the bottle of whiskey in his pocket. He desperately wants a cigarette to catch him and instantly‚ a bullet hits the wall near him‚ He rises to look over where he was‚ but another bullet will pink his head and crushes against the ceiling. In an unexpected moment a man arrives in an armored car and the sniper believes that he was an enemy because he knew that he could not shoot knowing that the bullets would not penetrate‚ however he did not stop pointing until waiting for someone to leave‚ after
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going back to the exact moment when he fell from the bridge. Bierce was forced to have the main character to die to have his meaning exploited correctly and for it to even be there. Evening though we could be a normal person from a decent area‚ unexpected situations occur when people least expect it. Relating to Farquhar‚ everyone wants the best outcome without punishment‚ but instead we suffer the consequences just as he did. To conclude‚ it is also very interesting to see that the third person
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trying to kill herself and the unlikely pair’s seemingly forced relationship. It almost seems as if the weather where the story takes place reflects the tone of the overall story: gloomy‚ grey‚ and cold. Even without searching‚ things can turn out‚ or happen‚ in unexpected ways is the theme for the short story. This theme‚ or message the author is trying to get across‚ makes since because Dr. Fergusson and Maybel were pretty much strangers‚ aside from occasionally seeing each other when Fergusson was over
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The greatest fear of humans is chaos — when unexpected events disrupt our meticulously planned daily activities. In these instances we act in a way to gain control and understanding; one way of doing this is through spontaneous memorialization. In his article‚ Allen Haney defines spontaneous memorialization as‚ “a public response to the unanticipated‚ violent deaths of people who do not fit into categories of those we expect to die” (Haney 343). Examples of traditional spontaneous memorials include
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The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding can be seen from multiple levels depending on how one looks at it. As the reader gains a deeper understanding of the book‚ they can start to look for these levels and figure out what each other means. The three levels from which the novel can be seen is the literal level or how it’s portrayed as an adventure story‚ how it’s an allegory and what Golding perceives to be the description of human nature. Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies takes place on
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12th Grade AP Literature and Composition Gawain vs. Gawain Man has battled with many foes during his long time on his earth. He has fought ferocious beasts. He has trekked through harsh and unforgiving climates that swallow men home. Man has even combated with his own comrades of humanity. However‚ the biggest battle that man has‚ is‚ and will ever fight is the battle within him. Man is in a constant struggle between what is right and wrong. He struggles with morality and corruption. He always
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said about her character as to why she would feel happy that her husband has died. Though the story is called “The Story of an Hour” it is not that long‚ but it is long enough to understand that Mrs. Mallard is not happy. So though at first it is unexpected that she dies at the sight of her husband‚ the reader soon understands that it is her troubled heart that kills her in the
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for example‚ a repeated denial of guilt will likely raise questions about the speaker’s professed innocence. When you close read‚ take an inductive approach. Start by observing particular details in the text‚ such as a repeated image or word‚ an unexpected development‚ or even a contradiction. Often‚ a detail–such as a repeated image–can help you to identify a question about the text that warrants further examination. So annotate details that strike you as you read. Some of those details will eventually
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are cognitive shortcuts that enable us to rapidly and efficiently process all the information we have seen before (Hess& Flannagan‚ 1992). The purpose of this experiment was to examine whether expected objects are more likely to be recalled than unexpected objects. (Brewer and Treyens 1981). Total of 24 students from an international college participated. 2 classes of 12 were both given pictures of a room desk with different objects for a recognition task and a short questionnaire on memory recall
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Compare/Contrast Point by Point Title: Unexpected Crazy Attacks Introduction: Hard workers up in the towers minding their own business‚ when all of a sudden a crash arises. Two planes less than 5 minutes‚ on the morning of September 11‚ crash into the beautiful twin towers in NYC. Many years before this terrorist attack‚ in December of 1941‚ a similar but as well different attack occurred. Planes struck the navy base on Pearl Harbor. Streets are full‚ people working and a plane strikes a tower
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