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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a terrorist attack. Japan sent over one hundred fighter planes to attack the United States military base in Pearl Harbor. This reminds me of the September 11 attack. One similarity is that both of the wars mainly started because if the many disagreements they had with United States‚ like the restrictions of trade embargo. One difference is that it took place at Pearl Harbor‚ while 9/11 took place at the World Trade Center. At the time‚ they were already in a war known
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the Labrador Sea and Atlantic ocean to the east‚ the United States to the south‚ and the Pacific ocean to the west. 2. In Wilderness Tips‚ Margaret Atwood incorporates various themes in her story. Family plays a big role because the characters are all related; there are three sisters‚ a brother‚ and one of the sister’s husbands. The sisters‚ Pamela‚ Prue‚ and Portia‚ have alliterative names. Atwood writes‚ “It was the mother (Prue explained) who had been guilty of the daughters’ alliterative
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Elements of Short Stories Plot (what happens) conflict (the basic opposition or tension that sets the plot of a short story in motion; it engages the reader‚ builds suspense or mystery‚ and arouses expectation for events to follow.) open-ended at both ends exposition (background information‚ setting the scene‚ establishes situation‚ dates the action) rising action (complication) (develops and intensifies the conflict) climax (crisis) (the moment at which
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The similarities and differences between Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are two novels that focus on the lives of two different young men living in the same town. Both young men are the main characters of each novel. Tom’s character was based much on the life of the author Mark Twain. Both lost their mother at a young age and both were too smart for their own good. The novels are similar
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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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Ancient forms of Story-telling I. Read the Resource: About Ancient Forms of Story-telling. II. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the characteristics of the ancient forms of story-telling? 1. In the early years‚ the story telling was told orally because of the illiteracy of the society (very few knew how to write and read). 2. Stories where passed from generation to generation 3. The fable was one of the early forms of storytelling 4. Greek and Asian stories of magical transformations
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books are incredibly different from each other due to the subjects they discuss and the manner in which the books approach the topics of parenting and babies‚ genetics and evolution‚ as well as stress--both acute and chronic‚ they also share similarities‚ one of which is over the topic of breastfeeding. Although breastfeeding is a common practice in several cultures and is becoming more prominent among parents in America for feeding infants‚ breastfeeding also has several shortcomings‚ mostly due
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folk-magic a "poppet" is a doll used to represent a certain person‚ enabling the practitioner to cast spells or the like upon said person. Another type of magic is contagion. This is the belief that a desired effect will be achieved if contact is made between two things or situations. For example‚ the Awajún‚ native Peruvians‚ rub stem cuttings against certain‚ apparently "fertile" stones‚ before they plant their trees. This supposedly gives the stem the ability to grow stronger and faster than others
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watched were one directed by Kenneth Branagh‚ and one by Franco Zeffirelli. The directors in each of these had their own way of telling the story of Hamlet. The first one I watched was by Franco Zeffirelli. Zeffirelli is well known for making Shakespeare plays into movies and making them very accurate to the play. This case was not an exception‚ Zeffirelli made his version of Hamlet very accurately. He made it in the right period of time‚ and he rarely missed a scene. Although one part of the play
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