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- 6311: Bone
- By: Jason K. I enjoy reading Fae Myenne Ng’s Bone. I find her novel easy to read and understand. Although she included some phrases the Chinese use, I find no difficulty in understanding them, as I’m Chinese myself. The novel Bone is written in a circular narrative form, in which the story doesn’t follow the linear format where the suspense slowly builds up and finally reaches a climax stage. Rather the story’s time sequence is thrown back and forth. I find this format of writing brings greater suspense and mystery to the reader. When I read the book, my mind was always wondering what reasons or ...
- 6312: Survival And Adaptation
- ... of life Tom and his family live in. they live life day by day, struggling to eat and pay debts. All morning Tom had a craving for a piece of steak. But the butcher wouldn t give him one because he didn t have any credit. It s ironic how he used to feed his dog pieces of steak but now he can t even give himself one. Eventhough Tom was a strong man on the outside the thought of how his ...
- 6313: Water Symbolize (the Stone Ang
- ... it is in Manawaka, the Pacific Coast or Shadow point, what is constantly recognized in the number of times water is used. If one were to closely examine these situations, they would soon discover it s symbolic importance. In the novel The Stone Angel, water is presented in the many fluctuations, in Hagar s life. Hagar goes through many stages in her life, where water is represented but without it being physically present. Without the imagery of water, the story would be less effective and meaningful for the reader. When Hagar reaches Shadow Point, hungry and confused, she eats some food from her paper bag. She feels restored but is very thirsty because she forgot to bring water with her. There s no water-none. How has it happened? I d give almost anything right now for a cup o tea. (153, The Stone Angel) Hagar is mad at herself for not remembering to bring water ...
- 6314: We All Take Things For Granted
- ... think what she would do if she were given the gift of sight for just three short days. With this thought she came up with this agenda: On the first day she would pursue life s simple pleasure's, like looking into the eyes of her worthy dog, or visiting the many friends that took the time to visit her. She would stay up late and see the beauty of the sunset falling over ... they say or read lips. A blind person needs help to eat the food that they can not see on their plate. This is just the beginning of a long and complicated day. Then it s off to work or school. Most people just hop into a car and begin the daily ritual of fighting traffic, and yelling at the person in front of them for going to slow. Handicapped ...
- 6315: The Purpose Of Minor Character
- In the play, Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, three minor characters affect the plot. These characters are Ben, Charley and Howard. The minor characters help the story's protagonist, Willy, develop extensively throughout the course of the play; therefore, they are key elements in the advancing story line. This story line blends and contrasts Willy's closest companions, Ben and Charley. They represent two aspects of Willy's ideals. Howard, Willy's boss, functions in order to heighten the destruction of Willy's dream. The characters Ben, Charley and Howard are influential in the play's outcome and help develop the main ...
- 6316: Abortion
- ... chose adoption. By helping pick a loving, infertile couple who could give her child so much more then she could offer at that young age, she made a wise and loving decision that she didn’t have feel guilty about for the rest of her life. What is more precious then LIFE itself? Many children are not so lucky, in fact 32 million unborn babies have been killed in the 21 ... begins swallowing. When the baby is ten to eleven weeks old he is sensitive to touch and will grab an object that is placed in his hand. At eleven weeks old all of the baby’s organ systems are functioning. He has perfectly shaped feet the size of an adult’s little fingernail. The baby also has eyelids, nails, fingerprints, a skeletal structure, nerves and circulation. At twelve weeks old the baby has developed the body parts necessary to feel pain, including all of the ...
- 6317: Who Faced Greater Challenges,
- ... think what she would do if she were given the gift of sight for just three short days. With this thought she came up with this agenda: On the first day she would pursue life s simple pleasure's, like looking into the eyes of her worthy dog, or visiting the many friends that took the time to visit her. She would stay up late and see the beauty of the sunset falling over ... they say or read lips. A blind person needs help to eat the food that they can not see on their plate. This is just the beginning of a long and complicated day. Then it s off to work or school. Most people just hop into a car and begin the daily ritual of fighting traffic, and yelling at the person in front of them for going to slow. Handicapped ...
- 6318: Stereograms
- ... Magic Eye image. People with impaired depth perception or people who have one eye which is extremely dominant will have more difficulty seeing stereograms. A stereogram is seen by allowing the eyes to diverge. It's as if you're focused on an object that is more distant than the printed page. However, if you cross your eyes you will invert the image (see the image inside out). Crossing the eyes ... month old human infants can see depth in stereograms. Stereopsis is not restricted to humans. Monkeys, cats, and falcons show evidence of perceiving depth in stereograms. Viewing SIRDS is a learned skill. The process can't be hurried up by telling a person what objects to look for. Once the skill has been mastered, it's difficult to avoid seeing the images. Stereopsis can be used to detect counterfeit bills and camouflaged objects. There are several different methods of viewing stereograms. The first method is known as the dots method. ...
- 6319: Call Of The Wild
- ... to his master, if his master is loyal to him. Also, at times I found that Buck could turn into an enraged beast very easily. At home, which was a large house called Judge Miller’s Place, in the sun kissed Santa Clara Valley in California, Buck ruled over all of the dogs that were there. Buck was Judge Miller’s inseparable companion, until a man named Manuel, who was one the gardener’s helpers, committed a treacherous act. In order to cover his Chinese lottery gambling debts, he stole Buck from his sound sleep and brought him to a flag station called College Park. There, the exchanging ...
- 6320: 'Checking Out' A&P
- 'Checking Out' A&P In John Updike's short story "A&P", the use of characterization and setting help to propel the reader into the somewhat conflict-ridden mind of Sammy, the protagonist. Where Sammy is and who he is surrounded by cause ... to be an adolescent in a small town knows the innate need and the cultured want to break away, to breathe new air and to feel new wind. One has the stained sense that there's something great out beyond the usual realm. The "walls" of the town seem to close in every year. The setting Sammy is surrounded by nearly smothers him. He is working in a grocery store going ... strangling blandness and repetition of the job. Also, this A&P lies in a very formal, conservative town, five miles off the beach. Despite this closeness to the beach, some people in the town "haven't seen the ocean for twenty years" (482). This town, and this A&P, like the people in it, are boring and stagnant. The characters in this A&P are the most persuasive external factor ...
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