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    Exposition: Dublin a Republican sniper‚ is hiding on a rooftop. It is the middle of the night and everything thing is silent for the most part. The sound of machine guns and rifles broke the silence every now and again. He knows he is being watched by the Free Staters. Right now the Republicans and Free Staters are waging civil war. Rising Action: Dublin is very cautious about not being seen by the Free Staters. He has a smoking problem and really wants a smoke. He knows it’s risky because the flash

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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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    Paul's Case Rising Action

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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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    The Sniper

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    war‚ the Republicans and the Free Staters. 2. Break down the short story according to the plot graph. In most narratives there is the introduction‚ the trigger incident‚ the rising action‚ the climax‚ the falling action and the resolution. Introduction: The main character is introduced as a Republican sniper; the author describes the setting and explains describes the antagonist‚ saying he has “the face of a student‚ thin and ascetic‚ but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic”. Readers

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    The Sniper has been around since the early 1800’s and first started out with the British army. The First American Snipers were implemented as early as the American Revolutionary War. During this time the Colonists would climb trees and hide amongst the branch’s and leaves to keep concealed‚ and strike the enemy when they were within range. The early rifles used by Snipers were constructed of smooth barrels enabling from making accurate consisted shots. It wasn’t until gun manufactures started to

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    The Sniper

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    The Sniper By: Liam O’flaherty A story about the Irish Civil War. The story takes place in Dublin around the beleaguered Four Courts in the middle of The City where gunfire of heavy guns‚ machine guns and rifles break the silence of the Night‚ spasmodically‚ like dogs barking on lone farms. The long June twilight faded into night. Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim Light of the moon that shone through fleecy clouds‚ casting pale light as of approaching Dawn over

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