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    After reading this literary work‚ I can assume that the context the short story "A Rose for Emily" is totally different from today’s society. Nowadays‚ people always respect the privacy of each other. In the story‚ I can see that the residents of a town "care" overmuch about Emily and her life. I feel like every move Emily make‚ the people in her town will be watching her and give comment and assumption about that. In this story‚ I found many time the residents in the town making assumption about

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    to Literature ENG 125 Date Final Paper A short story and poem‚ no matter how structurally different are two literary pieces where a rich story is embedded. Readers are drawn towards these scripts by means of rhythm (poem)‚ characterization‚ or a fictional setting in their respective narratives. However‚ the mere script would not make it entertaining enough. It would depend on the imagination of the readers as they are reading the literary script. Every reader has their own way of visualizing

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    School of Liberal Arts University Writing Center “Because writers need readers” Cavanaugh Hall 427 University Library 2125 (317)274-2049 (317)278-8171 www.iupui.edu/~uwc   The Rhetorical Triangle: Understanding and Using Logos‚ Ethos‚ and Pathos Logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos are important components of all writing‚ whether we are aware of them or not. By learning to recognize logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos in the writing of others and in our own‚ we can create texts that appeal to readers on many different

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    knocking on her office door‚ rather quickly standing up from her chair‚ she walked peacefully to the door and pulled it open. Her sister Josephine was standing outside‚ a different look of panic flashed in her eye. Josephine told her sister to take a seat‚ because she had something very important to say. Telling Mrs. Mallard the news about Brently Mallard’s death was not very easy for Josephine because she was afraid her sister would die from heart break‚ after all Mrs. Mallard did have a severe heart

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    The Elevator Short Story

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    The Elevator Believe it or not‚ many people have a phobia for elevators. In the short story “The Elevator” Martin has a huge fear of elevators especially the one they use in his apartment. In the story his phobia got worse and worse because of the mysterious obese woman who would come with him every time. She would mostly increase in fear by giving him a strange stare. Martin has a great big phobia for elevators. “He was always uncomfortable in elevators‚ afraid that they would fall”(31). this shows

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    there was an awkward silence. “Let’s discuss some things‚” mom said after a while. “Ell‚ there will be some changes in your studies in the coming years.” There’s a long pause. I could see the hurt in her eyes as they stare at me‚ “Son‚ maybe next year you’ll have to stop going to school. You know your sister’s situation‚ right? I hope you understand.” Then‚ a tear dripped down from her eyes

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    Theme of "The Story of an Hour" The theme of a narrative is an important concept in a story especially when the writer is trying to take a sociological position. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin is a good example in which a feminist idealism against oppression and male dominance is expressed about the limited roles of women in society during the 19th century. "Free! body and soul free!"(Chopin‚ 79) is said by Mrs. Mallard to suggest her happiness that her husband had died because she is her

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    John Updike’s short story‚ "A&P" is fictional in a sense that it has a common pattern that leads the reader through a series of events. These events began when three young ladies in bathing suits walk in A&P‚ and catch the eye of a young man named‚ Sammy. He seems to favor the chunkier girl of the three that walk in to the store. As the story continues‚ Sammy curiously watches the provocative young ladies as they stroll through the store looking for groceries. In this fictional story‚ Sammy describes

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    ” “Okay‚ have fun!” “Thanks.” The three guys said together. The four guys walk upstairs to Danny’s room. The door creaks open to a mid-sized room with blue walls and a full-sized bed decorated like a normal teens bed. The window across from the door is wide and was open. You can look straight out the window across the close by street to a broken down house. The guys step in one at a time‚ as if they were scared of something‚ Danny behind them. The door closes behind the guys. Sunlight

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    “I disagree with your interpretation of the main idea.” Kim said to Austin as they sat on the cement stair in Austin’s backyard and discussed about their short story analysis work from English class. It was just after rain‚ the sky was still filled with gray clouds‚ but at least the temperature had cooled down a little bit. Kim secretly felt bad for Austin‚ that now he was stuck with her for this “working buddies” thing in English. Why would someone stupidly arrived class late and became my deskmate

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