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    A Gothic Short Story

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    I have been exploring the building but stopped after finding it too scary and dark. One rainy afternoon while I am sitting in one of the patios on the ground floor reading a book I hear the front doors bang open and the sound of many feet running inside. I start to hear shouting and become scared not knowing who it was and wait until I hear confirmation it is no one dangerous. Finally‚ after a few minutes I hear my uncles voice and then I walk out

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    Rationale: The written task have written for part 4‚ will be based on The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. For this creative assignment I have rewritten a section of the novel from Gatsby’s point of view‚ instead of Nick’s. The section I have chosen comes from chapter 5. Gatsby and Daisy have not seen each other in years‚ and Gatsby has arranged to meet Daisy at Nick’s house. I have chosen to rewrite this scene because I believe that the way Gatsby is portrayed by Nick is very different from

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    Monkey's Paw

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    The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs is a short story‚ which expresses the readers to not mess with fate and to be careful of what you wish for. The story starts out with Mr. White and his son playing chess‚ while waiting for Sergeant Morris. Sergeant Morris arrives on a dark and stormy night from India‚ and has come to their house with a Monkey’s Paw which is said to be able to grant 3 wishes to 3 different owners. The author then reveals that the Sergeant no longer wants the Paw‚ and thus throws it

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    Toony: A Short Story

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    getting ready and trick or treating started at about six so we waited and waited until the clock struck six and we made our way out the door and treaded down town. Once we reached down town we went to some houses and got candy by the time we reached the back roads of morris we had more than half of a bag of candy and we decided to knock on the other peoples doors once we got done we had a bunch of candy so we decided to go back to my house and dump it all out and trade candy and all that good stuff

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    Schwotzer was advised by a fellow MTPD Officer that the pit bull resides at 3663 Clearwater Drive. MTPD Officer B. Schwotzer approached the address and was confronted by another dog in a fence in yard. As MTPD Officer B. Schwotzer proceeded to knock on the door‚ the brindle/white pit bull charged at him as if to attack. MTPD Officer B. Schwotzer used a vehicle parked in the driveway as a barrier

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    wish to bring their son back to life and Mr. White was terrified that his son would come back a demon creature that had been ripped up. His wife forced him to make the wish and once he did you could tell he was terrified. Once they heard the knocks on the door that’s when the real fear crept over Mr. White and it made the reader fearful too. The suspense of the story makes you want to keep reading. With each word the reader becomes more engaged to the story and to the

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    Perhaps his most famous‚ “quirk” comes when he knocks on someone’s door. Sheldon feels propelled to knock quickly three times in a row‚ and then says the persons name on the other side of the door who he wants to speak with. He then proceeds to continue to repeat the same process two more times. The act is comical to say the least‚ but it couldn’t be clearer that his funny

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    develop yourself‚ no one else can do your learning and development for you. As Peter Honey says in his Continuing Personal Development Quick Peek pdf “The door for your development is looked with the key on the inside! Other people can knock on the door and offer you enticing opportunities but you‚ and you alone‚ decide whether to open the door and help yourself to what ever development opportunities are on offer” Continual self development helps you keep alert‚ by having a clear view of what is

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    notices that Danny saw what he did and that makes him a target‚ Danny flees from the hospital and races home using his bike‚ and he gets home and quickly locks the door. His sister Megan starts rambling about how Danny mistreats his bike but he does not care he goes to the bathroom and starts vomiting violently. Megan heard a knock on the door and goes to answer it‚ a detective flashes his ID and asks to see Danny‚ Megan being smart gives this person a hard time as Danny escapes out the window of the

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    Insanity In The Raven

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    to Poe’s use of organic imagery on line one when he states‚ ““Once upon a midnight dreary‚ while I pondered‚ weak and weary‚” . Then it goes on to explain that he begins to hear a tapping at his chamber door but dismisses

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