PLAYER X. START! Shattered tiles crunched beneath the soles of my shoes; the destruction of the ground was accompanied by the disheartening sign of fractured and partial columns haphazardly dotting the dreary landscape. Gaze surveying the remainder of what I considered the consequences of a ruined city‚ I noticed the emerging towers at the horizon. As far as my eyesight allowed me to view‚ decimated landmarks defaced the eerily silent entrance point. Other figures‚ many clad in a similar outfit
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Cora Hart- Narrative Short Story- Working Draft There. Right over there. At locker number three hundred sixty eight. The new kid‚ awkwardly fidgeting with the dial. When the locker stubbornly refused to open‚ she gave an exasperated sigh and pulled a small slip of paper out of her mud-stained jeans. She squinted at it for a moment‚ then once again attempted the endeavor of opening the locker. This time‚ it swung open with a victorious click‚ and she crammed her bag‚ bursting at the seams with who
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The argument that Kate Chopin makes within this story is that women during this particular time period did not have many of the rights women have today. In fact‚ this story is set during 1894 where it was very common to see women married living in the shadows of their husbands. Women did not even receive the right to vote until the year of 1920. Louise Mallard is the main character‚ she is a white middle class women married to Brently Mallard. When Louise first receives the news of the recent death
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unique‚ but it’s a tried and true holiday concept that will always be around. However‚ with that said‚ to be successful the story should really offer an original point of view or hook. This script attempts to do this by incorporating a reality show contest for a new Santa. Certainly‚ the concept has merit‚ but the overall script would benefit from more development. First‚ the story opens with Santa and the elves. The head elf seems to really want to talk to Santa about his role as an elf. However‚ it’s
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English essay on the short story” The Island” We all know the word Freedom‚ but do we truly know what it means? It’s a good word which explains: No commitments‚ no chains‚ no concerns and no insecurity. The Scottish short story ‘The Island’ is an expression for this freedom and to indulge you to something bigger than yourself. It could be God or in this case‚ it is the beautiful nature. This short story is published in 1992 and the author is unknown. The main character is Doris (last name unknown)
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all the deaths and fatality of his stories‚ Edgar Allan Poe is a man of stories that are eerie and bizzare. Poe is best known for his dark and gothic fiction where it seemed very uncomfortable to read but yet pleasing to the reader. His themes in his stories would deal with death that would include physical signs‚ effects of decomposition‚ and premature burial. In the book Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing by Edgar V. Roberts‚ Poe ’s short stories are written. They are “The Cask of
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Indian Camp: The Perfect Short Story In his analysis of Hemingway’s short stories‚ William Watson defines a perfect short story as one having a “fully developed character‚ a powerful drama whose resolution we fearfully anticipate‚ and a point of view that seems wholly natural and realistic.” In Indian Camp‚ Hemingway uses several motifs in order to delineate the maturation of Nick and the conflict between the father and son with a convincing tone. Specifically‚ the contrasts between light and
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declare that this research is probably original. This study was made through our best and knowledge and was done by us. Cheah Kaye Rosales Charisma J. Tabingo Researchers October 2013 Date Signed Short Stories by Selected Women Writers An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences University of Southeastern Philippines Bo. Obrero‚ Davao City In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirments for
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My Take on a Short Story and a Poem Geraldine Carlson ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Paul Wiltz December 17‚ 2012 My Take on a Short Story and a Poem There are certain elements to a poem or a short story that can capture a reader and draw them in. Whether it is an unforgettable setting‚ or a character that captures your imagination‚ every piece of literature shares some of the same elements. All literature is written differently and therefore interpreted differently
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Jersey Shore. The short story A&P was published in 1986; However‚ the A&P took place during a revolutionary point in history with Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights movement in the 1950’s. The teenage girls act as if they are a part of this revolutionary movement with their attitude and outfits because of the setting in the story. Therefore‚ In A&P the era and place shapes the reader’s perspective of the girls versus the character’s judgmental opinion of them in the short story. The time period
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