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    back on!" It was a typical day for George and his dad. Every morning while his dad takes him to school, they would drive by the pet store. George then would beg his father to buy him a goldfish, and, like usual, his father would say no. Ever since his class got new goldfish for their fish tank, he wanted a goldfish of his own. George has always wanted to be like his father. He looked up to him. At home, his father's office was restricted from him. One time, George asked why he wasn't allowed in…

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    of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?” and “I Am Malala” both give examples on how having a relationship with someone will impact their being. In “What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?” shows an example on how having a relationship with someone impacts their personality. There was a boy named Sergei that was…

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    Securing your happiness has it’s limits, but in order to find your happiness you have to go through fear to find it. In the short story, What of this Goldfish, Would you Wish it talks about being under pressure. Winning isn’t always everything, because sometimes winning can be painful in the long run. We’ve all have won and felt happiness in our lives, but there’s also fear and failure that looms over us when we don’t even know it. But what causes for fear is being pressured to do something to…

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    Have you ever gotten the chance to give someone else happiness? The stories “What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish”, and “The Lottery” define who we are as a person. The goldfish story defines who we are, because it shows that when we have the chance to make someone else the happiest they can be, we can either choose to take that opportunity or choose happiness for ourselves. Everyday someone is choosing between themselves or others, and your character is shown through the actions you choose.…

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    Based on “What of this Goldfish Would you Wish”, “The American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, and my own experience, our relationships with others define who we are by showing what we are passionate about. In “What of this Goldfish Would you Wish?” By. Etgar Keret Yoni, a young man is intrigued in making a documentary so he can knock on doors and ask people what they would wish for if they had three wishes from a magical goldfish. Yoni is interested to examine the different answers and to document…

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    defining the type of person we are. Whether we communicate with others well and help others out, your actions show the type of person you are. Like in the story “What, of this goldfish, would you wish?” Sergei would be looked as the type of person that is caring and puts others needs before his. He had a magical goldfish who granted him 3 wishes. His first wish used up when they discovered cancer in his sister the type of lung cancer that you don’t get better from. Sergei used up his second…

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    know what is right and what’s wrong. To begin with, a short story called “What of this Goldfish would you Wish’ is written by Etgar Keret. This is a story with plenty of explanations of how we are shaped as human beings and would probably be recommended for advice about this topic. It is about a man who is loving, caring and always trying to help someone besides himself. He had three wishes from his pet goldfish for that anything he wished for would guaranteed come true. Instead of wishing for…

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    forgets that relationships are not only those between each other but should include the necessary relationships with our surroundings. The stories: “What of this Goldfish, would you wish?”,”The wife’s story” , and “My so-called enemy” ; show that just because you were raised one way does not mean the other is wrong. “What, of this goldfish, would you wish” is the best example of how growing up in abject times does not make you a bad person. Sergei grew up in Russia where the KGB would come…

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    Wishing for desires of wanting is different from needing a wish that is beneficial. The theme of wishing for what is needed and wanted goes to the stories “The Monkey’s Paw” “What of this Goldfish, Would You Wish?” and “The Three Brothers.” These texts show different outcomes towards the theme and how all the choices affected the characters. Authors show the progression of the theme of focusing on what is needed rather than wanting through thinking, doing what is right, and knowing the…

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    I miss Goldy my goldfish because he was talented small and very careful. When I would come home from school Goldy would come out of his Crystal Cave and came swimming to the top of his fish bowl for me to feed him. After he ate he would do a wierd swim inn a circle and it would scare me when he played dead becuase he actuly looked like it. When we met I was at a fair cheerleading and then we went to go eat so we sat at a bench and ate, after we ate I started to kick my feat around when suddenly…

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