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    In the short story The Landlady by Ronald Dahl‚ a young man named Billy Weaver is traveling alone for business and is looking for a place to stay. As he’s walking down the road‚ the sign catches his eye and it said “BED AND BREAKFAST‚” He walks up to the door and knocked‚ She immediately let him in. She welcomed him and was in his personal space constantly and talkative with him and kept a conversation all the time. She started telling him more intimate details about everything he could do and how

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    Dip in the Pool 1) Have you ever gambled? Did you like it? Did you win? Do you think gambling is harmless or do you think it makes people greedy? I have never gambled before and I do not like gambling at all. I think that gambling will make one greedy. For instance‚ when one won some money through gambling‚ he will think that he is in luck and continue gamble so that he will win more money. 2) Was Mr Botibol brave to jump into the sea? Suggest what else he could have done to get his money back

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    Roald Dahl used figurative language and dialogue to describe his characters and the setting. Figurative language added in information‚ which help the reader visualise ‘I was whispering along at 70 miles per hour.’ This shows us not only that the car was fast‚ which is extremely important information later in the story‚ but that it also drove smoothly‚ and silently. Dialogue was used to lead up to events‚ by giving hints through the characters’ conversations‚ which added information. “It’s because

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    LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER In class we read‚ "Lamb to the slaughter"‚ written by Roal Dahl. The story takes place one evening in the home of the Maloneys‚ who seem to be an ordinary married couple. Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband Patrick‚ a policeman‚ to come home. Mary is pregnant and happy and looking forward to his return. However‚ Patrick has a nasty surprise for her. He says that he is going to leave her. Mary enters a state of shock and acts as if nothing has happened. From the deep freeze

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    In Roald Dahl’s Matilda literacy plays an important role in the story line. The effect of literacy in children is obvious through the characters and the influences from parents‚ school and teachers in Matilda. This story teaches children why literacy is so important in the child’s life. The characters in Matilda are an important demonstration why literacy is important in a child’s life. Matilda’s parents do not find literacy as an important factor in a child’s life they rather focus on television

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    but the explorers were up for the challenge. Roald Amundsen‚ a Norwegian explorer‚ was the first person to reach the South Pole‚ and the first expedition leader to fly over the North Pole. Amundsen was a man with big dreams‚ and followed his motivation of wanting to risk his life to achieve his goals. However‚ along with his own‚ Amundsen put the lives of other explorers in danger‚ which prohibits him from holding the many qualities of a hero. Roald Amundsen is clearly not considered a hero because

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    How the giraffe got it’s long neck Once upon a time‚ there lived a giraffe called Mirabelle. Mirabelle was the only giraffe in the world‚ and what was very strange about her was that she had a really short neck. Her neck was so short that Tony (The elephant ) had to bring down her food from the tree with his trunk . One day it was Mirabelle’s birthday and all the other animals wanted to surprise her by giving her a taste of the bee’s honey for the first time. She was really over the moon when

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    four different short stories. Each of them included violence and death. I wasn’t expecting any of the violence at first‚ but after a couple of stories I saw the trend. Now I’ve chosen to write about the violence in “The Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. In this story there’s a pregnant wife and a husband. When the husband arrived at the home he didn’t seem too happy. He was being awfully quiet‚ and kind of ignored her. His wife asked him if he wanted any dinner‚ and he didn’t. He later told

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    acting out of anger and frustration‚ struck a blow with his right forearm to the back of the plaintiff’s head and neck with enough force to cause both players to fall to the ground. Clark testified at trial that his frustration was caused by the fact that his team was losing the game. In response to continued pain‚ plaintiff later was examined by a physician who discovered a serious neck injury. HISTORY: At bench trial the District Court ruled for defendant‚ finding as a matter of law that

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    The Thing Around Your Neck Many immigrants back in Africa dreamed of having a life in America‚ where they can live free‚ fulfill their dreams and have a future. In this heartbreaking story‚ “The Thing Around Your Neck”‚ by Chimamands Negozi Adichie is a story told in second person. A young woman named Akunna who wins the lottery for an American visa. She leaves everything behind to receive education and become someone in the future. Author Chimamands explains how immigrants come to America thinking

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