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    English 010 The Bicycle Page 32 SightLines 10 1. In what point of view is the story told? First person narrative. Why is it effective? The point of view is effective because the reader is able to follow Hannah’s thought patterns and temptations as she grows up. We feel closer to the protagonist because we come to know her thoughts quite intimately. 2. What are the names of the composers that Hannah studies? Chopin‚ Bach‚ Mozart‚ Beethoven

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    Once upon a time there was a boy laid in a corner of a dark room‚ he was alone and silent. The only noise was that of footsteps which entered the room. "Macro! Get up you swine" said the man. His voice was very deep and menacing. He wore a redcap with a dark green army suit‚ again he shouted and the boy slowly rose from the floor. “We know that you are involved with a gang of villains called the Mad Catz but where IS your secret layer?!!” screamed the man impatiently “I don’t work with them

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    The decision I made to choose the gothic theme Appearance vs Reality was the right decision. My decision was the right decision because I was able to relate it to how in life people aren’t always the way they seem. Taking this into account‚ consider the following quote‚ “‘And I to your long life’”. (Beers et al. 289). Why was this line so terrifying to us‚ but so insignificant to Fortunato? My decision was the right decision because it can be applied to life to help you better figure out the intentions

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    A Mienshao! You actually caught one?" gasped the first voice. "Amazing isn’t it? I know you’ve always been waiting one for your experiments‚ and when I suddenly came across this one‚ I just had to capture it for you‚" said the second voice. Once her eyes were adjusted to the bright light‚ the Mienshao opened her eyes. She then jumped with a start to see a human face staring back at her through the bars of the cage she was locked up in. The man wore khaki pants‚ a black long-sleeve collared

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    STORY OF MAYKAPAL In the beginning‚ the sky was very low; it was possible to touch it with a long bamboo pole. Because of this proximity‚ everything on earth was burnt by the intense heat of the sun. The rivers and the seas were boiling tremendously. Then suddenly from nowhere‚ a huge man appeared on earth. This enormous being was called Maykapal. Some of the ancient Tagalogs‚ said that Maykapal was the Lord of the universe who came down to earth to correct some mistakes in his work. However

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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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    piercing scream‚ and fell to the floor in a dead faint. At the sound‚ her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen: Dearest Wife‚ Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow. P.S. Sure is hot down here. :mrgreen: Will’s experience at the airport: After his return from Rome‚ Will couldn’t find his luggage in the airport baggage area. He went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that his bags hadn’t shown up on the carousel.

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    It was said by more than one author that the ‘golden age’ of the short story was the 1920s‚ and that although varied publications remain (The New Yorker‚ Myslexia‚ The Woman’s Weekly)‚ there is little opportunity in the modern age for the short story writer. Was this‚ as Kurt Vonnegut argued the result of television? Vonnegut claimed: When I started out it was possible to make a living as a freelance writer of fiction…because it was still the golden age of magazines‚ and it looked as though

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    American short stories Joyce Carol Oates: "Capital punishment" (1992) 1. Analyse the father and the daughter relationship in this story in terms of their feelings for one another. How do these feelings illustrate their differences or similarities? The relationship between the father and the daughter is quite tense even though they love each other. We can see proof from the text on page 267 "She thinks of Mr. Brunty‚ whom she loves‚ as a "big lug." A "big dumb lug." A "big dumb ox."" There is

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    A Very Short Story; Analyzed through a Narrative Perspective Often times‚ in the heat of the moment‚ we are blinded by what is real and what is just an illusion. At the same time this could be as a result of one’s maturity vs. immaturity. This story by Ernst Hemingway portrays what seemed to be real love by the American solider and the European nurse however‚ turned out to be lust because of a lack of maturity‚ hegemony and quench for power. This short story will be analyzed through a narrative

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