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    Short Story Essay

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    Power One theme among five stories included in chapter eleven was the power struggle between characters‚ either within themselves or among other characters. Power is somewhat of an elusive concept in which it can take many forms. The characters within this chapter exhibit a wide spectrum of power including the power achieved through independence and feelings of empowerment‚ the corruption that may coincide in great power‚ or the illusion of power. In the first story‚ titled Sweat‚ the character

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    she was a “lady.” The grandmother also has an interesting use of the word “good.” She calls Red Sammy a “good man” for letting some men buy gasoline on credit‚ suggesting that she associates “good men” with gullibility and blind faith. Later in the story‚ she causes the family to make a wrong turn because she misremember the location of a plantation house she wanted to visit. When she realizes her mistake‚ she jerks her knee‚ ultimately causing the car to crash. She does not tell anyone about her mistake

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    Fangirl Short Story

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    Beginning College Beginning college is an exciting time‚ but it also be a time to face some of your greatest fears. In the story Fangirl written by Rainbow Rowell Cath and Wren begin their college experience at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Cath and Wren both face challenges and fears in college create obstacles that affect their overall experience. The major challenges and fears that Cath and Wren face are Cath isolates herself‚ Wren quickly develops an alcohol problem‚ and Cath’s and Wren’s

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    Moses: A Short Story

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    One day‚ an old man named Shaul said to his grandson Simeon "It is time you learned the story of our people. I want to tell you about a tragic time for the Israelites‚ the time we spent in Egypt. and a great man named Moses who saved us from slavery. "I was only a boy then‚ just about your age‚" Shaul started. "All of the Israelites were slaves to the terrible Pharaoh‚ ruler of Egypt. Everyone‚ even the children‚ worked all day and into the night‚ making bricks to build Pharaoh’s city. "One day I

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    INITIATION-Sylvia Plath - Initiation is a story of group exclusivity‚ self exploration and personal transformation of a girl in Lansing High. It is the story of Millicent‚ who discovers that being an individual offers more opportunities than being part of a sorority. In Initiation‚ the author‚ Sylvia Plath expresses the hardships Millicent undergoes to become a member of the elect. Millicent is forced to go through several rituals which decide whether she is capable of joining the sorority. At first

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    Short Story Manny's

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    When I first read through the story I could start to see little hints and signs of a man who is in a state of depression. Depression can be defined as a state of feeling sad. Also can be defined as a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad‚ hopeless‚ and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way. These definitions pinpoints Manny’s state throughout the story. You can notice the first since of him feeling sad‚ and hopeless when his wife died and he sold all of their

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    Scary Short Stories

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    "Warning this story comes with a curse ‚listening to the end will give you the curse.” Mary was a girl who loved to be scared and October was her favorite time of the year ‚because her school had a scary story club after school‚ on Halloween a new boy wanted to speak ‚his name was Chris‚ Mary saw him but never talked to him .he went up to the stage ‚and he began to talk and as he talked the room seemed to get darker and colder ‚and then he yelled “and there” ‚and he held up a mirror scaring everybody

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    Dominoe: A Short Story

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    Dominoe was in shock after hearing the story Liz just told her . The lady that died on the steps was not just a force by spirits ‚ it was the cause of pure drunkness and childness . Dominoe was in rage at her cousin and friends for doing that ‚ bringing a curse to the school and to themselves. Liz got up from her seat busting out in tears ‚ she explained how she had been watching herself and hoping the curse does not bring anything bad upon her. Alton apparently was claimed to have gotten more

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    Suspense Short Story

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    Do you like suspense stories? If so‚ “Sorry Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher and “Sorry Right Number” by Stephen King are two very good suspense stories. The plot of both of the stories are centered around phone calls. Both stories center around a mysterious phone call. In “Sorry Wrong Number”‚ the phone call is about someone’s murder. And in “Sorry Right Number‚” the phone call is about a woman crying‚ she says “ Take… please take… t-t- take him to the hospital. He is going to have a heart attack

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    The Road Short Story

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    This is a story about loss‚ about being different‚ and about the world’s many evils. This story will fable heroes who learn to summon unwavering courage in times of unimaginable adversity. This is a story about sacrifice and the willingness to oppose bitterness and hatred in honor of the greater good. This story will highlight the devastation that corrupt governments leave in their wake. The characters in this story will undergo tests‚ trials‚ and imperfections that may seem large scale‚ but ultimately

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