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    Speaking the Truth     Confusion was aptly named as each of the characters in this book are confused. Each one of them has a unique way of dealing with the uncertainties that develop and each character becomes involved in the other’s confusion, thereby heightening their own. All of the characters’ confusion would have been vaporized if they had only spoken the words they needed to say. The author shows that age and gender does not prohibit someone from being confused and what we come away with is

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    During people’s life they communicate when they were awake, and when they were not talking. In daily life, people often produce a lonely, insignificant, low self-esteem, puzzled feeling, all of these are caused by the lack of communication with the world. In Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” he describe how a lonely wife get through the depress by sending tape with a blind man, and how blind man’s visiting her house change the stern type in her husband, in order to let him truly see the world. Carver

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    Art Enriches "Art does not solve problems, but makes us aware of their existence," sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has said. The ability to express oneself with arts has been not only therapeutic but educational. Arts learning can improve motivation, confidence, and teamwork. Art can encompass many different activities .Being a New Orleanian we are surrounded by all types of art. We don’t always take advantage of this rich cultural and sightsee all the city has to offer. That is

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    This book shows how 1 person can impact a lot in someone 's life. That person can be anyone. They can have major impacts. My grandfather died and he was a big role model to me because he showed me a lot of things I could do in life. Back in 1995 Jerry Garcia died, he was the lead singer for the grateful dead. That impacted their community a lot because the band was not whole

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    Carver’s short story “Cathedral” is about a man and a woman who are married. The woman’s blind friend Robert, whose wife just died is coming to stay with them because he plans on visiting his dead wife’s relatives nearby. Robert knew the man’s wife because she worked for him one summer, reading to Robert. The wife and Robert stayed in touch over the years by sending tapes to each other, and letting each other know about what was going on in their lives. When the man hears Robert is coming over he

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    As Drake, a three time grammy winning rapper, said in his high school graduation speech,“Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” These journeys can be hard, and in The Alchemist Santiago learns that his journey taught him a lot of the values that shape his personality. Paulo Coelho represents the “everyman” with Santiago, and uses his journey to communicate the moral of the novel which is the journey you follow while pursuing your Personal Legend is the treasure

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    Short Stories, Big Meanings: Hemingway’s Literary Techniques Hemingway is well known for his short stories. These concise stories aren’t short for lack of inspiration or laziness, but because they simply consist of everything that needed to be written. Many literary techniques are shared between Hemingway’s short stories, and yet every story is strikingly different in its own way. The techniques Hemingway uses in his writing make reading even his shortest stories an immersive literary experience

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    In Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, there are 29 pilgrims making their way to Canterbury to see the shrine to Thomas A’Becket, who was martyred there. They are accompanied by Chaucer, the narrator, and Harry Bailey, the host. The host proposes a storytelling contest to help pass the time. The Host is the sole judge of the contest, and each story is judged on its entertainment and moral factors. The winner will receive a free meal, paid for by all the other pilgrims upon their arrival back at the inn

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    Since Smartphones and chat applications is a main text tools for daily conversation, it happens also in relationship and dating world. Whether you are now in relationship or still approach someone, your conversation mostly happens in BBM, Whatsapp, Line, Telegram Messenger and the like. With so many option of great chat applications out there, it is completely change the way people sending messages. Nothing wrong with that as this is the gadget's era and Smartphones has many advantages, becomes more

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    In the poignant novel The Light Between Oceans, author M.L. Stedman successfully communicates central ideas through the use of literary techniques. Through the careful use of letters, particularly written by Tom, the growing guilt of his character due to his actions was successfully portrayed by Steadman. The grief endured by Hannah and Isabel is effectively depicted through the use of imagery. Tom and Isabel’s families. Toms moral dilemmas are portrayed through the symbolism of the lighthouse and

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