development of a short story. Whether the change is positive or negative; all humans go through many changes that could as well be life altering. In A Deal in Ostriches‚ this theme is situated to play out a role‚ so the main character goes through a dramatic change from start to finish‚ ending with a twist to show the main characters true side. In The Beautiful suit‚ the main character goes through his major change at the end as well‚ starting off as a man boy‚ but dying happily in the end. In The triumphs
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Stars twinkle down between broken clouds‚ almost sickly smiling at me. I can see the stars again‚ I dreamily think‚ as my heavy eye start to count them. They disappear behind the clouds and it’s nothing but dark. Blinking repeatedly‚ I stir my head‚ my neck aching and my body sicker than before. My skin is hot and clammy‚ my head hurts and the numbing in my left arm is gone‚ instead‚ I feel nothing in that limb. Maybe the pain finally went away. I fainted‚ but I don’t understand why. This wasn’t
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the one to steal the Mystic. The Mystic‚ a large‚ beautiful orb‚ once belonged to another pirate ship. Mother had told me the story so many times that I basically knew it by heart. Then‚ April 20 Celeste stood at the helm of her boat‚ her fiery red hair blowing in the wind. Her long‚ dark-green hunting cloak was wrapped around herself‚ secured by the bright amethyst brooches that she prized so much. Celeste glanced over at Seren‚ the huge blue orb that she had single-handedly stolen from the
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The fresh approach to the writing in cranes war‚ was different because he was dealing with the hardships of war and also dealing with the romance. From a position in the rear of the grove‚ a battery was throwing shells over it. The flash of the guns started the youth at first. He thought they were aimed directly at him. Through the trees‚ he watched the black figures of the gunners as they worked swiftly and intently. Their labor seemed a complicated thing. He wondered how they could remember its
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“‘Charles?’ she said. ‘We don’t have any Charles in the kindergarten.’” “Charlie‚ then‚” I told her‚ relaxing against the wall‚ “Charles is just what Laurie calls him.” Of course‚ with Laurie just in kindergarten‚ he must have given him a nickname. However‚ the teacher’s face still did not show any sign of recognition. “No‚ we don’t have any Charlie either‚” she said‚ brow furrowed‚ as she tucked a strand of long‚ dark hair behind her ear. “I’m not sure who this ‘Charles’ is. Are you sure
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had eventually slammed you down deep into the ground Acted as friends You knew it was fake The hastiness had taken over you Wanted to see if something was still there It had gotten shattered Didn’t bother to repair the cracks Eventually got the courage and begged him to come back He had said no Couldn’t take it anymore So you cut yourself once or twice Dealt with your depression Ringed you out like a washcloth with all of your tears But it didn’t stop then The visions gotten even more realistic
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“Mary!” “GET THE FUCK OUT!” Blood splashes on my face. “STOP!” Roy shouts back‚ wiping a tear away and attempting to sweep the filthy red vital fluid off my face. He then encircles my waist with his two long arms. I hear a hiss that my brain decides to ignore. Hot lips touch my neck‚ living an inappropriate and ridiculous trail of light kisses on my flesh. The warmth is suffocating‚ but I keep whacking. Until I’m pulled away from the corpse‚ sucked into a very cold monochrome vortex. I fall flat
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The sound of breaking glass stopped her. Alice took a step back. Turned around and felt the chill of the winter wind on her neck. Standing behind her was a stranger to her heart with the broken wine bottle at his feet. As the sun was rising over the barn‚ nature stood still. You could hear nothing but the tires traveling down the gravel road. This was good-bye. This was the end. Alice is the type of girl that will light up the room simply with her presence. She is smart‚ kind‚ pretty‚ funny‚
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The Ultimate Gift. In the book‚ The Ultimate Gift‚ courage was shown by more than one person. Red Stevens had the strength of courage by writing his will and deciding who would get what. His most courageous act was to trust his great-nephew Jason Stevens with the ultimate gift. Red Stevens had hope and faith into Jason that he would get the ultimate gift without giving up and before knowing what exactly the gift was. Jason Stevens had courage to trust his great-uncle with this game of the ultimate
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Verbal‚ situational and dramatic‚ three types of irony‚ are commonly used by authors in their literary works to grab the attention of the readers. Verbal irony refers to when a character says something contradictory to what he means‚ situational irony is when the audience believes something will happen but a different scenario occurs‚ and dramatic irony is when the audience knows what is happening but the characters do not. In the short story “The Mark of the Beast‚” the author‚ Rudyard Kipling‚
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