...Cusk The main theme in this short story is how to be forced to choose between the unconditionally love between a father-son relationship and a love affair with a grownup. “I was obsessed with her from the start.” Love between a parent and a child does not need attention consisting of flattering words, acts or any other trifles but it is rather based on family bonds which will always differ from other kinds; for the reason that the involved people share the same blood and genes. This kind of relationship can bear a whole lot of pressure; even in most difficult times. There is one thing this kind of love cannot take care of is romance which we only experiences within an adult relationship; between man and woman. The short story is set in present-day London where the narrator called Alan lives an ordinary life with his wife Sally and their son Ian. Sally get’s some kind of depression, it might be a birth depression, right after having Ian which pretty much makes it Alan’s job alone to raise little baby Ian. “Sally couldn’t bear him near her. His crying made her mad;” This decision of Sally’s to not be near her own son gives Alan the opportunity to get about In London and see and explore new things he never thought would make his interest. Alan brings his little son with him everywhere; also in his dreams he dreams – “not the same dream, different dreams, but they’re all sort of similar.” Ian is his little sunshine, his everything. “You love him, she said. Yes. More than your...
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...TOPIC: Story of Love and Adventure: Cupid and Psyche Prepared By: Jem Mirachelley J. Mabalot I. OBJECTIVES a. To know the connection between Cupid And Pysche. b. To identify the significance of trust in our lives. c. To appreciate things they have now. II. SUBJECT MATTER a. Topic: Story of Love and Adventure: Cupid And Psyche b. References: Hamilton, E. (2012). The Classical Bestseller Mythology, New York; Grand Central Publishing. 96-104. www.elfwood.com www.shmoop.com/cupid-psyche/summary c. Materials * Projector * Powerpoint Presentation * Pictures * VISUAL AIDS d. Introduction of the Author Apuleius (/ˌæpjʉˈliːəs/; also called Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis, Berber: Afulay; c. 125 – c. 180 C.E.) was a Latin-language prose writer. He was a Numidian Berber and lived during the Roman period.[1] He was from Madaurus (now M'Daourouch, Algeria). He studied Platonist philosophy inAthens; travelled to Italy, Asia Minor and Egypt; and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the attentions (and fortune) of a wealthy widow. He declaimed and then distributed a witty tour de force in his own defense before the proconsul and a court of magistrates convened in Sabratha, near ancient Tripoli, Libya. This is known as the Apologia. e. Values Infused The values infused in the lesson is Having love and trust...
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...Erosive – Ali Smith “The waking thought of her, sunlit and new, then the all-day hopeful lightheadedness, and behind it all, dull as a blown-out light bulb, the fact of the word never.” (ll. 5-7 p. 1). The quote is from the nameless main character in Ali Smith’s short story “Erosive” from 2003. As the quote implies Ali Smith tells the story of unrequited love. Through post modernistic techniques he portrays the main characters coping with hopeless love. A distinctive feature of post-modernistic literature is that they are often open to interpretation. The story can therefore be analyzed in multiple ways, and the observations I have made are not “set in stone”. The main character in “Erosive” is a first-person narrator who falls in love with a girl he sees on the street.”(…) it is as if someone hit me across the back of the head with a baseball bat or plugged me into a socket whose powers light up my whole body.” (ll. 8-9, p. 153) He paints a picture of himself being struck by lightning, to describe his feelings towards the girl. The metaphor especially underlines the intensity of his emotions, given that lightning is a particular strong force. However, the girl he’s in love with does not love him back, and as the title indicates, his love has an erosive impact on him and his mental state. Ali Smith uses a tree to symbolize his state of mind. “The larger new leaves, the fronts of which look clear and clean, have insects packed like bricks on their undersides and the edges...
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...Nick’s family. Nick is driving home, with Joe Garner and Joe’s family. It’s late on the fourth of July: Americas Independence Day. On the ride home, they meet nine drunken Indians, alongside the road. They arrived home; Nick gets to hear the Garners, racists’ opinions about the Indians. He feels confused, because he is in love with the Indian girl, Prudence Mitchell. As Nick gets home his father tells Nick, that he has seen Prudence and Frank Washburn together. When Nick hears that, it breaks his heart. 2) Question 3. The story takes place in the mid-vest part of America, it’s warm and sandy. The story takes place in a village, and the date is the fourth July. The point of view is over the hills, in Petoskey. The time is at evening/night. Question 6. The story is a highly charged, unfriendly, hopeful, hostile and loving story. 3) Question 7. The themes in the story are: growing up, illegitimate love, racial love and generation gap. Question 10. In the start of the story, we hear about 9 drunken Indians. The tenth Indian is Prudence Mitchell, she is very important to the story. She has a name and a last name; the other Indians are pointless to the story. Prudence is different; she is not like the other Indians. 4) In Ernest Hemingways short story the attitude is objective, Hemingways opinion about Indians did not express in short story. In the song “ten little Indians” the attitude about the Indians is very bad. I think the song describes how stupid Indians are...
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...and Claim God’s Promises 5 Principle 5: Surrendered 6 Principle 6: Servant 7 Principle 7: One Master 8 Principle 8: Personal Pursuit 9 Principle 9: Grace-Filled 9 Principle 10: Knows the Power of Words 10 Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 Introduction Many books and resources are available around the buzzing, modern topic of “Leadership.” To gather my personal definition of leadership, I have chosen to use different principles gathered from the Biblical writings to construct the foundation and structure to eternal, God-blessed leadership. The below principles are explained through essay conversations that includes concepts as well as personal stories from my journey toward biblical leadership. Principle 1: Acknowledge My Maker For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.[1] God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.[2] As a college student, I wrestled with the concept that God’s love for me, pointed back to himself. Love in my world terminated with me. “Anna, I love you because you are funny; I love you because you are talented.” During this wrestling season, God gave me a vision of the...
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...film about loyalty, devotion and undying love “ - It’s about “Hachiko: A dog’s tale”, an American movie based on the true story about a dog in Japan, who had been waiting for his owner to return from work at the station every day until the owner passed away at the beginning of the 20th century. Scripted by Stephen P. Lindsey and directed by Lasse Hallstrom, this drama film released in August 2009 with a mainstream budget. Parker Wilson found a lost puppy at the station and took the dog to his home because the station controller refused to take care of the puppy. He named the dog “Hachi” after he learnt about Japanese symbol’s meaning on the dog’s collar. There seemed to be a bond between the professor and Hachi. Every morning, when Parker left for work, Hachi followed him to the train station and every later afternoon, the dog walked to the station, waited patiently for the owner to return from work and then they went home together. One day, Parker suddenly had a heart attack and died at work meanwhile Hachi was still waiting patiently for him at train station. He was lying in the snow and waited for many hours until Parker’s son in-law came and brought him to home. The dog didn’t realize that his owner wouldn’t come back ever again so next morning, Hachi returned to the trained station and waited from dawn till dusk , and the next day, he tried to escape from his new owner’s house to come to the train station again as usual. So day by day, Hachi walked to the train station and...
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...‘’The Dress’’ Julia Darling ’’The Dress’’ is a short story about a single mother who lives with her two teenage daughters, Rachel and Flora. In the story we hear about their daily life with fights between Rachel and Flora, how the mother feel and how she reacts to these fights. It seems like the family lives in a rich and wealthy place, because of the expensive restaurant and the Café Malata where Flora is drinking some cocktails with Alberto. The mother in the story is divorced from her daughters’ father, and it didn’t seem that she since divorce has had strength to find a new man. She is forty and works as a bereavement counselor, where she is helping people with their troubles. Her relationship to her teenage daughters is not very well. The daughters have often fights and as their mother she always has to interfere to get her daughters apart. At her work she always meet people with sadness, who she has to help, and then when she come home she want to have a break and relax, but it is not the case, because of her daughters fight: ‘’I’m forty, the mother said. She felt sorry for herself. All day she had sat with tearful needy people. It was her birthday, and she wanted to relax. She wanted to feel loved’’, (page. 10 line. 18-19). At the restaurant she is talking about to leave her job and instead make something with jewellery, because she does not want to live the rest of her life...
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...Spunk: Three Tales by Zora Neale Hurston at the 14th Street Playhouse on September 25, 2013, presented the audience with a very culturally embellished version of Hurston’s original three tales: “Sweat,” “Story in Harlem Slang,” and “The Gilded Six Bits.” Zora Neale Hurston strived to portray the reality of life as an African American in the early 1900s through native dialect in her short stories and novels. Her most notable production, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is a prime example of her effort to illustrate the life of the everyday Negro in search of a better life. Each of the short stories portrays a different, yet comparable view on African American culture in separate areas of the United States. Director Hilda Willis depicts this play, adapted by George C. Wolfe, in the most literal variation of Hurston’s original stories; the actors from True Colors Theatre Company perform the short stories verbatim. This production is energized with selections of blues music to help the audience feel the attitude of the era in which the play occurs. Wolfe’s adaptation of Hurston’s Spunk infused the original three short stories with delineative and characteristic blues music, highlighting the mood during the era of the Harlem Renaissance and Black Migration. “Sweat” tells the story of a woman named Delia who suffers in an abusive relationship with her husband, Sykes. Her husband tries multiple methods of coercing Delia to leave, including verbal abuse and bringing a venomous snake into...
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...about the short story “County Lovers”, by Nadine Gordimer. This story caught my attention because of the fact that is a story about inter-racial love. I come from a multi-racial family. Reading this story gave me a different view on how difficult society can be when it comes to inter-racial love. The analytical approach that I chose for this story is formalist approach. I chose this approach because the setting was during a time that mixing races were unthinkable. This approach focuses on the form and development of the literary work itself ( p.414 ). This story is about two childhood friend from different races who grow to love each other yet they cannot be together because of their race. From the beginning of the story, the author lets us know that this will be a story of inter-racial relationships. Paulus Eyendyck is white and grew up on the farm along with black children. Thebedi who is black caught Paulus attention and they became friends. As they grew older the two form an attraction for each other and began to sneak around the farm to spend time with each other. As time grew on Paulus went away to school, Thebedi became pregnant but did not tell Paulus about this and was arranged to be married to Njabulo. On a visit back home Paulus found out about the baby that Thebedi had and when to her right away. When he saw the baby he knew that it was his child. He wanted Thebedi to take the baby away or give it up. The child mysteriously dies the next day. There is...
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...answers below each question. 1. Read the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20. a. Briefly list the commandments. * I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. * You shall have no other gods before me. * You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. * You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. * Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. * Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. * You shall not murder. * You shall not commit adultery. * You shall not steal. * You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. b. How do the first four commandments differ from the last six? Commandments 1–4 teach love for God. Commandments 5–10 teach love for others. 2. Read the Beatitudes, the blessings of Jesus in the opening verses of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 5:1-12. Which one is repeated and emphasized? “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who are...
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...”The Order of Things” “The Order of Things” is a short story written by Judy Troy in 2007. The short story is a third person limited narrator. We see the short story from Carl’s life. We know what Carl is thinking, feeling and the experiences he is having. Carl is a middle-age man in the earlier forties. Carl is six feet tall, angular features, pale eyes and light hair. Carl lives together with his wife and his teenage daughter. His wife is a teacher, and the marriage seems to be perfect, until they move to Wortland where Carl meets Lily. Carl is the priest in Wortland, and the church and faith means a lot to him. Carl is a very shy man; he is split between what he is feeling and what he should be doing. The father of Carl taught Carl never to take chances, but to be prepared for what is next. Carl had grown up believing that was possible. Carl and Lily looks the same. They were each in their early forties, married to teachers, and they are both six feet tall, angular features, pale eyes and light hair, and they have each recently lost a sibling to cancer. In the years since Carl and his family arrived to Wortland, Carl had not been able to stop thinking about Lily. Carl is occupied in Lily; he is not able to think of other than Lily, he is noticing everything at Lily, and he feels that they had met before; Carl has that believing that it is the destiny that has brought them together. The first time Carl and Lily are together, they do it in a hotel. At first Carl is against...
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...It comprises of the story of a caterpillar, describing interesting facts and fictions. The colourful illustrations are sure to strike a chord or two in your child’s heart. https://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0399226907/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0399226907&pd_rd_r=6NATFJM7ZA1X4E5JSPK8&pd_rd_w=RywcK&pd_rd_wg=Ibsja&psc=1&refRID=6NATFJM7ZA1X4E5JSPK8 7. I Love You Through and Through By Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, Caroline Jayne Church Little children are highly fascinated by rhyming stories and this one’s just the same. I Love You Through And Through beautifully depicts the love between a child and a teddy bear. The appealing words are coupled with eye-catching illustrations to keep the children hooked, while they’re learning to read. It is sure to instil feeling of loving in your little one. You can also shop for a version of this book that comes along with the exact same teddy bear as seen in the illustrations. https://www.amazon.com/I-Love-You-Through/dp/0439673631/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1490795550&sr=1-1&keywords=i+love+you+through+and+through+board+book 8. Gossie By Olivier...
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...believe that Joe was thankful that he had somewhere to go, but was regretful that he would have to sacrifice his independence and freedom, and have to become a “subject animal now.” He would be assuming the role of one of his work horses. 3. The events of Mabel’s life have molded her into a determined and strong willed woman. Her strengths are not apparent, because the story also reveals her weaknesses. Through much of the story, Mabel is suicidal and depressed. However, Mabel has been the glue that has held her family together since the death of her father, and she took great pride in that fact. Stability was the only thing that she lived for since the passing of her mother. The depression starts to overwhelm the character due to the sense of self sufficiency dwindling. The family has no more money, and Mabel feels that there is nothing to live for. Mabel’s brother’s treat her as a servant. She is not fond of them for this reason, but continues to perform motherly acts, such as clearing the breakfast table after them. Everyone has a plan besides Mabel. The family has but a few days...
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...9 Days – A Jamaican Country Mystery – Dr. Conrad Dyer 9 Days – A Jamaican Country Mystery, a young boy talks about his family and those surrounding him. Spoken in first narrative provides the reader to place themselves in the shoes of the characters. The story sets in a small town in Jamaica, where a body was brought ashore after the Hurricane Charlie. In 1951, Hurricane Charlie killed more than 150 people in Jamaica. However in this case, that didn’t happen, “a murderer was on the loose” Hurricane Charlie was not affiliated with this death. Someone killed this woman, and that person was in the small rural town of Jamaica, where everyone is a suspect. The woman was in a water tank, where she drowned before washed ashore. The narrator in this case is the one who evaluates each individual to the woman. In the first chapter, before the hurricane, the narrator’s dog has become motionless and stops barking, this signifies death of someone and the dog senses this. A gathering occurred to calm the villagers, but everyone was pointing at the other, and claiming that the dog is just hungry. Many accusations lead to J.B., a strong man who is usually compared with Samson. His conduct is usually scary, for people make rumors about him, even though most of it is not true, however they still live off the fact that he has done those things. After J.B. left the narrator found a beautiful pocket knife, this belongs to J.B., and the young child felt as if it’s a perfect gift for him. Young...
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...Where can the story of Enoch taken up to heaven are found in the Bible? ANS Genesis 5:18-24 2. Quote 1 Peter 2:11-12. ANS. Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visit us. 3. What is the name of Enoch`s father? ANS. Jared 4. How old was Enoch`s father when he gave birth to him? ANS. 162 years. 5. After Enoch`s father gave birth to him, he lived for how many years before he died? ANS. 800 years 6. Jared lived for how long before his death? ANS. 962 7. Enoch gave birth to a son when he was 65years. What is his name? ANS. Methuselah 8. Enoch walked with God for how long after giving birth to his son? ANS. 300 years 9. Enoch had only a son. True / False. ANS. False. 10. Enoch walk with God, he later died and was buried. True / False. ANS. False 11. According to 1 Peter 2:11, the Bible says we should abstain from sinful desire because it fights against our mind. True/False. ANS. False ( against our soul) 12. We should only live good lives when we are in church and at home. True / False. ANS False 13. When people in the world see your good work, who do they give glory to? ANS. God 14. The widow of Zarephath `s story can be found where in the Bible? ANS. 1Kings 17:7-16 15. Quote 2 Corinthians 9:7. ANS. “each...
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