UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS AS LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: SYLLABUS 9695 NOTES FOR TEACHERS ON STORIES SET FOR STUDY FROM STORIES OF OURSELVES: THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH FOR EXAMINATION IN JUNE AND NOVEMBER 2010‚ 2011 AND 2012 CONTENTS Introduction: How to use these notes 1. The Fall of the House of Usher Edgar Allen Poe 2. The Open Boat Stephen Crane 3. The Door in the Wall HG Wells 4. The People Before Maurice
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more to the world than meets the eye. In the short stories “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” by Neil Gaiman and “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter‚ two young boys have experiences that will change the way they view life forever. Enn‚ from the story by Gaiman‚ is an awkward teenager who afraid of girls but is talked into attending a party anyway by his friend Vic. Tommy‚ from “Gryphon‚” is a typical fourth grader in a very atypical situation. In both stories‚ eccentric female characters spark and ignite
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Genesis Begins with two accounts of creation. In the creation stories God creates the world in 6 days and sets the 7th aside as a Sabbath to keep holy as a day of rest. He creates a man and a woman named Adam and Eve. He places them in a place called The Garden of Eden along with all the other Creatures that he has created‚ however he places them with dominion over the other creatures. In this Garden there was a tree called the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. God instructed Adam and Eve to not
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very few could manipulate it to their will. The man in this story is me‚ my name is Rayn and I write this story to chronicle my rise to power. My journey started when I was in my mid twenties and our country was at war with a neighboring kingdom. I was a guard for a small village which was ruled by the empire of Luton grod. One day while out on patrol a strange old man was making his way to our village. This is where our story begins. The
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Short Story Summary of The Somebody The writer of this article is Danny Santiago also known as Daniel Lewis James‚ born in Kansas city‚ 1911‚ and passed away in 1988.First novel- Famous All Over Town 1984 received the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award for fiction given by the American Academy and Institute of Artsand Letters in 1984 and the PEN President’s Award in 1985 for the novel. The character he creates in The Somebody is based on the experience he witnessed. This story portraits
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Alena was floating on her tube in the calm Hawaiian water. It was Saturday her favorite day of the week. This wasn’t because there was no school it was because it was the day that she got her first dog‚ his name is Bear. Alena loves him with all her heart every square inch except for 2 one for her mom and one for her dad. As she was floating on her tube she was thinking about those autumn nights back in Maine when they would play tag and bond like a real family. They would do this every single night
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The short story Gryphon by Charles Baxter has an unusual character‚ a new substitute teacher at the rural community of Five Oaks in Michigan. The students meet with the strange lady who brings them strange yet fascinating lectures. Miss Ferenczi could be an exceptional teacher in a suitable environment‚ with her willingness to break the boundary in teaching method‚ her lectures on new materials never presented in textbooks‚ and her influence to help the students explore new things. I wonder if there
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you just focus?”. The thousand-eyed monster shifts and shows it’s eyes white‚ restless‚ ready to strike with the laughter of 25 tiny voices. I fight alone through switching numbers as 21’s turn to 12’s. I fight alone‚ slogging through the muck of short passages‚ while others soar above on Nimbus 2000 broom sticks with Harry. I fight alone until I meet a little mouse named Despereaux.
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Jessica Gonzales ENGL 1301 Short Story Analysis First Confession In the story of “First Confession” Frank O’Connor has us look at the story from the boy‚ Jackie’s‚ point of view. Jackie is a seven year-old boy who must go to make his first confession before he can take his first communion. The story takes places in various settings that include Jackie’s house‚ Jackie’s school where Mrs. Ryan would come and give her warnings against hell to the children‚ the Chapel where Jackie and Nora have
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Sadly I can’t denied what they did but what I can do is tell you a little story” –said Nathan with confidence. In 1939‚ a man named Adolf Hitler‚ mobilized his whole nation in order to go to war. The people from Germany were amused by the words of his new leader‚ therefore they didn’t hesitate when he wanted to expand the Fatherland
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