The New Yorker

JcPenney: A Narrative Essay on Life’s Most Embarrassing Moments The waiting room at JcPenney filled up with sunshine and magic. Everything was now lit up in a new spectacular way. The bench in front of me gave off a spectacular light that made the world seem beautiful. Everything that seemed magical to a six-year-old me still has the same effect to this day. When I was six years old, I hated the idea of shopping. The very thought of looking at clothes and other appliances for over an hour did…

stories as they are known to captivate the reader. Shirley Jackson is a very prolific author because she to brings a unique form of writing to her readers. This is seen through her many novels and short stories as the reader is greeted with something new in each one. “The Lottery” is no exception to this as it entails all of Jacksons best attributes. “The Lottery” depicts that all that glitters is not gold and tradition can be detrimental. The lottery begins on a summer day with all the…

blossoms disappear forever. That’s why people love this song after the really cold winter and then spring is coming. I think we need this song that make our mind be beautiful and warm. This year, after the “Cherry Blossom Ending” song released, the new spring season song release to us. When i saw the…

Beautiful Tuesday morning the sky is clear and the summer rays have begun to warm up the day. My everyday morning walk to school begins with the aroma of fresh cut grass and the sound of birds chirping. I begin to stroll my way to my friend Alejandra house which is a short distance away. Arriving to Alejandra house I lean against her picket fence give her a quick text to let her know I’m outside and wait. We greet each other with a simple side hug and continue our walk. Our walk to the high…

Home is not a place, but a reality — a set of circumstances that one is born in. But for the nearly 1.5 million street children in Pakistan, the only home they know is cruel, crowded and concrete. ABSTRACT We see children roaming on streets every day, they usually sell flowers, cloth, copies, toys, polish boots, and some survive on begging. There are 1.2 million children on streets of Pakistan including all the major cities and urban centers. According to UNICEF Street children are children…

winning a tremendous prize the ‘winner’ gets stoned to death. An old black box is the vessel that holds the townspeople fate, and after decades of use, it has become worn and shabby. Every year Mr. Summers tried to convince the townspeople to build a new box, yet every year “the subject [is] allowed to fade off without anything’s being done. (p.237)” Tradition is very important to the villagers and even the slightest idea of changing their ways upset many of them. This single-mindedness seals…

Short stories are “an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot.” (Merriam – Webster) These can have many differences and similarities. These factors could be the setting, the plot, the characters, point of view, tone, symbolism, theme, language, narrated time, content and more. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he…

Peasant life in a nutshell: Bulgaria; little is just The movie is like a small train journey through a small town on a sunny warm (but not hot) day in end of September. You don't know the place. You could be in Turkey, or in Croatia or in Hungary. You have anticipations, expectations, excitements, and a little fear. While watching the documentary I was establishing mixed feelings of joy and fear, relaxation and uneasiness. It's something close to a feeling of being an outsider on a journey;…

atmosphere for everyone and it almost makes Sammy look like a bad employee. Lengrel goes on to say somewhat offensive statements like “We want you decently dressed when you come in here” (199). Even though Lengel is doing his job, he is taking it to a new extent that can be taken offensively to the girls. This does backfire and makes the girls offended, so Queenie replies, “We are decent” (199). It is understandable that Lengel has to do his job and make sure everyone is following the store’s…

What's the matter? Is there something wrong?” My mother looked into my eyes and said these taunting words: “Honey, you need to pack your things. Your dad got a new job in Washington so we need to move there.” I looked at her full with doubt. “Why do we have to move? I love California and our…