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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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    Yessica Imm Professor Samuel D. Huntington English 1302-5011 12 June 2012 Looking Through a Window Does happiness relate to freedom? Does everything happen for a reason? "Eveline"‚ written by James Joyce‚ is a really good example of how life presents itself as an adventure with obstacles and sacrifices we are supposed to be willing to go through. Most of the times‚ our process of decision making goes against what we really want and what really makes us happy‚ but that is also part of life which

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    secured in the car‚ Detective Gonzales retraced the dog’s steps as he waited for the forensics team to arrive. Trampled weeds showed where the dog had been. The detective followed. Back in the woods‚ less than thirty yards off the main path‚ the dog had dug into the earth. The detective examined the hole in the ground. Claw marks from the dog and a sharp-edged object marred the partially frozen soil. A grave. Shallow. The marks weren’t wide enough for a shovel‚ not wide enough for a window scraper. A tire

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    Fiction: Pulp or No Pulp? Directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ Pulp Fiction (1994) follows the stories of four groups of people associated with the mob‚ led by Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames)‚ and their struggles with faith‚ loyalty‚ and morality. As Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) do the dirty work for the mob‚ they come across all sorts of moral dilemmas. The story‚ told in four different points of view‚ is about the characters everyday lives‚ leading up to each of

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    The Financial Detective 2005 Beer Beer Company 1 is a “national brewer of mass-market consumer beers sold under a variety of brand names” (pg. 120). As one might expect‚ this national company has “an extensive network of breweries and distribution systems and owns some beer-related businesses” (pg. 120). It also owns several major theme parks. Beer Company 2 is a brewer of “seasonal and year-round beers with smaller production volume and higher prices” that “outsources most of its brewing activity”

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    present the concepts of truth and deception in both stories. Some irony and paradox in each story would be for example: In The Open Window an example of a paradox sentence would be when they left the window open for so long and the three men finally come and they didn’t know what to do. They were so frightened and surprised. Some irony is that they left the window open not expecting them to come back‚ and they came back and they just were confused and frightened. Some examples of paradox and irony

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    Contemplating this‚ detectives require a strong head to keep them from falling apart. Detectives must be extremely detailed and tedious in their work because if they aren’t they could miss a small clue that could provide a big break in a case. Being under constant pressure is another condition they must work in. People want justice and are relying on someone to solve the crime and provide that for them and the person responsible for that is a detective. It is a huge undertaking for

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    Dave Arreche Historical or Historical Fiction Main Characters of Braveheart Braveheart is supposed t o be the true story of William Wallace and his battle to free Scotland from English rule. Most of the characters in Braveheart are true historical characters‚ however‚ the manner in which they are portrayed in the movie‚ tends to lean a bit towards fiction. Little is know about the true history of Wallace. Wallace was born around 1270 near Elderslie‚ in Paisley Parish. It is believed

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    Justice‚ the One and Only “Gong Zheng Lian Ming”‚ the four words which mean honesty and uprightness‚ are hung up high on a horizontal wooden board across the doorframe of the courtroom. An official‚ with a serious look‚ sits sedately behind a table covered by red cloth at the far end of the room. A suspect is forcefully dragged into the center of the room. Shaking with fear‚ he is asked to kneel down in front of the official. “Bang!” The official strikes the table and here the interrogation begins

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    Reaction to Non-Fiction

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    stories that easily relate to the reader as well. Both stories caused a personal reaction as the writer used certain strategies to detail the idea‚ theme‚ and purpose behind each of the writings. It is also important to know the difference between a fiction and nonfiction story. The author has to intrigue the reader’s imagination to make the story interesting. Reactions and Strategies Salvation Salvation was written by Langston Hughes in 1940. This is a nonfictional story based on a childhood experience

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