The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry While reading the following story‚ note its plot structure 1. All the events in the following story are arranged chronologically. Due to its humorous nature and big attention to details‚ they catch attention. As events change each other rather quickly the reader’s interest can be held easily. 2. The role of exposition is to introduce the main character of the story and describe the conditions of his life‚ surrounding. Also exposition creates the general
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The Cop and the Anthem. O.Henry On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily. When wild geese honk high of nights‚ and when women without sealskin coats grow kind to their husbands‚ and when Soapy moves uneasily on his bench in the park‚ you may know that winter is near at hand. Сопи заерзал на своей скамейке в Мэдисон-сквере. Когда стаи диких гусей тянутся по ночам высоко в небе‚ когда женщины‚ не имеющие котиковых манто‚ становятся ласковыми к своим мужьям‚ когда Сони начинает ерзать на
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Description of Events COP Keating was established in a remote location near the town of Kamdesh of Nuristan province in North Eastern Afghanistan approximately 25 km from the Pakistan boarder along the only improved dirt road in the Kamdesh district. OP Fritsche was established 2.2 Km straight line distance to the southeast‚ non-line of sight with an elevation difference of 2150 ft. from Keating. The COP was surrounded by extremely rugged‚ mountainous high ground and is positioned to interdict
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street‚ and stopped at the bottom. I then turned back onto the main road‚ and as I was driving I looked back and saw the blue flashing lights and my heart dropped. Next‚ I pulled over onto the parking lot of an old abandoned gas station hoping the cop would fly by. However‚ I was the most disappointed person in the
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Alexander was walking towards the store where he could get a katana‚ until he sees a Yu-Gi-Oh Card store. He walks into the store and by the time he got out of the store it was 12:00 P.M. and he had walked in there at 8:00 P.M. Alexander walks around town on a cold and pitch black night. “I can’t seem to find my apartment.” said‚ Alexander to a stranger. The stranger ignores him. He goes to a nearby convenience store and asks the cashier‚ “Do you know where Sunset Road is?” “わかりません。” (I don’t understand)
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Unless Your Name is Judy Don’t Judge What does your appearance say about you? Is your look‚ swag‚ or gear telling others what you want them to know? In this the 21st century are we judging books (people) by their cover? Before you answer any of these questions I will attempt to convince you that we as a society do in fact pre judge people before they’ve even spoke. I’ve heard it said “If you knew better‚ you’d do better”. For the first example of how we all judge people before we know them‚ I
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meets up with Leon at a festival where a state cop beats Leon up for no apparent reason. That night‚ Tony has a dream that reveals to him the cop is actually a witch. A couple days later the two men go to a gas station where Tony sees the cop again. The cop follows them and pulls them over‚ for no reason. Some time later‚ Leon and Tony go to a sheep camp together and on the way there the cop pulls them over again. At this point Tony is so convinced the cop is a witch‚ he takes Leon’s gun and shoots him
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Through out my life I somehow find myself being put into situations that just end up causing aggravation and pain to me and others around me. It just makes me wonder why they really had to happen but‚ I can honestly say these situations do teach me a few lessons. I always end up learning a couple things as I am going through them and also as time goes on after everything is over with. They help shape my views in life and how I will react to future situations. There have been many of these life changing
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he can do anything now that he solved a mystery. Christopher’s disability affects communication with others when he is not able to socially relate. He cannot take too much at one time. For example‚ when the cop begins to question him it becomes too much for Christopher so he hits the cop. He just does not know how to handle the situation. He is able to deal with his communication breakdown by taking pride in the things he
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narrator because he seemed to tell it like it is. He had no reason to try to make himself look better. He seems to accept himself for who he is. He is an honest man who seems to be well liked by everybody he deals with on a regular basis‚ from the cop to the guy with the newspapers. He shows his struggles with alcohol and also his giving nature. All the money he came across he spent not just on himself getting drunk but on others as well. I believe that the theme of the story is that no matter
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