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    1990s‚ well written with a great director and a superstar cast. Even if you’ve watched it many times it only gets better. If you want to see a great movie‚ watch Pulp Fiction. I am interested in many television programs‚ novels and films‚ but when posed the question to explain or evaluate a specific favorite‚ I easily choose Pulp Fiction. Released in 1994 and directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ the plot of this film lets you take a glimpse into the not so normal lives of two hired killers‚ a boxer who will

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    The image of woman in fiction has undergone a radical change in the 21st century. The Indian woman writers have moved away from portraying a traditional self-sacrificing woman toward a self-expressive individual woman. The chaste‚ patient‚ self-denying‚ dependant woman is no longer a female lead. Instead‚ the female characters are projected to be successful in their quest for identity and individuality. A number of women writers have made their debut in 1990s‚ generating novels which revealed the

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    Edgar Allan Poe is a writer of many famous poems and stories. These writings‚ for example‚ “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ and “Alone” are influenced by the events in Poe’s life and include many similarities with each other. These similarities include isolation‚ involvement of a sickness‚ a feeling of fear‚ and the death of a character. The stories share these qualities because of important events that happened throughout Poe’s life. Poe’s

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    Meghan Harrington Mr. Ott Character Trait 11th Oct. 2012 The character of Montresor in‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” is one who can only be defined with words along the lines of evil‚ or wicked. He vows to avenge the bold and childish Fortunato‚ whom Montresor swears did him wrong. Montresor could be described with many bold words‚ one being guilty. Though he is guilty‚ he is determined not to get caught. For instance‚ Montresor declares‚ “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity” (Poe‚

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    Marlo Wilson Business Literature January 15‚2007 Lynn Nelson Comparing Narrative in Fiction and Non-Fiction Paper Comparing Narrative in Fiction and Non-Fiction Paper 1 " My Lack of Gumption" a non fiction story by Russell Baker and "Forty-Five Month a fiction story by R. K. Narayan were two very interesting readings. It was quite amazing to see how two authors with totally

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    similarity between reality and imagination occurs in our mental psyche. According to Annie Murphy Paul in “Your Brain on Fiction‚” the brain does not make a complete distinction between reading about and experience and encountering it in real life. This connection between physical and mental experiences stimulate the same regions of the brain. The article‚ “Your Brain on Fiction” written by Annie Murphy and “Writing against time” by Michael Clune support the notion that there are profound similarities

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    Through the chosen texts a greater understanding of the crime fiction genre has been achieved. The four authors are all writing in different time periods which is reflected in the content of their respective text. Although‚ the four texts are all a part of the crime fiction genre‚ each has different qualities making the genre seem very broad. The genre has been through an evolution since its beginnings in which the conventions of the genre have changed to reflect the social values at the time. Sir

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    In the article‚ This Week in Fiction: Kamel Daoud‚ the interviewer‚ Deborah Treisman‚ asks the author (Kamel Daoud) a few questions about his novel—The Meursault Investigation. In the opening of this article‚ Treisman asks Daoud if his novel was written to give the exact accounts of what really happened to his brother Musa and Meursault. Daoud explains that he wanted to find his‚ “own path through Camas‚” that he merely wanted to examine Albert Camus’ work a bit more‚ which could help him figure

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    Most people have incredible movie classics as there favourite movies of all time. For example‚ Pulp Fiction‚ Alien(s)‚ and so on. However‚ one of my all time favourite movies is the 1987’s PREDATOR. Some people view this as a (classic) incredible action/SF movie. While others view this as a violent and unnecessary movie. In my opinion‚ this movie is sometimes extremely underrated. Not a lot of people know this film‚ like they know about Alien.. and so on. Comparatively‚ this film has a compete with

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    Norton Introduction to Literature. 10th ed. New York: W.W. Norton &‚ 2010. 791-800. Print. Coulehan‚ Jack. "Why I Live at the P.O." Literature Annotations. Harvest Books. Web. 20 Feb. 2013 Toppert‚ Lindsay. " Why I Live at the P.O." Short Story Analysis: Irony and Why I Live at the P.O. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.

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