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Arm Wrestling With My Father By Brad Manning

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Arm Wrestling with My Father
In, ¨Arm Wrestling with My Father" by Brad Manning, he expresses his relationship with his father by using narrative and description. The journey of the writing begins with Manning as a young boy unable to beat his father. As he grows older Manning realizes that arm wrestling is much more than the fight, it's about the relationship he shares with his father. With narrative and descriptive techniques, he creates a story so personal that the reader feels as though they are living the moments described with him.
Furthermore, Manning uses narrative and description in paragraph four to not only explain his experiences, but to also to relate the feeling to his audience and paint an image in their minds. The narrative
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