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    The Short Story

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    The short story Narrative genres‚ such as the novel or the short story‚ are born out of the very powerful human need to tell stories‚ out of our fundamental desire to give shape to experience in order to understand it and share it with the community. Through story telling early communities made sense of natural phenomena‚ unexpected events‚ and personal experience. Storytelling enabled them to pass on valuable information and to keep the memory of their ancestors alive down the generations. Storytelling

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    I will see that his head is separated from his neck.” “But husband…” Lady Macbeth pleaded once again‚ tears shining in her eyes‚ their tracks marking the flushed‚ flawless skin of her cheeks. Macbeth shook her hand off and dug the dagger further into my neck. “I don’t care what you think‚ I’m going to kill him right here and right now‚” he snarled as he dragged the knife from my right ear to my left‚ blood dripping down my neck‚ ruining my favorite shirt

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    Personal Narrative The fourth quarter had arrived and all the pressure was suddenly nudging against our team and Cadillac. The score was even‚ 65 to 65‚ as the starting five for the quarter huddled around Coach Dubie. Everybody‚ including me‚ were exhausted from a long‚ exasperating battle. “ Alright boys‚ let’s win this thing‚” coach commented firmly. Then‚ we stepped onto the court ready for war. I matched up with my opponent‚ who was considerably larger than I and intimidating to most‚ but that

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    “India”‚ said Suzie. India ran into the living room with her gear and began CPR. “Tell Robin to come in here”‚ said India. Suzie and Alicia ran outside. Lisa looks at Rosey and feels shame instead of sorrow and she didn’t understand why. Alicia and Suzie ran to the ambulance and screamed “Robin we need you in the house‚" said both of them. Robin licked his fingers filled with donut jelly and wiped his mouth‚ and he grabbed the bag sitting in the passenger seat then proceeded to the house. Suzie and

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    struggling to sit up but eventually succeeding. "You are not going anywhere‚ not under my watch‚" He said sternly. Then‚ leaning forward and looking at me intently‚ he brushes my golden locks aside casuing my cheeks to flush red. "You should stay here until you fully recover‚ the least I can do is take care of you. And don’t worry about your mom‚ I can call her and let her know you’re

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    One old man identified me. He recognised me as Baldev. At that time first Raghu came to know my original name. People wanted to know that how I survived from the sea. I understood that still they had believed that I sank in the sea. Raghu told a story as we planned before. The villagers believed that a monk rescued me and After‚initiation I also became a monk.” Jagan stopped “What about your mother and brother?” I anxiously asked. Jagan was silent. After‚almost a minute or two he broke

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    ENL407 COURSE TITLE THE SHORT STORY QUESTION ‘The short story lacks criticism and lacks form’. Justify this statement using any three stories from THE JAMBULA TREE AND OTHER STORIES. The short was said to lack both criticism and form. These are some of the many false accusations that were levelled against the short story. These allegations‚ coupled with several others‚ have been responsible for the attitude of critics towards the short story. Critics considered the short story to be an inferior kind

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    Short Story

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    Short story: Definition and History. A short story like any other term does not have only one definition‚ it has many definitions‚ but all of them are similar in a general idea. According to The World Book Encyclopedia (1994‚ Vol. 12‚ L-354)‚ “the short story is a short work of fiction that usually centers around a single incident. Because of its shorter length‚ the characters and situations are fewer and less complicated than those of a novel.” In the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

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    the three alternating stories all had separate themes that helped bring the stories together at the end of the novel. The idea of the first tale is about the monkey king who’s a hero of Chinese folk tales. The theme of the second story is about Jin Wang‚ an Asian American boy who tries to fit in at an all-white school. The subject of the third story is about chin-kee‚ an embodiment of all negative Chinese stereotypes. The most important thing is to realize how all three stories relate to one another

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    You Only Live Once

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    Live Your Life to the Fullest “You only live once‚ but if you do it right‚ once is enough‚” –Mae West. The Transcendentalist time period relates mostly to the philosophy‚ “Live life to the fullest.” Transcendentalists’ believe in self-reliance‚ individualism‚ and inner spiritual beliefs‚ just like any person who wants to live their life to the fullest. Every person should enjoy every moment of their lives by appreciating everything in order to follow their dreams and to live their lives to the

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