An Unforgettable Event in My Life Last Sunday‚ I went shopping eagerly at the largest shopping mall in my town. My elder sister was accompanying me. As the important Christmas Day was just around the corner‚ the shopping mall was packed with people. There were many girls and ladies who were hanging their handbags loosely over their shoulders. I also did likewise. Although my mother always advised me not to bring a handbag‚ or if I wanted to bring it‚ I must hang it carefully over my shoulder
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What Is a Short Story? Short Stories are very interesting to read and can have many different meanings. Usually just one plot or theme‚ but can carry much more significance to reader than given credit for. Short stories are one of the most distinguished types of literature there is. Since they are different‚ they fall into a genre that implies certain expected conventions or traits. A short story is a fictional read which can be exciting because it usually is not going to bore you to death‚ and
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OK‚ I ask you‚ is it my fault? Is it my fault the guy leaves his briefcase in the back seat of my cab? It’s not my fault. I get a cheap hot dog at a stand down the block my usual lunch‚ and I’m still tasting it when the next guy‚ a business type‚ taps on the glass and tells me there’s a briefcase on the floor and says he’s not riding in the back with an unidentified briefcase. Durban is the city of paranoia these days like terrorists spent months plotting to blow up my cab‚ who would care
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The Unforgettable Accident What is accident to you? Is it a spill of coffee on your shirt? Is it a misunderstanding about someone‚ or something? Or is it just a silly mistake that makes you regret? I’ve had all of the above accidents all my life once in awhile‚ but there was the very big one that I’ve never forgotten. It was my first car accident in 2005. Not only that has opened my eyes about living my life more carefully‚ but there also were consequences. In 2005‚ I was studying in a language
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The Ghost Story Because of all the recorded evidence of paranormal activity‚ this leads to the evidence being real. Yet‚ because of skeptics and nonbelievers debunking the evidence‚ some people are led to believe paranormal activity is fake. Many people have obtained facts that suggest ghosts are real. Whether someone believes in ghosts or not‚ there will always be logical theories and unanswered questions to ghostly encounters. Ghost stories have been told through real-life experience (hauntings)
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An Unforgettable Adventure The water was dark and threatening; I took a deep breath and jumped. Thankfully‚ I’m a good swimmer. However‚ I wasn’t prepared for the icy intensity of the water. Panic hovered on the fringes of my brain‚ ready to overwhelm me. I felt numb‚ heavy; I could barely see anything as it was pitch dark except for the two fiery eyes burning brightly across me‚ the eyes of the creature responsible for my wet and frosty state. The sky was overcast and star-less‚ at times the hazy
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The short story is a concise form of narrative prose that is usually simpler and more direct compared to longer works of fiction such as novels. Therefore‚ because of their short length‚ short stories rely on many forms of literary devices to convey the idea of a uniform theme seen throughout the script. This theme is illustrated by using characteristics that are developed throughout the story such as‚ plot‚ setting and characters. The three main components are developed throughout the story in
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What is a short story? A short story is a work of fiction which is often written in prose but it can also be written as a narrative. A short story in narrative form tends to focus on one moment in time in comparison to the works of a fiction such as novels and novella’s. The definition of a short story based upon length‚ style and genre is determined by the individual author’s preference. Short stories are less complex than novel. Generally a short story focuses on one incident‚ has a single
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Coming into college I was a bit nervous for the courses that I would be taking‚ I didn’t know if I was ready as far as my level of education to take on so many credit hours. I’ve heard so many stories on how in high school you think that you are a good writer but once you get into college that’s a different story. Honestly‚ that made me really nervous‚ because in high school I was one of the best writers on our 2008-2009 Yearbook and Newspaper; so I prayed that would carry over into college as well.
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The Short Story History: as a form dates back to the oral tradition of the tale written tales emerge in poetic forms - Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Boccaccio’s Decameron (1351-1353) often cited as the precursor of the short story form‚ as is the French translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1704) short story really begins to emerge as a form in the 19th century Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1824-1826) an early collection of folk stories that paved the way for the development of the genre of short
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