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    Have you ever wished for something and it came true? Or maybe it never happened? Or maybe you never wished before.“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs and “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken compare the wishes between the two stories. “The Monkey’s Paw” is about a man who asks for different things. He is going through a difficult time because he is financially struggling. But he also misses his son. “The Three Wishes” is about a man who is lonely and wants a partner. These two stories compare the ways of

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    Self discipline - Taming the lazy monkey Every morning I have a freezing cold shower‚ why? Because part of my mind says ’Don’t do it‚ it’s just stupid’ and that same part of my mind give’s lots of different reasons not to do it. Each morning I fight that inner voice and discipline it to accept that I am taking a freezing cold shower. I believe there are benefits to having a cold shower which is why I started the discipline in the first place. Self discipline is a skill and once you get to grips

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    “The Monkey’s Paws” demonstrate a twist in fate. What can three wish do to a normal guy? Can it change his life forever? “The Third Wish‚” and “The Monkey’s Paws” are more similar than different because they both involve three wishes. These three wishes brings along tragic accidents‚ great sadness‚ and many regrets. In “The Third wish‚” Mr. Peters help saves the King of the Forest‚ who later grants Mr. Peters three wishes. In “The Monkey’s Paws‚” Mr. Whites acquire the Monkey’s Paws from Sergeant-Major

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    “Be headstrong‚” Dad says. In “The Monkey’s Paw‚” by W.W Jacobs‚ it shows however many warnings or reasons given‚ stubbornness will keep pursuing. “ ‘If you don’t want it‚ Morris‚’ said the old

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    short story The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs‚ three characters‚ Mr. And Mrs.White and their son herbert experience a series of unnatural events that involves fate and a magic talisman‚ a monkey’s paw. The use of the monkey’s paw grants only three wishes‚ which causes the family to suffer. In the short story The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs‚ the author uses characterization to show human nature is inherently good. To begin with‚ Sgt. Major Morris said to Mr.White‚ “ Fate ruled people’s lives and that

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    Paws and Claws A Syndicated Study on Canadian Pet Ownership June‚ 2001 Table of Contents BACKGROUND AND REPORT STRUCTURE .........................................................................1 METHODOLOGY...................................................................................................................2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................4 Who Are Pet Owners?..........................

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    ¨I wish for this day to start over!!¨ I yelled. The monkey’s paw shook in my hand‚ I dropped it. Then time just seemed to freeze the monkey’s paw was slowly fading disappearing you could say as it was getting closer to the ground. My wife‚ Mrs.White was getting closer to opening the front door scared of what my eyes might see I closed them. Wishing everything went away I opened my eyes to see a white light had filled the room but still very slowly like everything else moving. ¨NOOO!!!¨ I cried

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    What exactly is The Monkey’s Paw and what is it about? It’s a supernatural short story written by W. W. Jacobs. The short story is based on fiction and was published in England in 1902. It’s based around a mummified monkey’s paw that works as a talisman and grants three wishes to whoever owns it. What some people might not know‚ is that when you make a wish‚ you’re messing with fate‚ so the wishes never go as expected. The Monkey’s Paw takes place in the White’s family home. This can be

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    “‘I’d like to see those old temples‚ and fakirs‚ and jugglers‚’ continued Mr. White. ‘What was that about a monkey’s paw or something that you started telling me about the other day‚ Morris?’”(Jacobs‚ ln. 41-43). “The Monkey’s Paw” is about a monkey’s paw that grants three wishes to three individual men and how the last man uses his wishes. Between a story and a movie format‚ there are similarities and differences between the setting‚ characters‚ and how suspense is built. First off‚ the setting

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    a happy and cheerful story. In “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacob contains three wishes but‚ the story is about horror . “The Monkey’s Paw” is a horror tale because of the supernatural‚ suspense‚ and spooky setting. The story “The Monkey’s Paw” has elements of the supernatural‚ so it qualifies as a horror story. An example of the supernatural from the story is when Sergeant Major Morris told Mr and Mrs. White and their son Herbert about the paw. The paw is the element of supernatural in the story

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