Elements of Fiction 1. Settings * Place and time where the story takes place * It sets the mood of the story 2. Characters * Elements that move in the story *Classifications of Characters* * Protagonist – good guys * Antagonist – bad guys * Round – complex‚ many sided * Flat – one to two traits only * Static – sake sort of person from the beginning till the end * Dynamic/developing – undergoes permanent change * Major – main roles * Minor – supporting
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GENERAL ESSAY OUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION (Include a lead statement‚ background information to topic‚ arguable and provable thesis statement and main points used to prove thesis statement.) II. BODY PARAGRAPH 1 Topic Sentence 1 (using transition word/phrase to introduce first main point): A. Support (provide evidence to show how first main point is supported) 1. Detail/example 2. Detail/example B. Support (provide more evidence to show how first main point is supported) 1. Detail/example 2. Detail/example
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Fiction improves empathy by allowing the reader to imagine what the characters are experiencing. Gaiman talks about “how you’re being someone else and when you return to your own world‚ you’re going to be slightly changed”. This means that when someone reads
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Cavelia Duvall Composition and Communications Two Week 3 Assignment 3 April 16‚ 2011 Persuasive Essay Outline The Goal of my Paper is to Convince‚ and Persuade‚ and Catch the Reader’s Attention from Beginning to the End‚ by using Research Information‚ Sources‚ Proof‚ and Evidence‚ that my Point of view is Valid‚ Agreeable‚ and makes Perfect Since to the Reader. I am Arguing against the Topic "Most Americans should not use
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Beowulf Outline Essay Introduction Attention Getter Does America have a devastating problem of drug abuse like Herot and their problem with Grendel? Thesis Statement America is like the Danes by having a devastating problem of people dying‚ America from drug abuse and the Danes from Grendel. Body Paragraph 1 - Modern monster Topic sentence Drugs are like Grendel in a way that it holds fear into a person by not letting them go be free; they hold the life of their victims in their hands. Support
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Life of Pi and Cast Away Comparative Essay Outline Paragraph 1 (Introduction) General sentence to introduce the essay: When people are faced with isolation‚ they must have the will to survive spiritually‚ physically‚ and emotionally. Piscine Malitor Patel and Chuck Nolan‚ the protagonists‚ demonstrate these attributes very well. Points to be covered in the essay (what are the 3 similarities?) 1. Pi survives physically with the help of Richard Parker while Chuck Nolan survives with a volleyball
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When someone says “Historical Fiction” my mind thinks of books written about Rome‚ Egypt‚ India‚ and other ancient civilizations. Maybe that’s what Historical Fiction is to most people. Yet‚ the simplest definition of historical fiction is that it is writing that is set in the past‚ before the author’s lifetime and experience‚ but there’s much more to it than that. Historical Fiction makes a point of conveying a serious respect for historical accuracy and detail‚ and its intention‚ beyond providing
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Nicole Nick Mr.Burlingame AP LA 3 4th hour October 30‚ 2014 Non-Fiction Essay #1 Rhetorical strategies are everywhere especially in the book As the Caged Bird Sings By: Maya Angelo. There are several examples of repetition‚ rhetorical questions‚ dialect‚ and similes but there are three that really stood out to me allusions‚ alliteration and parallelism. Just by knowing and understanding what these three rhetorical strategies were it made the book a lot clearer and I could understand it more. By
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Through the film L.A. Confidential by Curtis Hansen and the novel The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender by Marele Day‚ the composers manipulate the expectations and conventions of crime genre to generate their own representations of society. These crafted views of crime in society position the audience to view certain aspects of society differently‚ and to question the boundaries and norms currently set up. The audiences of both texts are encouraged to take a position on the truth behind facades
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Crime Fiction‚ more than any other genre‚ engages the reader through the art of suspense. The short stories “The Red Headed League” written by Arthur Conan Doyle and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dhal‚ along with the T.V. episode “Third Floor Flat” directed by Christopher Gunning all use suspense to engage their audiences. Dhal uses both creativeness and clever use of manipulation of plot structure to intrigue the reader and build suspense. Similarly‚ Gunning misleads the audience’s interpretations
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