“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is a short story in which Mark Twain‚ the author‚ tells an unrealistic story of a frog and a chatty man by the name of Simon Wheeler. Simon Wheeler‚ Mark’s main character‚ wins bets on whatever he can from dog fights to frog jumping. Later‚ when Simon meets an old gentleman and bets him that Dan’l can jump the farthest of any frog in Calaveras County. Written in the mid 1860’s‚ this short story brought Mark Twain his national attention. Simon bets on
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Neighbour Rosicky‚ one of Willa Cather’s stories of Nebraska‚ is about Mr. Rosicky’s life in the prairie of Midwestern America. He is a Czech immigrant who spends his early life in London and New York and then move to Nebraska for farming life. As a reader‚ because my home is in the countryside and my grandparents are farmers‚ I am so touched by Old Rosicky’s great affection for nature‚ land‚ and farming life. Through the old man‚ the harmony between land and man is reflected. It seems to me that farming
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clearly‚” I responded. “That’s why I want you to come. We need a thinker to tell the story of our war.” “We wouldn’t get the same benefits our fathers did in Vietnam‚” I said. “For example‚” Leo asked? “For one thing‚ Bob Hope is dead‚ and we would be deprived of seeing Beyoncé in red‚ white‚ and blue panties like the ones Raquel Welch wore for the troops.” Leo gave a frown‚ and I was about to retell the story of my dad trading a week of leave to his
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It wasn’t the same person that he was used to seeing in that military garb. His body had been much larger and more imposing when he was at war‚ and he had lost a considerable amount of weight since the war had ceased. Even regaining his appetite and eating a fair amount of food at The Resort was not enough to put any more weight on his frame. Trent felt sunken. How could he possibly get to the bottom of what was happening
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throughout the day. I envied the dead who can look forward to becoming bones with their hair scattered around their skulls. What can I say‚ I long only to sleep without dreams. I have only my weed and my beer to console me. I am tired of all this war stuff swirling around me. How I wish I could find a woman to sleep with. I wish I could look into her eyes as sleep overtook her and her eyelids became heavy. I wish I could watch her as her head sank into her pillow. I feel if I could find a woman
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In the essay‚ “How to Tell a True War Story‚” Tim O’Brien tells several stories of war to illustrate to his readers the criteria for truth in storytelling. O’Brien offers his readers a guide to telling and determining war stories that are true‚ for the author‚ true does not necessarily mean actual or real. Instead‚ O’Brien tells us what a true war story is‚ but his requirements are not always clear precise—a true war story “never seems to end‚” (O’Brien 273) “embarrasses you‚” (270) “are contradictory
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Crime Story At 4:00 on December 19‚ 2016‚ Ginger Cook was found dead by the head cook of the Reindeer Cafe‚ Old Man Marley. Her body was shoved in a gift box with a bow on top of her head and a string of lights around her neck‚ which was found in the main freezer of the kitchen of Santa’s Goodies Store. The Christmas light string was found to be the cause of death due to the string of lights location around the neck and also bruises tracing back to the outline of the string. Since the body was
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errorism Devastating acts such as the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have left many concerned about the possibility of future incidents in the United States and their potential impact. These attacks have raised uncertainty about what might happen next. Terrorism may involve devastating acts using weapons of mass destruction ranging from chemical agents‚ biological hazards‚ a radiological or nuclear device‚ and other explosives. The primary objective of a terrorist
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where you sat when it couldn’t have been more fitting: a Tyson story was next to come upon the television. The Colts’ second home after the Robert Irsay midnight ride away from Baltimore hosted Tyson—who got sentenced to over half a decade in prison due to charges involving having raped pageant contestant Désirée Washington—in a place known as the Indiana Youth Center. Nobody who worked there called him ‘Kid Dynamite‚’ ‘Iron‚’ ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet‚’ or even ‘champ.’ His name was six syllables
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Antibiotics are medications that either kill bacteria or prevent them from spreading. They work only against bacteria‚ not the viruses that cause the majority of sore throats‚ colds‚ sinus infections‚ and bronchitis. Most of the infectious diseases are caused by bacteria. Antibiotics transformed medicine. There are two segments of antibiotics‚ early history and modern history. Antibiotics can be defined as a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of
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