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    Analysis a Short Story

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    Analyzing a short story The basic components of a short story 1. Plot (introduction‚ conflict‚ climax‚ resolution ) The sequence of events or incidents of which the story is composed. In the plot there may be diffferent kinds of conflicts (person agains person – person agains environment – person against him/herself). Artistic unity is essential to a good plot ; nothing irrelevant should be there that does not contribute to the total meaning.

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    Canada is surrounded by the Arctic ocean to the north‚ the Labrador Sea and Atlantic ocean to the east‚ the United States to the south‚ and the Pacific ocean to the west. 2. In Wilderness Tips‚ Margaret Atwood incorporates various themes in her story. Family plays a big role because the characters are all related; there are three sisters‚ a brother‚ and one of the sister’s husbands. The sisters‚ Pamela‚ Prue‚ and Portia‚ have alliterative names. Atwood writes‚ “It was the mother (Prue explained)

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    more to the world than meets the eye. In the short stories “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” by Neil Gaiman and “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter‚ two young boys have experiences that will change the way they view life forever. Enn‚ from the story by Gaiman‚ is an awkward teenager who afraid of girls but is talked into attending a party anyway by his friend Vic. Tommy‚ from “Gryphon‚” is a typical fourth grader in a very atypical situation. In both stories‚ eccentric female characters spark and ignite

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    Kansas Bleeding Kansas

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    Bleeding Kansas is a term used to describe the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. The period of violence in 1854 is called‚ "The Bleeding Kansas". The Missouri Compromise was overturned and became the "Kansas-Nebraska Act. This new act would let the residents decide whether the area would become a slave state or a free state. Of all the Union States Kansas suffered the most casualties because of the issues of slavery being divided. Free-state settlers and proslavery

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    Kansas Essay

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    “Stupid Decisions” In the storyKansas‚” Stephen Dobyns’ portrayal of the farmer as a round character demonstrates the theme of don’t make stupid decisions of characterization when the farmer chases after his wife‚ the boy hitchhikes‚ and the wife is being unfaithful. It started with a boy trying to get from a school in Oklahoma back to summer school. He hitchhiked on a dirt road in Kansas‚ and much to his surprise‚ his life would change forever. The farmer is a round character as he

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    area where no one would even begin to think something like that could happen. This is essay is an analysis of an excerpt from that book. Truman Capote views this town just the way it is described; small‚ quiet‚ innocent. He conveys this in all of the details and descriptions he gives in this essay. He describes the town in a way the reader can relate to and get a clear mental picture of Holcomb‚ Kansas. The speaker from this essay is Truman Capote. He tells about the scene of these murders through

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    Short Story Unit Plan By: Steve McCauley & Bruce Robinson Subject: English Unit: Short Story Theme: Irony Short Story Unit Contents: Short Story Unit Overview Lesson 1 – Elements of the Short Story Lesson 2 – Cask of Amontillado Lesson 3 – The Lottery Lesson 4 – A & P Lesson 5 – Gentlemen‚ Your Verdict Lesson 6 – Short Story Workshop Lesson 7 – The Big Snit Lesson 8 – The Sniper Lesson 9 – The Fall of a City Lesson 10 – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Lesson 11 – Two Fishermen Lessons

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    A very short story The story I’ve read is called ‘A very short story’. It is written by Ernest Hemingway. He was an American writer and journalist. Hemingway’s style was significant as he was brief and straight-forward. His subject matter is love‚ war‚ wildness and loss. Most of his works are biographical‚ and this story is not an exception. Let me pass on to the analysis itself. As for the title‚ In direct meaning it refers to the small size of the story‚ but indirectly it refers to transient

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    Short Story/Film Analysis Aric McDonald Short Story/Short Film Comm. 411-35 11:30-12:45 Spring 1997 The three short stories are similar because they all involve jealousy. This type of jealousy surrounds the main characters who are envious of the achievements or the attention that another man receives. The first story is about an old man who is taking his wife on a second honeymoon when she encounters an old suitor‚ creating jealousy

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    Bleeding Kansas Analysis

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    Bleeding Kansas is also described as a period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act reversed the Missouri Compromise’s use of latitude as the line between slave and free territory and instead‚ using the principle of popular sovereignty‚ announced that the residents would determine whether the area became a free state or slave state. Proslavery and free-state settlers flowed into Kansas to try to pressure the opinion. Violence soon appeared as both

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