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    from “The Sniper‚” a story that is suspenseful throughout. Another story that is suspenseful throughout is “The Most Dangerous Games.” “The Most Dangerous Games” and “The Sniper” have many similarities and much differences such as the authors of the stories who are from different parts of the world‚ but write using a similar setting‚ plot‚ theme‚ and characters that overcome adversity. Richard Connell‚ the author of “The Most Dangerous Games‚” and Liam O’Flaherty‚ the author of “The Sniper‚” have

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    has an amazing story. O’Flaherty was a man who helped many Jewish people during the German occupation of Rome. (World War II) He was a very talented person‚ being a priest. He was one person that would help everyone before himself. Monsignor Hugh OFlaherty was a man that did great things during the war‚ and his story about it all is amazing. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was born February 28‚ 1898‚ in the Republic of Ireland. He was the son of Margret O’Flaherty and James O’Flaherty. He lived in Killarney

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    but today I’m going to compare‚ and contrast three stories “Liberty”‚ “Sniper”‚ and “Harrison Bergeron” along with three elements conflict‚ setting‚ and character. Conflict is the first literary element I will talk about with these stories. Each story had a conflict that was like each other. In “Liberty” the narrator and her family needed to escape from the island to the USA without being caught by the dictator. In “Sniper” a war broke out due to political issues. In “Harrison Bergeron” everyone

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    An important idea in “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter was that of the importance of having your own identity. Andy‚ the central character of this short story taught me a valuable lesson as to the significance of this. He also made me aware of the fact that we need to think things through thoroughly rather than making impulsive decisions. Andy was a sixteen year old boy who ‘wore a purple jacket’; the lettering on the back of the jacket read ‘The Royals‚’ a name which he was proud to own

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    For my inspiring character I have chosen Chris Kyle the American Sniper. Chris was a navy seal and had finished four full tours in the Iraq war; he had 160 confirmed kills and is known to be the deadliest sniper in U.S history. During those tours he had to deal with racism‚ hatred‚ and a people that were too afraid to tell them if their whole platoon was going to walk into a building where they would be killed or if they were driving down a road with I.E.D’s. He had made this world a better place

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    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of an American Sniper American sniper is about Chris Kyle‚ a man who is motivated to join the armed forces after the events of nine- eleven. He feels he owes it to his country to do something after it is attacked‚ so he enrolls in the navy. While in training it is discover that he is a very accurate shooter and he becomes a navy seal. Before being deployed he meets Taya‚ who eventually becomes his wife. While doing tours in Afghanistan Chris and Taya start a family

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    the story and see life a lot differently. Many stories literary elements are similar to others‚ while some are completely different. Theme is what makes a story come to life and what influences your thoughts and actions. The themes of Ambush‚ The Sniper‚ and Harrison Bergeron will makes you have a different outlook on life. The theme of Ambush is‚ “anyone and everyone will do what they have to do to keep themselves and others safe.” The narrator is Ambush didn’t want to kill the young man but he

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    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. The way he describes

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    Imagine being in between sniper crossfire. Republic of Srpska and Bosnian Serbs were at war‚ because of the land. The republic of from the Sarajevo 1993‚ in the spring‚ people being shot at every turn. There are people who are 35‚ but look 50. The people are terrible‚ when somebody gets shot most just the keep walking and don’t stop to help. Kenan is a good man‚ but is scared out of his mind when it comes to the war. His two biggest fears are being killed or killing someone else. He’s a family

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    Many people may not have heard of Hugh O’Flaherty‚ but he is an unsung hero. Hugh was an Irish Catholic priest‚ who not only saved Jews and soldiers‚ but he also visited prison of war camps located in Italy. Along with his visits to the prison of war camps‚ he wanted to research and find out what happened to the prisoners that were reported as missing in action. In 1943‚ a plethora of people were released from the British prison of war camps because of Mussolini being removed from power. Fear

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