Category Archives: Kortney Shelley

Welcome to ATL

Posted on November 23, 2010 by kukookoko

  Kortney Shelley Jamaica Kincaid: A Small Place (3-19) Creative Blog Welcome to the Metro- Atlanta area!!! There is plenty to experience during your visit with us.  I will begin to tell you some of the exciting adventures that you … Continue reading →

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Man vs. Nature

Posted on November 16, 2010 by kukookoko

Luis Sepulveda: The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (62-70) Within Sepulveda’s novel, an older man named Antonio Jose Bolivar, takes on the challenges that everyday life brings when living among the wild animals of the jungle.  This man went … Continue reading →

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Horrible Words

Posted on November 9, 2010 by kukookoko

Nicholas Johnson: Big Dead Place (149-176) Within the novel, Big Dead Place, the life of young men and women in the frigid conditions of Antarctica is depicted.  The main character or the voice in which we hear the story told … Continue reading →

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Father’s Surgery

Posted on November 2, 2010 by kukookoko

Christa Wolf: Accident based The white sheets covered with blood filled my vision.  Oh my gosh!  Will he make it through?  The thought becomes like a photograph still and permanently implanted.  The soft tears rolling down his cheeks soften my … Continue reading →

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The Pain for Rain

Posted on October 26, 2010 by kukookoko

Osundare: The Eye of the Earth (Let Earth’s Pain Be Soothed) Within the poem by Niyi Osundare, “Let Earth’s Pain Be Soothed,” the dire need for rain on the land is apparent.   The poem is set up to be repetitive … Continue reading →

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Rising Water

Posted on October 19, 2010 by kukookoko

Nadine Gordimer: The Conservationist (174-186) Nadine Gordimer’s The Conservationist tells the story of a wealthy man learning the value of the land and learning to be self-sufficient and appreciate the finer things in life. Mehring, the protagonist, within my particular … Continue reading →

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The Attempt at Human Connections Once Again

Posted on October 5, 2010 by kukookoko

Amitav Ghosh: The Hungry Tide (260-273) The main journey revolving around finding the rare species of river dolphins seems minuscule compared with the other discoveries revealed throughout the course of the journey.  The human relationships during the second half of … Continue reading →

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Within and Without

Posted on September 28, 2010 by kukookoko

Amitav Ghosh The Hungry Tide: (124- 132) Within the novel, The Hungry Tide, a young Native American woman struggles through the vast jungle in the Bay of Bengal islands.  She goes out trying to discover a rare species of river dolphin … Continue reading →

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Wonders of Nature

Posted on September 21, 2010 by kukookoko

Ishimure Michiko (91-158) Within the Lake of Heaven, the Japanese culture and the love for nature is reflected highly.  The beautiful trees to the reflecting waters play a role within the wellbeing of each character.  Ohina especially looks at nature as … Continue reading →

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The Inside Out

Posted on September 14, 2010 by kukookoko

Peter Matthiessen: The Snow Leopard (281-304) Within The Snow Leopard, Matthiessen goes through many difficult nights in trying to withstand the Himilayan’s harsh conditions in order to accompany the zoologist George Schaller and his study of the blue sheep located … Continue reading →

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