An essay about "Wood Grouse on a High Promontory Overlooking Canada" Many people have had unpleasant experiences which they will never forget, or worse, which induce injuries of a permanent nature. An accident, misfortune, or war, as the elder brother Gary in this short story has experienced, are the sort of traumatic experiences that make people remember and suffer psychologically for the rest of their lives. ... The eldest brother Gary has fought in the war in Vietnam, and has just returned shortly before the time of the story. ... Also it is a remark telling us that he has probably...

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He realized that death is eminent for all and everyone should not take advantage of the life they are given and to enjoy all things as some lives are cut short. ... The man learned all too well that his knowledge of nature was not so great when he built a fire under a tree. ... The last story that I believe confrontation with death is negative is the story of Home Burial. ... They learned to respect nature and love their life as much as possible because it can be shorter than you know. ... All should learn from stories such as these and try to live our life the best we can, to understand...

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We are all human, therefore we all make mistakes, but the one thing that comes out of these mistakes, is we usually learn a lesson. Making mistakes is human nature, none of us are exempt. ... But, just as in making errors on this paper and making the corrections, making mistakes in life and correcting those makes for a better human being. ...

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A Spoonful of Water Helps the Medicine Go Down Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich is a story about the lives of several families in the Chippewa tribe. ... This water acts as a barrier between the world of the Chippewa and the world of nature. ... The way that Erdrich made the book span over 80 years, mapping out the entire lives of her characters, made me think of my own life and how short it seems. The book also shows the endurance of human nature. ... The majority of the characters stayed because they were connected by love, blood, and nature....

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The story The Immortals by Martin Amis, is a prime example of an ordinary person who has never felt fulfilled. ... This story shows a different perspective of looking at humanity, no boundaries for the human imagination and an ordinary person looking to be special. The story is intriguing because until close to the end the writer does not start to reveal the true nature of the character. ... The short story also tells the allegory of a person looking for more then the individual planet he lives on. ... Thus is revealing the art of being human, all of these yearn...

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