Question by andrew: How do the two stories “The Giver” and “Pleasantville” lend themselves to a “lack of color” metaphor? Why was this metaphor used?What are the authors of both mediums trying to say with the use of the metaphor? Best answer: Answer by BlynddeIn both stories all color was taken out. Things were both [...]
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Nonsense Once there were two farmers. They shared a plot of land, and they had an agreement on who would grow which crops from year to year. The reason that they had to share the same land was rather complicated, and went back several generations. Technically, they were relatives, and shared in an inheritance, that [...]
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Sure Thing As I sat there, I wondered how in the world I had gotten into that situation. What had seemed like such a good idea had rapidly turned into a nightmare, and I was starting to become extremely desperate. At the very least I was going to end up in jail. My only question [...]
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Unexpected Chains Of Events The other day I had one of those nights where things end up much different than you planned. I figured it be a night when you start off thinking you are going to go out, grab a bite to eat, maybe watch a few play of the game on TV at [...]
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Remember Who You Are Once there was this guy who lived in the sewer. He didn’t really mind living in the sewer, as it allowed him to live a life free from the worries of most day-to-day frustrations and anxieties. He didn’t have much money, but he didn’t really need anything. This particular sewer that [...]
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Once Upon A Time I heard a pretty good story the other day on the radio. It was about these two guys back I Europe, a couple hundred years ago who had an interesting theory. I’m not exactly sure what their professions were, but I think it was some type of profession that had to [...]
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Outside! So there I was, waiting for my name to be called. She came out of the small room, reading off several names from a list. Not yet. I looked around the room, nervous people, some chatting some staring blankly off into space. Some studying the backs of their fingernails with feigned interest. Twenty minutes [...]
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Can You Repeat That Please? I remember once I played a game with a group of highly educated, professional ESL students I was teaching. I’ve heard this game called “Chinese whispers,” or the “telephone game,” or other things. I even remember playing it once or twice as a kid. And even with a group of [...]
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Finders Keepers So I went down to the video store the other day to return this DVD that I’d forgotten about. It was about three weeks overdue and I thought I might get into big trouble, or at least have to pay a big fine. I really should look into netflix or something similar. So [...]
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What’s The Meaning Behind That? I remember several years ago I was driving down the freeway, in a hurry to get someplace. I forget where, so obviously it couldn’t have been very important. I was zipping in and out of traffic, checking for cops behind me every few minutes. Just as I was about to [...]
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