Forestville a town of murder and suspense was known for its most famous criminal Dr. Oddball. Now Dr. Oddball was once a good man until one day he was betrayed by the richest person in town‚ the mayor. When the mayor wife was very sick he took her to Dr. Oddball. So when they arrived at Dr. Oddball’s office the mayor offered him a one thousand dollar payment if he healed her. So Dr. Oddball was able to heal her and then he asked where his money was and the mayor said what money. Dr. Oddball said
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Bean- Main Character‚ Protaganist: A homeless boy on the streets of Rotterdam that uses his intelligence to keep him alive‚ and eventually earn him a spot on the ranks of Battle School. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin- Another boy recruited to Battle School‚ a lot like bean‚ small‚ and extremely smart. Is Beans mentor and example as he goes through Battle School. Poke: A nine year old girl‚ that also lives on streets of Rotterdam. Takes Bean into her family and gives him a chance. She is one of the main
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More than 20 years ago‚ Troy Davis‚ an African-American man from Georgia‚ was convicted of shooting and killing an off-duty police officer and sentenced to death. Several years later‚ seven out of nine eyewitnesses altered or completely recanted their stories (Troy). There was an obvious lack of evidence linking Davis to the crime. His legal team argued that he was just in the “wrong place at the wrong time” (Troy). The U.S. Supreme Court repeatedly ruled against Davis’ appeals for a new trial.
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50 first dates plot Henry Roth‚ a womanising marine-life veterinarian living in Hawaii‚ meets Lucy Whitmore‚ an art teacher‚ in a café one morning. They hit it off and agree to meet in the café the next morning. The following day‚ however‚ Lucy seems not to remember anything about Henry and their meeting. The café owner pulls Henry aside and explains that Lucy suffers from amnesia (called ’Goldfield Syndrome’ in the movie) as a result of a car accident a year earlier. Her condition has left her
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know about setting and plot: 1. Setting is vital to a story’s plot‚ offering a reader more than a mere description of place. It refers to when and where a story takes place and‚ in a broader sense‚ the physical circumstances‚ culture‚ way of life‚ and/or shared beliefs that frame the lives of the characters. 2. A story’s course of events that forms the action and is propelled by conflict toward a climax and eventual resolution is called the plot .
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TITLE: GLADIATOR PLOT: The story is about Maximus‚ one of the leading generals in the Roman army. He led the Romans to victory in a decisive battle with the Barbarians that ended a long war between them. This victory helped him gain trust and favour from the old Emperor Marcus Aurelius‚ which is now old and near his end. Emperor Aurelius wishes to appoint Maximus as the temporary leader of Rome‚ even though he has a son‚ Commodus. Commodus‚ being told by his father that he would not be the appointed
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Plot Analysis for “A Rose for Emily” The short story “A Rose for Emily” is a story based on an elder woman named Mrs. Emily who particularly does not like or accept change in her life. Mrs. Emily is a very literal character who will not pay her taxes or hang numbers outside her house or on her mailbox for her address. William Faulkner’s presentation of the story and the plot structure helps to amplify the conflict between Mrs. Emily and the town. The narrator is also affected by this unique ordering
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to be very significant in literary theory. He believed that a plot with reversal of situation‚ recognition‚ and transformation‚ is the greatest way to write a story or play. He defined plot as the arrangement of incidents and‚ according to him‚ tragedies where the outcome depends on a tightly constructed cause-and-effect chain of actions were superior to those that depended on the character and personality of the protagonist. The plot would have to be interconnected with a story or play as a whole
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----------------------- Setting Nearly four years ago‚ George Stoyonovich had quit high school "on an impulse" when he was sixteen. "This summer" [the beginning of the story] is a hard time for jobs and George‚ now "close to twenty"‚ has none. Having no money to spend‚ he stays off the streets and spends most of the day in his room. Sophie urges him to read some "worthwhile books" but he is in no mood for them: "Lately he couldn’t stand made-up stories‚ they got on his nerves." Rising
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The icon I used to represent the exposition is a tombstone. The main event in the exposition is Enkidu’s death. A tombstone is often used as a symbol of death‚ which is the main event. Tombstones can also be used to show sorrow‚ which is a feeling Gilgamesh is shown to have as his friend lays dying. Gilgamesh is left with the memory of his fallen friend‚ just as tombstones often do. The exposition of the epic of Gilgamesh had a deeply sorrowful moment when Enkidu dies. The gods decided to kill
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