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My New York Story Nothing ever happens in Flushing. Every day, I see cars zip by from my living room window, while the occasional airplane flies overhead to LaGuardia Airport, 20 minutes from my house. The most action my neighborhood has ever seen was during Hurricane Sandy, when a giant tree collapsed onto the house across the street. However, the Upper West Side, specifically 72nd to 81st street, is my escape. Unlike Flushing, there is diversity and action on every block. Small cars, bright yellow

New Orleans was home to many proud people who loved their roots. It was well known that the night life never stopped there along with the vibrant music. The nightlife and music were the two lonesome things that Kol actually enjoyed about the town in Louisiana. Everything else in the French Quarter brought back unwelcome memories for him. Many family feuds occurred there in the past. If it wasn’t for Rebekah, he would be lounging in Milan instead of driving up to his family’s home. The house happened

The New Jersey Devil The Legend of the Jersey Devil is the most prominent legend that is told to citizens of New Jersey; it is mainly told to elementary school aged children. There are a variety of settings that the story has; however, the most common location that is used when retelling the tale is Leeds Point, NJ, which is in the Pine Barrens region of the state. This tale of the Jersey Devil recounts the existence of a supernatural creature that is said to have terrorized the New Jersey Pine

Old Testament and the New Testament into one chronicle event moving along the time line to teach and understand the mission of the church. It follows the events of “knowing the story” and where the church came from and where it is headed. Clearly the church is not complete as Jesus has not returned so the work is still on going. The story continues to be written. Christians today, just as the Jewish people did back during the times of the Old Testament, need to know the story and to do that we need

Marcelle Tikka Into the New Millennium Given the ever-changing and quick-paced life of the millennials, the American short story has gone through changes as well. Society norms are shifting, reflecting the present values of a culture that demands acceptance in religion, gender, and race. As with all the ages of the American short story, the author’s writings are affected by the social and cultural changes around them. Through the advancements of the internet and mass media globalization of information

The July 20, 2015 edition of The New Yorker magazine, contains short story “Ghosts and Empties”. The name of which drew me in. Typically when you hear such a title, you gear yourself in the direction of a mystery, suspense, or even a thriller. I was pleasantly surprised when the story took a different turn than I was expecting. The story follows an unnamed narrator on her nightly walks through her neighborhood. As I read the story “Ghosts and Empties”, many thoughts passed through my head. I thought

The short story, New Directions, By Maya Angelou is about a black woman, Annie Johnson, based in Arkansas in 1903. The story goes into her struggle of trying to stay out of poverty, care for her sons, and learn to survive on her own after her husband leaves her for the church. She shows strength and perseverance throughout the story, even though she had to do it on her own. It’s a story that shows strength, perseverance, and bravery. It reminds you that you can still make a name for yourself, even

“ What do you need mom!” Helena’s mother told helena to come downstairs to talk. Helena looked down at her phone as he mother was talking to her. Her mother said, “ we are moving to New York.” Helena looked up at her mom with an empty and surprised look,” B-b-b- but why? This is so sudden mom… why are we moving to New York?” Helena’s mother replied,” because your father and I have found a great job that will earn us almost 1,000 dollars a week… so we have to move.. Sorry about your friends but it

Santana 07/27/2017 Midterm, Exam 5 Short Story Analysis Analysis of New Directions By Maya Angelou Maya Angelou mirrors her life of trials with 'New Directions.' her life began without much promise, with tenacity and diligence Angelou was able to brighten her horizon. 'New Directions' gives readers a relatable and uplifting story of triumph, whose main characters intent was pure and noble. Annie Johnson gives struggling readers who can relate to her story an ally and speaks to readers morality and

The Value of Freedom in “The Story of an Hour” and “A New England Nun” A prevailing theme of American literature in the early nineteenth century was freedom and individualism of characters in a story. The concept of freedom is portrayed in two pieces of American literature- Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s “A New England Nun”. In both stories, the two women, Louise and Louisa, are freed from suppressed relationships from their partners. A feeling of joy surpasses