Introduction: "No big deal. Just three stories" Steve Jobs (Transcript Line 4 = TL4) said in the beginning of his speech in Stanford University commencement ceremony in 2005. My analysis will argue that in these three life stories Jobs shares with the audience his life philosophy, and suggest that if they listen to his tips, they would have a better life. I am interested to understand which artistic and rhetorical tools he used to persuade the audience in his ideas. My question is whether Steve Jobs can
The “Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe opens with a narrator telling a story where there is a murder of and old man for no good reason by an insane person. The narrator tries to convince the reader that he is not insane, even though he stalks and kills an old man. Who knew an eye would give someone a reason to commit murder? Throughout the story many clocks, time passing, and watches are referenced. The short story is represented with many morals/themes. Throughout the short story sanity, guilt
“None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone” (Brainyquote). I’ve always yearned to write novels that involve romance, yet twist with happy endings. It’s important to me that my characters are idealistic and realistic. It makes my novels seem more relatable and appealing to my readers. My goal as an author is to make my stories as realistic as possible. I’m considered the master of romance as my love for the roots of Greek tragedies
Being a patient is unpleasant. But can you imagine you are a paralyzing stroke patient? My dearest grandfather suffered from paralyzing stroke in the past seven years. It was a bolt from the blue when my mother notified me this broken-hearted news. I remember I cried loudly in the ward when I saw my grandfather lie on the sickbed. At the very beginning he received physiotherapies. After a few weeks later, my grandfather transferred to the department of Chinese Medicine for acupuncture and massage
of the story Miss Mackenzie, an elderly yet not a grumbling spinster, rather a polite and a spirited one is shown to share an intrinsic bond with nature. She lives amidst the serene hills in the Himalayan Mulberry Cottage. A cat shares the snug refuge with her and the wide range of the Himalayan flora, the dahlias, chrysanthemums, gladioli, the highland orchids, the wild begonia, the purple salvia, the blue gentian, the purple columbine, the anemone and the edelweiss are close to her heart. She grows
Love is said to be the strongest feeling in the world. It has broken the hearts of some and made the life of others a better place. Love links most things in this world. It almost has no conditions or boundaries. We don’t know exactly what love is and where it comes from, but one thing is sure; we are nothing without love. There are times when we feel shy and timid, when we are afraid of expressing the love we feel. Some people can speak about love through the use of poems. Some poems tell a story;
important, not only in one’s daily life but also, in relationships. If a relationship lasts for a long time, it is considered to be a good one; and when individuals invest their time to build a relationship, yes, they last forever. It is a human tendency to start judging relationships with regard to time. But, when one finds that someone special, who captures the heart at first sight, he cannot wait for time to revolve frequently in watch (what is he trying to say?). True love is the product of deep affection
fiction short stories, most, if not all, focusing on various possible futures. Typically, the characters and plots featured in his short stories varied, but they all supported the idea that Bradbury was hoping to warn people away from being controlled or replaced by their own creations. He also writes in the theme that “boring” daily life should be treasured before it, too, is stolen by technology’s influence. Going on walks, small talk, and other small, unnoticeable parts of daily life shouldn’t
THE ROLE OF WOMEN AS DEPICTED IN A SELECTION OF SHORT STORIES BY KATHERINE MANSFIELD Any time I think of Modernism, the names of some of the greatest writers belonging to the literary panorama of the movement come to my mind. Names such as Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce or W. B. Yeats are indispensable when talking about the movement that is often thought of in terms of experimentation with literary form and expression. Modernism was driven by its desire to go against tradition and by its
the narrator Nick Carraway and his wealthy and mysterious neighbour Jay Gatsby who is obsessed with a married woman Daisy Buchanan, Nick’s cousin. However, this novel is not only about love with its multiplicity and cobwebs. It is a fascinating life story of a man, his dream, his pursuit of the dream, and personal life failures. Once being poor and unable to marry the woman he loved, Jay Gatsby becomes rich and popular and decides to make up for lost time. He finds Daisy and meets her. Unfortunately