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    Red Riding Hood

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    Charles Perrault in the 1600s‚ he takes the approach of expressing how Little Red‚ a powerless‚ innocent child roaming the forest is looking to find her grandmother’s house. Whereas‚ the fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf”‚ written by Roald Dahl‚ takes the approach of the stereotypical Little Red Riding Hood fairytale where Little Red battles the stereotypical “damsel in distress” type female character and shows that she is more powerful than her appearance and age is showing. In this version

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    The Maker's Eye Analysis

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    In his essay “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts”‚ Murray describes the very detailed process of revision; explaining how a writer should use their own reading ability and voice to revise their own work‚ and how that writer should be able to step away from their writing and read it though another’s eye. Murray (945) goes on to explain how this process can differ from a student to a professional writer. This allows us to understand the detail a writer must take into consideration when

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    The story Lamb of The Slaughter was written by Roald Dahl‚ he published the book September 1953. In his book there was 2 main characters Patrick (the husband) and Mary (the pregnant wife). Dahl started the story off telling us that they are a great couple but as we got further into the story we see that there are some difficulties. In the beginning of the story it shows us that Mary was waiting for her Patrick to come home from a long day of work‚ she glanced at the clock almost every minute. When

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    Some books are to be tasted‚ others to be swallowed‚ and some few to be chewed and digested: that is‚ some books are to be read only in parts‚ others to be read‚ but not curiously‚ and some few to be read wholly‚ and with diligence and attention. ~ Sir Francis Bacon A LIST OF FAMOUS SHORT STORIES Famous short story writers are Edgar Allan Poe‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ Anton Chekov and O Henry. Some of these authors have gained much fame and recognition in the literary world entirely through

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    A Guide on How to write a research paper 1. Establish Your Topic * Genuinely interests you. * Read and think about what you ’d like to do. * Narrow it down to something more manageable (e.g.: Too general: Ancient Egypt. Revised: The building of the pyramids of Ancient Egypt. * Brainstorming to get ideas. 2. Identify the goal of the paper * An argumentative research paper: argues for one point of view. The issue should be debatable with a logical counter argument.

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    that involves both perception and thought.” Therefore it is my opinion that if a child is going to read then they should first choose a text which is going to be enjoyable and sustain their attention. For this reason I chose the book ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl. I feel that from the moment they begin to read this book they will be captivated. This is the first step in developing higher order reading skills. Before we continue‚ at this point it is important to define the term higher order reading skills

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    Matilda (film) Title- “matilda” Type of text Film Composer- Danny DeVito Audience families‚ little children Source- directed in 1996‚ based on the book written by Roald dahl Context- A young girl‚ Matilda‚ who unfortunately was raised into a family that treat Matilda like a stranger rather than their daughter. Purpose- entertain inform Key elements- Dialogue‚ narrative structure with an orientation‚ complication and resolution cinematic techniques‚ e.g.

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    Cinderella

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    Cinderella’s Happily Ever After Throughout the history of literature‚ the tale of Cinderella has always been portrayed as a fairy tale that ends with happily ever after. However‚ to some writers the tale of Cinderella isn’t so simple and sweet. Roald Dahl‚ British novelist and poet‚ tells the tale of Cinderella in a more gory and dark way. He views the story in a light different than what most poets and writers see‚ and ultimately the fairy tale takes a trip down a path that most people aren’t used

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    and explain why those deaths occur. Who is responsible for the death which occurs in each of the two stories? We will be looking at the different between two stories one is “The Teacher” by Catherine Lim and “Lamb of the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. In this two stories involve deaths which occurs the complicated scene in each of the two stories and the question is who responsible for these crime and why those death occur. “Lamb of the Slaughter” this is probably the most well–known of all

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    Matinee Chesnutt‚ Charles W. The Wife of His Youth Uncle Wellington’s Wives Chopin‚ Kate Regret Connell‚ Richard The Most Dangerous Game Cooper‚ James Fenimore The Eclipse Crane‚ Stephen A Dark Brown Dog The Open Boat DahlRoald Beware of the Dog Lamb to the Slaughter Davis‚ Richard Harding A Charmed Life Billy and the Big Stick The Man Who Could Not Lose Dawson‚ Fielding The Vertical Fields Dunbar‚ Alice Little Miss Sophie When the

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