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    of the Los Angeles area were buzzing with life which seemed not to have a worry in the world for her or for her husband’s early‚ unplanned death. There she stood‚ watching the surfers surf‚ and the taxi drivers honk their horns. A large grin crept its way onto her face with tears of happiness rolling down her cheek. “Free at last!” she exclaimed through a soft whisper. “Free‚ free‚ free.” After pondering over the death of her undesirable husband for an hour or so‚ she finally carried herself to the

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    In “The Story of an Hour”‚ the main character is Mrs. Mallard‚ also referred to as Louis Mallard. Louis seems to ignore her love for her husband and their marriage and instead be fixated on the luxurious thought of pure freedom. The story takes place in the time span of an hour. That one hour is filled with heartbreak‚ mixed emotions‚ drama‚ and even death. From the beginning of the story‚ the reader learns that Louis has a weak heart. This is important because it plays a role in how everyone treats

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    “The Story of an Hour” The theme of “The Story of an Hour” to me is sad‚ there is a moment of joy‚ also there is confusion in the story. I think it’s sad because there is death in the story. Nobody likes death! Mrs. Mallard has a moment of joy‚ she feels free. She has freedom from her husband’s death. I find it also confusing how Mrs. Mallard celebrated her husband’s death. She didn’t seem sad one bit. I feel these are the reasons these are the themes of “The Story of an Hour” In “The Story

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    their whole day. Second reason is Women worries more about brands than men do. Women have a picky choice they will spend hours of time in as tore to just find on brand but in another hand men worries about the budget they will spend little amount of time to find things that they can get in their budgets . But when you take man in the hardware store that’s whole different story they will spend as much time as women do in the mall but there is huge difference between two‚ men go to hardware store once

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    how powerless women were compared to men during the late eighteen hundreds in her short story entitled‚ “The Story of An Hour “. At the beginning of the story the main character‚ Mrs. Louise Mallard has a heart condition. Due to her illness‚ her sister Josephine and her husband’s friend Richards has the hard task to tell Louise that her husband Brently Mallard has died in a train wreck. During this first hour Mrs. Mallard experiences the sorrow of her husband’s death and the loneliness she would

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    has different cost and room‚ which should be considered before coming. This research report surveys three hostels in Sydney‚ Australia‚ namely the Nomads Westend Backpackers (NWB)‚ Wake Up Hostel (WUH)‚ Tokyo Village Hostel (TVH). It also compares and contrasts them with respect to location and transport; rooms and facilities; cost. There are similarities and differences between the hostels in location and transport. Nomads Westend Backpackers‚ where is near the city center‚ is much convenient

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    Style Analysis English Honors 1 30 April 2012 The Secrets Behind The Secret Life of Bees Novelist Sue Monk Kidd in her book The Secret Life of Bees illustrates Lily Owens’ journey as she overcomes the irrationalities of racism‚ discovers the power of the female community‚ and defines the importance of storytelling. Kidd’s purpose is to convey that even though society might drag a person down‚ the person still has someone who believes in them. She also wants people to be able to understand how

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    HEAD: THE STORY OF AN HOUR & THE NECKLACE 1 The Story of an Hour & The Necklace Cindy Rohwer ENG 125 Douglas Goss September 8‚ 2012 THE STORY OF AN

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    Tragic news is about to be given to a wife‚ who suffers from heart trouble. Her condition is why her family and close friends need to break the news very gently of her husband’s death. In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin portrays Ms. Mallards character with an outbreak of grief‚ an inability of assimilation‚ ability of reflection‚ and an ability of clear significance at the end. Ms. Mallard new understanding of autonomy excited her‚ once taken away from her she becomes unavailable. The struggles

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    The Story of an Hour is very brief and‚ as seen from the title‚ only spans the length of an hour. It describes how Louise Mallard reacts to the death of her husband‚ who died in a train accident. From the news of the husband’s passing in the beginning‚ I expected this story to be about how Louise Mallard was so devastated about this news that she decided to end her life. I based my expectations on the time period this story was written in‚ as many women in that time had to rely entirely on their

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