The Happy prince" by Oscar Wilde seems to be written for children but its content addresses issues of morality to even adults: it develops feelings of sympathy for the poor in children and it makes adults rethink of their attitudes towards life‚ the conversations between the prince and the swallow in some places amuse us while in others places bring tears to us. Not just the moral values but the way the author treats the topic goes far beyond what one can expect from a fairy tale to rank the story
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Francis Macomber‚ from the story The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway‚ was intentionally killed by his wife‚ Margaret Macomber. In the beginning of the story‚ the heated conversation reveals that Macomber was scared to kill a lion which made his wife‚ also known as Margot‚ very upset while his friend‚ Wilson‚ was able to kill the lion. As the plot develops‚ Macomber takes the initiative to overcome his fear. Since the thought had struck him‚ he started to act differently with
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These are the beginning lines of the short story‚ Happy Endings‚ written by Margaret Atwood. Most stories have developed settings‚ characters and established plots. However‚ Happy Endings is structured in a unique way that makes it stand out among others. After reading Happy Endings several times‚ it is obvious the story was written to expose a heartfelt message that would encourage the reader to think about his or her life. The tone of voice in Happy Endings was different than what I was used to‚ but
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My Life Philosophy Every individual has its own patented and peculiar way of elucidating and valuing life itself. I have my own rendition of how I appreciate life as God chose me to have this life I deserve to live. I belong to the highest form of living things that exist catalyze by the Creator with an important purpose in the earth. I believe my life will reap in accordance to what I sowed. I just borrowed my life which I need to take care‚ maintain its
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desire of becoming engineers‚ doctors and scientists of great repute. There are very few persons who are happy-go-lucky by nature and have no clear-cut aims in their lives. I do not have very ambitious aims in my life. I do not wish to become a mill-owner or a multi-millionaire. The some object of my life is to lead a life of simplicity and goodness devoted to the service of humanity. The life of a professional leader or a politician would not suit me as most of such persons have become parasites
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Ava Morgan My Ideal Life My ideal life would be to get a scholarship at Cambridge University‚ and graduate with a PhD. After I graduate‚ I would like to become an environmental lawyer‚ specifying in wilderness preservation. I would continue to live in England until I think of a reason not to‚ and I will make my home there. I don’t want to get married right away‚ and especially not have children right away. I still want to be young and have fun- I don’t want to have a kid to take care
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In Hemingway’s short story “Short‚ Happy Life of Francis Macomber‚” Hemingway uses the writer’s technique of perspective to show readers the characterization of the three main protagonists in this story. Hemingway creates a multipart claim using perspective as well as dialogue to show readers a pervasive‚ negative tone carries throughout the story. Wilson‚ Margaret‚ and Macomber are characterized by multiple perspectives with multiple traits and negative aspects to their character. To begin‚ readers
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There is many challenges or obstacles in life. They are placed there by god to create the person you are today. This is my life story of how I overcame some challenges and obstacles in order to become a better person. An old abandon trailer laid at the end of a dark and dirty ally. Aluminum sheets with baseball size holes covering the small collapsing home as if it was a blanket. One room‚ a kitchen and toilet were the only things standing inside the small trailer. The bedroom only had one bed in
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Hello my name is Charles Hamburg but previously known as Boipelo in my tribe. I hate saying this but I was striped of my freedom and brought to a foreign land that I had never thought existed. I never thought I would be kidnapped from my country and become a servant to the foreigners of the West. Well‚ let me tell you how my perfect and simple my life was before it taken away from me. It was a peaceful summer day‚ where I played with my children and enjoyed my wife’s company. It was a great moment
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«Life is full of compensations» Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1966)‚ a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist‚ was the son of a British diplomat. He was born in 1874 in Paris and educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset
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