a piece of prose fiction which can be read at a single sitting. b) It ought to combine matter-of-fact description with poetic atmosphere. c) It ought to present a unified impression of temper‚ tone‚ colour‚ and effect. d) It mostly shows a decisive moment of life (which can entail a fatal blow). e) There is often little action‚ hardly any character development‚ but we get a snapshot of life. f) Its plot is not very complex (in contrast to the novel)‚ but it creates a unified impression and leaves
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townspeople begin to complain about a suspicious smell. After you have finished reading the story‚ hypothesize about the cause of the smell. 4.Who begins to date Miss Emily in Part III‚ and why was he in town? 5.What is the climax A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. of the story? Explain your answer. 6.In parts III & IV‚ Miss Emily makes a few suspicious purchases in town. What does she buy and what is the purpose of each item?
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in his journey home. In this paper‚ we will discuss about some heroic characters and the leadership skill of Odysseus. To be a good leader‚ a person should be decisive‚ cunning‚ brave‚ deductive and compassionate. I will discuss why I believe Odysseus as a good leader. First of all‚ we will discuss about Odysseus’s decisive manner. During his journey‚
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responsibility‚ but Julius Caesar had the attributes of being a great leader for all those people. Julius Caesar is an aware‚ decisive‚ and confident man. A person would have to be if they were going on to take over all the responsibility of Rome onto their shoulders. A person would need to be aware of things happening around you so you can keep their country safe‚ a person would need to be decisive so that they could make decisions that would benefit and keep their entire country safe‚ and possibly the most important
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Unlike Hamlet‚ Laertes takes quick‚ decisive‚ and even rashly impulsive‚ action. Gathering an army of followers‚ he storms the Castle at Elsinore‚ demanding justice. Ending up taking a path of treachery‚ Laertes does accomplish his purpose‚ but jeopardizes his own life. In his dying moments‚ Laertes’ realizes the ignobility of his actions‚ crying “The foul practice hath turn’d itself on me.” Laertes’ unthinking
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The second strategic factor that influenced the outbreak of WWI was a pervasive sense of nationalism in France and Germany. Much of the French nationalism grew out of disdain for the Germans following the Franco-Prussian War when Germany annexed the Alsace-Lorraine region. Germany had not only taken a part of French territory‚ but had arrogantly paraded their success in the face of the French. The French had assured the inhabitants of the region that they would remain a part of the French nation
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The Persian Wars was one of the most famous and significant wars in history in many ways. The Persian wars was a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century. There were many battles fought in the Persian wars including the Marathon‚ Thermpylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. To begin‚ the battle of Marathon too place in august in Marathon Greece. This battle was fought between Persia‚Athens‚ and aided by Plataea. This was during
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rather quickly. With all the revelations I experienced in those moments of deep thought I became completely overwhelmed with many different emotions. I experienced excitement about the fact that I am almost finished with high school‚ but I also experienced fear and anxiety about many of the aspects of being a senior. Soon I would have to start filling out college applications and focusing more on the future than on the present moment. I was also very terrified because I knew that soon people would
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drive” he said as he jumped out of the car. Nervous yet excited I switch spots and little did I know this was completely different to me. Systematically I get the car started and I learn to engage and disengage gears as we sit there then the decisive moment came. I turn the car on and as I have the clutch pressed I also have the break pressed which then the issue arose. I had been sitting on a
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Arndt‚ Joshua Captain Wade MS III 02/16/2017 The Military Battle of Waterloo. The Battle of Waterloo‚ fought on June 18‚ 1815‚ was Napoleon Bonaparte’s last battle. "On 13 March 1815‚ six days before Napoleon reached Paris‚ the powers at the Congress of Vienna declared him an outlaw. Four days later‚ the United Kingdom‚ Russia‚ Austria‚ and Prussia mobilized armies to defeat Napoleon. Critically outnumbered‚ Napoleon knew that once his attempts at dissuading one or more of the Seventh Coalition
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