Edgar Allen Poe‚ William Sydney Porter (known as O Henry) is the most read author in the world and bears the title of « master of the short story ». He has been called many things. Some people have called him the twentieth-century Balzak. Some have called him the American Maupassant because of his so well made surprising endings. The short story is the one fundamental and self-contained genre in American prose fiction‚ and the stories of O. Henry certainly made their appearance in consequence of
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SCARED OF THE DARK Have you ever had a fear that makes you so nervous? Are you scared of the dark? Well‚ I am. I’m so scared of the dark sometimes. I get worried when I’m all alone in the dark. Ever since I was young the night would scared me. When I was younger‚ I would always make sure to be home before the sun went down. If it was night‚ I would always be in a well-lit place. If it was quiet and no noise‚ I felt like spirit is present. My biggest fear is being alone in the dark‚ because there
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Jennifer Haynes Anthony Priest English 210 September 26‚ 2012 Fear is a powerful and psychological entity. Fear can make us rise to an occasion or crumble under its mighty psychosis. Fear can arise anywhere. It can come from the known and unknown. Fear can show the strong they are weak and it can show the weak they are strong. A person can learn from fear‚ as I have learned from being afraid. The first day attending a new school is scary to most young children. They know no one and usually
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Phobia comes from the Greek word ‘phóbos’ meaning morbid fear (wikipedia). But what exactly is a phobia? The direct denotation of a phobia is “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it” (dictionary). A phobia falls under the category of an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is often “a harmful chronic condition‚ which can be present from an early age or begin suddenly after a triggering event. They are prone to flare
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Perspective: Henry is retired but is still a well-connected transportation lobbyist for various clients. One of his clients‚ GUIDEME‚ designed a boat with state of the art automated driving technologies that was sure to take the transportation industry by surprise. Unfortunately the technology necessary required a great deal of funding‚ funding that GUIDEME did not have. So being an influential lobbyist‚ Henry called up a buddy of his who happened to be a Senator for a boat ride. Henry then persuaded
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O. Henry Unpredictability is a coveted aspect in any author’s work. No matter how action-packed or descriptive a writer is‚ without a touch of surprise‚ his work is useless. This was no problem for O. Henry. The famous short story author’s intimate relationship with erratic plot twists came from the roller coaster of a life he led. His twist endings combined in his stories with clever‚ lighthearted irony that brought humor to otherwise not as humorous topics. This sense of humor was ever constant
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Eleanor Roosevelt “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” Franklin D. Roosevelt Everybody on the planet has more than one fear. Some are more severe than others; some are understandable while others are trivial. Fear is mostly mental. Fear is a menacing part of life. Fear is frightening. Fear is an exciting part of life. Without fear there would be less control in the world. Fear brings notable traits such as perseverance and determinism. Fear is an intimidating thing but it can bring good
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that year‚ I signed up for Facebook. Looking back‚ those panic-stricken authority figures and fingers wagging in my general direction only made me want to be online more. I never understood the fear they had towards the general
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questioned as fiction or fact is the story of John Henry. Was John Henry an actual man? Or was the story just a tale to inspire others to work hard and triumph the world ahead of them? Nelson reasons in “Steel Drivin’ Man: John Henry the Untold Story of an American Legend” were that John Henry was no myth. Nelson a professor of history at the College of William and Mary researches and finds evidence that leads up to the possibility that John Henry was indeed a real man. He speaks with archivist
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Henry Sy: Life‚ Works & Achievements Pietros Val Patricio Industrialist: Henry Sy Ethnicity: Chinese Country: Philippines Age: 82 Business: Retailing Fortune: $2.1 Billion Conglomerate: The SM Group of Companies SM Prime Holdings SM Investments Corp. SM Developments Corp. SM Shoemart‚ Inc. Highlands Prime‚ Inc. Charity: SM Foundation‚ Inc. Introduction One night at the North Forbes Park district of Makati‚ there was an old man who happened to lie down
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