AP English Literature and Composition Character Name(s) _______________________________________________________________ Score _____ / 30 I. Provide an example of each of these literary terms for character from any of the short stories in this section. Characterization: Antihero: Dynamic: Static: Foil: Flat: Stock: Round: Saving Sourdi by May-Lee Chai (Page 121) 1. How does your response to Nea develop over the course of the story? Is she a dynamic or static character?
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Death? ( An analysis of three messages from The Rocking Horse Winner) D.H. Lawrence‚ the author of The Rocking Horse Winner‚ had many literary achievements that were overshadowed by controversy. His morality shocked much of mainstream society and this is what began his works in poems‚ stories‚ and novels. After Lawrence’s death‚ society’s views of his writings changed profoundly‚ although today it is still admired by many. The Rocking Horse Winner‚ holds much identity to it in its background.In
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around such big hearts”~Unknown. Horses are such incredible animals to ride. There are countless ways to ride a horse western‚ english‚ and jumping‚ etc. Dressage is the art of riding and training horses. It is all about feeling your horse’s soft movements and teaching obedience and balance. Dressage is wonderful because it is fun to ride‚ horses and riders learn discipline‚ and it is a healthy way to get exercise and have fun. Dressage is an ideal way to ride a horse. It is critical for the rider
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Horse play is defined as Rowdy or boisterous play; gay or light hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement‚ typical on many construction sites between fellow workers‚ usually within a familiar team or crew and can often result in unintentional physical harm. Some other common names used for horse play are goofing off‚ playing around‚ and rough housing. There is a very thin line between harmless play and dangerous horse play. In most situations‚ even the most seemingly harmless joke
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adapt to their environment through natural selection. Horses have existed for millions of years‚ but observing a Hyracotherium‚ we may have not been able to recognize it as a horse due to the changes that have occurred since the Eocene epoch. These changes in environment have changed the equine morphology to improve its fitness to the horse we understand today by changing its skull‚ teeth‚ and limbs. Hyracotherium fossils suggest that this horse lived about 55-45 million years ago during the Eocene
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Rocking Horse Winner March 2nd‚ 2009 D.H Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a characteristic modern story about a family filled with inner conflict‚ all revealed through the innocence of the young Master Paul. The family is plagued with the dissatisfaction of never having enough wealth‚ to keep their affluent position in society. The mother although a descent women‚ is not very devoted to her children and instead spends her time blaming their “unfortunate” situation on her husband’s
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Without any background information to explain some reasons for certain events‚ the story would be confusing and the reader might not understand it to its full ability. Also‚ there would not be much personalization with the characters. In All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy the importance of cultural or historical aspects is utilized by conveying that it is rare “to live in some place that is not yet touched by the complication of the modern world‚ where it is possible to be one with the earth and
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Pande Putu Adysti Kardi Compare & Contrast 5/4/2014 Should the Government Expand Off Shore Drilling in the U.S.? The crude oil industry has become prominent since mid 19th century. Ever since the Industrial Revolution‚ the development of drilling methods has brought oil into a drastically larger extent of mass production. Petroleum is one of the important extracted compositions of crude oil in the U.S. Until today‚ it is globally used mainly as fuels in transportation. Other uses include heating
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The Rocking-Horse Winner The Rocking-Horse Winner is a complex story that is best understood if one examines it through the 5 Elements of Fiction: setting‚ character‚ plot‚ point of view and theme. This story is about a little boy named Paul who is trying to gain love and affection from his greedy mother. One day he told his mother that he had luck and he knew his mother did not believe him. This compelled him to go out and find luck on his own. He set off on his rocking horse on a journey to
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with the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) a non profit research group associated with the University of California at Berkley in 2004. Trojan horses are programs known to have benign capabilities. It neither replicates nor copies itself‚ but can cause damage and or compromise the security system of a computer. Trojan horses are usually sent by individuals in the forms of email. Like the worm it is usually in the form of a joke or a software program. Some tasks that are performed
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