Most children would agree that their parents are their biggest supporters and motivators; although‚ that is not the case in the short story‚ “The Wallace Playlot.” The determination comes from within each and every character. Lombardo uses characterization to develop the idea of there being multiple different factors that play into the creation of a strong passion in which somebody holds. Throughout the short story the reader sees everything through the eyes of Petey. He is not the strongest player
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Element Definition ACT in the Play Exposition What you need to know. Background information is presented‚ main characters are introduced‚ and the conflict is established. Macbeth’s encounter with the three weird sisters. Lady Macbeth’s reaction and response to the news of Macbeth’s predicated rise to the crown. Rising Action The conflicts and challenges encountered by the characters. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth plotting to kill the king. King Duncan is murdered. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s
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The backdrop of World War II in A Separate Peace emphasizes the microcosmic war that is occurring in Devon. Military language that is used emphasizes the parallelism of the actual war and Gene’s war throughout the novel. Man’s destructive actions portray man’s inhumanity to man; eradication and killings of the war depict how cruel man can be. Finny’s inability to cope with the cruelty of this world causes him to become oblivious to what’s actually happening. Gene’s constant hatred and envy leads
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01.08 Macbeth Plot Analysis Graphic Organizer Plot Elements Element Definition Act in the Play Exposition: a device used to introduce background events. The prophecies by the witches. Rising Action: a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward thepoint of greatest interest. Macbeth and Banquo’s encounter with the witches Climax: the most intense‚ exciting‚ or important point of something; a culmination or apex. Macbeth’s fight with Macduff when he realizes
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My book report is going to be about Diary of a Wimpy Kid‚ double down. When I first saw this book I was expecting an elaborate story line‚ many plot twists‚ and great character development. The main characters are Greg‚ Mr. Heffley‚ Mrs. Heffley‚ Rowley‚ and his baby brother Manny. Greg is the narrator of the book and the book is things that happen to him that he wants to write down. Mr. and Mrs. Heffley are his parents. Rowley is his best friend‚ Greg also has two brothers named Rodrick and Manny
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arranger‚ and band leader. He was one of the biggest influences of the swing era with his big band style. Basie was respected as much by musicians as audiences. He learned to play piano from his mother as a child. He later ventured away from home to study along fats Waller a student of Harlem Stride School. He made his professional debut as an accompanist for vaudeville acts and replaced Waller in an act called Katie Crippen and her Kids. He toured on the Toba vaudeville circuits as a solo pianist‚ and
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The story starts in Montreal with an unnamed soldier of 20 years old who is getting ready to leave with the Canadian army to go fight the Germans in Europe‚ mostly in France and Belgium‚ during World War I. He already starts to build close relationships with some of the fellow soldiers: Brown‚ Cleary‚ Fry‚ Broadbent and Anderson. Soon after‚ the story shifts to the trenches‚ where the conditions are unsanitary with lice and fat rats. The narrator (which is still and will stay unknown) changes his
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Jane Eyre is a young orphan being raised by Mrs. Reed‚ her cruel wealthy aunt. One day as punishment for fighting with her teasing cousin John‚ Jane’s aunt imprisons her in the ‘red-room’ – the room in which Jane’s uncle died. Whilst being locked up in the ‘red-room‚’ Jane claims that she sees her uncle’s ghost and faints. She woke up to the company of Bessie and Mr. Lloyd who both decide that Jane was to be sent to the school and to Jane’s delight‚ Mrs. Read agrees. The school is extremely unhygienic
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MULAN (early 20s) cuts woods in the forest when a couple of teenage boys start making fun of her‚ because of doing man’s work. The teenage boys go on to say that she will never find a husband if she acts like a man. Even though she looks unmoved on the outside‚ these comments hurt her on the inside. Later‚ her father FA ZHOU (45-50)‚ an old soldier and the village leader‚ shows her some fight moves. That night‚ ROURAN RAIDERS attack Mulan’s village. As the villagers try to defend Mulan’s village
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A detective also working as a hired killer‚ tries to save his brother‚ a professional fighter from a ruthless criminal who coerces him into throwing a big fight. MALCOLM MORA (37) lives a double life. He’s a veteran detective and he’s a contract killer that uses a mime mask. He gets his assignments from FRANK. Malcolm forces fighter BULL (30) to leave the city after Malcolm learns that Bull is supposed to fight his brother‚ DIO MORA. Mobster‚ BILL SANTORO‚ who runs an illegal fighting organization
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