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    Scales 1! Katrina Scales David Miles ENC-1102 16 July 2015 A Yellow Rose It is likely that after reading short stories The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner‚ any sensible reader will feel disturbed in at least the slightest. Both texts contain neurotic women of unsound mind who have deathly obsessions. At first glance‚ these stories do not seem to have much in common; they have been written through opposite perspectives‚ one neglects to be chronological

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    Relationships Relationships we have with others can positively or negatively affect our lives forever. In “A Rupee Earned” and “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the protagonists are positively influenced by a family member‚ maturing them and having a positive effect on their lives. In “A Rupee Earned”‚ the father teaches the son how to make his own money and be less dependent of others. In “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the boy’s family tells him that Santa Claus does not exist‚ helping him

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    Short Story Comparison Essay After reading “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ there are some similarities and differences that stood out. Both stories include disabled brothers. Also‚ both stories include characters that act out of pride. The stories have different settings and have characters with different motives. The main lesson of this essay is not to let pride take over your character. There are a few similarities the two stories share. First

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    SHORT STORY PAPER “Compare/contrast Faulkner’s ‘Dry September’ with ‘A rose for Emily’ in terms of writing style and character presentation.” What is going to be analyzed in this paper are the two short stories by W. Faulkner ‘A Rose for Emily’ and ‘Dry September’. Basically‚ what is to be performed is a comparison/contrast analysis in terms of the writing style and character presentation. More specifically‚ I will provide

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    Prithviraj Cherukuri In the short story called “Optimists” written by Richard Ford‚ tells a story about Frank a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in Great Falls‚ Montana who learns how life can completely change in an instant. In the “Optimists” there are two major events that shape the story. Franks father Roy Brinson who works on the great northern railway see’s a homeless man die in front of him while at work. Another event is when Roy Brinson comes home and explains what happened to his wife

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    Bohannon October 22‚ 2012 Essay: Comparison of Frank O’Connor’s Three Short Stories In the three short stories written by Frank O’Connor‚ he depicts the narrator’s relationship with family similar in his short stories. In all three short stories‚ “My Oedipus Complex”‚ “First Confession”‚ and “Masculine Protest”‚ O’Connor portrays the narrator as a young aged boy whose relationship with each family member has a unique similarity throughout each of these short stories. Frank O’Connor illustrates a struggle

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    Essay #1‚ Revised Literature – Fable and Short Story Comparison A story is a story‚ but not all stories are told the same. While fables and short stories both have plots and characters‚ fables like “An Appointment in Samarra” by English novelist W. Somerset Maugham‚ often have a clearly stated or interpreted moral‚ while short stories like “A Pair of Tickets”‚ by Chinese-American author Amy Tan‚ tell a tale that leaves readers thinking. Fables are stories that are direct‚ use unrealistic characters

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    Hondo‚ Comparison of Short Story to Film John Wayne plays the character of Hondo Lane in the novel turned 1953 film “Hondo.” Hondo is about a rough tough cowboy who makes his way through the scorching heat of the Arizona desert with only his ornery mangy dog‚ Sam‚ for a companion. All along the way‚ doing his best to avoid the Apache Indians who despise the white people. In need of a horse‚ Hondo stumbles upon a ranch. Angie Lowe‚ the owner of the ranch‚ played by Geraldine Page‚ lives

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    explained below. You must choose works included in Literature to Go. The requirements for the research paper are as follows:
  * 1. Topic: Compare and contrast a story we have read as a cla ss with one included in Chapter 10‚ “Stories for Further Reading.”
  * 2. Analyze and compare and contrast at least three important elements of the story and explain their significance to the theme of the story. The statement of this idea is your thesis. For example‚ you might choose character‚ setting‚ symbol

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    Short Story Reaction Paper Angie Williams ENG/125 March 21‚ 2011 Shannon Loerch Short Story Reaction Paper Everyday Use‚ a short story written by Alice Walker‚ brings the reader into the lives of a mother and her two daughters. The daughters grew up in the same home but had two very different paths. Mama and the church raised money for Dee to attend school in Augusta and Maggie stayed home. Although Dee went on to further her education in Augusta‚ Maggie learned other valuable life skills

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