have been light as a feather. When I woke up from being put in the buggy‚ I found that I was in a cave with people named Bill and Sam. I looked crazy with feathers in my hair. For the first time i was actually having fun‚ I was pretending to be Red Chief. I was actually camping for the first time as I was telling Bill and Sam which had some peculiar facial expressions. When
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The short story “The Last Leaf” portraits two young women named Sue and Johnsy living together in New York. Pneumonia has hit the area they are living in and Johnsy‚ not being used to the climate - as she is from California‚ is suffering from the disease. Sue takes on the role as the caretaker of Johnsy. Because Johnsy is terminally ill‚ she is therefore in need of medical help. The unnamed doctor‚ who is called in to Johnsys aid‚ is portrayed as a presumptuous and nonchalant man. He seems presumptuous
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(familiar for Joanna). They met in May‚ six months previously‚ and decided to share a studio apartment. Stalking their artist colony in November is "Mr. Pneumonia." The story begins as Johnsy‚ near death from pneumonia‚ lies in bed waiting for the last leaf of an ivy vine on the brick wall she spies through her window to fall. "I’m tired of thinking‚" says Johnsy. "I want to turn loose my hold on everything‚ and go sailing down‚ down‚ just like one of those poor‚ tired leaves"(16). However‚ an unexpected
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Law states‚ “Anything that can go wrong‚ will go wrong.” In the case of O. Henry’s book; “The Ransom of Red Chief”‚ the entire plan to kidnap a kid and hold a ransom‚ goes‚ as Murphy’s Law predicts‚ horribly wrong. The story is about two men‚ Sam and Bill‚ planning to kidnap the son of Ebenezer Dorset‚ a rich mortgage fancier‚ and hold ransom. Me being very sarcastic‚ and O. Henry’s use of irony‚ had me hooked from beginning to end. In the story‚ Sam and Bill‚ kidnap a rich man’s son in order to
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many similarities between the story and the movie versions of “The Ransom of Red Chief”‚ but there are also many differences between them as well. For example‚ in the original story‚ Bill and Sam lured the boy with candy. However in the movie‚ they just sneak up on him and trap him in a box. Also in the story‚ Bill and Sam started off with $600. While in the movie‚ they started off with $300 instead. In the story‚ Red Chief didn’t drive Bill and Sam’s car‚ but in the movie‚ he does drive their car
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Chief Red Cloud was a chief for the Sioux. He led as chief from 1868 to 1909. He was born in 1822 And died on December 10th‚ 1909. Red Cloud fought bravely‚ but was unsuccessfully to save his people and their land. He led Native American warfare against the establishment of the Bozeman Trail. His leadership brought many wins in his conflict against the US government and the army. He was marked as one of the most important leaders of the 19th century. While Red Cloud was young his tribe
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illustrates Lee’s dignity‚ loyalty‚ and bravery. The Last Leaf by Oliver Wendell Holmes The last leaf is about an old man that already lose his friends \’cause their time had already came and that man was left like the last leaf on the tree.And Oliver Wendell Holmes compares himself to that man.If he will be like him‚he want to see the other smiling than to be alone and left behind. This poem is about a man who walks through life alone. He is the last of his kind because he has outlived his generation
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The Ransom of Red Chief By O. Henry Plot Summary "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a short story written by American writer William Sydney Porter‚ better known as O. Henry. Like many of O. Henry’s works‚ the story is notable for its plays on words‚ humor‚ and plot twist. Written around the turn of the 20th century‚ the story is a short rendition of what you might get if you crossed "Home Alone" with "O Brother Where Art Thou?" It makes for a diverting 5-10 minutes that will bring at least one
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of business. Let’s go back to the turn of the last century when American businesses started to develop and take shape. 1920’s was seen as a time of lots of fun and entertainment; a time to make lots and lots of money as many businesses were starting up. This was the time where a lot of people saw an opportunity to invest their money in these companies. They bought stocks in large corporations.
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which they both knew would either lead to them getting their money or them not getting the money and possibly getting caught‚ ending up in jail. For instance‚ in the text it states‚ “That boy put up a fight like a welter-weight cinnamon bear; but‚ at last‚ we got him down in the bottom of the buggy and drove away.” This states how they kidnapped the boy and how they didn’t really think it out. Johnny almost didn’t get in the truck and if he didn’t what would they have done then? That is an example of
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