of another burglary. The defense was to‚ “lock everything and then lock it again‚ to lock and re-lock everything and then lock it up once more for luck” (Carter 217). Fear is not brought by a typical burglar but is brought by Lizzy Borden the evidence is seen as‚ “It is well-known… that Lizzie suffers from occasional “peculiar spells”” (Carter 215). These peculiar spells are what drive Lizzy to burglarize the house and cause fear for her family. Lizzy is the untraditional villain as she causes fear
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fiction‚ however this passage is more‚ it’s a piece that teaches a class what makes fiction‚ rather than simply telling them a moralistic war story. While O’brien’s use of fictional techniques such as‚ jargon‚ second person voice‚ verisimilitude‚ metafiction‚ and repetition within the passage are what create the sense believability‚ being able to recognize the use of such techniques is ironically also what allows the reader to critically analyze and question the reliability of O’Brien. In the end fragments
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Qualities of Effective Principals Cross-posted at the Huffington Post: Effective Leadership in the Age of Reform. School improvement efforts rely heavily on quality leadership. Educational leaders are tasked with establishing a collective vision for school improvement and initiating change to spur innovation‚ ensure student learning‚ and increase achievement. On July 13th I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. James Strong‚ from the College of William and Mary‚ deliver a keynote address at the
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Kurt Vonnegut‚ the author of Slaughter-house Five‚ wrote several novels compacted into one whole novel to convey a different perspective on a specific view controversial to many. Slaughter-house Five is metafiction that talks about Vonnegut’s experience in the war. Throughout the story‚ we follow Billy Pilgrim as he experienced several events in the war and ultimately the bombing of Dresden. Through several characters‚ dialogue and events we are presented within the novel‚ we get the use of several
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it does so in a manner less violent. Even the sexuality in the story is displayed differently. Catherine Lappas provides some interesting insight on the difference in sexuality between “The Company of Wolves” by Angela Carter and the stories predecessors. Lappas states that “Angela Carter boldly transforms themes of victimization and voyeurism into opportunities for female empowerment.” (Lappas 117) Although Carter’s version of the story focuses more on displaying a change in sex and gender‚ it’s
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Born Antonia Susan Drabble on August 24‚ 1936 in Sheffield‚ England‚ daughter of John F. Drabble and the teacher Kathleen Marie England‚ Susan is now internationally recognized as A. S. Byatt. Antonia is known most for her novels and short stories. Byatt has an also famous sibling‚ who is a novelist and critic by the name of Margaret Drabble. It is well know that the two with hold a legendary rivalry. She was educated at a Quaker school in York‚ New ham College‚ Cambridge‚ Pennsylvania‚ Oxford and
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Good morning to one and all present here . I sidak saluja and I pooja khubchandani welcome you all to this farewell ceremony for the guests from u.k. Sidak - student exchange program is mixture of cultures ‚ educational programs ‚ traditions etc. Pooja – they promote the thought of globalization . it broadens the thinking of students . so here are some of the advantages of the student exchange program. Sidak – 1. Self development and awareness leading to enhanced self confidence and self esteem
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MASTER LECTURE 1/5 What Makes A Short Story A Short Story? Dr. Rica Bolipata-Santos June 30‚ 2014 Structure of Lecture - Definitions - Conflict - Blowfish Definitions "Defining is never a complete process." SHORT STORY - Mac dictionary: a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel - Merriam-Webster: an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often
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Time of Lies: Abstract iconography in “Maus” Art Spiegelman’s graphic memoirs “Maus I” and “Maus II” present an approachable and sensory biography‚ a detailed and authentic retelling of a Holocaust survivor’s experience. The pictorial style of the memoir encourages the reader to visualize the text and more vividly relate to the experiences portrayed in the literature. The graphic and artistic aspects of the text employ devices that are unique to comics‚ in style and sequence‚ while drawing the
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Bibliography: Scholes‚ Robert. "Metafiction." Metafiction. Ed. Mark Currie. New York: Longman‚ 1995 (Shakespeare ’s Tragedies - ‘Fashion It Thus‚ Julius Caesar and the politics of representation ’ John Drakakis‚ MacMillan Press London 1998) (Jefferson. Ann. "Patricia Waugh‚ Metafiction The Theory and Practice of Self-conscious Fiction." Poetics Today. 7:3 (1986): 574-6.) Hamlet‚ New Swan Shakespeare Advanced
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