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    Is Medea Justified In Her Actions? Is the killing of anyone ever justified? Is the life of one individual more important than another? In Euripides‚ MedeaMedea kills the princess of Corinth‚ the king of Corinth‚ Creon‚ as well as her own children. Are her actions the actions of an insane‚ distraught person or those of wise‚ foreign‚ barbaric woman trying to protect her children? Through the story of MedeaMedea justifies the killing of others while several other characters portray the injustice

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    includes the introduction‚ rising actions‚ climax‚ and falling action. The plot gives a story structure and helps keep the story organized. If an author were to write down random thoughts without any type of plot‚ the reader could get lost in the story‚ and the book would not make sense to the reader. An introduction describes where the story takes place‚ when it takes place‚ and introduces the characters. The introduction of

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    A majority of plays follow a 5 act system creating a correlation between the acts and the exposition‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and resolution of a story. Many can argue that Macbeth follows this same pattern‚ however‚ with a more in depth look at the story the obvious climax occurs in Act 2‚ followed by two acts of falling action and finally a resolution in Act 5. This can be observed by the shift in Macbeth’s demeanor. The murder of Banquo can be seen as Macbeth’s point of no return

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    their squad. The Talabi then fired an RPG at him. Type of conflict: Man vs. Self Problem: Even though Justin tells Matt what happened that day he continues to see visions of the dog with a pigtail and a little boy named Ali. 3 Rising Action Events: Matt grows close to Francis who accidentally shot his squad leader. Matt begins to have more visions of what happened the day of the accident. Matt talks to the hospital therapist‚ Megan. Matt thinks he killed Ali‚ Lieutenant colonel Fuchs

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    All shorts stories are divided into five major parts‚ an exposition‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action and last but not least‚ a resolution. In the short story “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin is divided into the five parts of a plot but concentrates mostly on the conflict‚ climax and resolution. The exposition is an important major part of a short story‚ it is used to catch the reader’s attention or in other words the hook. This is important because as you know a reader would greatly be more

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    The rising action is the actions leading up to the ray gun detonating. The climax is that the narrator and the curate fight in the ruined house; the narrator’s brother and his friends get to a ship. The falling action is that the Thunder Child defends the ships fleeing England; the narrator finds the world totally changed when he emerges from the ruined house. Who is the protagonist? Antagonist? The protagonist of this chapter is the narrator and the antagonist is the aliens. What are the most important

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    through his job at the theater. The rising action begins‚ as Paul’s father is angry because he wants Paul to be successful through education. Paul looses his job at the theater because of his father. He then get’s expelled from school. Paul steals $2‚000 and leaves on the train to live extravagantly for a short amount of time. After his adventure Paul returns on the train and starts walking in the woods. From

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    Time Changes Everything In the tragedy Medea‚ written by Euripides the language applies to the time it was written‚ much like any other form of written media. The reactions and actions taken by Medea are not common for a time period like our own. At this day and age we’ve learned how to react without killing someone‚ and how to not plot our revenge in such a spiteful way. Medea doesn’t distinguish right from wrong in her actions‚ heart of head applies perfectly to her and her reactions. Today we

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    elements of fiction are Structure‚ Characterization‚ Theme‚ Symbol‚ and Setting. Structure is an element of fiction. The structure is split into four parts: exposition‚ Rising action‚ Climax‚ and resolution. The exposition in the lottery occur when the villagers gathered around for the town lottery. The complication/rising action occurs when the Hutchinson family draws papers to determine the lucky winner. The climax of the story occurs when Tessie Hutchinson wins the lottery. The resolution occurs

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    copies books; Mildred‚ his wife who lean towards her seashells and ’the family’ (TV) to genuine individuals like Clarisse. Fellow Montag is a firefighter‚ persons who smolder things as a profession. His wife‚ Mildred‚ live in a tragic culture. Rising Action The novel is set in a futuristic community whereby fishermen starts the fire‚ and all the books are banned. Montag‚ being a fisherman meets a woman whose name is Clarisse while he was walking home one day. The woman asks him if he is happy. The

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