist
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Brian Van-Huynh “Brother Dear” by Bernice Friesen In the short story Brother Dear‚ Bernice Friesen introduces the antagonistic relationship a parent and child share when they do not see eye to eye in terms of success. Greg and his father struggle through difficulty as Greg is caught in the midst of what his father wants him to do as appose to what he wants for himself. The conflict that exists between Greg and his Father proves that parents should allow their children to discover and follow
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In many cases it is difficult to decipher or interpret what an author is trying to convey in his or her writing. At first glance‚ one might assume that Adrienne Rich’s poem‚ "Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers‚" is about an old feeble woman‚ who is depressed about her husband’s death. So‚ she creates something beautiful to replace him. However‚ in a more in-depth reading you see a woman suppressed by her husband. Aunt Jennifer doesn’t create this beautiful panel with tigers so brave and enduring‚ because
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0500 Paper 02 Note: all Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills demonstrated. 1 Imagine you are Aunt Pegg. After one week of looking after the children‚ you write a letter to their parents in which you: • give your impressions of the children; • give an account of your progress with them so far; • tell your plans for the next week
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Dear headmaster‚ I am writing to complain about the fact that students from my son’s school‚ Cardif Highschool are often left unattended. Although your school is one of the best in the entire country‚ as a parent I feel that my child isn’t treated good enough and not supervised enough. Therefore ‚neither me nor my wife thought that maybe we should change the place where our kid learns. Furthermore when I bring my son to school I can see the brutality of those who are in a greater grade they
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Scout’s Negative Impact from Aunt Alexandra and Positive Impact from Atticus and Maudie The time difference from the Great Depression setting of To Kill A Mockingbird and present day is rather large‚ but that does not change the lessons that are learned or taught in the novel because some of the problems that existed back then still exist now. Scout gets to experience the feeling of prejudices and how it affects the lives of others. Scout does not know much about the events that are happening or
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I’m not really sure what compelled me to spend the summer with my aunt; perhaps it was my overwhelming curiosity or the fact that I love children. In any case I had agreed to live with a woman I had only met several times throughout my life‚ but really all I remember about her from those short visits were her red toes and the way she spent money. She would visit about every four years and every visit she would always spend a pretty penny on my sister and me. I‚ of course‚ was not used to spending
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Mrs. Slater- Victoria ‚ Victoria ‚ come in will u ??? (Victoria enters) Mrs. Slater – Im amazed at u. how u can gallivanting about d street with ur grandfather lying dead and cold upstairs. Mrs. Slater- get off n wear ur blacks ur Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Ben r coming to talk about poor grandpa affairs. (Victoria off‚ bell rings‚ henry enters) Henry- I am wondering If dey will come at all.when u n Elizabeth quarreled she said she d never set foot in ur house again. Mrs. Slater- Elizabeth
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Dear Obama‚ My name is Jane Doe. I am an 11th grade student from Knoxville‚ Tennessee. Do not let my age fool you. I am well aware of the atrocities happening within our government. I am writing this letter to you‚ because I have a few concerns with our government today. I am concerned with the start of the war in Syria‚ the possible cancellation of Social Security checks‚ and the eavesdropping on our personal communication devices. First off is the war in Syria. As you probably know‚ it is
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