David Akao Mr. Greenfield ENGL 101 12 8 October 2017 Compare/Contrast Essay "The Cask of Amontillado‚" is about a man named Montresor‚ who seeks revenge on Fortunato by taking him on a journey and burying him alive. "The Pit and the Pendulum" starts with the narrator recounting hearing his death sentence. Fainting after listening to this news‚ he awakens later in the darkness as the man finds himself disorientated about where he is. He explores the room he is in and his body is very weak. The narrator
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Non-fiction is one of the two main divisions in writing‚ the other form being fiction. Non-fiction is a story based on real facts and information . Non-fiction is a narrative‚ account‚ or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are believed by the author to be factual. These assertions and descriptions may or may not be accurate‚ and can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question‚ however‚ it is generally assumed that authors of such accounts believe them
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Sydnie Sivongxay ENG 2000 Christy Williams 23 February 2013 "By and By" by Amy Bloom "By and By" by Amy Bloom is told through a first-person narrative from the perspective of the deceased protagonist’s roommate. Though the narrator shifts in and out of past and present tense‚ the story is simple. Anne (the protagonist) went on a camping trip with her boyfriend Teddy‚ and Eugene Trask (the antagonist) suddenly appeared to murder Teddy‚ then he kidnapped Anne‚ resulting in her missing
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Ethical Values in Pulp Fiction Pulp fiction is a movie filled with drugs‚ violence‚ gambling‚ and pop iconography‚ describing how real-life society is going towards the “death of god” era; a life without morals. A lot of movie critics would say that Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent (John Travolta) possess no ethical values‚ no sense of morality. They also say that the movie does not convey a message. The movie does convey a message; Quentin Tarantino just masks it behind the street-savvy
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* General Tips * Non-Fiction * Fiction * Poetry * Fire Starters Creative Non-Fiction If representing and exploring the “real” by writing in the genre of creative non-fiction is your goal‚ we hope these tips about what creative non-fiction is‚ as well as some pointers on a few genres that are considered creative non-fiction (memoir and the personal essay) can help you. We have also included some links to some well-known examples of creative non-fiction to give you a sense of what
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The theme of desire has been portrayed in many novels and stories. Perhaps the most well-known depiction of desire can be found in the Bible. In the Book of Genesis‚ a snake tempts Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge after he convinces them that they will gain God’s knowledge of good and evil and be protected from death. Despite God’s word to not eat of the fruit‚ Adam and Eve did so anyway. Surely‚ this story portrays temptation; however‚ beyond the theme of temptation
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The Elements of Fiction Plot‚ Setting‚ Character‚ Conflict‚ Symbol‚ and Point of View are the main elements which fiction writers use to develop a story and its Theme. Because literature is an art and not a science‚ it is impossible to specifically quantify any of these elements within any story or to guarantee that each will be present in any given story. Setting might be the most important element in one and almost nonexistent in another. Just as a Crime Scene Investigator cannot approach a
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Listening is the ability to accurately receive messages in the communication process. Listening is key to all effective communication‚ without the ability to listen effectively messages are easily misunderstood – communication breaks down and the sender of the message can easily become frustrated or irritated. Listening is so important that many top employers give regular listening skills training for their employees. This is not surprising when you consider that good listening skills can lead
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Science Fiction Science fiction is a kind of literary arts whichdepends on imagination . In this kind of literature the writer tries to create an imaginative world which has a special nature using certain literary techniques . He can use philosphical‚ scientfic‚ biological and technical theories. He tries to guess what may happen in the future . He can discuss philosphical subjects and certain values in different world. But at the same time science fiction tries to stay in a logical
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In the selection‚ "Teaching History Through Fiction: Valuable or Dangerous" there are two different arguments on whether historical fiction should be used to teach history or not. The Point text‚ "There is Value in Teaching History Through Fiction" argues that teaching history by using fiction is great at making readers and students by interested in the topic and have the topic mean something to them. In paragraph one‚ the text says‚ "...fiction can make history matter—make it irresistible—to young
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