Journal Entry #1: Howard Zinn Ch.1 In the first chapter titled‚ “Columbus‚ The Indians‚ and Human Progress” I learned about multiple things. Although‚ I was already informed that Columbus did not actually discover America‚ I knew quite little about the gruesome acts of violence he had committed including genocide. Throughout my education‚ Columbus was introduced as the hero who discovered the new world. Along with history books‚ teachers have also mislead us to believe this. This also showed me
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Part-1 1. Plot: This is an entire event described in a story which is based on the sequence and order neatly arrange together. A plot could be cause and effect too‚ as it also refers to what has been done and what are its effects. Some stories have very simple plots‚ while some others have highly complex plots. 2. Character: This is the second important element of a fiction. A character takes part in the events of the plot and plays an active role in it. This could be a human being‚ an animal
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In Anton Chekhov ’s "The Lady with the Dog" the exposition‚ or background information that ’s important to know for the story‚ is almost entirely given at the very beginning. Most importantly we learn that the protagonist of the story‚ Dmitri Gurov‚ disrespects females and‚ "almost always spoke ill of women‚ and when they were talked about in his presence‚ used to call them the lower race‚ ’" (Booth‚ Hunter‚ and Mays 218). This is important to know because it helps the reader understand how profound
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The story is set in 2055. A hunter named “Eckels” goes on the adventure travelling back into the past on a safari to kill a Tyrannosaurus Rex. As they wait to depart‚ they talk about the recent presidential elections‚ in which an apparently fascist candidate‚ Deutscher‚ has just been defeated by the more moderate Keith‚ to the relief of many people. After the party arrives in the past‚ Travis (the hunting guide) and Lesperance (Travis’s assistant) warn Eckels and the two other hunters‚ Billings
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The novel‚ like the movie‚ follows the story of Dorothy‚ a young girl who lives with her aunt‚ uncle‚ and dog Toto on a farm in Kansas. One day a cyclone sweeps up the farmhouse. Dorothy and Toto are caught inside the house‚ but they survive the storm. When the house is set down again‚ Dorothy and Toto find themselves in Munchkin Country‚ located in Oz. The house lands on the Wicked Witch of the East‚ killing her. The Munchkins are delighted to be freed from their evil ruler. The Good Witch of the
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The excerpt from the book A Secret Sorrow‚ by Karen Van Der Zee‚ explains a woman’s challenge of dealing with a permanent internal injury in her love life. The main character‚ Faye‚ was involved in a serious car accident that robbed her of the ability to have children. After the accident‚ Faye broke off an engagement with her fiancé and moved in with her brother. There‚ she fell in love with her brother’s friend‚ Kai‚ to whom she had to reveal her tragic injury. Faye’s dilemma began with Kai when
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The Woods Dante’s Inferno opens in the setting on Good Friday in the year 1300. The voyager-narrator‚ Dante Alghieri‚ is lost in a dark forest in the middle of the night. Dante doesn’t recall how he came into the woods and blames it on how he was so full of sleep at the point where he abandoned the right path. Right as he is about to lose hope‚ he sees the sun rising over the mountainside and as he attempts to reach it‚ Dante is stopped by three beasts; a leopard‚ a lion‚ and a she-wolf. Dante
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01.08 Macbeth Plot Analysis Graphic Organizer Plot Elements Element Definition Act in the Play Exposition: What you need to know. Background information is presented‚ main characters are introduced‚ and the conflict is established. Act 1 Rising Action: The conflicts and challenges encountered by the characters. How they respond keeps the story moving forward. Act 2 Climax: The turning point in the conflict. Tension builds until the main character must make a decision or take action
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Shady Plot‚ a short story by Elsie Brown‚ is in first person narrative describing a ghost story writer. The writer is urged by his friend to write a new ghost story for his magazine. The author is very disturbed and can ’t figure out a proper storyline. While he contemplates on the plot of his story it turns dark. He starts talking to himself when suddenly he hears the ghost Helen ’s voice. He is startled and unable to comprehend anything. He gaped helplessly when the ghost bursts into frustration:
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The world does not progress-it merely changes Or The Golden Age Is Not Behind Us But Before Us There is no nation‚ race‚ creed or religion‚ where the idea of the Golden Age has not existed. The English people ascribe the characteristics of a golden age to the Age of Queen Elizabeth‚ the French to the Age of Loius XIV‚ Greeks to the Age of Pericles‚ Romans to the Age of Augustus‚ Israelites to the Age of King Solomon‚ Indians to the Age
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