The story takes place primarily in Auburn‚ Maine at Mile 81 an abandoned rest stop on I-95 in Maine. The rest stop was surrounded by a fence‚ but now most of it has been torn down. There is a row of orange traffic cones in the parking lot. The former restaurants and shops are now boarded up. However‚ there are signs all over that people come to the rest stop to get high or drunk. The events occur around Easter in 2011. Point of View The story is told from a first and third person point of view
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The poem “War is Kind” written by Stephen Crane in 1897. The title of the poem is ironic because war is not kind and in the poem a list all of the bad things about war. The theme of the story is completely different than the title. This poem however has more than just one theme there are actually three. Warfare is one of the themes of this poem‚ war is not kind and it is mean. War takes away families it makes them lose their loved ones. All what war is‚ is nothing but lose and heartbreak it only
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expected to attain this success in literature. This week I would like to delve deeper in the human psyche and struggle. I often marvel at the fine line that separates humans from other animals that do whatever it takes to ensure their own survival. In Stephen Crane’s poem‚ War is Kind‚ he illustrates how war forces men to discard their humanity‚ and they effectively become dehumanized. The word “humble” is used in the poem to show how war diminishes the importance of
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we should fight or take fright. Though no one can come up with a precise definition of fear‚ this is the closes to it. (2) Fear tells us when something is dangerous and can harm us. It is a survival instincts that tell us to fight or take flight. Stephen King works use fear to play with our emotions. In his paper Why We Crave Horror‚ he explains that fear can helping us release our hidden monsters. “While others use fear to show that we are not afraid‚ that we can ride this roller coaster... and that’s
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In the article‚ "Why We Hate HR" by author Keith H. Hammonds points out the flaws in the HR concept repeatedly. They are able to support their assumptions with technical data from reputable sources within the HR and academia worlds. Specific notes of interest are as: • The lack of HR personnel being neither strategic partners or leaders. • Most HR managers are not interested in or prepared for doing business. • The use of idiotic performance appraisals. • HR forfeits long-term value for short-term
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The Unsung Hero Stephen Crane’s Own Story‚ is a survival story which follows 4 men: the Captain‚ the Cook‚ the Correspondent (Crane himself)‚ and the Oiler named Billie who had just escaped from their sinking boat the Steamer Commodore. As the 4 men escape in a small lifeboat‚ they are faced with harsh reality as the ocean reassures them that this survival was not going to be an excursion. Despite not having slept for two days‚ each man works tirelessly to keep the boat afloat. Struggling together
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On Reading On Writing 1. Stephen King invented the most straight-forward‚ humorous‚ and relatable memoir about writing in On Writing. Compared to his fiction novels‚ this while cleaner in gore‚ still does not beat around the bush when it comes to a piece of advice or a story from his childhood. His voice is genuine in ways that one would not expect from such a successful author‚ and while at times‚ he uses vulgar language‚ it is not written without a purpose. When giving advice on vocabulary‚ he
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is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by an eponymous being‚ which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferred prey of young children wikepideia many people don’t believe in fairytale but sometimes your biggest fear can become true even at a young he or an adult age because of
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Stephen King’s Dolores Claiborne explores the deep‚ underlying bonds between unlikely pairs. Vera Donovan and Dolores Claiborne share an intimate bond similar to that of a mother and daughter. Throughout the novel‚ however‚ this bond is often overshadowed by the fixed hierarchical relationship between them of affluent employer and low-income housekeeper. In this significant passage‚ Dolores and Vera share a quiet exchange during a rare moment of complete mental clarity. Dolores looks to Vera for
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The first two sections of Stephen King’s On Writing are in the least enjoyable. They are written in a very forward and easy to follow manner‚ detailing his life’s poignant moments connected to writing. King’s story of his writing is deeply connected to the story of his life. On p. 94‚ he ends the first section‚ the story of his life in writing‚ with “Life is not a support-system for art. It’s the other way around.” This idea is a testament to the closely connected role his art has played in his life
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