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The Corner Store(by Eudora Welty)

“ Our little Store rose right up from the sidewalk; standing in a street of family houses, it alone hadn’t
any yard in front , any tree or flower bed. It was a plain frame building covered over with brick.Above
the door, a litle railed porch ran across on an upstairs level and four windows with shades were looking
out .But I didn’t catch on to those. Running in out of the sun, you met what seemed total obscurity
inside. There were almost tangible smells- licorice recently sucked in a child’s cheek, dill pickle brine 1
that had leaked through a paper sack in a fresh trail across the wooden floor, ammonia- loaded ice that
had been hoisted from wet croker sacks and slammed into the icebox with its sweet butter at the door,
and perhaps the smell of still untrapped mice”

COMPARISON-CONTRAST

Oceans and lakes have much in common, but they are also quite different.Both are bodies of water, but
oceans are very large bodies of salt water, while lakes are much smaller bodies of fresh water. Lakes are
usually surrounded by land, while oceans are what surround continents. Both have plants and animals
living in them. The ocean is home to the largest animal on the planet, whereas lakes support much
smaller forms of life. When it is time for a vacation, both will make a great place to visit and enjoy.

CHRONOLOGY/PROCEDURE

You can safely swim with piranhas, but it’s important to know how and when to do it. First, choose and
appropriate time, preferably at night and during the rainy season. Avoid piranha- infested waters during
the dry season , when food supplies are low and piranhas are more desperate.Piranhas feed during the
day, so night time-swimming is much safer.Second, streamline your movement.Wild or erratic activity
attracts the attention of piranhas.Swim slowly and smoothly .Finally ,never enter the water with an
open wound or raw meat. Piranhas attack larger animals only when they are wounded. The presense of
blood in the water may tempt the fish to attack. If you follow these simple precautions, you will have a
litte fear.

CLASSIFICATION/DIVISION

Piranhas comprise more than 30-60 species of fish,depending on whom you ask. The may species fall
into four genera: Pygocentrus,Pygopristis,Serrasalmus, and Pristobrycon.Piranha in the Pygocentrus
genus are the most common variety , the kind you might find in a pet store. Pygopristis piranha are
herbivores, feasting on seeds and fruits, not flesh.In contrast, fish in the Serrasalmus genus eat only
meat, and their teeth are razor-sharp.Pristobrycon are least friendly of all piranhas; they often bite the
fins of other fish, even fish of the same species.The label piranha , then, refers to a wide variety of
species.