”The Arena” is a short story written in 2008 by Martin Golan. The story takes place in the suburbs of New Jersey where the protagonist lives. There is special focus on the main character‚ who is the father of two children‚ and who has experienced the worst in his life; when he lost his son Willie. Willie is the son of his last wife who died very early‚ but now he lives with his current wife and son as his only child. In the beginning of the story he and his son are going to an Arena in town‚ which
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examines his wife and declares nothing is truly wrong with her because she is a woman. In addition‚ the author’s own experiences with this type of sexist treatment at the hands of a male doctor can be related to her writing. The gender of both the protagonist and Gilman result in their condition being taken less seriously by male doctors. Although the main character’s husband seems to genuinely care about his wife’s health‚ he often dismisses her problem as petty because she is a woman. While describing
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Theatrical Genres Comedy - In comedy the audience expects laughter and a happy ending‚ but one should be able to differentiate among at least three kinds of laughter. It is possible to laugh with a character that we like or admire; if this character triumphs at the end. For example‚ we might laugh in celebration. When we laugh at characters‚ it is because of some incongruity in behavior: because they are not as good or clever as they think they should be. This kind of comedy which shows us the
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5 texts: belonging. Artwork: Watching on Artist: Judith Redman The artist has used a range of different techniques to symbolise isolation and non-acceptance. This text reinforces that fundamental human need. The repetition of various faces that are scattered around the painting are similar in shape and color conveying belonging and normality which leads the viewer to question the placing of the dark character at the bottom of the painting. This highlights to us the separation of an individual
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Dimension (Literal Comprehension) 1. Who was Tio Sabelo? 2. What is an Awok? 3. Who was Minggay Awok? 4. Where did Minggay live? 5. What is a Wakwak? Second Dimension (Interpretative Comprehension) 1. What are the characteristics of the protagonist and the antagonist? 2. Why was Minggay feared in Libas and the surrounding barrios? 3. What minor characters appear in the story‚ and what roles do these characters play in advancing the action of the story? 4. Why is the old woman living alone
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Roy Elal Mrs. Hancock Language Arts‚ 9 October 23‚ 2012 Good and Evil “Life is neither good or evil‚ but only a place for good and evil.” - Marcus Aurelius. A Wrinkle in Time is a book about the journey through the war of good versus evil and the ultimate triumph of love. Every character is clearly distinguished with either good or evil: the “good” characters include Meg‚ her family‚ Calvin‚ the Mrs. W’s‚ Aunt Beast‚ and the Happy Medium; the “evil” characters include IT‚ The Dark Thing‚ and
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American entrepreneur‚ author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn proclaimed‚ “There are two parts to influence: First‚ influence is powerful; and second‚ influence is subtle. You wouldn’t let someone push you off course‚ but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even realize it.” Culture affects almost every aspect of our lives. Culture influences such as socioeconomic status‚ profession‚ gender‚ and religious beliefs are like subterranean rivers running through our lives and relationships
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3rd person limited point of view. We are only given access to the thoughts of the main character‚ Lily. We are able to be knowledgeable of what events are happening or what the other characters look and behave through the eyes and thoughts of the protagonist. We know nothing about the thoughts of the people around her. CHARACTERS 1. Lily * She is the main character of the story. * In paragraphs 1 to 2 that she very much loves sleeping. * We are also given the impression that she is
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show. My first impression was “Wow! This is way better than the TV show” because of the little details added and the mesmerizing words I was baffled and fascinated on how the book would end. In the book Pretty Little Liars there are four main protagonists which are Aria Montgomery‚ Hanna Marin‚ Emily Fields‚ and Spencer Hastings and an antagonist “A”. This book all revolves around their struggles‚ love life‚ and primarily the secrets they have. To begin‚ I will talk about Aria Montgomery a bohemian
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1- Richard III‚ The Protagonist “Yet neither can his blood redeem him [Richard III] from injurious tongues‚ nor the reproach offered his body be thought cruel enough‚ but that we must still make him more cruelly infamous in Pamphlets and Plays.” (1617—William Cornwallis. From Essays of Certaine Paradoxes) Richard III is written in 1591-1592. Richard III is the dominant character of the play as that he is both the protagonist of the story and its major villain
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