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    I am a slave

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    ’Dear God‚ if you are here please listen to me‚ I am feeling like a widow. My padrone abandoned me in prison. GOD only you could solve my problem‚ only you could bear me witness upon this crime I have been accused‚ but of which I am innocent. Please‚ if you are God come and rescue me‚ before society hangs me. Amen!’ I am from Togo‚ in west Africa‚ but I can’t remember the village I am from because I got kidnapped when I was little.When I was playing outside my tent with my little brother‚ the

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    Prose Fiction in the English Classroom In this module we will be looking closely at how to approach close reading of fiction with our Senior English students. We will: - think about text selection. - think holistically about what a fiction unit might cover. - understand some ’generic’ elements of prose fiction as a form and how they might be taught. - learn how to develop 3 level guides as prompts for "close reading". Let’s begin by discussing the novels we might use with a senior English

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    formation subgenres that include new subversions and transformations of the codes. These deviations later solidify into conventions which science fiction writers use to challenge our assumptions about what it means to be human. Within the variety of forms‚ Aldous Huxley’s 1931 dystopian novel Brave New World and Karel Capek’s early 20th century science fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots or R.U.R both project contemporary trends into a dystopian future to warn their world and to promote controversy

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    English Diagnostic Essay Is Reading Fiction is a Waste of Time? ! ! Reading fiction is not a waste of time. There are many reasons why fictional books are good to read‚ but some of the main reasons are: reading fictional literature increases emotional awareness‚ enhances learning‚ and reading is good for the mind.! ! ! Fiction is full of emotion. The avid reader feels many emotions and experiences lives through the characters in the book. As William Styron said‚ “A great book

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    Fiction 2 Americans depend a great deal on entertainment to educate them about life. In several ways Americans live vicariously through the actors and actresses on television and believe themselves to learn many things from those actors and actresses. For example‚ many people have said they learned medical techniques by watching medical shows on television or believe they would know what to do in a medical emergency because they have seen it done on television. The same goes for Americans’

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    in order to get know the world around them or at college we may read articles on a science magazine or we can reads news to be updated. However‚ among the all these books with packet with information‚ some read also novel based true or fictional story. Some argue that people should read only those books that are about real

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    Run Away Slave

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    RUN AWAY SLAVE I had just escape from the brutal sugar cane estate. I had swum through the rough and unforgiving waters‚ I was soaked but yet relieved as it took away the foul smell of slavery from me. It was the first time I had gone beyond the estate. I didn’t have to the slightest clue to where I was or where I was going but I knew there was no turning back now this was the freedom I wanted and also an experience. The place I was in way nothing like the estate where there was the sight of

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    Brian remained surprisingly calm throughout her phone call. "The child is yours‚" she said. "I’m sure of it. Which means you’re going to be a dad soon‚ because I’m having this baby‚ Brian." "I know the child is mine‚" he said. "And I intend to take care of it. Any help you need‚ I’m here for you. What are you going to tell Drew?" "I’m not sure it’s his business anymore." "He’s still your husband. He has rights. And I will respect that‚ Ariel. I don’t have any expectations from you in that regard

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    In short fiction‚ as in creative writing generally‚ the point of view or narrative technique has been seen as particularly important in how readers might engage with a story. Why might an author use a particular narrative technique? Select three stories from the Reader that demonstrate a particular narrative technique‚ or that demonstrate several different narrative techniques‚ and discuss and compare the effect of this in these stories. Narrative technique and point of view play an important part

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    crime film “Pulp Fiction” is organized through three separate but interrelated storylines. There is one story that constructed by three distinct stories. At the beginning of the sequences‚ titles are shown on the black screen which provides a recognizable source for narration.The first story-Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace’s wife- is about Vincent Vega (John Travolta) who is responsible for spending time with his boss Marsellus Wallace’s wife‚ Mia (Uma Thurman). The second story -The Gold Watch-

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