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    his memories‚with very descriptive details of the daily summers he had with his family to how his neighbors would love those summer days.In “Hoppers” by Keillor has a way of being aware of his surroundings but also relating those memories with what he used to when he was young. Both writers get to express that moment and see the importance of sharing moments with family or their surroundings. Moreover Bradbury and Keillor share that importance of time and reliving a moment from their memory. Bradbury

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    short story of a girl

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    Short story: Title: One girl’s life In some village there is a one girl who did not have her father. Her father left her family at her childhood itself because her mother gave born to two girls so he left them. From then onwards the girl started to work hard and to feed their family. She became the topper of the class in every standard from her childhood. She joined in an engineering college which is medium college even though she got a good rank she

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    The memories of my early childhood are like scattered‚ partially lost pieces of a huge mosaic. I am only five‚ and instead of sleeping late like other kids would do‚ I don’t want to stay in bed‚ don’t want to miss the mystery‚ the beauty of the world’s awakening. My older brother and cousins are up already and drag their bare feet on the wooden floor. I still can vividly picture that floor- old‚ caved in‚ coated with brown paint a thousand times‚ the floor in my Grandma’s house. The memories of my

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    Relationships Relationships we have with others can positively or negatively affect our lives forever. In “A Rupee Earned” and “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the protagonists are positively influenced by a family member‚ maturing them and having a positive effect on their lives. In “A Rupee Earned”‚ the father teaches the son how to make his own money and be less dependent of others. In “To Everything There Is a Season”‚ the boy’s family tells him that Santa Claus does not exist‚ helping him

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    Short Story School

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    Short Story School - THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL – Short Story School Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others‚ genius bordering on madness. Almost all had spent a decade and three years together. But most were still unknown to each other. They dressed the same way; double-knot ties (two crests blue and two black‚ strictly slanting from right to left)‚ crisp ironed shirts‚ blue skirts which were measured by scales‚ one inch here and there and a week-long detention. Navy blue blazers which

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    Tens of thousands of cases of beer all in one building. Some in coolers‚ others just stacked up as high as 8 feet. Aisles of smooth concrete cut in-between the palettes of cases. Everything is bright and pleasing to the eyes. A person hesitates for a few seconds to take it all in. A beer distributor can be a great place of business‚ however to a young child such as myself who as been around it since birth it can be an even greater playground. With so many different sized stacks of beer and plenty

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    Mansfield’s Short Stories

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    Katherine Mansfield’s short stories‚ ”Bliss” and ”Taking the Veil”. Emotions are mapped through linguistic markers such as adjectives and adverbs that imply a character’s emotional response to story events. The study focuses on narratorial discourse and distinguishes between verbalized speech and thought (free indirect discourse) and non-verbalised thought-processes (psycho-narration). The analysis is carried out by studying the deictic centre or the perspective in the short stories. The study shows that

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    For many people‚ the zoo is a source of fond memories and funny childhood story’s like the swinging monkey‚ growling tigers and the others animals. Sometimes when we watch the animals in a captivity jumping through a flaming hoop or stand on its hind legs‚ it becomes easy to forget about all the abuse that the animals have been through. The animals may not like to do these things that we human feel amused about. They may prefer their own habitat if they had choices. Some people and I see zoos as

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    In Control: A Short Story

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    In Control In my sophomore year of high school‚ I remember a particular speech I had to deliver in my English class. It was just like any other‚ honestly. But this one‚ this specific one‚ gave me the greatest trouble. My irrational fear of public speaking consumed me and turned me against myself. I remember the mindset that I had for most of my sophomore year: me vs. them. That was how high school was. It was every man for himself. But never would I have ever thought that I was my own biggest obstacle

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    What Is a Short Story?

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    What Is a Short Story? Short Stories are very interesting to read and can have many different meanings. Usually just one plot or theme‚ but can carry much more significance to reader than given credit for. Short stories are one of the most distinguished types of literature there is. Since they are different‚ they fall into a genre that implies certain expected conventions or traits. A short story is a fictional read which can be exciting because it usually is not going to bore you to death‚ and

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