A Persuasive Essay On The Modern Storyteller

But when Michael falls seriously ill and needs an emergency heart transplant operation that cost $250,000. John can’t afford the money, but vows to take the initiative to do anything in coming up with money by selling all his personal belonging. John and Denise (wife) then goes to numerous health clinics to receive aid, but were denied because John was over qualified. As result of John not receiving any medical insurance John goes to his boss and ask for the complete insurance coverage, but was also denied because John’s boss cut John’s hours to part-time. John was devastated; he was devastated because his boss cut his hours and didn’t even let him know.

After the Bomb After the Bomb written by Gloria Miklowitz is a thrilling novel that takes place before, during, and after a bomb which supposedly was sent from Russia by accident. L.A. and surrounding cities are all altered by the disastrous happening. Philip Singer a teenager is in a position as leader of the family. His brother Matt is awfully sick, possibly from radiation, his father was away at work during the blast and for all Philip knows he might be dead, and his mother was desperately injured and needs immediate attention. Hospitals are flooded with injured and dying people and the government doesn't send help for a few days.

When faced with knowing his son was not on the list, he attempted to commit suicide in order for his son to receive his heart and live. II. Background Information: John Q. Archibald is a married African American male with one son nam... ... middle of paper ... ...rationally, which resulted in “catastrophic thinking.” In order to cope with his tremendous amount of stress, Archibald made an attempt to give up by attempting suicide, so his son could have his heart. Although several people tried to convince him not to kill himself, his catastrophic thinking and behavior was not eliminated until his wife informed him that his son would be receiving a heart within the next few minutes. John Q. Archibald then returned to his normal state of mind, let the hostages go, and turned himself in to authorities.

I also intend to discuss the importance/role of suspense in two short stories which are as follows, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart. I believe that suspense in a story is what determines if a reader continues to read the story or decides that it is to predicable and places it back on the shelf. Therefore one story that suspense plays an important role is, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson .Even though when reading the story at first time the mood given by the setting is normal day in a typical small town; however the questions that the readers begin to think of creates the suspense in itself. This is because many other readers may begin to wonder why, who, how, and why drawing up conclusion which in terms makes the story more suspenseful. An example would be when as the reader becomes very intrigued to read what will occur next and who will finally win the ... ... middle of paper ... ...r has, and all the questions that the narrator provided the reader will keep them in suspense until they know or can answer the, how’s, whose, where and why.

What is the business side of storytelling? These are all relevant questions to ask that pertain to the topic of storytelling; All of which lead to one thought-provoking question--How do creating, reading, and viewing stories impact people’s perception of life? There are various elements that come together to form an in-depth story; Some of which can be as obvious as grammar, but it’s not about the simple things it’s about what’s under the surface of what creates a magnificent story that is interesting. As Andrew Stanton declared, “Storytelling is joke telling. Its knowing your punchline-your ending.

The war would drive one of his sons crazy enough to commit suicide. His parents would die, his long, lost brother would come back in contact with him only to disappear once again. All of this tragedy, and my grandpa still held his head high in the presence of my cousins and I. It would take me years after his death to realize what his life was actually like. As if all of this wasn’t bad enough, he would finally reach cancer from the endless cigarettes he smoked.

They have been robbed by a powerful insurance company. A company with millions of dollars in assets. They have caused the suffering of a young man. They have ruined his chances to live by not issuing their coverage that they were obligated to give. Donny Ray, son of Dot and Buddy is dying of Lukemia, he is going to die, his chances for survival are over and it is a matter of months.

These compelling stories bring up ethical issues that range from parents faced with donating the organs of their daughter, who had traumatic brain damage; to a young woman's decision to refuse her last therapy (Munson, 2009). Probably the most intriguing story I found was about euthanasia. The story was about a man with throat cancer. He suffered the disease and the treatment so badly that he decided to ask his family and friends not to keep him alive since his quality of life was beyond being acceptable. With the progress of the story, he finally had the last surgery which removed most of his tongue and both upper and lower parts of his jaw.

Luckily, his stepfather runs out and finds him before the house collapses. The next years of his life are spent bouncing around from place to place trying to live a steady life. Unfortunately, his mother becomes ill and life gets even harder. Richard tries to ignore his hunger and make his mothers life easier. Disaster strikes again when one day her sickness took a turn for the worse, she had a paralytic stroke.

Not only does Adam push away his girlfriend but he also pushes away his therapist, Katie. At his first ... ... middle of paper ... ...find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time” (The Fault in Our Stars 165). Once they arrived back home, they found out that his cancer is much more serious than they expected. They found out that he does not have long to live and that he had the type of cancer that even the strongest could not fight off. After a long few weeks of battling with cancer, cancer won and left Hazel struck with grief.