It was a hot summer night‚ and the wind was blowing in my face. The adrenaline was rushing through my veins‚ and I was ready to play. My opponent‚ equally as skilled as me‚ was dribbling down the soccer field with the same amount of intensity. She approached. As she was getting ready to make the pass to her teammate‚ our feet collided. Pain started shooting up from the bottom of my foot‚ to the top of my knee. I fell on the ground‚ and the coach comes to check on me. I am out of the game. All that
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Q: Why is Living on the West Coast of B.C. Dangerous? The west coast of B.C. is an extremely hazardous place to live in because it is located near the Cascadia Subduction Zone‚ a known producer of megathrust earthquakes. Once the earthquake strikes‚ the primary effects will leave the cities located on the coast in ruins‚ but the secondary effects are the main antagonists in the story; victims will have to struggle with fires‚ food shortages‚ and panicking citizens. Fires that were
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“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell contains a multitude of examples that suggest that people who may come across as civilized‚ may not be that way in reality‚ and a character in the short story that expresses both of these qualities is Zaroff. When Zaroff is first introduced to Rainsford in the story‚ he appeared to be exceedingly polite and welcoming‚ as he states‚ “We can talk later. Now you want‚ clothes‚ food‚ rest. You shall have them” (27). It is also made known that he bought
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hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh- hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhn. At first glance‚ Jed seems to be harmlessly in love with Joe and although we see that in chapter eleven his love is more fantasy than reality‚ the reader struggles to grasp just how dangerous Parry could be. It is only until Jed feels truly rejected by Joe that he allows himself to feel and anger and coupled with his volatile mental state could cause some serious damage. After constant rejection from Joe that Jed misinterprets
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“The Most Dangerous Game” is a favorite for many young readers as the text pulls the reader into what is going on very easily. In this story‚ there is a lot of action‚ and the context of the story is interesting as a man hunts humans. The text is very descriptive which makes the reader truly visualize what the characters are doing‚ just like watching a movie in your head. For the simple fact that this story is very easy to follow‚ very descriptive‚ and based on events that don’t often happen‚ younger
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Being a Survivor In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game‚” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford shows physical strength‚ and bravery. From the book Speak‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda Sordino shows bravery and mental strength. The major traits of a survivor are bravery‚ physical strength‚ and mental strength and all of these people show these traits. In the story “The Most Dangerous Game‚” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford shows many traits of a survivor. The first trait is bravery
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In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Richard Connell uses conflict to create a suspenseful mood. When Rainsofrd is struggling to swim in the ocean it shows man v. nature conflict. “For a seemingly endless time he fought the sea” (42). Suspense really shows in this scene because it’s really nailbiting to see if he is going to give up and let himself drown‚ or if he is going to push and swimm to the island he’s heard has a bad reputation. Man v. man conflict is shown when Zaroff challenges
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“The Most Dangerous Game” initiates by introducing a hunter by the name of Sanger Rainsford. As Mr. Rainsford gets stranded on the Island of Ship Trap Island‚ owned by a Cossack by the name of General Zaroff‚ he discovers a game that he dares not play. As General Zaroff eases Rainsford into his “more dangerous game” (8)‚ Rainsford “[wished] to leave this island at once” (15). After many hints he realizes that the biggest game had to be humans‚ which were brought in by the great seas or hashes of
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Curiosity can kill the cat or in other words a man . In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Cannell‚ the protagonist of this story is Rainsford. Rainsford is not a superstitious person‚ is curious about some gunshots‚ and sacred cause his life is being threatened. Rainsford is not a superstitious person. Rainsford is not superstitious‚ he is curious‚ and he is scared.Rainsford believes that superstition is just “pure imagination” (Connell 41) he said that “one superstition sailor can
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While the 117 year old Mullaperiyar Dam is technically very dangerous calling for de commissioning‚ it is illogical for the people of the area to panic of any imminent danger‚ says the Forum of the Civil Engineering Post Graduate Scholars. A discussion organized by the forum observed that relevant technical parameters are overlooked by even the so called experts. Erroneous factors The Probable Maximum Flood (PMF)‚ an important parameter to evaluate the danger posed by dams arrived for the area
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