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    surfaces they are inferring that there is a deeper meaning behind the reflection. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce

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    2045 The Danger of a Single Story and the Application of Ethical Theories In 2009 the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie gave a fabulous TED talk called “The Danger of a Single Story.” It was about what happens when complex human beings and situations are reduced to a single narrative: when Africans‚ for example‚ are treated as pitiable poor‚ starving victims with flies on their faces. Her point was that each individual life contains a heterogeneous compilation of stories. If you reduce people to one

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    Reading Fables and Short Stories Fables‚ parables and short stories all tell a story and all try to relay a meaningful message or moral. Fables tend to be shorter‚ use animals and clearly state the moral the author is trying to portray. Parables also tell a story and portray a message‚ but it basically illustrates a moral or religious lesson. Therefore‚ I guess it is safe to say that all parables can be fables but not all fables can be a parable. Short stories however tend to be a lot longer

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    to explore. I am giving evidence of this theme in short stories "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" (written by Evan Hunter) and "Stand on a Cloud" (written by Phil Kawana)‚ also the film "Shark Tale" (directed by Vicky Jenson) and the song lyric’s "Bad Decision" (by Trey Songz). The theme "decisions that we make have consequences good or bad" is presented in the text "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" written by Evan Hunter. At the beginning of the short story the character is described as being 16 years old and

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    Narrative guidelines

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    Narrative Guidelines Ideas Stories can be created from a simple thought‚ a word‚ a headline‚ even a line from a song. Inspiration can come from the news‚ photographs‚ paintings‚ lyrics‚ people; simply everyday life. Possible starting points: an experience that was particularly significant; a memorable journey; interesting people; unusual events; technological developments‚ personal interests; family history; unique relationships; a strange incident; a great challenge;

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    In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates there is bad parenting and it costs Connie at the end. Throughout the entire story there is little or no parenting‚ or sometimes there is a little parenting but it is not very good parenting. For example‚ “their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home‚ he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He didn’t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). So even

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    all three stories have decided to drag the theme into the main characters taking the step from childhood to adolescence. When the Wasps Drowned by Clare Wigfall uses the wasps as a tool to show how their childhood changes and how they grow up‚ very similar to how Mrs Rutters tale in the story of The Darkness Out There by Penelope Lively changed Kerry and Sandra as individuals. Examination Day‚ though having a way different plot also has a theme of main characters changing but in this story the character

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    definitely true for a collection of short stories like this. This essay at hand will concentrate on the Western elements in the nine short stories of East‚ West by Salman Rushdie. Special attention will be given to the composition of the book. The division into East‚ West and East‚ West will be examined‚ too. It will be followed how Rushdie deconstructs the seeming oppositions East and West and how stereotypes play a part in this. The thesis is the volume of short stories contains a very stereotypical

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    Literary Elements in The Story of an Hour In Kate Chopin’s short story‚ “The Story of an Hour” she uses different kinds of literary elements to clearly define her story and to show all of the meanings behind what happens in the story. There are many different kinds of literary elements used in this short story but I believe the most important one is irony. Irony is what she used the most throughout the story all the way into the conclusion which was by the far what gave the story a tragic and ironic

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    created by their difficult lives. The other characters’ personalities either help or hinder the children‚ creating a family with a constant conflict until one of the characters either changes‚ or disappears from the story all together. "Brother Death" by Sherwood Anderson is a short story about power. Don and Ted both want to be in control of their life‚ but different circumstances take that away from them. Ted wants to live a normal life‚ but his family prohibits him because of his fatal heart condition

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