Detective Warren Gallagher arrived at the Santa Monica pier a little after eight that morning. He was feeling rather lively because last night his girlfriend Amanda had agreed to become his fiancé‚ and because the barista at Cultivar Coffee Bar had given him an extra shot of espresso on the house. It’s wasn’t every day that he got to report to his job as a crime scene detective looking forward to the day that lay ahead of him. As he stepped out of his Subaru and began to walk up the boardwalk his
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Text Analysis J. Thurber. “The Unicorn in the Garden” “The Unicorn in the Garden” is a story written by the American cartoonist‚ author and journalist James Thurber. He was well known for his cartoons and short stories‚ mainly published in The New Yorker magazine. “The Unicorn in the Garden” is about a man and his wife. One morning he sees the unicorn in his garden eating flowers. Positively excited he goes upstairs to tell his wife about it. She is being in a bad mood calls him
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papers of the Pickwick club (Dickens) ” belongs to…style: alliteration The sentence “The camp‚ the pulpit and the low For rich man’s sons are free” The sentence “The cock is covering‚ the stream is flowing ” belongs to…style: parallelism The stylistic device in the sentence "There was a town down there‚ as flat as a flannel- The word-combinations “peopled desert‚ populous solitude‚ proud humility ” to…style : zeugma What is slang word?
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Short story analysis of Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Have you ever wished that someone had given you a guide on how live the right way? Jamaica Kincaid does just that in her short story‚ Girl. The narrative is presented as a set of life instructions to a girl by her mother to live properly in Antigua in the 1980’s. While the setting of the story is not expressly stated by the author in the narrative‚ the reader is able to understand the culture for which Girl was written. Jamaica Kincaid seems to be
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Hanging by a thread “Alexa Mackenzie…the name known to all in our neighborhood. You galvanize our denizens that induce a jealousy in my heart‚ you bees knees! “Good Bellings finally assented after denying the same point for weeks in utter envy. I placed the teacup after drinking the rest of it. “I have been singing your praises and there you are decoding an antiquated Latin text!” She hollered. “Bell‚ you comprehend the fact that I detest being showered with praises‚ don’t you?” I threw a rhetorical
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Linguistic and Stylistic Analysis Of Richard Matheson`s story « BORN OF MAN AND WOMAN » The author of the story under discussion is Richard Matheson‚ an American author and screenwriter‚ primarily in the fantasy‚ horror‚ and science fiction genres. “Born of Man and Woman”‚ a 1950 short story by Richard Matheson‚ is about a young child‚ born an ugly creature‚ who is kept chained in the basement by its parents and frequently beaten. The key of the story is horrific‚ since the author depicts terrifying
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ANALYSIS OF THE SHORT STORY “THE BIRTHMARK” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” illustrates how one’s obsessions and moral weakness leads to another’s questioning of their self-image and drives the pursuit of perfection in our society. The main character‚ Aylmer‚ develops an obsession with becoming a world renowned alchemist‚ yet falls short when he sets his goals and cannot accomplish them. The unrealistic goals that Aylmer sets reflect how his character is composed; he consistently strives
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Short Story Analysis of "Araby" by James Joyce In James Joyce’s short story "Araby‚" the main character is a young boy who confuses obsession with love. This boy thinks he is in love with a young girl‚ but all of his thoughts‚ ideas‚ and actions show that he is merely obsessed. Throughout this short story‚ there are many examples that show the boy’s obsession for the girl. There is also evidence that shows the boy does not really understand love or all of the feelings that go along with it. When
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As I walked my fingers across the brown flimsy opening of the cardboard box my other hand reached for my tattered old teddy‚ I’d had him ever since I can remember – he was a gift from my aunt Elizabeth. While my hands were holding the bear a tidal wave of memories came rushing back into my mind of the moments that him and I shared‚ alas they are now just memories. I don’t recall why but ive always known my tattered teddy as peter‚ I guess I just thought he looked like a peter. His fur used to be
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Bottled up Inside Word Count: 343 Footsteps ran up the stairs‚ followed by a slamming door. Wendy followed behind trying to calm her daughter down until she was standing face-to-face with the closed door. “Stevie‚ let me in now. I want to help. Please just let me know what’s going on‚ I can’t help unless you talk to me.” Wendy pleaded behind the door “Leave me alone Mum‚ I don’t want to talk about it‚ I just want to be on my own.” Sobbed Stevie in reply “Darling please let me in…. I have
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