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    While the rusted ones are argueing over who should have him‚ Leonard Mark is accidentally shot and killed by a gun. This leaves everyone with no excitement and they spend the rest of their lives in boredom.The point of view in “The Visitor” is third person omniscient. The author‚ or narrator‚ is not a character in the story but knows everything about the characters’ thoughts and feelings. In this short story‚ the narrator repeatedly refers to Saul’s loneliness:

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    this bl**dy course in the first place”. Again‚ she is unwilling to take responsibility. While being unaware of her direct actions‚ Ellie follows 2 “south-American” guys into the British Museum‚ “because she’s never been in there before”. At that point she has given up on her life‚ willing to do almost anything because “what the heck”. She keeps mentioning she is “free”. But inside the Museum she stumbles upon an exhibition about how cultures approach death. The skulls gives her both a physical and

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    The Letter-Summary

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    chases him away. Although this angers Ali‚ he doesn’t lose his temper. He gives five golden guineas to the postmaster to forward his letter to his grave as he considers that very day to be his last day of survival. He was never seen again. The turning point in the story comes when trouble knocks on the postmaster’s door in the form of news about his own daughter who lay sick in another town. He was anxious about receiving a letter from her‚ discussing her health. He searched in the pile of letters

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    Chapter 5 great gatsby

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    bring Tom. Once at Gatsby’s house they endure an awkward greeting‚ but then Gatsby gives them a tour‚ displaying his possessions and takes particular care showing off his expensive‚ imported clothes. Fitzgerald uses Chapter 5 as an important turning point for Gatsby and Daisy‚ Fitzgerald uses setting to emphasis and focus on the relationship between them both and the change of scene. At the beginning of the meeting when they initially assemble there is a very tense and awkward atmosphere which can

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    she would not like. Instead‚ Gouvernail was a man very much unlike what she had expected. In fact‚ she rather liked him when they had first met. In A Respectable Woman by Kate Chopin the relationship between Mrs. Baroda and Gouvernail is the focal point of the story. Chopin explores this relationship‚ and eventually leads to the conclusion that in the next meeting between Mrs. Baroda and Gouvernail the relationship between the two will become much more intimate. At their first meeting‚ Mrs. Baroda

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    begins dating Andy. Though she and Rachel don’t communicate throughout the book‚ Melinda feels it’s her duty to tell her about the rape. Rachel’s response was pretty hostile‚ but eventually she acknowledges the truth and dumps Andy. This is the turning point of the book when things begin to change for Melinda‚ I notice a lot while reading this book. The title of each of these chapters is related closely to the content within it. These chapters break down Melinda’s days in classes‚ at school‚ and at

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    Turning Point

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    Turning Point of my Life            Everybody has at least one turning point in his or her life that is either good or bad. Luckily for me the choice that I made turned out to be a great choice so far. The turning point that has so far made an impact on my life was making the decision to move to Virginia. Some of you may wonder why moving to Virginia was a turning point in my life‚ well one reason was th.t I needed a change of scenery in my life. Growing up in Upstate NY my family didn’t really

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    The Conch and Civilization The conch in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a symbol of civilization. Both the conch and civilization are fragile‚ vital‚ and extremely intricate. At first‚ the conch is respected‚ but throughout the course of the novel it slowly loses its value. Eventually‚ the conch is smashed to pieces along with civilization. In the beginning of Lord of the Flies‚ the conch is valued by all of the boys because civilization is still fresh in their minds. For instance‚ when

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    Nora`s character

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    her husband life. She commits a crime in order to have money to treat her husband. This issue was a big secret no one knew about it except few people. After a wile the big secret was revealed to her husband. The reaction of her husband was the turning point in Nora`s life. Later on‚ a huge shift in Nora`s character. She realizes that her husband is a different person than she once believed. It was as awaken shook to put away the childish gown to be a woman not a child or a doll to her husband.

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    Whirligigs Book Report

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    Book Report Whirligigs By: Paul Fleischman After getting humiliated at a party‚ Brent drives away drunk and decides to kill himself. Letting go of the wheel on the highway‚ he ends up killing someone else. He killed a girl named Lea. Her mom asks Brent to put up 4 whirligigs‚ one in each corner of the US. Since they were Lea’s favorite toys‚ they’re meant to be monuments representing Lea’s ability to make people happy. With wood‚ sum tools‚ a book on whirligigs‚ and a bus pass‚ Brent leaves

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