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    characteristic style of works could be both considered originating from his fairy tales. It was not until his first collection of fairy tales had come out that he was regarded as an influential author. The British magazine Elegance‚ in which his The Selfish Giant is said to be adequately regarded as "the perfect works?and‚ his complete collection of fairy tales are even said to be the quintessence of the pure English language‚ equates him with the famous Danish writer of fairy tales Hans Christian Anderson

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    Colin Longmore Professor Serpas WR 1- Mon/Wed 9:00am-10:50am 09 April 2012 Semester Project Pt. 2 Before they appeared on national television playing for thousands of adoring fans‚ the majority of professional athletes started off at some point as wide-eyed‚ college freshman recruits‚ eager to bring glory to their school and to themselves. The hierarchy was set. Starting off at the bottom of the totem pole‚ they knew that the only way to gain any kind of playing time was to work hard

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    the short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" ‚ the author applies both direct characterization and indirect characterization to exhibit the selfishness of the grandmother‚ the innocence of the children‚ and the wickedness of The Misfit . In the exposition of the story‚ the grandmother wants to go to Tennessee to visit her connections instead going to Florida‚ so she tells Bailey that he " ought to take

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    down the chimney and into the pot of boiling water. The wolf then dies‚ making the pigs safe. This is the resolution of the story. The conflict is resolved and the story ends. 2: The elements of plot work together to form the Three Little Pigs. The exposition shows the pigs and their houses‚ the rising actions begin the conflict between the pigs and the wolf. The climax shows the pigs being cornered by the wolf‚ the falling action shows the pigs outsmarting the wolf. Finally‚ the resolution shows the

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    Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the ability to understand the magnitude and ingenuity of the first ferris wheel built for the World ’s Columbian Exposition at the Chicago Fair. Central Idea: The building of the first ferris wheel was an amazing accomplishment in 1893 Intro I. "There is nothing in the World ’s Columbian Exposition that compares in genuine novelty and sensationalism with the great vertical wheel which stands in the very center of Midway." So said Robert Graves‚

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    that takes place in Maine. The main characters of the short story are Doodle and Brother. The main characters of the movie are Simon and Joe. Although both works share similar plots‚ there are several difference. In The Scarlet Ibis‚ the exposition is when brother (the narrator/antagonist)‚ begins to tell the story of Doodle (Brother to the narrator/protagonist). Doodle was born disabled and the doctors did not believe he would live very long‚ but he did. He soon learned to crawl‚ then his

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    believe had won the war? After hearing the many different opinions‚ I wondered what I would argue if given the chance. Overall‚ the story left an impression of deep thought‚ and wonder. 2) The genre of this selection is a fictional short story. 3) Exposition in this story can be found in the first four paragraphs‚ as they establish the main character and setting. After this‚ the rising action takes place in the upcoming paragraphs. During these paragraphs they

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    bold hero and great father that seeks to win the 10 year war with the Trojans and succeeds. Although‚ weaknesses lye in every man as a human necessity and even this ’Hero’ has one. To include‚ Odysseus bravely faced many trials by battling a giant‚ man eating‚ Cyclops that no one dare to come near. Yes‚

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    or even dying in each other’s loving arms. They fall in love‚ yet a “challenging sex life” is not something most people would associate with being in love; an exciting or satisfying sex life would be more like it. There is very little character exposition or plot development in choice "A." It feels as though a trap is being set‚ yet the purpose or when it will spring closed remains

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    smoothly. The point of attack starts off when Antigone and her sister‚ Ismene‚ are discussing Creon’s law to deny burial rights to their brother‚ Polynices. This quick start to the play helps get the story going and gets straight to the point. The exposition‚ or revelation of facts‚ begins as soon as the play does. Sophocles establishes his characters by using foils‚ a contrasting character who sets off or helps to define another character. Antigone’s foil‚ Ismene‚ helps to show Antigone’s stubbornness

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