The Art of Loving is a slim volume of only a little over a hundred pages yet it packs one hell of a punch. Written some fifty years ago‚ here is a more damning indictment of modern society than anything the existential crowd of Bertrand Russell‚ Albert Camus or Jean Paul Sartre could cook up. The Art of Loving is a very concise and pithy read‚ it is written in the terse lucid style of gospel‚ each word in each line serving a critical function. This is not a writer’s style nor is a critic’s but that
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When I was a little girl‚ my grandmother told me a lot of interesting legends with handsome and kind princes that were always in my mind‚ so I had a dream of marrying an ideal husband like them. Now‚ I would still like to marry a charming prince‚ I always believe that one day‚ I will meet my ideal lover and build a happy family with an ideal husband. Some women say that a husband is impossible to find‚ but an ideal one may be easier to find. The qualities of the ideal husband are probably different
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Midterm Questions * English 101 * Fall (2014) 1‚ The primary theme of the story concerns the mindless adherence to rituals‚ and that is symbolically represented most by the black box. The black box is a physical manifestation of the villagers’ connection to tradition and also the focal point of the lottery. The current black box is not the original one‚ though pieces from the old box have always been used to make the new one until the time of this box. When it gets too worn or dilapidated‚ it
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Analysis of “After You My Dear Alphonse” “After You My Dear Alphonse” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson. It was first printed in 1943 in The New Yorker. The story takes place in the kitchen of a white American mother‚ about the same time as it is written. The only characters who appear in the text are the mother (Mrs. Wilson)‚ her son Johnny and Johnny’s new black friend Boyd. The protagonist in this story is Mrs. Wilson. It is also a third person narrator from her point of view. The
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My Ex-Husband Gabriel Spera That’s my ex-husband pictured on the shelf‚ Smiling as if in love. I took it myself With his Leica*‚ and stuck it in that frame We got for our wedding. Kind of a shame To waste it on him‚ but what could I do? (Since I haven’t got a photograph of you.) I know what’s on your mind-you want to know Whatever could have made me let him go- He seems like any woman’s
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How I Met My Husband Donielle Miller Eng 125 03/02/2014 The story of “How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro (1974)‚ is a story about a young naïve farm girl that had very little education or money‚ she was hired as a worker for a wealthy family. She finds love where and when she least expected to‚ all the while she was maturing into a lady. Edie get her first encounter with men and romance. The story is told in first person point of view‚ through the eyes of Edie and
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A Good Husband There is a theory that every woman believes: a good husband does not exist. Love isn’t finding someone perfect; it is loving someone imperfect‚ perfectly. A good husband is someone that has the eight qualities of a man. They show love and affection‚ respect vows‚ protect the family‚ adapt to change‚ provide structure and create great bond for the family‚ also are genuine and loyal‚ and demonstrate sensitivity. A good husband is a man who can see the pain behind a fake smile‚ and
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I’m sharing this because it is thought-provoking. I wish you could forward it to every youth known to you‚ so they can have a piece of it. And let the sleeping giants rise. "My Dear Nigerian Youths"‚ by Prof. Isa. I am very angry and that is why I am addressing you. You are the source of my anger and I want to vent my spleen- maybe not at you directly- but at the arrogance of your ignorance. You sit in front of a computer and rant all day through social media but with every click‚ you make money
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Another Bradstreet’s poem was called Upon the Burning of Our House as the poem itself taught Bradstreet and the readers just as myself the same message as the poem‚ In Memory of My Dear Grandchild. The message was to continue to believe in their faith of religion and to feel human emotions such as sorrow. In the poem started with the lines‚ “In silent night when rest I took/For sorrow near I did not look/ I wakened was with thundering noise/ And piteous shrieks of dreadful noise” (Bradstreet‚ 105
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Blueprint 1 A Blueprint for Coming of Age Blueprint 2 The short story How I Met my Husband is a story about a fifteen year old girl who has a coming of age experience while working for a doctor and his wife. The author‚ Alice Munro utilizes several literary techniques to convey a very relatable theme‚ that of young idealized romance and the ironies we learn about
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