RULE #1: A direct quotation begins with a capital letter. Jimmy shouted‚ “See you at the game!” “Is it true?" asked Cindy. RULE #2: When a quotation is interrupted into two parts with words like “he asked” or “the teacher demanded‚” the second part begins with a lower case letter. “What are some of the things‚” Mrs. Baskin inquired‚ “that make school so much fun?” “One thing I like‚” replied Sarah‚ “is recess!” RULE #3: When writing dialogue‚ all punctuation marks at the end of the
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interview more than two people to get good material‚ but you must include quotations or paraphrases from two people who are identified by name and their University of Illinois affiliation or other local tie. At the end of your story‚ make an informal source list. Include websites and background resources. Include contact information for your interviewees for possible use in verification. For both direct and indirect quotations‚ be sure to attribute your information to a primary source document‚
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"What’s wrong with that boy I wonder?"-1 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ by Mark Twain is about a young boy‚ Tom who learns from his mistakes‚ and becomes a young man. Throughout the story Tom causes mischief. The climax in the story is when Tom‚ Huck‚ and Becky get lost in MacDougal’s cave and the townhouse a funeral thinking they are dead. Tom Sawyer is a mischief young boy growing up and learning from his mistakes. Oh that troublemaker. Tom is nothing like his brother‚ Tom is always ditching
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noble Brutus kills the to-be emperor Julius Caesar. This begins a war against those who advocate the rise of Caesar‚ including Caesar’s closest cohort‚ Mark Antony. At the place of Brutus’ death‚ Antony stands over his body and gives a short speech commemorating Brutus’ honor. In his speech‚ Antony uses the phrase “This is a man” to describe Brutus. Mark Antony’s speech and his quote signify that he viewed Brutus as an honorable roman citizen. Antony‚ being a dear friend of Caesar’s‚ realizes that
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“The Damned Human Race” by Mark Twain: Summary/Response In “The Damned Human Race” by Mark Twain humans are referred to as a “descent from the Higher Animals.” Humankind is compared to a different sort of animals throughout this passage‚ and in all of the comparisons‚ humans are more corrupt than the animal. Also‚ Twain states how indecency‚ vulgarity‚ and obscenity are strictly confined to man because man created them. Twain is declaring that Mankind is the only slave‚ and the only animal that
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The introduction line of this story lets readers know that Huck Finn is the narrator and will narrate this story from his own point of view. The first sentence directs to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The suggestion tells us about a story about boys and their adventures‚ the reason of which according to Twain‚ was to bring back old memories "of how they felt and thought and talked‚ and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in." Then Huck and Twain discharge the work with "But that ain’t
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1 Introduction The four New Testament (NT) gospels of Mathew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John present four accounts of the life and ministry of Jesus. Bible scholars and historians assigned the gospel names and their authors as Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John respectively.[1] The three gospels‚ of Matthew‚ Mark and Luke are known as the Synoptic gospels.[2] The aim of this paper is to discuss the main themes and focuses of each of canonical gospels and show how they relate to reveal a complete picture of
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Summer Reading Short Stories –Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens‚ better known by his pen name of Mark Twain‚ is a widely renowned author whom‚ throughout his life‚ wrote countless short stories and essays criticizing politics‚ media‚ and other government and social areas. Twain was an avid supporter of civil rights and was extremely critical of the court systems. Twain often criticized how society treatment of criminals changes for every social class. Mark Twain uses his dark humor and irony
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Summary and Response Essays The Summary: A summary is a concise paraphrase of all the main ideas in an essay. It cites the author and the title (usually in the first sentence); it contains the essay’s thesis and supporting ideas; it may use direct quotation of forceful or concise statements of the author’s ideas; it will NOT usually cite the author’s examples or supporting details unless they are central to the main idea. Most summaries present the major points in the order that the author made them
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Human Compassion In Twains Yankee Throughout Mark Twains novel‚ Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court‚ Twain repeatedly suggests that human beings are naturally kind‚ not naturally cruel. Twain clearly illustrates humans’ natural kindness towards others when Hank Morgan whispers‚ “Give yourself no trouble about me; I don’t care anything for the Churches’ curse. Let me help you” (Twain 198). Here‚ Twain portrays the natural affection that humans share for one another. Instead of
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