The short story “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street”by Wendi Kaufman. The story goes something like this.Vita is trying out for a play but she doesn’t get the spot of helen troy that she wanted. When she comes home the problems add on with her dad not being home for 3 years and a mom’s boyfriend. She becomes helen of troy and the night of the play she hopes her dad comes but he doesn’t this is where Vita finds something better. The Author always states clues of her finding her true self in the book.Such
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In Helen on Eighty-sixth Street by Wendi Kaufman‚ Vita is in a play but doesn’t get the part she wants so she’s sad and mad at the person that got the part. Vita’s dad left her and her mom So her mom after a little while starts dating a new guy that Vita doesn’t like because she thinks her mom is trying to replace her dad. Then she made an offering with burnt-up cards she wrote for her dad‚ but didn’t know where to send them. She burnt the cards and made three wishes to act as Helen in the play‚
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“Helen on Eighty Sixth Street” by Wendi Kaufman Level-3 Study Guide Name:________________________________ Level 1: Literal (right on the page) Find proof! Directions for Level 1: Place a mark in the space next to each statement with which you agree. For each statement‚ provide a page citation and textual evidence that proves or contradicts the statement. __127-128__1. The author is using Indirect Characterization to reveal the narrator’s character traits. “You should have seen
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lesson in life. Oblivious and unwilling to accept the truth when it is spoken by an adult‚ children often have to experience life lessons first hand in order to learn from them‚ even when they are painful. Both “The Stolen Party‚” and “Helen and Eighty-Sixth Street‚” demonstrate how two young‚ innocent girls‚ who seem to have life figured out‚ learn just how distressing the real world can be.
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Wendi Kaufman’s True Meaning to Her Writing “Helen on 86th street” by Wendi Kaufman is about a 12 year old girl who tries out for a lead part in her school play. The play was about the Trojan War and when results rolled around she had gotten a smaller part‚ and was extremely jealous of Helen who made the main role. Vita was going to play inside the horse with a really cute boy. While Vita was jealous of Helen‚ Helen was jealous of Vita because the cute boy accompanying Vita during the play was
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A Book Review of The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch This book review will identify the important origins of Ch’an Buddhism in China through The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch‚ which has been edited and transcribed by Phillip Yampolsky. This book provides the most accurate origins of the Tun-huang text‚ which was found in a “sealed cave in Central Asia” (Yampolsky 5). This authentication of the text defines the origins of the Lankavatar School‚ which identifies a story of the Buddha
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The Sixth Amendment The 6th Amendment focuses completely on the rights of a person accused of committing a crime by the government. The 6th Amendment contains seven specific protections for people accused of crimes. These seven rights are: the right to a speedy trial‚ the right to a public trial‚ the right to be judged by an impartial jury‚ the right to be notified of the nature and circumstances of the alleged crime‚ the right to confront witnesses who will testify against the accused‚ the
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Helen In the poem‚ Helen by HD‚ the poet’s attitude toward Helen has a rejecting and negative tone. The title embodies hate by simply addressing Helen with just her name.The poem starts with‚ "All Greece hates the still eyes in the white face"‚ representing Helen as a statue‚ still memorialized for her beauty. "All Greece"‚ representing an entire population. The poet acknowledges her beauty in an unfortunate way. The second stanza states‚ "All Greece reviles the wan face when she smiles"
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Ellis Ms. Eren Senior Project May 21‚ 2013 Misconceptions of the Sixth Sense: An Extension vs An Ability? The senses are basic: hearing‚ taste‚ smell‚ sight‚ and touch. These are the given senses that are apart of every living creature on earth. People have always wondered about the existence of the sixth sense. A sixth sense is a power of perception beyond the five senses. Many have theorized that the ability of the sixth sense is a skill that can be gained by appreciating nature‚ similar
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used in The Sixth Sense Symbolism and irony can be used in any type of movie or story to help show the plot or theme of it. Symbolism can be used to show many feelings or just add to the theme of the story. Symbolism can be used in many ways. It can be used to create suspense‚ mystery‚ enhance the story‚ or use suspense and mystery to enhance the story. There can also be many things that can symbolize something. For example‚ colors‚ objects‚ or sometimes-even ideas. In the move The Sixth Sense‚ color
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