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    American Short Stories established by Hawthorne‚ Irving‚ and Poe. Using these as criteria‚ decide if “Shaving” is a Classic Short Story. Students should address each rule individually using quotes and specific examples from the story to support his or her opinion. The first rule has been done as an example.In a PowerPoint on Moodle‚ I showed the rules for Classic American Short Stories established by Hawthorne‚ Irving‚ and Poe. Using these as criteria‚ decide if “Shaving” is a Classic Short Story

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     or recognition or being singular.  Superannuated­ retired because of age or infirmity.  Unnerving­ make someone lose courage or confidence.   Veneer­ Covering something with a nice piece of wood    About the Author:  Bill Bryson’s a popular travel writer whose hiking stories combine human interest with  a sense of interest and humor. Bryson has spent more than 20 years in England‚ touring the  country­side and writing best­selling books. In 1995‚ Bryson returned the the UAS in New  Hampshire near the appalachian trail

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    Nicole Banley ENG 125 David Schonfeld 04.07.2013 I believe the theme of the story is that Sophia feels it is her right to explore her sexuality however she pleases and to have an independent life‚ no matter what her father thinks. The writer uses setting to narrow the underlying idea‚ the theme. In this story‚ there are two different settings. The first one is in Sophia’s father’s home where she gets scolded for having love letters. Her father finds them and asks if she has been deflowered

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    In the short story “Araby” and in the short story “B.Wordsworth” both characters go through life changing experiences. The boy in “Araby” invests his heart and his time into his first love while he dreams about her and follows her. The boy in “B.Wordsworth” learns to think outside society’s view of life because he new friend teaches him to take another look of everything he sees. Unfortunately‚ the boys’ short-term attachment ended. Both boy narrators both gained an enhanced experience‚ which resulted

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    behind the front desk motioned her hand towards a row of seats. I sat down‚ tapped my foot and listened to the distant woof and occasional bark of the dogs. I shot up when I saw the door start to open. A lady with short brown hair stepped out with a dog. My smile started to fade. He was short and fat like a pig‚ and his black and

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    Short Story Review Eveline – James Joyce Eveline is a very sad story. The story’s tone is a very sad one. In the beginning of the short story the narrator talks about Eveline Hill sitting at a window and thinking about her childhood. She begins to recall all the things that happened and how she played with the other children. As she sits there and thinks her thoughts turn to her sometimes abusive father who she lives with and begins to think about the possibilities of her freeing herself. Eveline

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    What Is a Short Story? Short Stories are very interesting to read and can have many different meanings. Usually just one plot or theme‚ but can carry much more significance to reader than given credit for. Short stories are one of the most distinguished types of literature there is. Since they are different‚ they fall into a genre that implies certain expected conventions or traits. A short story is a fictional read which can be exciting because it usually is not going to bore you to death‚ and

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    Denis Johnson uses the short story “Emergency” to convey a few varying themes. One of these themes is unconscious fantasy versus actuality ‚ which is caused by the drugs taken at the beginning of the story. We can recognize Johnson develop this theme when Georgie and the narrator are lying in the flatbed of Georgie’s orange pickup truck. “I want to go to church‚” Georgie suggested. “Let’s go to the county fair.” Given their drug-addled state‚ it is difficult to tell their lucid thoughts from their

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    There is evidence that shows that irony plays a major role in the short stories‚ The Haiji‚ No Witch Craft For Sale and The Wedge Tailed Eagle In the short story‚ the Haiji‚ irony is shown when Haiji Hassen wants to preserve his dignity in the eyes of society but in the end his dignity is finally destroyed by his stubbornness and pride. in the story‚ Haiji Hassen’s brother‚ Karim is dying and would like a normal Muslim funeral but Karim married a white woman and went over to live with

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    defined as a statement different from what appears to be true. It is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens (Meyer‚ 286-287). In a lot of cases‚ irony is usually used to raise the reader’s interest by making the story or poem more unpredictable. In the poem “Suburban” by John Ciardi‚ the author approaches the reader with humor and irony. When Mrs. Friar phones Mr. Ciardi‚ saying: “The fact is your dog has just deposited – forgive me – a large repulsive object in

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