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    second voice. All of the sudden there was a big flash of bright light. The Mienshao winced and covered her eyes. "Oh my! A Mienshao! You actually caught one?" gasped the first voice. "Amazing isn’t it? I know you’ve always been waiting one for your experiments‚ and when I suddenly came across this one‚ I just had to capture it for you‚" said the second voice. Once her eyes were adjusted to the bright light‚ the Mienshao opened her eyes. She then jumped with a start to see a human face staring

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    Chapter 1 Mom’s word stuck me like a lightning bolt. I was so shocked that I forgot to give reaction to what I had just heard. Maybe because a part of me still believed this couldn’t be true. Well‚ was it a joke? I looked back into mom’s eyes. She was still looking at me with pitiful look in her eyes‚ which showed me sympathy. I wanted to ask her if she was joking‚ but then I realised it would be hard to bear the pain if she said no. Instead I wanted for her to say something else or give a reaction

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    A flight had just landed in the very crowded Houston airport. It was a very foggy‚ misty morning. The Journey from Belgium to Houston was long and uncomfortable‚ and Peter was cold‚ miserable and unhappy. Huddled up like a hedgehog‚ in his filthy black coat‚ he pierced through the crowd for a familiar face that could help him get through this confusion. Looking in his wallet he discovered that he was penniless. Peter was sixteen years old‚ average height‚ and a child with a mild and simple character

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    Johnson uses the short story “Emergency” to convey a few varying themes. One of these themes is unconscious fantasy versus actuality ‚ which is caused by the drugs taken at the beginning of the story. We can recognize Johnson develop this theme when Georgie and the narrator are lying in the flatbed of Georgie’s orange pickup truck. “I want to go to church‚” Georgie suggested. “Let’s go to the county fair.” Given their drug-addled state‚ it is difficult to tell their lucid thoughts from their drug induced

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    torture I am fated to endure‚ a perverse punishment for my supposed deceit; a fervent mind in a lifeless vessel? “This is not justice‚” I scream in my head. “I never planned to trick anyone.” All I wanted was freedom to follow the urge that beckoned from my heart. No more than any person ever wants‚ or deserves. Hurting Ron was no callous‚ calculated act; it just happened. Soon‚ Jolene and Sean will return‚ and I am horrified that they will find me this way. A dead husband‚ a dead father‚ a stiff

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    Photoshop and airbrushing are current forms of manipulation in the media. Media such as magazines and television advertisements use Photoshop to digitally enhance their models or celebrities to give them ‘better’ features‚ such as slimmer bodies and flawless skin‚ this makes people‚ particularly teenage girls‚ believe they are not good enough. In this report I will be discussing the development of Photoshop in the media I will also be explaining the evolution of Photoshop over 20 years and be giving

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    Discussion Question 2 contains: Chapter 7 explores the role of symbols in conveying literary themes. Themes are abundant in literary works (though they are at some times more obvious than at others). Select one short story from the reading assignments (from either Week One or Week Two) to examine more closely in relation to symbolism. Consider the story Linguistics - English ENG125 W 1 DQ 2 Review the key literary terms and concepts presented throughout Chapters 1 and 2. (See the end of each chapter

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    Atwood 1. Canada is surrounded by the Arctic ocean to the north‚ the Labrador Sea and Atlantic ocean to the east‚ the United States to the south‚ and the Pacific ocean to the west. 2. In Wilderness Tips‚ Margaret Atwood incorporates various themes in her story. Family plays a big role because the characters are all related; there are three sisters‚ a brother‚ and one of the sister’s husbands. The sisters‚ Pamela‚ Prue‚ and Portia‚ have alliterative names. Atwood writes‚ “It was the mother (Prue

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    Analyzing a short story The basic components of a short story 1. Plot (introduction‚ conflict‚ climax‚ resolution ) The sequence of events or incidents of which the story is composed. In the plot there may be diffferent kinds of conflicts (person agains person – person agains environment – person against him/herself). Artistic unity is essential to a good plot ; nothing irrelevant should be there that does not contribute to the total meaning.

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    The decision I made to choose the gothic theme Appearance vs Reality was the right decision. My decision was the right decision because I was able to relate it to how in life people aren’t always the way they seem. Taking this into account‚ consider the following quote‚ “‘And I to your long life’”. (Beers et al. 289). Why was this line so terrifying to us‚ but so insignificant to Fortunato? My decision was the right decision because it can be applied to life to help you better figure out the intentions

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