Hills Like White Elephants (Ernest Hemingway) is a short story told entirely in dialogue. It is about a conversation between two lovers in a bar waiting for a train. The woman started to talk about a hill in the distanced that she claims looks like a white elephant, and that sparks an argument between the couple. Their conversation got a lot tense from there on. Write a 200-word argument that responds to these questions: Does she stay in her relationship with the man? I think the thought of staying or leaving is difficult because she's in love with him. She wants to be happy and staying with him was her way of staying happy. Even though she tries to change the conversation about her having an abortion, with talking about the writing on the wall and the hills she claims looks like white elephants, the man still kept presuming her that having an abortion was the best thing to do. He convinces her that they would be so happy if she did the operation. He also told that it was an easy one, and that he would marry her either way but still emphasize on the fact of getting rid of the pregnancy. So I think she does stay in that relationship because she has been convinced that she would be happier with him, and that their happiness was all that matter. Write a 200-word narrative that illustrates a response to this question: When have you made a important choice to stay in a relationship or leave a relationship -- OR -- stay or leave a difficult situation? I encourage you to write a scene that shows the moment. Consider using dialogue.
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In What You Don't Know (Lulu Wang) writes about a time her family lied to her grandmother. Lulu Wang talk about how lies can be good depending on the situation, lying is a horrible choice but sometimes it is the right thing to do. Lulu Wang also talks about how hard it got for her. Write a 200-word argument that responds to this question: Did you agree with the family's choice to deceive Wang's grandmother? |
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