UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS AS LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: SYLLABUS 9695 NOTES FOR TEACHERS ON STORIES SET FOR STUDY FROM STORIES OF OURSELVES: THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH FOR EXAMINATION IN JUNE AND NOVEMBER 2010‚ 2011 AND 2012 CONTENTS Introduction: How to use these notes 1. The Fall of the House of Usher Edgar Allen Poe 2. The Open Boat Stephen Crane 3. The Door in the Wall HG Wells 4. The People Before Maurice
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In the short span of two weeks‚ Cynthia’s done things she knows she’ll never talk about to anyone and after the incident in an abandoned barn four nights ago‚ the kids have both gone mute. Charlie refuses to let anyone but Danny touch her and Angela’s empty eyes
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In a short story by Mujica‚ she explains the difficulties a bilingual student faces in American society. She uses her niece as an example‚ telling how fear prompted her decisions to turn down great opportunities. These opportunities came from talent‚ she was a soccer player‚ who was offered many scholarships to play at another school. Thought‚ her niece did not speak English fluently‚ this caused her to feel uncomfortable outside of a familiar setting. As she was growing up‚ school progressively
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Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald About F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ 1896‚ the only son of an aristocratic father and a provincial‚ working-class mother. He was therefore the product of two divergent traditions: while his father’s family included the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (after whom Fitzgerald was named)‚ his mother’s family was‚ in Fitzgerald’s own words‚ "straight 1850 potato-famine Irish." As a result of this contrast‚ he was exceedingly
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The Siege of 1758 It was near midnight‚ June 1‚ 1758‚ when the lookouts on Cape Breton Island noticed something odd. The fog that had covered the island for weeks‚ now cleared enough to show lights off shore. Dawn revealed a large fleet laying outside Gabarous Bay‚ six miles west of Louisbourg. Worse yet‚ the ships flew a white banner with a red cross‚ the colors of Britian’s Royal Navy. The fortified towns of Louisbourg and Québec were the main French strongholds in North America. The British prime
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Numerous individuals suspected that it was only a myth and that the city of Troy itself never existed. Troy existed in the Bronze Age‚ and is most usually known from the antiquated greek epic stories‚ most particularily the Iliad by Homer‚ where it is broadly known as the setting for the Trojan War. In the epic‚ It is said that the reason for the Trojan war‚ and possible fall of Troy‚ was a direct result of the romance of Helen. Helen was stunningly lovely‚ numerous sovereigns needed her as their better
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Ngoc Nguyen (Lyn) Mr. Schoenfeld‚ Trevor U.S History Period 1 12/03/2013 Helen Keller “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened‚ ambition inspired‚ and success achieved” – said Helen Keller (http://www.msa.state.mn.us/sharedservices/doubleimpact/helenkellerquotes.asp). Helen Keller did a lot of things that stimulated people’s spirit worldwide. The most noticeable thing she accomplished‚ even though she was
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The majority of the population in America would probably use the word “hunger” to describe their mid-afternoon craving for a candy bar or handful of potato chips. Most American’s do not recognize what true hunger is because it is not something that we are faced with every day (Sanchez & Swaminathan‚ 2005). The United States is fortunate enough to have had fewer than 6% of families with very low food security‚ according to Nord‚ Coleman-Jensen‚ Andrews and Carlson (2010) with the United States Department
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Lingering around in the Kitchen‚ Ramu Kaka - as he was called by everyone - frowned in worry for what was about to happen. He had seen Shravan giving Bahadur a list of thing he wanted in the kitchen this evening and then in the morning when Bahadur was stocking the kitchen‚ he had casually informed him that Shravan was about to cook the dinner in the night while he had to stay away. He had cried out in his shock while cutting his finger with the sharp knife he was using. He once again looked at
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Essay In the poems‚ “To Helen” and “Helen”‚ both Edgar Allan Poe and H.D. emphasize the beauty of the infamous Helen of Troy; however‚ the speakers’ attitudes differ as one praises and worships Helen while the other condemns her for her treachery and remains unmoved by her beauty. Although both poems discuss Helen of Troy‚ both speakers’ withhold different perspectives within the first stanza. In “To Helen” the speaker sets Helen on a pedestal as he uses the apostrophe “Helen‚ thy beauty is to me”
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