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    from a child to a mature person. And about a person who is our last hope of survival. There is a movie and the book and I think the book is better than the movie. There are many crucial elements to the book Ender’s Game. Some are the fact that it travels between Ender and Valentine. Another one is when the book give out more detail on what ender did and how he met his friends at battle school. The book carries a lot more details in it‚ like it described what happened after the war. These are important

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    “You were surprised that I recognized your name‚ You see‚ I read all books on hunting published in English‚ French‚ and Russian.”(p.4‚ Richard Connell) This use of direct characterization shows that Rainsford is a smart‚ educated man‚ because he has written a known book about hunting. In the story Rainsford also says “Thank you‚ I’m a hunter‚ not a murderer.”(p.6‚ Richard Connell) This shows the reader that Rainsford knows what’s right from wrong‚ and how humans should be treated‚ rather than how

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    In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Richard Connell uses conflict to create a suspenseful mood. When Rainsofrd is struggling to swim in the ocean it shows man v. nature conflict. “For a seemingly endless time he fought the sea” (42). Suspense really shows in this scene because it’s really nailbiting to see if he is going to give up and let himself drown‚ or if he is going to push and swimm to the island he’s heard has a bad reputation. Man v. man conflict is shown when Zaroff challenges

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    “The Most Dangerous Game” VS “Young Goodman Brown” 201240 English 102: Literature and Composition Fall D 2012 Cara Wood L25221640 APA Thesis: Both “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne have similarities and differences when it comes to characterization and setting. Richard Connell and Nathaniel Hawthorne both illustrate a great sense of fear and evil in both of these short stories‚ as well as good morals. Outline: I. Introduction A. Thesis

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    “The Most Dangerous Game” is a suspenseful tale of horror and action adventure packed into one short story. It follows a hunter named Rainsford who through an unfortunate series of events becomes shipwrecked on an island. He then meets General Zaroff‚ who is also a hunter and a big fan of Rainsford’s literary works and hunting. He then talks about how he has loved hunting since he was a little boy. He tells Rainsford about how he had started to become bored of hunting before he found the most dangerous

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    In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ the two main characters‚ Rainsford and General Zaroff both have different views on hunting. After falling off a boat and swimming to an unknown island‚ Rainsford stumbles upon a weary house on the abandoned island after hearing a gunshot. After being invited into the house‚ Rainsford meets General Zaroff who is also a hunter. After much talk between the two men‚ Rainsford comes to find that General Zaroff is a hunter for humans not animals like himself

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    murderers spend an average of 17 years in jail for their crime. Sometimes the reason for crime is purely evil and other times it’s due to mental instability. Despite the reason‚ murder is still murder. In the short stories Cask of Amontillado‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ and The Sniper‚ all of the Protagonists share a common flaw‚ that flaw is murder. The Story The Cask of Amontillado is a story about a psychotic man who has it out for a man named Fortunato. The man‚ Fortunato hurt the narrator in many ways

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    Curiosity can kill the cat or in other words a man . In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Cannell‚ the protagonist of this story is Rainsford. Rainsford is not a superstitious person‚ is curious about some gunshots‚ and sacred cause his life is being threatened. Rainsford is not a superstitious person. Rainsford is not superstitious‚ he is curious‚ and he is scared.Rainsford believes that superstition is just “pure imagination” (Connell 41) he said that “one superstition sailor can

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    In 1924 a short story appeared In Collier’s weekly‚ which was a popular newspaper during that time (“The Most Dangerous Game Introduction”). This story was written by a man by the name of Richard Connell‚ a native man of New York State‚ graduate from Harvard‚ and military veteran from World War I (“The Most Dangerous Game”). This story is of great suspense‚ horror‚ pure weirdness‚ and most of all much entertaining to the reader. Despite the great story overall it was‚ Connell wrote this story with

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    a necessity for any story‚ facilitating a reason for readers to continue flipping the pages. A powerful literary device indeed‚ but it is exceptionally hard to master. However‚ noted author Richard Connell is one of the exceptions. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Connell‚ the nigh palpable conflict between the characters is certainly a key reason to turn the pages. Through the utilization of foreshadowing and foreboding words‚ Connell constructs a rock-solid sense of suspense. From the beginning

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