In this very short story‚ Alice Walker tells of a young‚ African American girl who‚ while gathering flowers‚ stumbles quite literally upon the body of a dead man. The atmosphere‚ language and subject matter of the story suggest the southern United States as a setting-sometime in the mid- to late-20th century seems an appropriate time period‚ though this is far less clear. The contrast between the story’s beginning and end is striking. We begin with a light-hearted description of the life of Myop
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What is a Story? * a narrative‚ either true or fictitious‚ in prose or verse‚ designed to interest‚ amuse‚ or instruct the hearer or reader; a tale. * a fictitious tale‚ shorter and less elaborate than a novel. * a narration of an incident or a series of events or an example of these that is or may be narrated‚ as an anecdote‚ joke‚ etc. * Therefore‚ narrative or story in its broadest sense is anything told or recounted; more narrowly‚ and more usually‚ something told or recounted
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS IGCSE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: SYLLABUS 0486 NOTES FOR TEACHERS ON STORIES SET FOR STUDY FROM STORIES OF OURSELVES: THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH FOR EXAMINATION IN JUNE AND NOVEMBER 2010‚ 2011 AND 2012 CONTENTS Introduction: How to use these notes 1. The Signalman Charles Dickens 2. The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman 3. How It Happened Arthur Conan Doyle
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concerns‚ although his aim is always firstly to create a piece of dance‚ rather than to make a statement. Nevertheless‚ he does not see a conflict between creating interesting movement and tackling difficult issues. He believes that there is much beauty in Ghost Dances and similar works‚ just as in the First World War poems of Wilfred Owen. Turning to propaganda pieces‚ such as the work of filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl for the Nazis‚ he explained that a touchstone is whether there is some underlying truth behind
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The name of the ghost was Matsui Jun. A dazzling handsome man from Japan. His eyes looked friendly His blonde hair touched neck. It was so soft that it tempted Mayu to touch it and feel its softness with her fingers. Mayu really admired his smile. It was wide smile with beautiful teeth. His eyes were narrowed. The edges of his thin lips formed beautiful curve with dimples. It was the first time for Mayu to meet a very handsome ghost. Unfortunately‚ the ghost followed her until her home and laughed
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Practical analysis 1 While reading the following story‚ I noted its plot structure: 1. Are the events arranged chronologically? Do they catch and hold the reader’s interest? All the events arranged chronologically‚ they catch readers interest‚ because after two Soapy’s attempts ”to go to the Island” that were failed it’s interesting to know what’s the end will be. 2. What is the role of the exposition? The exposition is the beginning section in which the author provides the necessary background
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Results From A Moral Compass Ryan Smithson‚ an average teenage kid living in East Greenbush‚ New York ‚ attending Columbia High School. Ryan was your average teenage‚ punk not understanding life until the day his moral compass sets in. The conversation on page 5 shows the first time Ryan heard about 9/11. “ A plane crashed into the World Trade Center” “What?”‚ says Ryan That sucks”‚ then the conversation picking back up and we talked about sex or drugs something equally as interesting. This
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Li-Young Lee’s poem “A Story” depicts the complex relationship between a father and his son. Lee portrays the complexity of their relationship by using point of view to understand how the father feels in this situation. The structure of this poem helps paint the fears the father has by shifting to the future. Also the use of diction adds emotion to the love that is being shared by the father and his son. Through the point of view‚ the structure‚ and the diction used in the poem‚ Lee is able to convey
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good memories from their childhood. Everyone likes to remember their childhood. My childhood was rough‚ but I made sure that every night I got a bed time story. IN order for that to happen I had to pick out a book‚ 10 minutes before I had to go to bed. When I was growing up this was the best book in the world to me. Each time I wanted a story read to me‚ I would pick this book up and ask my mother to read it to me. This book brought so much hope and wisdom to me‚ it made me think about everything
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the same message across‚ but differ so much in the depiction of two scenes‚ would be hamlet. In 1990‚ Mel Gibson and Paul Scofield played the role of prince hamlet‚ and the ghost of king hamlet. 6 years later‚ in 1996‚ another version of hamlet was released‚ starring Kenneth Branagh as prince hamlet‚ and Brian Blessed as the Ghost of hamlet. These two films were very much the same in terms of characters‚ and the point being made to the audience. At the same time‚ however‚ the way these two films were
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