The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde Introduction Let’s begin with the synopsis of this short story. Hughie Erskine is a gorgeous and well-known man. He has every accomplishment except earning money. He tries everything; from being an investor‚ a tea- merchant‚ to selling dry sherry. Nothing works and what makes thing worse that he is in love. The girl is Laura Merton‚ the daughter of a retired Colonel. Both are madly in love and adoring each other. The problem is‚ Hughie had no idea how he could
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futuristic world of a cold society‚ where one’s resume exists in their cells and genes. Although genes play a significant part to a successful life in this world‚ the path and success of one’s life is not determined solely on DNA as demonstrated by Eugene‚ Anton and in particular‚ Vincent who clearly "exceeds his potential". Vincent Freeman is cast into society’s redundant section as being an "invalid"‚ however he overcomes this burden of uselessness‚ and uses his strong will to drive him forward to achieving
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summary Anton Cahoon left a successful career in manufacturing to purchase an independent motel‚ near an interstate highway exit‚ a short distance from a rapidly expanding resort area. Mr. Cahoon relied only upon passersby as clientele with little other advertising. For the first two years operations went smoothly‚ however the Goodnight Inn had not become profitable. While occupancy rates stabilized near 55%‚ they were still well below the industry average of 68%. Anton had run his motel
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Children and Family Services (DCFS). They were involved with the family as a result of Kyla‚ Isaac’s and Anton’s biological mother‚ letting them be at the house unattended. It was also discovered that Kyla‚ 20 years old‚ used heroin while Isaac and Anton
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conflict or conflict with others‚ usually having one thematic focus. Short stories generally produce a single‚ focused emotional and intellectual response in the reader. Novels‚ by contrast‚ usually depict conflicts among many characters developed through a variety of episodes‚ stimulating a complexity of responses in the reader. The short story form ranges from “short shorts‚” which run in length from a sentence to four pages‚ to novellas that can easily be 100 pages long and exhibit characteristics
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of the most talked about people in our society. Once‚ he was like Spiderman‚ a hero‚ in the eyes of newspapers‚ radio and television‚ but since his ascension to power in 2013‚ he has been increasingly portrayed as Venom - bumbling‚ out of touch nincompoop. Was this a change of heart in a tyrannical conspiracy spanning all forms of media? Or was the poor old guy knocked on the head? What seems to be the most likely explanation is that the media simply recast Abbott from
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father has cancer and he is fearful of “the dragon“ and refuses to visit his father‚ but towards the end of the story his friend makes him realise that his dad is not the dragon‚ the cancer is‚ and Anton’s father is the prince trapped in his cave‚ so Anton finally agrees to see his father in hospital‚ and watches him “wither away” In both of these texts‚ a range of visual and language techniques are used to present these changes in perspective to their audiences successfully. A change in perspective
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THE QUİKENİNG The Quickening is a short story by Lisa Interollo. This story is about how a girl growing up been in the mistakes. The main characters are Vicky‚ Susan‚ and Mr.Donnelly. Vicky is a girl who doesn’t get any love from her family‚ she doesn’t have any idea about something what is true and fault. So she learns everything is through by something she saw. Susan is Vicky’s friend in the High School. She also is the partner of Vicky for shoplifters. Mr.Donnelly is a music teacher who is only
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Symbolism in The Cherry Orchard Throughout The Cherry Orchard‚ inanimate objects are utilized as symbols for the characters. These physical things reveal aspects of the characters’ personalities‚ feelings and principles. Over the course of the play‚ the meaning of the symbols change reflecting the development of the characters they are representing. These symbols include the bookcase‚ the nursery and the cherry orchard as a whole. Act 1: Early in the act‚ the nursery is depicted as a symbol
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aBiography Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)‚ French author of the naturalistic school who is generally considered the greatest French short story writer. Guy de Maupassant was probably born at the Château de Miromesniel‚ Dieppe on August 5‚ 1850. In 1869 Maupassant started to study law in Paris‚ but soon‚ at the age of 20‚ he volunteered to serve in the army during the Franco-Prussian War. Between the years 1872 and 1880 Maupassant was a civil servant‚ first at the ministry of maritime affairs‚
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