English 10-1 Exam Study Notes Elements of Fiction/Short Story Unit Plot Exposition: background info and may include antecedent action Rising Action Climax: highest point of emotional intensity Falling Action: working towards the resolution Denoument/Resolution: unknotting of the plot Plot Manipulation: an unmotivated action by a character or when the author relies too heavily on chance or coincidence to bring about the solution to the conflict Conflict Man vs. Man – against another character
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Victoria Lindsay ESS 102 Research Paper Draft 1/27/2017 Science Fiction Short Story Synapsis: My short story will be written in the form of a log‚ and tells the story of a young woman who is selected for an investigational mission into space. Mysterious radio waves have been received on earth from beyond Pluto‚ and NASA wants to discover if there is any possibility that they indicate life on another planet. She is the single crew member on the ship‚ and details her experiences including close calls
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The uprising prelude Let me take you to a time… A time so long ago even man failed to exist. There were no countries like England‚ China and Russia‚ just a large district. It was known as Pangea by the animals. It was considered as a forbidden area by them 13 Districts‚ which contained the most vicious‚ vile‚ abominable creatures which were not known to man until they were tamed and captured by 13 men. These men were named the Eidolon and each owned one district to themselves but with great
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Sam‚ Dean‚ Mary‚ and Castiel all slowly entered the abandoned restaurant with weapons at the ready. When they saw that no one was around‚ Sam spoke the question on all of their minds. "Are you sure this is the place‚ Dean?" Dean finally lowered his gun and sighed. He pulled out his phone and checked the text again. "It says to meet at this exact place." They were all looking around in the same area until Cas froze. "What is it‚ Cas?"‚ Mary asked. "Someone’s here." Then‚ a voice echoed through the
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Prithviraj Cherukuri In the short story called “Optimists” written by Richard Ford‚ tells a story about Frank a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in Great Falls‚ Montana who learns how life can completely change in an instant. In the “Optimists” there are two major events that shape the story. Franks father Roy Brinson who works on the great northern railway see’s a homeless man die in front of him while at work. Another event is when Roy Brinson comes home and explains what happened to his wife
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This is the story of a family that up until one horrific day seemed like an ordinary family. There was a mother‚ a father‚ an older sister‚ one younger brother‚ and a very loyal German shepherd. But before getting into that day‚ you need to know about the family more first. They live in a two story‚ three bedrooms‚ two and half bathroom house with light blue siding and dark blue shutters on the windows. In the front yard‚ there’s nice‚ plus‚ green grass‚ and one‚ very tall‚ oak tree
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skateboard rolled over to me and stopped just within arm’s reach. On it was a few pieces of broccoli‚ some horribly coarse bread‚ and half of a cup of water. I’m allergic to broccoli‚ so I pushed that aside. There’s no point in dying of an allergic reaction if there’s even a chance for me to get out of here. I took a small bite of the bread‚ and nearly gagged for the dryness‚ but forced myself to swallow; I couldn’t afford to be picky. After I ate what little edible parts I could pick from the rest
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literary readings I have chosen to compare is “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace”. The gift of the Magi captured my interest because of the profound themes of love and sacrifice. A heartfelt story was brought to us through the story “The Gift of the Magi’ he wrote such a touching short story about a couple’s love. This couple‚ Jim and Della‚ are not rich with worldly possessions‚ but they are rich in love. Their love fills in for everything that they lack as far as materials possessions
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Character in Short Fiction March 15th‚ 2013 ENG1002 Composition II/Literature Character in Short Fiction Characters: Phoenix Jackson from “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty and Mrs. Mallard from “ The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. Phoenix Jackson Challenging Event Characters Response Passing wild animals in the woods. Bravery and determination. She told them to turn and run away shoo and move away from her she was on a mission and nothing
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disappearance‚ her family found themselves at the epicenter of a whirlwind of press. The world wanted to know what happened to the U.S. Ambassador’s daughter and conspiracies were abundant. A dominant faction of those interested in their peculiar story‚ believed it was an international political affair that the family as well and the U.S. and U.K. government were aware of‚ but there were international secrets at stake. Some were suspicious of Winnie herself and vehemently claimed that she was the
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