Narrative Rough Draft

Authors are given the dynamic potential to create an image in a reader’s mind that would previously be unimaginable. They are given a power to control one’s imagination, word by word, page by page. Donald Barthelme, Robert Frost, and J.D Salinger are all captavating authors because of their strong authority on their stories. However, one of the most notorious examples of this unique influence is in the short story A Mickey Mantle Koan by David James Duncan. Beautifully written, Duncan tells a story of an impeccably timed tragedy. Shortly after David’s brother John, who was a complete baseball fanatic, passes away of heart complications, David receives a signed ball from John’s hero, Mickey Mantle. However, contradicting what the reader may

It was any other night of coon hunting. There were two buddies that went just about

The story Camp Harmony by Monica Stone is about a young Japanese American girl that writes about her and her family's adaption so far at Camp Harmony. The girl and her family sat on the bus quietly only hearing a chatter from a group of university students who began to sing college songs. Some of the other people on the bus stared angrily at the group of students which caused them to raise their voices only to wake a baby up. At noon, the bus had arrived to a small town. Some of the passengers were excited to see what it looked like and others just commented on what they had thought about it. Once the bus had stopped Jim the young man that had helped them into the bus had gotten off and said “Ok, folks, all off at Yokohama, Puyallup.” Everyone

Abode, casa, house, there are literally a thousand definitions of the word home, but what is the true meaning? Over millenniums, The word home has evolved and with its so has its definition. Now with such a wide variety of opinions, what is the universally true way to call home.

In the novel “ The Great Gatsby” F. Scott Fitzgerald presents corruption and decay through the symbolism of Tom and Daisy’s home, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, and the desolate land of the valley of ashes.

Hank and his son, Hill Billy have been living on the bayou for as long as Hill Billy can remember. Hill Billy was a young man waiting to go into the army but he didn’t want to leave his dad nothing so Hill Billy decided to make some money by selling coon skins. For this he would need his blue tick coon hound, Camo to trap the raccoons in the trees, and his dad 's old 12 gauge sawed off shotgun. Hill Billy told his father the plan of getting money by selling coon skins, but didn’t really say for what. Hank told Hill Billy not to go out to look for coons today because there was rain expected in the next 5 hours(5:00). Hill Billy thought “That 's in 5 hours though”. Despite what his dad said Hill Billy went out in the boat, which

I chose a mirror to represent Ralph. When the boys hold an election for chief, Ralph is elected on the basis that he’s pretty. He confidently says “we want to be rescued, so we shall be rescued.” Ralph has charisma so this statement is just left unchallenged by the boys. He has no better idea about when they’ll be rescued than the rest of them! This logic is paperthin, and so is a mirror. It has no depth about what it shows. It shows everything superficially. Also, Ralph doesn’t have many original ideas. When he and Piggy find the conch, Piggy is the one who shows him how to use it as a trumpet. He also says so himself in Chapter 5, saying he can’t think, not like Piggy. As we know, Piggy represents ideas and knowledge, but he often doesn’t get listened

From many moons ago The narrator has treated sonny as though he isn't his brother ,but as his son without intention.

In fiction, the narrator controls how the audience connects to and perceives the various characters in a story. A good author can manipulate the narration to connect the audience to certain characters and deepen the reader’s understanding of their conflicts. In “Previous Condition” and “Sonny’s Blues,” James Baldwin illustrates themes of loneliness and isolation in the pursuit of finding a space that feels like home. Although this theme is clear in both stories, Baldwin is able to portray it very differently in each story through the relationship he allows the reader to the characters struggling with these feelings. While “Previous Condition” provides a more intimate relationship to the narrator, “Sonny’s Blues” is able to deliver an additional level of understanding by telling the story through Sonny’s brother, therefore disconnecting the reader in a way that forces him or her to share the characters’ feelings of isolation and confusion.

On Sunday, January 3, 2016 at approximately 1900 hours, I received a telephone call from Sgt. John Sanzone, who told me there was a drive by shooting that had just occurred. Sgt. Sanzone assigned me as the CSI lead on this case.

"Sometimes we need someone to simply be there. Not to fix anything, or to do anything in particular, but just to let us feel that we are cared for and supported."

Imagine waking up not knowing who you are. Phoebe Kitanidis wrote the book Glimmer. The main characters of this book are Elyse Alton and Marshall King. It is about two teenagers who wake up in bed together, naked. Neither of them have any idea how they got there or even who they are. They don’t know each other, which leads them both to be confused and a little weirded out as to why they wake up intertwined in each other. They have to put that all aside and work together to figure out who they are and how they got there. They stumble across several obstacles while trying to get their lives back, like Elyse’s family not believing her when she says she doesn’t remember anything about her life. The two teens feel as if something is off about this perfect little town they’re in. It’s in the middle of Colorado, but it’s always warm due to the climate being controlled by a glacier. They both sense that something isn’t quite right about where they are or who the people are that claim to be their friends and family. They uncover some secrets about the town that may lead to the reason why they woke up with no recollection of who they were before waking up.

One breezy and sunny Thursday in Cincinnati Ohio, eighteen year old Tony Dorsey was just coming home from his last baseball game before summer break. He lived in a two story, white suburban home with his parents Jim and Melissa Dorsey. “I’m home!” Tony called as he opened the door.

In the scene ROGER OUT OF HIS MISERY, Jake is pulled in with the crooked cops lead by Alonzo to “tax” Roger. This is part of the crooked cop business. They get themselves in a bind and they make others pay for it. Alonzo is the head that abusing his power as a cop. He uses his power to kill his own friend Roger for their gain. Roger never knew it was coming, until it happened. Poor Roger loses his life, When all he was, was a friend to Alonzo. Then Alonzo makes up a story about the whole situation that each of of his team backs him up for, a story that makes the Roger the bad guy. Jake tried to get out of it, but Alonzo threatens his life and his family. He gave Jake no choice to be the good guy that he is. To Alonzo it’s his way or the highway. The whole scene shows how evil and corrupt Alonzo and his Narcotics team really is. Alonzo plans everything and makes sure that everything goes his way, or he will fix it by pulling the trigger.

In Grade Five, I was like the new student, just like every year, a short girl, Asian, with tan skin, long hair black as coal, and can 't seem to find her place and purpose. I looked so different, anyone can easily spot me if they look in a crowded classroom. I 'm from the tropics, where the sun’s rays always hit the top of the people 's head. The sun, that tans their flesh and made their skin dark in different shades, the crystal, clear, ocean, the white sands in their backyard, bamboos, mango trees, and waterfalls, called the Philippines. I never considered US as a home, I had many American friends, who I called my “ besties,” but eventually, they will stop being my friends and act like strangers the next year, and I was used to that.