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    My case is called ‘The Landlady’‚ this case is proving that the landlady is guilty of murder. This lady has murdered a 17 year old boy named Billy Weaver‚ and has also murdered 2 other boy named Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple‚ who were also at the age 17. Billy’s branch manager noticed he had not come in for his job‚ so he sent me to investigate the lady who last saw Billy. The lady owns a bed and breakfast and offered Billy to stay there‚ but after that Billy went missing. I chose this

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    war planes. He had a really good friendship with Dahl. "The way David Coke had treated me was exceptional‚ but then he was an exceptional person." (First Encounter with a Bandit‚ 79) Roald learned about Coke. After all of all the differences they have‚ they both share a similar and good trait‚ bravery and confidence.

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    The short stories The Landlady and Lamb To The Slaughter were not scary because the stories were predictable‚ not that thrilling‚ and the plots were short and slightly dull. The two short stories were not scary because the plots turned out to be cliche`. Most horror stories include some sort of weird or crazy person who has a victim that is usually clueless. For example‚ in The Landlady‚ Billy noticed some of the strange characteristics of the old woman‚ but he didn’t know what she had in store and

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    STYLE‚ TONE‚ AND MOOD IN LANDLADY Prose 1 Arief Febriyanto 63708028 Moch Fajar Akbar 63708014 Willi Adjie 63706897 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF COMPUTER 2011 STYLE‚ TONE‚ AND MOOD 1. STYLE Style is the use of literary devices‚ tone‚ and mood in a particular way that makes author’s writing recognizable. In another word‚ the style of writing is the style of author who writes it. The author’s style can be recognized by the following

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    place he was seen was the Bed and Breakfast. He went missing at 9:00 pm the night before the murder.They suspect the Landlady might have killed him but they are uncertain.When I arrived at the Bed and Breakfast there was no murder weapon to be found. Body Billy was at the Bed and Breakfast when he was murdered.The evidence shows that either he died from the tea he drunk or the Landlady might have killed him. But the policemen and the detectives are both uncertain about what happened to poor Billy

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    The Landlady and Crime & Punishment are titled specifically so the authors can introduce and link the themes of the text. Dahl deliberately used the vague title ‘The Landlady’ to evoke the reader’s interest. Before the story begins we are already curious to know who this female character may be and what she is capable of. The title ‘The landlady’ serves a strong relationship with the plot of the story. Ulman used the title ‘Crime & Punishment’‚ which makes the reader assume that the genre of

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    Chapter 12: What Underlying Conditions Favour Democracy? Page 145-165 We face two questions: How can we account for the establishment of democratic institutions in so many countries in so many parts of the world‚ and how can we explain its failure? A full answer is impossible; two interrelated sets of factors are undoubtedly of crucial importance. FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATIVES During the 20th century‚ the main alternatives lost out in competition with democracy. The monarchy‚ open oligarchy‚

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    both connect and contrast each other. "The Landlady" and "Monkey’s Paw" are collectively creepy from all perspectives. As "The Landlady" follows a young man as he is poisoned and preserved by a middle-aged woman and "Monkey’s Paw" describes how a family is negatively affected by wishing on a monkey’s paw that is said to have mysterious powers‚ both illustrate scenes that leave readers’ skin crawling. Within the pages of these two books live the landlady‚ a middle aged bed and breakfast owner who

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    1‚ No other housemate sharing the common bathroom. Landladies and their domestic helper are using their master bedroom attached bathroom. 2‚ Domestic helper can help to clean up the room 3‚ Landlady allow tenants to do light cooking (e.g. instant noodle) 4‚ The room is bright with nature light shining 5‚ Giant Express super market is just downstair 1‚ The nearest coffee shop is about 800m away‚ about 10mins walking distance 2‚ Located furthest away from your company (about 3.1km‚ approximately

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    Alternate Ending to “The Landlady” “Your teas all ready for you.” She sat down on the large‚ comfy sofa and placed the tea on the coffee table. Billy sat down in the chair next to the sofa and grabbed the cup of tea. He took a long sip of the tea because he was very parched from all of his traveling. “Would you be a kind man and do me a favor?” The Landlady asked‚ “Will you please sign my guest book‚ I like keeping record of people who come here.” She handed Billy the guest book and gave him

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