Arguilla) is a story written by Manuel Arguilla about a man who comes home to his province to introduce his wife from the city to his family. This short story won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940. Manuel Estabillo Arguilla (1911 1944) was an Ilokano writer in English. He is known for his widely anthologized short story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife‚" the main story in the collection "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories" which won first
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into the story by the author to advance its plot. A Plot Twist is any unexpected turn of the story that gives a new view on its entire topic. A plot twist at the end of the story is called a twist ending. A Flashing Arrow is a technique used to focus the reader’s‚ but not the characters’‚ attention on an object or a location that will be important later in the story. A Red Herring is a plot device that distracts the reader’s attention from the plot twists that are important for the story. It is used
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Republic of the Philippines Bulacan State University Office of the Student Government City of Malolos‚ Bulacan Supreme Student CouncilS.Y. 2012-2013Ron Elli Q‚ SantosSenator‚ Supreme Student CouncilChair‚ Finance CommitteeKrissia Bianca R. De JesusVice President‚ Supreme Student CouncilHead‚ Legislative BodyJulius S. DadoPresident‚ Supreme Student CouncilStudent RegentNoted:Ricardo B. Capule‚ Jr.Adviser‚ Student GovernmentRecommending Approval:Dr.Evangeline G. CustodioVice President‚ Administration
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CAN IMPROVE SKILLS IN CRAFTING AN ENGAGING STORY WITH A STRONG STRUCTURAL BASE: THE STORY CONTAINS NUMEROUS LITERARY DEVICES TO PERSUADE THE READER THROUGHOUT THE STORY ENGAGING ASPECTS OF THE STORY Mysterious element Generates questions: Who are the Vigils? What are the assignments? Noteworthy characters: Archie Costello: The main antagonist/mastermind behind the assignments. Drives Jerry to the end‚ and has a knack for psychological games Brother leon: A power hungry narcissist who’s slowly corrupting
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THE WIFE’S STORY The Wife’s Story by Ursula K. Le Guin is a story about a woman married to a man who turns out to be a werewolf. In this tale Le Guin reverses the typical werewolf story into the point of view of other wolves. She tells the story in a first person narrative which is very effective. The narrator’s voice in this story changes the ways you will normally respond to any other story. The Wife’s Story is not the typical werewolf story you would expect. In Le Guin’s story she describes
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The Wife’s Story Essay Hansel Labastida January 14‚ 2012 CBI Sr. English‚ Q1 The story “The Wife’s Story” is about the tale of the werewolf but vice versa‚ instead of seeing everything from the human’s point of view it shows it in the werewolf’s perspective. The author of this is Ursula K. Le Guin and she did
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WHEN BROTHERS SHARE A WIFE Polyandry is a form of polygamy whereby a woman has several husbands. In Tibet those husbands are often brothers‚ which is why it is most commonly called "Fraternal Polyandry". The eldest brother is normally dominant in terms of authority‚ that is‚ in managing the household‚ but all the brothers share the work and participate as sexual partners. Goldstein’s article focuses on the overlap between the domestic group‚ defined as those individuals that live in a single household
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The story’s antagonists can be associated with several characters‚ Brother Leon‚ Archie Costello and The Vigils‚ and Emile Janza. Brother Leon is one of the bigger rivals and enemies in the book because‚ besides from antagonizing Jerry‚ he tends to undermine others as well and create a hostile environment for the students‚ attributing the domination and violence at Trinity high school to his responsibility. Brother Leon tends to find fault in the others at the school and controls the other administrators
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Uncle Joseph couldn’t speak for a while‚ but that did not stop him from supporting and caring for his family and community. I think the way Edwidge told her story about her life was very expressing. She described all the events so good‚ that I could picture it in my head. Through her words‚ I felt that Uncle Joseph was a strong man that did not let anything bring him down. He stood up for what he believed. He always managed to help other people. For example he took care of his niece and nephew for
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While Edwidge and her brother Bob lived in Haiti with their Aunt and Uncle they would receive a half page‚ three paragraph letter every other month since Joseph and Denise didn’t have a phone and call centers where too costly. The letter was always addressed to Joseph and the lettered was structured so that “the first paragraph offer(ed) news of his and my mother’s health‚ the second detailing how to spend the money they had wired for food‚ lodging and school expense for Bob and myself‚ the third
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