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    Tacos Short Story

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    the little stingy Nino’s and Nina’s did not want to share their tacos so they hid all their taco ingredients. When the travelers arrived at the village the Niño’s and Nina’s said that they had nothing to give to them. But the travelers‚ being the kind banditos that they were shared what little they had with them. They went up to the villagers and said “it is not much but we will share with you a secret‚ we will teach you how to make tacos out of stones’

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    Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories Discuss the presentation and important of location in two of the short stories you have studied In this essay‚ I am going to discuss about the presentation and important of location in two of the short stories of Katherine Mansfield that I have studied. The two stories are "The Garden Party" and "An Indiscreet Journey". In "The Garden Party"‚ we have the Sheridan’s Family who live in the upper class side of an English Country. They are very high-class

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    The Elevator Short Story

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    The Elevator Believe it or not‚ many people have a phobia for elevators. In the short story “The Elevator” Martin has a huge fear of elevators especially the one they use in his apartment. In the story his phobia got worse and worse because of the mysterious obese woman who would come with him every time. She would mostly increase in fear by giving him a strange stare. Martin has a great big phobia for elevators. “He was always uncomfortable in elevators‚ afraid that they would fall”(31). this shows

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    Sodalite: A Short Story

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    pinkish-red one said calmly. “A bear?!” the tall‚ thin one and short round purple gems shouted in unison. “What if it hurts us? What if it hurts Steven?!” the thin one shouted back. Again with the steven? Whats up with him? Is he special or something? Soda thought. The branch that soda was on started to crack more. She tried with all her might to not let it fall‚ she even used her powers to attempt to hold it up; but alas‚ her trying cut short‚ and she fell to the ground. Fast. “ACK!” The blue gem shouted

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    Short Story - Emergency

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    Perspectives in Emergency Life can be repetitive‚ unclear‚ and colourful. It has its ups and downs‚ along with its dramatic twists and turns‚ but ultimately‚ life can be confusing. In the short story Emergency‚ Johnson suggests that when one is stuck in the same environment for too long‚ one’s grasp on life becomes artificial. Using symbolism‚ characters and anaphora‚ Johnson suggests that by “taking a break” from work‚ one can gain a clearer perspective on life. Johnson uses ‘blindness’

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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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    Short Fictional Story

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    My Heaven on Earth Chapter 1 Life in the Norm It was an average day in suburban Denver‚ Colorado. Everything was peaceful. The day went as smooth as butter. I walked out of the office from a hard and exhausting day at work. I sold three houses‚ did six 100-page reports‚ and sucked up to the boss for that little bit extra in my pay check. I walked into my house I shared with my best friend and housemate Madeline. “Hey Madi‚ I am so exhausted! The boss had me working non-stop today. Ugh I can’t

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    Short Story and Sammy

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    ] Time to Grow Up In the short story “A&P‚” John Updike writes of a nineteen year old boy‚ Sammy‚ who is overcome by his fantasies when three girls walk into the A&P grocery store. They are in nothing but bathing suits. He soon decides‚ after the events that occur‚ because of these three girls‚ to quit working in the third slot of the grocery store. The three girls to Sammy are damsels in distress‚ because of Lengel‚ the manager. Out of the three girls‚ one catches his eye‚ the one he

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    Ayala Short Stories

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    and wrapping herself inside‚ she watched her mother exit the room. Immediately jumping out of bed and falling to her knees‚ she pressed her eye against the tiny hole that had been in the door for as long as she could remember. She stared hard at the two ladies as they sat on the steps just outside their living quarters. The intense look on her mother’s face while she examined the reddened blistered area seeming to cover her Mistress’ forearm‚ spoke of the rare instance she’d ever seen her worry. “Let

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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Nice People‚ by Henry Cuyler Bunner‚ is republished from his volume‚ Short Sixes‚ by permission of its publishers‚ Charles Scribner’s Sons. The Buller-Podington Compact‚ by Frank Richard Stockton‚ is from his volume‚ Afield and Afloat‚ and is republished by permission of Charles Scribner’s Sons. _Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff_‚ by Bret Harte‚ is from the collection of his stories entitled Openings in the Old Trail‚ and is republished by permission of the Houghton Mifflin

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