Clang! A mountain of falling goblets and dirty silver platters pierces my ear drums and I instantly wake. As the pungent odor of boar wafts through the air and my eye catches a beam of the mid-morning sun‚ I realize that I failed to return from the mead hall. That could prove to be a costly mistake. “This isn’t an inn‚ Cathasach‚” said Judoc‚ my friend‚ the hall’s keeper and‚ fortunately‚ Amoorhi’s finest chef. “Have clemency‚ brother! I am still weary from last evening’s battle against the
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THE HOUSE Arriving at a new school is scary and nerve racking. I’ve moved five times since I was six‚ but Dad said this would be the last time for sure. I’m hopeful‚ but I should never keep my hopes too high. The first day was good‚ I even started to talk to some of the other guys. They all seem nice and chill‚ everyone does for the most part‚ but it’s high school‚ people aren’t always what they seem. After talking to my parents and the guys who I had become friends with
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inevitable future they create. Pride is great it gives people self confidence and makes them happy. The more pride someone has the more they accept themselves. Excessive pride can leave people to poor choices that cannot be reversed. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Fortunato is a prideful man with a great life; however‚ he lets his pride blind him to his inevitable faith. Fortunato “prided himself” a little too much “on his connoisseurship” of wine believing himself
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Atmosphere – sad‚ tense V. Plot A. Introduction The story opens with Awiyao entering his and Lumnay’s house. B. Conflict Things start heat up when Lumnay says sh does not want any other man. C. Climax When Awiyao says he does not want any other woman. D. Denouement But they need to follow their tribe’s tradition. E. Resolution Awiyao has to go back to the wedding dance VI. Theme For me‚ the message of the story is “ true love never dies”. Though Awiyao and Lumnay need
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“Actually‚ I was part of the German Army‚” replied Gunther. Lisa’s face after hearing this became serious. “Oh! So you were a Nazi” - said Lisa in an angry tone. “Now‚ hold your horses´‚ little girl. Do you think all men who were
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The most important symbol in the short story "The Necklace" is the necklace itself. The entire story revolves around it. As we move through the story the necklace takes on different meanings as circumstances change. This is a story about a beautiful woman and a low-class man that sacrifice ten long hard years of their lives for a special night for his spoiled wife. Mr. and Mrs. Loisel were invited to an annual ball held by the Minister of Education. Mrs. Loisel had nothing to wear to
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Avilio‚ being the serial pick pocket he is‚ manages to get the pair enough money to stay in a dinky inn on their way to the next town. The building is a sad sight‚ being nothing more than shabby wooden planks being held together by faith and strong glue. Nero is thoroughly convinced that if he sneezes hard enough‚ the building would collapse on its own. “We’d like to stay for a night. Two if possible.” An old lady with no teeth stands at the counter with a black cat on her shoulder. The cat hisses
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Rabindranath Tagore Selected short stories Profit and Loss This narrative briefly describes the short‚ sorrowful life of Nirupama. The name signifies ‘peerless one’ and was given to her by her parents‚ who were gratified with a daughter after having had five sons. Being treasured‚ her father searched long and hard to find a groom he deemed suitable enough for her. He engaged Nirupama to the son of a “grand” Raybahadur who asked for a dowry of 10‚000 rupees. Even though he had no way of paying
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were again with each other. We both started loving each other‚ but no one told each other because both of them thought that the other done love him/her. then came a girl named garima‚ Aditya started liking her‚ I thought let them be together. I asked adi to propose her‚ he proposed her and she said yes. Aditya and Garima came in relationship‚ I just saw them being happy. But aditya loved me‚ he used to tell me‚ you are my wife. Even when he joked there was some reality in it‚ he meant it. Then after
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Francis’s best friend Nora’s favorite was my sister Helen‚ and I was Francis’s favorite. Within the first few hectic minutes of our arrival at my grandparents house‚ my mother would hand Helen and I off to Nora and Francis‚ without a second look‚ and we’d be in their arms for the rest of the trip. Of course I loved her. And not just because she made me cookies whenever I asked‚ or because she always had a special present
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