Serrusalmus I have road a short story called Serrusalmus written by Lesley Glaister. Lesley Glaister was born in Northampton shire‚ The United Kingdom at October 04‚ 1956. Lesley Glaister is a fiction writer and her first novel got published in 1990. The short story is about the protagonist Marjorie who is a woman. I will say she is in her forties and lives by herself in a apartment on the nineteenth floor. When Marjorie was a little girl she liked ants she felt that the ants inspired her. As
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Analyzing a short story The basic components of a short story 1. Plot (introduction‚ conflict‚ climax‚ resolution ) The sequence of events or incidents of which the story is composed. In the plot there may be diffferent kinds of conflicts (person agains person – person agains environment – person against him/herself). Artistic unity is essential to a good plot ; nothing irrelevant should be there that does not contribute to the total meaning.
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FIVE ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY Plot -it is the sequence or flow of the events in a short story that would help develop the author’s idea. There are five elements of plot structure-- introduction‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and denouement. Character -considered as being one of the most important factor to a good short story‚ the characters are sentient beings who carry out the actions of the story. Setting -the when and where in which the story takes place. Authors often
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Literature assignment no.1 The Crush – Oscar Winning short film The short film begins in a class of a primary school. There is a teacher – Miss Patty Purdy‚ who is giving her pupils some assignment to prepare for next class. Among those pupils‚ there is a boy named Ardal – the main character of the film. He’s looking at his teacher with a loving gaze‚ which reflects the fact that he has a crush on Miss Purdy. After the class‚ when all of his classmates have already gone out‚ he comes to his teacher
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In 1948 there was a short story published in The New Yorker Magazine By Shirly Jackson. called The Lottery. The Lottery is a fiction story. On June 27‚ it was a clear sunny morning. It is 10am and the village. They gathered for the lottery. There was only 300 people in the town gathering. The lottery takes place at town square by the bank and the post office. The village is big into farming. At 10 o’clock the lottery starts. The head of the household draws by name in alphabetical order. All of the
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BAM! The crowd roared after I did this‚ I just hit my first single of my career‚ and not the only time I will get another one. It felt musky while I hit it‚ and it was beginning to get cloudy in the distance as well. My friends Trevor‚ Collin‚ Evan‚ Andrew‚ and Michael congratulated me once I got into the dug-out. At the time I was only seven years old. I always remind myself that I have to work for things in order to accomplish things. I was mesmerized that I actually hit it‚ at first I just tried
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ascetic views‚ which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s in Russia‚ after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer. His moralistic principles had been evident in his writings especially in his short stories. It had awaken the ethical standards of late Russia into a more monotheistic nation. Stories like “God Sees the Truth‚ But Waits”‚ “The Three Questions” and “What Men Live By” have deep-rooted principles that are trying to tell everyone how
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Prithviraj Cherukuri In the short story called “Optimists” written by Richard Ford‚ tells a story about Frank a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in Great Falls‚ Montana who learns how life can completely change in an instant. In the “Optimists” there are two major events that shape the story. Franks father Roy Brinson who works on the great northern railway see’s a homeless man die in front of him while at work. Another event is when Roy Brinson comes home and explains what happened to his wife
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Executive Summary In 2008‚ the largest “short squeeze” in the history‚ done by Porsche’s CFO to acquire control over Volkswagen through option contracts‚ had caused a huge loss for multiple hedge funds and investment banks in Germany. And meanwhile in 2007‚ until the beginning of 2008‚ TCI and 3G‚ 2 UK-based hedge funds‚ violated SEC disclosure requirements‚ hiding their objective to takeover CSX Corporation by entering into equity total return swaps with numerous investment banks. CSX was a
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BUS 302 Short Business Report: Guidelines This document provides an outline for the short business report. Please follow this format when preparing your case reports‚ and ask your instructor for additional clarification‚ if necessary. Transmittal Page The report should begin with a transmittal memo. This memo serves to explain the audience‚ author‚ and basic purpose of the attached report. It should be short and to the point. For example‚ the transmittal memo for the Day at the Movies case
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