1. Find 8 adjectives to describe Scrooge. The eight adjectives that I found best describes Scrooge at the beginning of the novel would be greedy and unfriendly‚ even though he donates‚ I still feel that he is somewhat greedy at the beginning of it. Following would be grumpy‚ miserable and cold hearted. As the novel progresses‚ he definitely begins to be more thoughtful and friendly. By the end I feel he is a happy old man and glad those ghosts came to him. 2. How does Scrooge live despite enormous
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Most children would agree that their parents are their biggest supporters and motivators; although‚ that is not the case in the short story‚ “The Wallace Playlot.” The determination comes from within each and every character. Lombardo uses characterization to develop the idea of there being multiple different factors that play into the creation of a strong passion in which somebody holds. Throughout the short story the reader sees everything through the eyes of Petey. He is not the strongest player
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The backdrop of World War II in A Separate Peace emphasizes the microcosmic war that is occurring in Devon. Military language that is used emphasizes the parallelism of the actual war and Gene’s war throughout the novel. Man’s destructive actions portray man’s inhumanity to man; eradication and killings of the war depict how cruel man can be. Finny’s inability to cope with the cruelty of this world causes him to become oblivious to what’s actually happening. Gene’s constant hatred and envy leads
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01.08 Macbeth Plot Analysis Graphic Organizer Plot Elements Element Definition Act in the Play Exposition: a device used to introduce background events. The prophecies by the witches. Rising Action: a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward thepoint of greatest interest. Macbeth and Banquo’s encounter with the witches Climax: the most intense‚ exciting‚ or important point of something; a culmination or apex. Macbeth’s fight with Macduff when he realizes
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Act 1‚ scene 1 The music in the opening scene sets the theme Orsino opens the play with a lengthy monologue about love. He is a dreamer‚ very poetic. “If music be the food of love‚ play on”- Orsino It has been established that the main theme is ‘love’ It is a romantic comedy Technique- a rhyming couplet (two lines that rhyme at the end of a scene) a rhyming couplet is a summary of the scene (summarizing the previous lines) Act 1‚ scene 2 Act 1 scene 2 takes place in a ship wreck and the
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The story starts in Montreal with an unnamed soldier of 20 years old who is getting ready to leave with the Canadian army to go fight the Germans in Europe‚ mostly in France and Belgium‚ during World War I. He already starts to build close relationships with some of the fellow soldiers: Brown‚ Cleary‚ Fry‚ Broadbent and Anderson. Soon after‚ the story shifts to the trenches‚ where the conditions are unsanitary with lice and fat rats. The narrator (which is still and will stay unknown) changes his
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Jane Eyre is a young orphan being raised by Mrs. Reed‚ her cruel wealthy aunt. One day as punishment for fighting with her teasing cousin John‚ Jane’s aunt imprisons her in the ‘red-room’ – the room in which Jane’s uncle died. Whilst being locked up in the ‘red-room‚’ Jane claims that she sees her uncle’s ghost and faints. She woke up to the company of Bessie and Mr. Lloyd who both decide that Jane was to be sent to the school and to Jane’s delight‚ Mrs. Read agrees. The school is extremely unhygienic
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MULAN (early 20s) cuts woods in the forest when a couple of teenage boys start making fun of her‚ because of doing man’s work. The teenage boys go on to say that she will never find a husband if she acts like a man. Even though she looks unmoved on the outside‚ these comments hurt her on the inside. Later‚ her father FA ZHOU (45-50)‚ an old soldier and the village leader‚ shows her some fight moves. That night‚ ROURAN RAIDERS attack Mulan’s village. As the villagers try to defend Mulan’s village
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A detective also working as a hired killer‚ tries to save his brother‚ a professional fighter from a ruthless criminal who coerces him into throwing a big fight. MALCOLM MORA (37) lives a double life. He’s a veteran detective and he’s a contract killer that uses a mime mask. He gets his assignments from FRANK. Malcolm forces fighter BULL (30) to leave the city after Malcolm learns that Bull is supposed to fight his brother‚ DIO MORA. Mobster‚ BILL SANTORO‚ who runs an illegal fighting organization
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On February 12‚ 2018‚ at approximately 1644 hours‚ Investigator Mems conducted a recorded interview with witness‚ Edgar Alonso‚ at Pulaski County Criminal Investigations Division. Mr. Alonso agreed to make a statement in reference to an aggravated assault which occurred at 7719 Perry Lane in Little Rock‚ AR. What follows is a summary of Mr. Alonso statement.>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mr. Alonso stated he arrived at Mr. Ruben’s residence to take his friend “Daniel” to retrieve
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