The Time Sweepers is a short story written by Canadian author Ursula-Wills Jones. The story focuses on a group of invisible people called “time sweepers”. These “time sweepers” are described as blue people wearing overalls if they are men and “old fashioned tweed jackets” if they are women. “Time Sweepers” sweep up wasted time. If Time Sweepers did not exist‚ we would be stuck in a world of infinite time. The Time Sweepers do not like taking holidays as it loses time. The story seems to focus around
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What Is a Short Story? Short Stories are very interesting to read and can have many different meanings. Usually just one plot or theme‚ but can carry much more significance to reader than given credit for. Short stories are one of the most distinguished types of literature there is. Since they are different‚ they fall into a genre that implies certain expected conventions or traits. A short story is a fictional read which can be exciting because it usually is not going to bore you to death‚ and
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Short Story Explication What Would You Think About In Your Final Moment? One’s final moments often leave many questions. “What will my final thoughts be?” or “What would my final statement to the world be?” Reflections on death are often avoided because death can be terrifying but‚ if forced to think about it‚ what would you do in the final moments of your life? The author of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge‚ Ambrose Bierce‚ wants the reader to focus on his or her final moments and how they
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It was one of the more curious things about Humanity‚ our reluctance to allow others see us cry. It could be said that it was a form of defense‚ of never letting one know your weakness‚ and perhaps there was some truth to that. After all‚ hadn’t Humanity kept the Deadly Races at bay for a time by pretending to be strong? That day‚ however‚ Intrepidus was not able to hide his weakness by refusing to go home a mess. There was a shadow he had failed to realize did not have a place in this cavern any
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Asia Roper English 1020‚ sec. 01 October 1‚ 2014 Short story essay During the 1800’s there was an increase in immigration to the Great Plains due to an abundance of free land offered by the Homestead Act. Many individuals and families went west to seek their fortune and a home on what was once called the great American desert. Moving westward was a difficult process‚ and many were forced to leave their old lives behind completely. In "A Wagner Matinee‚" written by Willa Cather‚ the characterization
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The Short Story History: as a form dates back to the oral tradition of the tale written tales emerge in poetic forms - Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Boccaccio’s Decameron (1351-1353) often cited as the precursor of the short story form‚ as is the French translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1704) short story really begins to emerge as a form in the 19th century Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1824-1826) an early collection of folk stories that paved the way for the development of the genre of short
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"Neutral Tones" by Thomas Hardy is very neutral in tone; its melancholic note is created by a narrator reflecting on the termination of a relationship. Throughout‚ a soothing yet depressing language illustrates this duality. Hardy uses a variety of techniques to highlight sadness and emotions in the narrator. In the first stanza the scene and atmosphere is set‚ "we stood by a pond that winter day".No harsh sounds are present and the sentence epitomises the tranquillity yet disheartening nature of
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the game itself and how effective or non-effective it was. Listed below are those evaluations. The first game my group played was called Long Story Short. It was a game that consisted of five players‚ each with white boards and dry erase markers. The object of the game was to finish the story that the selected judge had read to us. We had to complete the story using either a text message‚ tweet‚ comic strip‚ or a headline. Based upon whatever number the judge rolled on the dice. This game gives off
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“Blackberries in June‚” that title to me means easy picking‚ that Jamie and Matt managed to pick all the sweet blackberries from the bush(that’s my opinion of the title). In this short story everyone thinks that Jamie and Matt have it easy and everything has been handed to them. The reason for this is because their going on the course of being successful in life early instead of later in life. Honestly‚ though they worked hard for everything they have. Both working at minimum wage jobs. Jamie as
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In the story hole by Louis Sachar Mr. pendanski one of the camp counselors at camp green lake sets a supportive tone in the story. He first sets the tone in the story when he says‚ “No‚” said Mr. Pendanski. “That person is you‚ Stanley. You’re the reason you are here. You’re responsible for yourself. You messed up your life‚ and it’s up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you - for any of you.” This quote helps to develop the tone of support. It shows that Mr. Pendanski is trying
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