Five Short Stories Alphonse Daudet The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction‚ Vol. XIII‚ Part 4. Selected by Charles William Eliot Copyright © 2001 Bartleby.com‚ Inc. Bibliographic Record Contents Biographical Note Criticisms and Interpretations I. By Henry James II. By George Pellissier 1. The Siege of Berlin 2. The Last Class—The Story of a Little Alsatian 3. The Child Spy 4. The Game of Billiards 5. The Bad Zouave Biographical Note ALPHONSE DAUDET was born at Nîmes in the
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Elements of Short Stories Plot (what happens) conflict (the basic opposition or tension that sets the plot of a short story in motion; it engages the reader‚ builds suspense or mystery‚ and arouses expectation for events to follow.) open-ended at both ends exposition (background information‚ setting the scene‚ establishes situation‚ dates the action) rising action (complication) (develops and intensifies the conflict) climax (crisis) (the moment at which
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My life begins here in Brownsville‚ Texas. However‚ I was only there from the beginning when I was a newborn before going back to Matamoros‚ Tamaulipas where my family had their own house. My mom wanted to have me in the U.S. because people had told her that there were far more opportunities over here. Technically‚ these two cities have become my two homes. I do miss Matamoros‚ Tamaulipas because that’s where I spend most of my childhood until I was seven years old. Then we had to return back to
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of poems they think of a kind of love poem‚ in truth poems can be about anything‚ good or bad. These poems all develop a main or central idea over the course of the poem‚ and in some cases over the course of multiple poems‚ each with a different main idea‚ but are based off of‚ and use the stories of other poems to develop there own point. One such poem is by a man named William Carlos Williams‚ he wrote the poem "Raleigh was Right"‚ which was based off of‚ and a response to two other poems. These
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Short story is fictional work of prose that is shorter in length than a novel. Edgar Allan Poe‚ in his essay "The Philosophy of Composition‚" said that a short story should be read in one sitting‚ anywhere from a half hour to two hours. In contemporary fiction‚ a short story can range from 1‚000 to 20‚000 words. Because of the shorter length‚ a short story usually focuses on one plot‚ one main character (with a few additional minor characters)‚ and one central theme‚ whereas a novel can tackle multiple
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GE RT October 27th‚ 2008 e-mail: alexandra_zielinska@mac.com Who was She? A SHORT STORY OF FLORA JANE THOMPSON (1876-1947) Awriter‚ she was born in Juniper Hill‚ a hamlet in north-east Oxfordshire‚ on 5 December 1876‚ the eldest child in the family of four daughters and two sons of Albert Timms‚ a stonemason‚ originally from Buckingham‚ and his wife Emma‚ a nursemaid‚ daughter of John Dibber from Stoke Lyne‚ an ’eggler’‚ who took his pony and cart around local farms‚ collecting eggs
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April Suarez Professor Nolan English 1B 4 March 2013 Recognizing Power One theme among five stories included in chapter eleven was the power struggle between characters‚ either within themselves or among other characters. Power is somewhat of an elusive concept in which it can take many forms. The characters within this chapter exhibit a wide spectrum of power including the power achieved through independence and feelings of empowerment‚ the corruption that may coincide in great power‚ or the
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Stories among Us Mei Li was born in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia on July 17‚ 1971. She was a happy and healthy baby. As she grew up‚ she had the urge to go to America. She wanted the job opportunities that the US had offered‚ but she was scared. She would be the first person of her family to go to America. She would have to go alone and explore this unfamiliar place. After comparing the pros and cons‚ she made up her mind. Mei flew from Malaysia to New York. She got a job as a hairdresser nearby her apartment
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Book Review Sai Anand 9th ‘C’ Roll. No: 08 Index 1. About the Author 2. Characters 3. New Words 4. Summary 5. About the Movie: Kai po Che 6. My Opinion 1. About the Author Chetan Bhagat: Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974)‚ is an Indian author‚ columnist‚ and speaker. Bhagat is
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“Yesternight the sun went hence‚ and yet is here today are an example of a a. paradox 6. which of the following is the best interpretation of these lines from John Donne’s “song” when thou wep`st‚ unkindly kind‚ my life’s blood doth decay a. You cry because you love me but your tears make me suffer. 7. which of the following excerpts from “ A valediction: Forbidding mourning “ is the best example of a metaphysical conceit” a. If they be two‚ they are two so‚ as stiff twin compasses are two
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