Gamecock

The Colonel by Carolyn Forché is told from the perspective of a person visiting a governor, the Colonel, during a time of strife in a province or country. Presumably, the protagonist had come to negotiate some form of peace and rights for the people and is met with the Colonel’s collection of ears as a token of hostility. The story begins very calm and slow; however, it later escalates to a more suspenseful turn of events. Carolyn Forché creates her energy from the tension build-up, the shock value, and the pace she utilizes in her story. Toward the beginning of the tale, Forché describes the Colonel’s home. It is fairly odd as “broken bottles were embedded in the walls around the house to scoop the kneecaps from a man’s legs or cut his hands to lace” and “on the windows there were gratings like those in liquor stores” (Forché). No normal person has a house like the Colonel’s home and the appearance helped me compare it to my own home and what I consider commonplace. When Forché described the house in that approach, not only did I feel inclined to read more but also inspired to discover the reason for all the defenses around the house. Forché hooked the reader with the odd, dangerous household and spurred questions for the reader, pulling their interest into the story. The pace of the story was another aspect that caught my attention. Forché presents the beginning well and sets the scene peacefully, describing the normal day actions of the household and the good time the…

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Today a legend steps down. University of South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier called it quits on a storied career. The Head Ball Coach, as he’s known by many, had a great run. He won over 228 games. He’s the winningest coach at both Florida and South Carolina. He took two struggling programs in Duke and South Carolina to new heights. At the age of 70 Coach Spurrier decided it was time to step down. He also did it in the middle of the season which some people including myself…

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