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    Literature Shows Positive Traits Through Its Characters It is known that a piece of writing can do more than tell a story‚ but can also portray indirect ideas to the reader. A narrative piece is able to show positive traits‚ presented through its characters. Literature can display a variety of positive attributes‚ through different characters‚ and situations. This is demonstrated in the story‚ “The Blue Bead‚” through Sibia’s acts of selflessness‚ and again in the text “Long

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    The only white woman in the play‚ Mrs. Van Buren is the character who embodies the decadence and absurdity of upper class. Mrs. Van Buren is an idle dreamer‚ who feels bored of her situation but does not confront problems or even try to recognize them. Apparently tired of social gatherings such as the annual Gardenia Ball‚ where she has to “smile‚ be polite”‚ she dreams of getting her room and living alone. However‚ she consider it impossible and “would rather not be a divorcee” because “it would

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    don’t know what he thinks he is going to accomplish. If my mother were here‚ she’d call him a fool. If my father were here‚ he’d turn up his nose is disgust. I’m not proud to say that my family comes from the men on the hills. I am the daughter of a sniper‚ a man with no compassion and a mother who never truly loved me. Every day since I was three years old they told me how bad the people of this fine city were. How horrible and heinous they had become. As long as I can remember they taught me to hate

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    Climax and resolution are related because the climax is the turning point so whatever happens in the climax will change what happens in the resolution. For instance in The Snipersniper 1 kills sniper2‚ if he didn’t kill him then we wouldn’t of found out that its actually his brother and there wouldn’t be a good suspenseful ending. Therefore climax and resolution are related. Suspense and setting are very much related because the setting can lead to suspense‚ like when Rainsford was in the woods

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    Liam O’Flaherty‚ the author of "The Sniper‚" uses situational irony and internal conflict to show how societal conflicts‚ such as a civil war‚ can have a harmful impact on individuals. An example of O’Flaherty emphasizing the impact of the war on an individual is when the sniper succeeds in killing his victim. Rather than having him celebrate his victory‚ the author shows the regret felt by the sniper in this detail‚ "The sniper looked at his enemy falling and he shuddered. The lust of battle died

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    The stories “The Sniper” and “Cranes” are two very similar but yet different stories. “The Sniper‚” was written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ the story is about a republican sniper trying to get out of a civil war ‚in Ireland‚ in the end the sniper succeeds in sniping the enemies sniper but learns it’s his brother. “Cranes‚” is written by Hwang Sunwōn and is about a man‚ named Sōngsam‚ and his old pal‚ Tōkche‚ heading to the jail‚ and on there way cranes appear and Sōngsam lets Tōkche go. But the one story

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    Seham Mohammed English 11 F December 7th‚ 2010 Character analysis: John Proctor John Proctor John Proctor is the leading role‚ also known as the protagonist‚ in The crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is the play’s tragic hero; a good man with one fatal flaw that eventually leads to his fall. John Proctor is honest‚ resolute‚ & upright. He is a man with pride. At the opening of the play‚ the narrator portrays the real direct characterization of John‚ "The steady manner he

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    these two stories “The Sniper” by Liam o’ Flaberly and “Cranes” by Hwang Sunwon. They have a lot in Common also there’re about war. Soon you’ll find out more about these two stories next. “The Sniper” by Liam O’ Flaberly is about a Republican Sniper fighting for his life and is in a civil war. The Republican Sniper is on a roof facing the other Sniper across the street then a women saw the Sniper and told the turret where the Republican Sniper was at. The Republican Sniper open fired and killed

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    How does Clint Eastwood generate emotional response in ‘American Sniper’ (2014) I am going to micro analyse the scene from ‘American sniper’ when Chris Kyle‚ played by Bradley Cooper shoots a Taliban soldier carrying a rocket launcher and a little boy then picks it up. American Sniper is a film based on the biography of Chris Kyle (America’s most dangerous sniper)‚ it was released in 2014 and was directed by Clint Eastwood. This essay will focus on the way that key micro features help to create

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    story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty there is a war. Based in Dublin‚ the Republicans and Free Staters are not at peace. In fact‚ they are in the war. This war is tearing families and friends apart because of their own beliefs. By using the story’s sentence variety‚ Liam O’Flaherty creates the lesson that every action has a consequence through different craft moves. Every action has a consequence comes through the story impacting the characters. For example‚ when the Republican sniper struck his

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