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    An Occurrence

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    a deep fantasy. Bierce’s use of flashbacks‚ setting‚ illusion‚ and symbolism to create suspense. In the second paragraph the story gives a flashback to outline Peyton’s lifestyle and why he is getting hanged. The flashback shows how Peyton was a slave owner and was a supporter of the confederate army. When Peyton has a confrontation with a union spy posing as a confederate soldier it created suspense because Peyton didn’t know what the reader knew. The flashback explains how Peyton got into this

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    Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 1. Start of Something Good by Daughtry 2. People are Strange by Pink Floyd 3. Flash Back by Calvin Harris 4. Runaway by Linkin Park 5. Lonely Day by System of a Down Start of Something Good by Daughtry You never know when you’re gonna meet someone and your whole wide world in a moment comes undone You’re just walking around then suddenly Everything that you thought that you knew about love is gone You find out it’s all been wrong

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    too falls in love with her. Marriage‚ horrible stories about giving birth‚ babies and STDs by old woman We learn about Henry Smart’s job(s)‚ bouncer + hit man. “Henry Smart delivers a special message” Chapter 2: Melody and husband having a child Granny Nash newspaper mattress‚ preparing for the birth‚ with the assistance of Missis Drake‚ Melody gives birth H.S nervous  tip tapping his wooden leg thinks that his late babies died for the cruelty of his jobs‚ that it is God’s revenge. Baby boy is

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    reach a destination. It may be an emotional or inner journey‚ an imaginative journey‚ or a physical journey. The character Susie‚ displays a physical journey in this novel through different techniques‚ and languages such as first person‚ Tone and flashbacks. In the novel ‘the lovely bones’ the character Susie displays a physical transition as she progresses through different places in her life‚ from being alive‚ to dead‚ to in-between. This is shown through the use of first person narrative. As Susie

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    No angel

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    head. The loss of a family member is a devastating situation‚ which many can relate to. In this short the period of time does not pass in the traditional chronological order where event A is followed by event B. The story includes nothing but flashbacks. Instead of introducing the characters in the beginning the author has chosen to use in medias res which is an effect where the story begins in the middle of an important event. This method is often used in short stories because of the length limitation

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    onto. She adopts a contemplative tone in order to elaborate the significance on keeping a notebook. Didion builds her essay around her personal notebook entries and experience by appealing to pathos‚ also implementing foreshadowing‚ tropes‚ schemes flashbacks‚ rhetorical questions and imagery to present her six major points which promote her purpose. In her essay‚ Didion first sets the stage by defining what a writer is and then expounds on why she shorthand’s her thoughts into a notebook. She inserts

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    Nature walk

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    The calm body of water shimmered beneath the radiant sunlight as the horizon of the sky faded into the massive blue lake. Breathing in the fresh air I relaxed on a giant rock. I reached into my well-worn Duluth Pack backpack and pulled out a green Granny Smith Apple. As I bit into the sour apple it crunched between my teeth‚ satisfying my grumbling stomach. I continued on my journey‚ winding back down the steep hill. I hiked for miles as the sun slipped lower into the sky. I made my way to Lake

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    Rhetorical Analysis

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    literary techniques that represent her emotional state and her use of descriptive adjectives. The way Parker breaks this down just brings the reader further into her essay. A representation of this is when Parker describes when she left her kids with “Granny” and “bits of her baby’s flesh” that came off when she removed a “dried diaper.”(¶ 3). These details are used so the reader can understand as much as possible‚ without actually being in poverty. Logos would be one thing not used in J.G Parker’s essay

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    Cinema of Unease

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    scene. Then goes onto developing him into a person who blocks out his emotions totally which makes the audience intrigued to find out what has happened in his past that has made him the bounded character he is today. McGann also uses a series of flashbacks for Paul to revisit the disturbing past and then back to the unclear present to deal with the outcome of his memories challenging the audience to follow the story line. He also uses sounds such as music or silence to draw in the audience‚ and symbols

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    made a short film for Disney. This is important because after Disney he became a film director.  He is famous for films such as Edward Scissorhands ‚Charlie and The Chocolate Factory  and  Corpse Bride. Tim Burton style is best described as a  creative. He uses irony‚ flashbacks‚ and  contrast colors as his techniques.     One of the elements that contribute to Tim Burton’s creative style is irony. Irony is the  opposite of what is expected. For example in the film Edward Scissorhands‚ at the beginning of  the film the

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