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    “Hills Like White Elephants” calls to mind the “A Game of Chess” section of T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land (1922); like Eliot’s masterpiece‚ Hemingway’s story deals with the sterility and vacuity of the modern world. The boredom of the man and the desperation of the girl reveal the emptiness of the postwar generation and the crucial necessity of taking responsibility for the quality of one’s own life. Hemingway’s characters seem to live in a world without a God‚ without traditions or clear and established

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    and happiness. The one thing I knew for sure was that he was walking right in my direction and his eyes were on me. I quickly turned around. What do I say? How do I act? Should I be stand-offish or should I be my normal sweet self? All of these questions flooded my mind and I started to panic. It was too late I heard that familiar breathtaking voice‚ “Hey Beautiful.” I realized that I couldn’t have my back turned toward him forever‚ I had to face my fears and emotions‚ finally settle this. I turned

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    ever see this woman again? Was she real or was I going mad? I continued to promenade through the markets. The thought of this woman still trapped in my mind. That night was the most difficult‚ as I did not get a wink of sleep‚ but how could I? After seeing such a beautiful woman‚ what man would be able to resist such a temptation? I wanted to see her again; I needed to see her again. I had to know she was real. I had to know that I was not crazy‚ and that perfection did exist‚ as I had just witnessed

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    order to understand the morals or theme of a story you need to be able to recognise the irony. In the short stories‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl‚ “The Gift of the Magi” by O Henry and “The Suit” by Can Themba various forms of irony are present. These forms of irony include: verbal‚ situational and dramatic irony. The first story “Lamb to the Slaughter” is about Mary Meloney‚ a devoted caring wife that ends up killing her much loved husband after he tells her something drastically upsetting

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    miserable and unhappy. Huddled up like a hedgehog‚ in his filthy black coat‚ he pierced through the crowd for a familiar face that could help him get through this confusion. Looking in his wallet he discovered that he was penniless. Peter was sixteen years old‚ average height‚ and a child with a mild and simple character. His father was a cashier who hardly made enough money to run the household‚ and his mother was a housewife. During these situations‚ Peter was forced to quit high school and start working

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    Ramazan was a thirteen years old boy. He was at a secondary school in Hüyük. He was very clever but he was also naughty. Ramazan was the only child of the family. He didn’t have any sisters and brothers‚ so he sometimes used to feel himself alone at home . He had only a few friends from school but after school he didn’t have enough time to play with them . Because his friends stayed in a dormitory and they had to go to the dormitory after school. Only they were free at weekends. So on weekdays

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    STORY OF MAYKAPAL In the beginning‚ the sky was very low; it was possible to touch it with a long bamboo pole. Because of this proximity‚ everything on earth was burnt by the intense heat of the sun. The rivers and the seas were boiling tremendously. Then suddenly from nowhere‚ a huge man appeared on earth. This enormous being was called Maykapal. Some of the ancient Tagalogs‚ said that Maykapal was the Lord of the universe who came down to earth to correct some mistakes in his work. However

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    the ocean where a sail boat leisurely floated. A pirate‚ named Nabarun who is the captain of his own boat‚ along with his friend Paandu were sailing on the coast of Vancouver. Nabarun and Paandu had come from India and had been best friends for 10 years; they had big dreams of travelling the world together because Nabarun was a pirate and owned his own sail boat which made it easier for them to travel and see family on the other side of the world. They had set out an adventure along with their pets

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    letter‚ as soon as the words ‘you have been accepted’ caught my eye i knew that I now stood the chance to go down in history. “Claire Menzies the first female astronaut”‚ I imagine that would be the headline once I become famous. It’s been four years of dedicated studying that got me to where I am now‚ about to step into the one and only New York Space Station. All I can say is that it was love at first sight‚ i felt right at home. The high ceiling held up models of world famous rockets and was

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    ----------- The Mienshao opened her eyes and gasped loudly. She could instantly feel that she was sitting in a very uncomfortable position in small‚ enclosed space. The ground felt cold and metallic. It was obviously some kind of cage. The Mienshao looked down to her stomach and rubbed it‚ relieved to feel that her unborn baby was unharmed. "Richard‚ long time‚ no see buddy. How’ve you been?" a voice spoke happily. "Dr. Feinburg‚ it sure is great to see you again‚" replied a second voice

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