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    Suspense Short Story

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    Do you like suspense stories? If so‚ “Sorry Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher and “Sorry Right Number” by Stephen King are two very good suspense stories. The plot of both of the stories are centered around phone calls. Both stories center around a mysterious phone call. In “Sorry Wrong Number”‚ the phone call is about someone’s murder. And in “Sorry Right Number‚” the phone call is about a woman crying‚ she says “ Take… please take… t-t- take him to the hospital. He is going to have a heart attack

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    Changes in Montag In life some people change‚ and others do not. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ Guy Montag is a courageous‚ strong firefighter who constantly changes throughout the book. Reason how Montag is a dynamic character is when he kills Faber‚ when he starts to read Mildred’s friends the poem‚ and when he starts to take the books. Guy Montag is a dynamic character when he starts to take books. “His hand has done it all‚ his hand‚ with a brain of its own‚ with a conscience

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    Short Story: Beowulf

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    we go. “No! no! no! Definitely not fish‚ that was so last year‚ how about herbal candy it’s a healthy type of candy do you want some it’s from china town.” The little boy stood and stared for a while but‚ eventually he told Nevaeh his name‚ Ryan‚ and he started to eat again. He said‚ "Thank You so much if you haven’t came l think l would have never eaten again” “You’re welcome l’m just glad l could help….oh wait don’t forget to pace the rest out to the town ok‚” said Nevaeh with a smile. The last

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    Avilio: A Short Story

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    Avilio‚ being the serial pick pocket he is‚ manages to get the pair enough money to stay in a dinky inn on their way to the next town. The building is a sad sight‚ being nothing more than shabby wooden planks being held together by faith and strong glue. Nero is thoroughly convinced that if he sneezes hard enough‚ the building would collapse on its own. “We’d like to stay for a night. Two if possible.” An old lady with no teeth stands at the counter with a black cat on her shoulder. The cat hisses

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    INITIATION-Sylvia Plath - Initiation is a story of group exclusivity‚ self exploration and personal transformation of a girl in Lansing High. It is the story of Millicent‚ who discovers that being an individual offers more opportunities than being part of a sorority. In Initiation‚ the author‚ Sylvia Plath expresses the hardships Millicent undergoes to become a member of the elect. Millicent is forced to go through several rituals which decide whether she is capable of joining the sorority. At first

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    Seals: A Short Story

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    cannot change into seals. Whereas‚ the Leopard seal shifter is able to alter by will alone. It’s handier to be a shifter when traveling abroad‚ far easier than explaining why you would have a seal skin in your carry-on.

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    perfect‚ to be the best dance he had ever composed because the competition at the Italia Conti Academy was harsh. The teachers had told him that he was a shoo-in and that if he got everything correct and his dancing was exemplary‚ then they’d make a change to the age of Billy Elliot. And also not make him a Liverpudlian; more like an articulate‚ sixteen year old from Berkshire. He knew that was wrong. The way his teachers could so obliviously take away many of the underlying messages but this was

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    Shakespeare’s Hamlet depicts the story of the young Prince of Denmark distraught by the loss of his father‚ whose “ghost” haunts him‚ and eventually drives him to insanity. Hamlet’s mental decline is highlighted by his soliloquies‚ in which he contemplates suicide as well as God‚ nature‚ and the devil. In order to overcome the challenges he encounters‚ Hamlet’s character makes continuous changes throughout the play. Over the course of the play Hamlet‚ we see the Prince of Denmark’s mental state continuously

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    How does "Taxi Driver" subvert classical Hollywood genre and narrative? "Taxi driver" subvert the classical Hollywood genre due to its ending. In a classical Hollywood genre‚ the story is supposed to end with a resolution‚ but in this film we do not learn the true ending‚ because the one we do see is quite obscure and unexpected; Betsy in the back of Travis’ cab. There are many signs that this ending may be a figment of Travis’ imagination such as the way we are never shown Betsy actually sitting

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    Cooper's Short Story

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    ." "Yes." Kurt tries to remember what made-up story he’s telling. "So‚ I had just come out with the rest of the cast at the back of the theater‚ and Blaine thrusts his playbill at me and asks for my autograph. I told him…that…I wasn’t anybody and he didn’t really want my picture. I mean autograph." Blaine laughs like that’s the funniest he’s thing ever heard in his entire life. Cooper moves his hand in circles in a "keep going‚ get to the point" gesture.

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