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    Short Story

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    Short Story Assessment Choose one activity to complete from the short stories read in class. All of these activities require that you combine information provided with creative output. Do not change the facts‚ characters‚ or themes of the stories. However‚ you may fill in blank spots with added information where necessary. You will be evaluated in the following categories: Thinking‚ Communication‚ and Application. 1. Make a mobile of five objects important in at least two short stories

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    Irony and Story

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    1. Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not‚ at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely‚ how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? A: No‚ I wasn’t because it’s a lottery. I wouldn’t be surprised on what happens in a lottery. That there was going to be very immature acting in the story. That there was going to be some hints of some cheating

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    Story Of An Hour

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    “The Story of an Hour” is a short story written by Kate Chopin and first appeared in Vogue in 1894. The story takes place within the time span of an hour‚ hence the title‚ and is about the thoughts of a married woman who is told her husband has died only to find out an hour later that he is still alive when he walks in the front door. The story explores the range of emotions that the main character experiences within the span of an hour. Since this story was written after the death of Chopin’s

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    Critical Analysis of ’The Story of an Hour’ Analyzes the most prominent theme‚ the longing for freedom. Write a critical analysis of any aspect of "The Story of an Hour" which you found of interest and significance. Kate Chopin’s `The Story of an Hour’ is a short yet complex piece describing the feelings of Mrs Mallard. This story is overflowing with symbolism and imagery. The most prominent theme here is the longing for freedom. Chopin focuses on unfolding the emotional state of Mrs Mallard

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    Mr. Sen carried a large blanket over his shoulder and with the other hand he held a can of beer; he saved the last one for any unfathomable emergency he could face. Mr. Sen wasn’t an alcoholic‚ at least that’s what he kept telling himself after every bottle‚ every single night. One could sympathize with him‚ albeit‚ his career took a toll on his heavy body‚ his short‚ bulky neck‚ tea bags around his eyes‚ displayed every passerby of his nocturnal sleeping habits and late working

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    The Story of an Hour

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    "The Story of an Hour" By Kate Chopin "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin describes the thoughts and feelings that are depicted in a single hour of the life of Louise Mallard after hearing that her husband has been killed in a railroad accident. As the story begins we are told that Mrs. Mallard is afflicted with a heart condition so the news of her husband’s death is broken to her gently by her sister. Mrs. Mallard’s initial reaction‚ upon hearing of her husband’s death

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    Story of an Hour Thes

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    ”: Who shall prevent Mrs. Mallard not to live freely and artlessly? Symbolism in “The Story of an Hour” In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ the writer uses several meaningful symbols in order to relay a feeling of joy‚ surprise‚ desire‚ and sympathy. Mrs. Mallard‚ who was an ill-hearted‚ decided to enter her room alone after she had heard the news of her husband’s death. “She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same‚ with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance

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    passing. Biographical Relevance: The story relates to the author because she was raised in a time era when divorce was absolutely unacceptable. Husbands and wives were to remain married although they may have felt they had a dull and unsatisfying marriage. Thesis Statement: “The Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin exposes Mrs. Mallard’s true emotions as she was finally set free from the unhappiness of her marriage. Comments: I enjoyed the story. Reminds me of the saying “be careful what

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    2045 The Danger of a Single Story and the Application of Ethical Theories In 2009 the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie gave a fabulous TED talk called “The Danger of a Single Story.” It was about what happens when complex human beings and situations are reduced to a single narrative: when Africans‚ for example‚ are treated as pitiable poor‚ starving victims with flies on their faces. Her point was that each individual life contains a heterogeneous compilation of stories. If you reduce people to one

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    Sea Story

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    Sea Story The short story Sea Story is written by A.S. Byatt in 2013. It is a story about the young Harold‚ who has a very significant relation to the nature especially to the sea. He falls in love with the beautiful woman Laura‚ but he does not reveal his love to her. Laura is leaving to study abroad and Harold is having a hard time without her‚ so he writes her a love letter in a bottle message‚ but the bottle does not get to the intended destination without being broken by the sea. In this

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