This is effective because it causes the reader to question exactly what the stranger did and what caused the family’s mood to change. One example of the family being a normal happy family is shown in the first sentence when the narrator says “For years they had lived without incident in their house in a quiet residential neighborhood”. This shows that before the stranger the family has
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also helped motivate my return to higher education at the University of Phoenix. Since I have made such a tremendous step to learn online. I must now focus on what types of expectations/achievements that I want for myself‚ that will guide me to the end of my undergraduate degree at University of Phoenix. Well my first expectation is to find a way to adapt to my everyday routines including school. It’s been so easy in the past when I first attended college because I didn’t have so much on my plate.
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BOOK REVIEW GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS On Christmas Eve‚ Pip‚ an orphan living with his sister (Mrs Joe) and Joe Gargery‚ meets a convict who demands him to bring him food and a file to cut his chains. Pip does so and the following morning and feels extremely guilty. He‚ Joe and some police officers later catch and arrest this convict. Uncle Pumblechook arranges for Pip to go and play at Miss Havisham’s home in hope that she’ll give him money. There he falls in love with Estelle‚
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CHAPTER 1 What Is the Theatre? MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Please choose the best answer for the following questions. 1. The word “theatre” comes from the Greek theatron‚ which means a. acting place. b. seeing place. c. singing place. d. listening place. The word “drama” comes from the Greek dran‚ which means a. to make. b. to play. c. to do. d. to dance Which of the following is NOT a possible meaning of “theatre”? a. the building where the play is performed. b. the company of players. c. the stage
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they advance further in society; some changes are for the better of the individual‚ others not so much. These changes can be caused by monetary gain‚ advancements in their field of work‚ or a group of new friends. For example‚ in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Pip goes through many changes in hopes of appeasing the heart and standards of the gorgeous yet cold-hearted Estella‚ changes such as being eager to self-improve‚ becoming snobby‚ and being shameful of his origins. From
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Setting - the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place‚ plays an important part in defining the plot of the story or play. It sets the background and manages the expectations of the reader‚ as the behavior and thoughts of fictional characters often depend on the environment as much as on their personal characteristics. ’The Crucible’ was written by Arthur Miller in America in the early 1950’s. It is a historical play based on events in American history surrounding
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Sometimes we create our own heartbreaks through expectations. And I think that those expectations are truly my enemies in past. Expectation comes for many things even the smallest thing in life‚ such as‚ expecting a taste of macchiato in a coffee shop or expecting how good a movie that just released on the cinema before you watch them. At times‚ expecting something ends up disappointing our self. Sometimes‚ we think that everybody hurt us‚ they disappoint us‚ the obviousness hurt us‚ but do you
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does F. Scott Fitzgerald tell the story in chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby? In chapter one of ‘The Great Gatsby’ Fitzgerald introduces us to the narrator‚ also a character within the book‚ Nick Carraway. The first chapters written with great intension‚ started with a quote‚ a life lesson of Carraway’s. Fitzgerald does this in the way a tale but also a speech may be told‚ stating Carraway’s ground within the book‚ that he’s the knowing one and the one who supposedly can tell it most truthfully as
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Symbolic Settings In fictional stories‚ the author writes whatever he or she desires. They take this to their advantage by using symbols of setting and character recurrences to set the mood of the story. In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ a young boy Pip‚ tells his story of moving from a poor town living a rural lifestyle‚ to London‚ where he pursues his dream of becoming a gentleman after receiving “great expectations” from an unknown benefactor. In the story‚ Pip falls in love with Estella
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Name: Thy Nhu Be (Jessica) Class: Comm 145 Professor: Donna‚ Schiess Paper: Theory and Context Paper Date: 05/01/2013 Expectation Violation Theory Introduction There are two types of communication‚ verbal communication and nonverbal communication. Some people think that communicate verbally are more effective than nonverbal communication. In fact‚ according to Mark Knapp and Judith Hall‚ nonverbal communication are twelve to thirteen times more effectual than communicate verbally. When
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