Alina Rozental Mrs. Muzaurieta English 9‚ pd 1A 12/19/2012 9th Short Stories‚ Formal Essay Final “Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts” (Daymond John). This represents the great work many underprivileged people must go through to earn simple things that would be easy to acquire for people of a wealthy society. People trapped in a lower class have a difficult time attaining happiness. A poor maid’s daughter struggles for a simple friendship and to gain respect from her
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The short story Gryphon by Charles Baxter has an unusual character‚ a new substitute teacher at the rural community of Five Oaks in Michigan. The students meet with the strange lady who brings them strange yet fascinating lectures. Miss Ferenczi could be an exceptional teacher in a suitable environment‚ with her willingness to break the boundary in teaching method‚ her lectures on new materials never presented in textbooks‚ and her influence to help the students explore new things. I wonder if there
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For the sake of anonymity I’ll keep some names private‚ and call myself Beowulf. My story happened around two years ago‚ I was 26 years old when my family and I had noticed that my grandmother was starting to forget our names‚ couldn’t recall certain events‚ and at times seemed in a daze and lost from her state of mind‚ completely forgetting where she was in that moment. This was followed by her stumbling around the house and falling a few times. One time it got to the point where she fell down
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A cold bottle of beer‚ bright yellow sunshine‚ and a warm beach‚ it carries an irresistible charm about it. But Mr. Sen‚ adjusting his trousers to hide his enormous belly‚ fail to see any charm about that day. Mr. Sen along with his wife Zoya- Mrs. Sen‚ who was busy fondling her long jet black hair‚ sat under the bright summer sun. Mr. Sen looked sideways at his wife‚ she didn’t look at him even once during this whole time. Always busy caressing her hair or toying with her tall milkshake glass. He
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passed them caused a sudden outburst of ranting. The negligence and disregard the home displayed appalled me‚ but helped me to realize that I wanted to make a difference and change the condition people live in. As I walked down the corridor I noticed a man lying in a hospital bed with only a television‚ two dressers‚ and a single window looking out at nothing
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The short story is a concise form of narrative prose that is usually simpler and more direct compared to longer works of fiction such as novels. Therefore‚ because of their short length‚ short stories rely on many forms of literary devices to convey the idea of a uniform theme seen throughout the script. This theme is illustrated by using characteristics that are developed throughout the story such as‚ plot‚ setting and characters. The three main components are developed throughout the story in
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"the father of the detective story." He was born 1809 in Boston. The Allen family took him and raised him after his mother’s death and his father abandoned him when he was 2 years old. He is a great writer and famous about his short stories. At this paper "The Tell Tale Heart" & will be discussed under the elements of Gothic Fiction. "The Till Tale Heart"‚ one of his great writing‚ was written 1840. It discusses a mental state. Concerning "The Black Cat" it was written 1843. "The Tell
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whisper‚ but the words failed him. He turned back to the window‚ his heart beating very fast‚ very hard. His sweaty hands grabbed the bottom of the window‚ and he stood on his toes. Still he could not see anyone. ‘Help me lift her up!’ the same voice hissed. 85 Two pairs of hands hoisted a white cloth. Anil’s heart stilled for a moment‚ caught
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John Updike’s short story‚ "A&P" is fictional in a sense that it has a common pattern that leads the reader through a series of events. These events began when three young ladies in bathing suits walk in A&P‚ and catch the eye of a young man named‚ Sammy. He seems to favor the chunkier girl of the three that walk in to the store. As the story continues‚ Sammy curiously watches the provocative young ladies as they stroll through the store looking for groceries. In this fictional story‚ Sammy describes
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