Manette to talk about his first years in the prison was when Lucie and him were sitting underneath the plane-tree and were talking about if she should be happy that she is getting married or sad because she will not be able to enjoy the amount of time she spends now with her father. Dr. Manette then reassures her and tells her that everything will be okay, “ I have felt that your life should not be wasted---” (189) he is saying that he does not want her life to be in ruins as his was in the Bastille. He then goes on to say that “the dark part of my life would have cast its shadow beyond myself, and would have fallen on you’ (190). Dr. Manette is saying that 105 North Tower would have made her have evil seeds inside of her if she would have not met Charles Darnay. He feels that now she is old enough to know the truth on why he becomes 105 North Tower.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Text two – Nonfiction extract (b) ‘… I was more aware of our difference.’ Explain the speaker’s relationship with his brother. 2 Here are three possible responses to this question: Alternative response 1 From the first line of the extract the metaphor of standing outside a door makes the reader conscious of the speaker’s sense of exclusion from his brother. He develops this sense of difference with reference to each person’s physical appearance, their relationships and their speech patterns. The difference he felt was clear in
He emphasizes the importance of a mother-son relationship and the effect of family morals. The two epiphanies are intertwined, however, they are different. Neil is experiencing his revelation directly in the story, because his mother is shying away from him. The reader is experiencing the revelation from an outside view, so we can see the bigger picture, and why Neil and Barbara’s relationship is diminishing. The striking part about these revelations is how the author connects with the reader.
Christian Flores WRC 1013-08 Ms Hudson October 16, 2012 Apollo 11 The myth busters are a group of scientist and special effects professionals that work together to solve their viewers questions about modern myths that deal with special effects for example, Apollo 11. They are made up of 5 people Adam Savage, Jaime Hyneman, Grant Imahara, Kary Byron, and Tory Belleci. Apollo 11 had and still has several conspiracy theories. One of the most common theories is that Apollo 11 was staged in a studio instead of being actual footage of man’s first steps on the moon. Since this is such an important part of history the myth busters wanted to prove that the Apollo 11 mission was in fact true.
He observed this eclipse in Berlin, where he moved in 1741. Here he worked in the Berlin Academy of Sciences and was appointed as head of the Berlin Observatory, and was also tutor to the nieces of King Frederich II of Prussia. Observations of the eclipse of the sun made by scientists of the day led them to believe that the moon did not contain sufficient atmosphere to provide the effects of diffraction or
In the poem “Singh Song!”, the poet uses repetition to show the persona of Singh as being very personal and intimate when he spends the little time that he has with his “newly bride”. The repetition of the word “baby” tells the reader that Singh is happy being married to his wife and that he gives her a high status in his life. The repetition of “my bride” is triple refrained which perhaps suggests that Singh has a surprising nature about his wife. This creates an interesting character as it tells us that he is willing to stop working and go against his father’s orders just to spend time with his wife. Despite the criticism he receives from his customers, Singh seems to hold his wife as a major and main priority in his life and could suggest that his emotional and mental wellbeing depends on his wife.
Analysis on Alison Bechdel’s “Old Father, Old Artificer” Alison Bechdel uses the creativity of visual art work and words to tell her story”Old Father, Old Artificer”. In her story, she uses the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus and the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, to illustrate the relationship of herself and her father. Throughout the story, she makes references to these tales to give reflect on the way she feels about her father and how she interprets their relationship as father and daughter. Alison Bechdel starts her story with herself and her father playing “Airplane.” They are on the rug as her father lifts her in to the air with his feet. As they finish playing their game, she states, “Considering the fate of Icarus after he flouted his advice and flew so close to the sun his wings melted, perhaps some dark humor intended” (80).
She and I began going out, and of course she told her blind man about it. She told him everything, or so it seemed to me” (Carver). The narrator shows his concern about the blind man coming to visit several times, for example: “She told him everything, or so it seemed to me. Now this same blind man was coming over to sleep in my house,” (Carver). The narrator is also concerned because, in his opinion, there is a physical attraction between his wife and the blind man.
In ‘The Manhunt’, the narrator’s compassion is for the mental anguish which her husband is obviously suffering and in ‘Nettles’ it is the father’s compassion for the physical wounds of his son. Both poets use unusual imagery to present the writer’s family member as needing protection. In ‘The Manhunt’, instead of the obvious representation of a soldier as strong and powerful, Laura’s husband is likened to fine, precious china, “the damaged, porcelain collar-bone”. This gives the reader a sense of his fragility following his injuries, with his punctured lung described as delicate “parachute silk”. These images show Laura’s tenderness for her husband and how she wants to protect him.
The Narrator, at the outset of the story, looks down upon the blind, seeing their disability as making them inferior to him. His interactions with Robert throughout the course of his visit turn that assumption on its head. The Narrator’s wife shares a special relationship with Robert. Years before the story takes place, the wife started working for Robert, reading to him. The two formed a strong friendship that carried on throughout the years, culminating in a special experience in which the blind man touched the wife’s face in order to more intimately get in touch with her.