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    How does Dowd create tension and pace in chapter 46‚ building up to the climax at the end? Dowd creates tension by using short sentences. She says‚ “I live. I work. I pump.” It creates tension by mimicking the sound of Mel’s heartbeat which lets you know her situation is very pressured. With the use of short sentences Dowd has been able to give away very less information and so it makes you want to read on to find out out more about the three sentences. Dowd also uses adjectives to create tension

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    How Does The Writer Create A Memorable Climax In Chapter 5? The most intense moment in the Novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ is when Lennie murders Curley’s Wife in Chapter 5. Although something bad was foreshadowed from the beginning of the book‚ it is not until that shocking and moving episode when Lennie accidentally kills her‚ that the reader finally loses hope of their utopian dream of the farm and the rabbits ever succeeding. Chapter 5 begins with a peaceful description of a ‘lazy’ and ‘warm’

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    Inside a mysterious hut in the forest‚ a bird flew through the dark damp trees‚ and ended up upon a house‚ which was right beside the lake. The bird chirped‚ as it listened to a cloaked man going through a story. The man reads his story out‚ in a soft tone‚ and gleams as animals from the forest gather to listen. "Once upon a time‚ there was a girl‚ which lived just beside a dark‚ misty forest. The little girl always wears a red coat‚ with a riding hood‚ so all the villagers called her ’Little Red

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    interactions between characters‚ symbolism of characters‚ effective use of music and sound effects‚ words and setting. He does not use Acts‚ but divides the play into eleven scenes‚ as with all other scenes‚ Scene 10 naturally leads to a dramatic climax. He creates dramatic tension in “A Streetcar Named Desire” through the antagonism between Blanche and Stanley. Blanche’s dislike and condescending opinion towards Stanley are shown through the overheard conversation she had with Stella in Scene

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    associations.) These themes are evident in the short film ‘Chinese Whispers’ directed by Neil Paddington and Stuart McKenzie‚ and in three written texts ‘Noughts and Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman‚ ‘Patches Hide No Scars’ by Haree Williams and ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding’ by Evan Hunter. “I used to comfort myself with the belief that it was only certain individuals and their peculiar notions that spoilt things for the rest of us. But how many individuals does it take before it’s not the individuals who are

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    the dark truth of life. As Hamlet said to Ophelia‚ “God has given you one face‚ and you make yourself another.” The battle between who Gatsby is and who he perceived himself to be‚ creates a futile battle. As the narratives reaches the peak of the climax‚ Gatsby believes by wedding Daisy he’d reach ultimate success. However‚ Maslow’s hierarchy of needs believes that ultimate success is self-actualization‚ a missing component that neither versions of Gatsby’s ever sees. Paul Laurence Dunbar(source

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    Texts: “On The Sidewalk Bleeding” (short text) by Evan Hunter “On The Bridge” (short text) by Todd Strasser “Do You Need Prehab?” (article) by “The Blind Side” (film) directed by John Lee Hancock A connection that I have explored throughout my four texts are the choices that have been made by the main characters. The four aspects of choices that I have learnt about from the texts are the freedom of choice the characters had‚ influences‚ the positive and negative choices the characters made

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    I have just finished reading an amazing book by Neil Gaiman‚ called “Neverwhere”. It tells the story of a young man – Richard Mayhew. He has a normal‚ quiet life‚ but that is until he finds a girl bleeding on a London sidewalk and decides to help her. After that‚ his fiancé‚ friends and family start acting like he does not exist and he is dragged in a world he never knew about. London Below – a dark subculture‚ a world where weird creatures make their living in abandoned subway stations and underground

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    rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and resolution. These five parts are the main keys of how a story is narrative down. Exposition provides the background

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    Life of Pi written by Yann Martell‚ On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter‚ War Horse directed by Steven Spielberg and World’s Fastest Indian directed by Roger Donaldson are all related to the theme belonging. The definition of belonging is the feeling of being secure in your s relationships and surroundings. This can be achieved by communicating with others or by finding a special connection and friendship. A similarity between On the Sidewalk Bleeding and War Horse related to friendship is

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