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    gesture…Death will not find me.”(Maugham 1). The reader can pinpoint with this fear and understand the story better. On the other hand‚ in “Godfather Death” the character welcomes Death in a normal manner‚ he isn’t afraid of having Death in front of him. Also‚ the poor man wasn’t afraid to bluff Death the first nor the second time he was performing the surgeries. Every story has an ending‚ in “Appointment in Samarra” the Merchant thinks he is getting away from his fate‚ Death

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    Title: Story Of An Hour Author: Kate Chopin I. On The Elements / Literary Concepts The short story Story Of An Hour is all about the series of emotions that the protagonist‚ Mrs. Mallard showed to the readers. With the kind of plot of this short story‚ it actually refers to the moments that Mrs. Mallard knew that all this time‚ her husband was alive. For the symbol‚ I like the title of this short story because it actually symbolizes the "time" where Mrs. Mallard died with "joy." And with that

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    STORY OF MAYKAPAL In the beginning‚ the sky was very low; it was possible to touch it with a long bamboo pole. Because of this proximity‚ everything on earth was burnt by the intense heat of the sun. The rivers and the seas were boiling tremendously. Then suddenly from nowhere‚ a huge man appeared on earth. This enormous being was called Maykapal. Some of the ancient Tagalogs‚ said that Maykapal was the Lord of the universe who came down to earth to correct some mistakes in his work. However

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    All interesting authors expose their readers to experience the essence of the story. In this case‚ Toni Cade Bambara uses the illustration of her short story “The Lesson”‚ in order to convey the reality of a 1960’s ghetto‚ African American community through the eyes of a young girl named Sylvia. Sylvia is a young‚ fearless girl who has an audacious and outspoken nature despite her constant use of profanity and insulting judgments of Miss Moore. Moreover‚ Toni Bambara’s technique of literacy in

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    When He Came Back Sasha Boswell He had spent my whole life avoiding me‚ leaving my mother and I to look after ourselves‚ no help‚ no calls‚ no child support‚ not even one single letter just to say hi. The day he called was when my world had changed. I would finally meet him‚ the man from the small photo propped up against the brick wall above the fireplace. My curtains were wide open and the sunlight filtered in‚ creating little dust beams as mum liked to call them. The big oak tree by my window

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    THE THESIS OF THE TWO RIVER OF MISSISSPPI Twain gained a new attitude towards the river when he became a riverboat pilot. After being trained to navigate the river‚ it soon lost it’s magic‚ and he became neutral to it’s charms. But worse that that‚ he also saw the dangers to his boat within the river. Not only was he desensitized to the majestic‚ bewitching qualities of the river‚ but it also became his enemy‚ trying to damage his boat‚ the cargo‚ and the passengers in each of its twists and turns

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    “FIRST LOVE ” Every Christmas‚ together with Nancy’s Family they travel for a Family reunion. Then one Christmas they went to her Uncle’s resort in Negara‚ Nancy is never excited‚ and this time is no different. They travel for almost 8 hours from their place to her Uncle’s Resort. It is 12nn when they arrived and everybody is so excited to meet their relatives except for Nancy who are on the other side. Nancy was walking in the seashore when she sees lots of familiar faces. It is her cousin

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    A Lost Hope The lights appeared out of the darkness. I heard a soft voice talking to me as my eyes slowly opened and everything was blurred. My eyes adjusted I found I wasn’t at home in my own comfy bed but a horrible hospital trolley. My mom was sitting on a chair beside me her hand in mine and her eyes filled with tears I could tell she had been crying. It had happened again I thought to myself‚ I had collapsed for no reason. My mom explained to me why this was happening and a sharp pain shot

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    Anselmo and Mrs.Higgins are similar because they both stand up for what they want. They have in common that they are both being strong in the beginning. Don Anselmo and Mrs. Higgins are different because Don Anselmo stays strong throughout the entire story but at the end Mrs.Higgins does not. I would not say they are more different than similar because they both want something better for the kids in their life. Mrs.Higgins doesn’t want her son to go to jail‚ and Don Anselmo doesn’t want the new owners

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    It was six a.m.‚ and the buzzing of the alarm clock was all that could be heard throughout my room. It was time for me to wake up and prepare myself for school. I slowly dragged my feet across the floor towards the dresser‚ dreading what Soph‚ Liv‚ and Lex had planned for me that day. Were they going to make fun of my clothes‚ “accidentally” spill food in my hair‚ or even worse‚ make fun of me not having a dad anymore… again? Losing him four years ago when I was ten was bad enough for me‚ but the

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