Sanger Rainsford In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford is shown as intelligent‚ brave‚ and competitive. Rainsford is shown to be intelligent in the story when he climbed into a big tree to sleep. He chose the tree because he needed to stay away from General Zaroff. “A big tree with outspread branches was nearby… he climbed up into the crotch and stretched out on one of the broad limbs‚ after a fashion‚ rested” (Connell 75). This quote shows that Rainsford is intelligent
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The book I chose to do for my book review was the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. This suspenseful story was about a 1981 murder trial in Savannah‚ Georgia‚ and was written in 1994. The author was John Berendt and he draws a clear picture of what Savannah’s residents were like by using the themes of money‚ isolation‚ illusion‚ and good versus evil. The book begins by explaining how the main character came to simultaneously live in Savannah and New York. He describes his childhood fascination
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In Monsters are Due on Maple St. there were many themes. The two themes I picked that I think are the most valid are “Suspicion can destroy” and “a thoughtless‚ frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout of its own.” Both of these themes are very good explanations of the story. The first theme “suspicion can destroy” has many examples that support it. When the spaceship flies over the sky and there is a loud noise with a flash of light everybody becomes suspicious of what is going on. Soon people
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In Cold Blood Summary The novel takes place in Holcomb‚ Kansas‚ a small farming town with a tight knit community. The Clutters are a prominent and cherished family known throughout the town. Herb is a successful farmer‚ married for 25 years to Bonnie Fox and is the father of four children. At home‚ two of his children remain; 16 year old Nancy and 15 year old Kenyon. Discovered by two young girls the next morning‚ the community is struck by the horrific murders of the Clutters on the night of
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Why is human nature essential to fantasy stories? Fiction authors convey messages that are relatable to readers by using multiple strategies that ultimately give readers a deeper insight into the literature. Because human nature can be found in every single individual‚ authors often intertwine life lessons into fictional stories‚ which can teach people how to act righteously in the real world. Fictional stories with morals frequently reveal traits of human nature‚ through a character’s reaction to
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Ivan Coyote‚ the voice behind the Ted talk about the reasons that we should have transgender bathrooms in our society. With little to distract on the stage and no power point. Coyote utilizes over two decades of onstage performances‚ enthralling the audience with stage presence and diction. The utilizing body language to impose a sense of defensiveness showing more emotion without the need for crying or saying the underlining emotions. In doing so allows the speaker full control of his options on
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Mysteries are a genre many people enjoy. The Westing Game is a well-written mystery novel and movie many people of all ages would enjoy. GLMS sixth grade students read the novel and then watched the movie. The Westing Game book and movie contains many similarities and differences that are worth explaining. The Westing Game is about a young girl (Turtle Wexler) and heirs trying to find who killed Uncle Sam (Sam Westing). In the novel and movie Turtle‚ the main character‚ wins and who finds
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The Evolution of Boo Radley’s Character in To Kill a Mockingbird Leah and I worked together to create two acrylic paintings that show Scout’s growth in her perspective of Boo Radley. Our reason for choosing acrylic paint is because it comes in a wide range of colors that we could use to express our message and theme. Another reason we chose to use acrylic is because it is very versatile and can be made to appear like watercolor or oil paint. The first scene that we chose to portray is when the children
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ follows a young girl named Scout Finch who lives in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. She goes around with her brother and her friend‚ Dill‚ and learns quickly that there is tension building up‚ as conflict breaks out when a woman accuses a black man of raping her. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ Scout’s father‚ defends Tom Robinson‚ knowing he is innocent‚ and falsely accused.By presenting Boo Radley and Tom Robinson as characters who can’t comprehend
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Atticus explains this lesson to Scout after she has a bad day at school. This relates to one of the major theme in the book‚ which is tolerance. He tells her that judging is wrong and should not expect things from people that you do not know or understand. Atticus wants Scout to learn that she will start to make more friends in Maycomb after she understands what the full story is before making an assumption. Atticus believes that most of the prejudice in the town occurs due to the judgement. Scout
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