The sharp bang of an artillery simulator‚ followed by one of my classmates falling to the ground signalled the start of my test. After my other classmates had established security for me to work‚ I approached my fallen comrade. “He’s dying‚ soldier medic!” My instructor shouted‚ spraying a foul smelling red liquid into my face from a dirty old windex bottle to simulate a spouting arterial bleed. Despite the fact that most of what was being sprayed was getting into my eyes‚ by that point‚ I didn’t
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“Okay‚ point taken‚” Phillip retorted as Leland pushed open the lid to a trash receptacle allowing Phillip to dispose of his waste. “But next time I’m about to do something in your world that will hurt me‚ why don’t you just warn me first‚ I promise I will listen?” “That’s a deal‚” Leland agreed. “But‚ for now why don’t you sit back down and listen to what we all have to tell you about your world‚ you really need to hear this?” Phillip did just that. It was about time he got some answers and he
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Short stories are one of the many different forms of fiction writing that can be used to create different worlds and realities that we may not be able to experience in real life. In this case‚ Kate Chopin’s‚ The Story of an Hour is a great example of a plot twist that carries a powerful punch. The sudden altered outcome can leave a reader shocked and intrigued. However this sort of impact isn’t possible had the story not had a strong point-of-view‚ characters‚ setting‚ symbolism or plot. All of
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ETH125 Final Exam Name: 1. Between the year 2000 and 2100‚ the proportion of the U.S. population that is Black‚ Hispanic‚ Asian‚ and Native American will likely a. triple. b. decline. c. stay the same. d. double. 2. When belief in the inheritance of behavior patterns is coupled with the feeling that certain groups are inherently superior to others it is called a. racism.
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Hanging by a thread “Alexa Mackenzie…the name known to all in our neighborhood. You galvanize our denizens that induce a jealousy in my heart‚ you bees knees! “Good Bellings finally assented after denying the same point for weeks in utter envy. I placed the teacup after drinking the rest of it. “I have been singing your praises and there you are decoding an antiquated Latin text!” She hollered. “Bell‚ you comprehend the fact that I detest being showered with praises‚ don’t you?” I threw a rhetorical
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The demented short story “Story of an hour” leaves many questions at the end of the story if not paying attention. Throughout the story there are many self evident elements that create the story in its entirety.Kate Chopins’ short story develops two key theme of freedom at all the wrong cost.That theme gives greater insight of the strong character development in the story‚all while giving distinct symbols that give an even closer look into each of the characters traits and personalities and as
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“The story of an hour‚” by Kate Chopin focuses on the idea of freedom. This short story is about the protagonist‚ named Louise‚ who finds out that her husband has been in an accident and died. She has many feelings‚ but the one that she enjoyed the most was the freedom she would now have. “Hence‚ Brentley’s death is not tragic to her because it gives her own life back to her” (Rosenblum‚ 7). Her freedom is quickly taken away from her‚ when her husband walks through the front door. The theme is‚ even
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In late September after Rico‚ a low level crack dealer in North Las Vegas‚ was picked up on charges‚ he was asked why he was now dealing on the street. He said someone was renovating the old homeless shelter and the tweekers who normally ruled the place were all gone. * * * The sheriff looked at the picture attached to the missing person’s report. Carmel was a beauty queen. Her homecoming picture showed the blonde was tall and shapely‚ with a youthful innocence despite the fact that the man next
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THE HOOK “Dad do we really have to go?” I whined. It is the start of winter and my dad wants to go camping in the middle of nowhere. It’s going to be so boring‚ just me by myself‚ No kids‚ no games and worst of all no PlayStation. I mean‚ I don’t mind going camping in a tent‚ but does dad really have to make it in the middle of my only holidays away from school? Not to mention in the middle of winter‚ if I was a polar bear I probably wouldn’t mind. “Yes Adam we have already booked and paid for
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I am comparing the poems ‘Flag’ and ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ (CLB) which are both from the conflict cluster. The poem ‘Flag’ is written by John Agard and the poem ‘CLB’ is written by Alfred Tennyson! In the poem ‘Flag’ the poet starts off by using a rhetorical question which settles a vivid image in the reader’s mind‚ unlike ‘CLB’ which starts off by a repetition of three‚ in a different point of view this makes the reader think just before the start to read the poem. This makes them think
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