character‚ and the one whom the reader sympathizes or in some way identifies with. This character is commonly “the good guy”. Antagonist: Usually the opponent of the main character‚ who in some way prevents or obstructs the protagonists goal in the story. This is often “the bad guy”. Types of characters: Flat: Not much is known about the character. Reader doesn’t usually see this characters thoughts or feelings. Character can be summed up in one or two sentences. Stereotype: a type of flat character
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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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Hardy wrote ‘During Wind and Rain’ after the death of his first wife‚ Emma. Here‚ the poem provides various scenes that portray various seasonal activities done by possibly Emma and her family that spread over a number of years. However‚ the poem does contain examples of reversal; each stanza consisting of joyful images for the first five lines and the last two lines end with images relating to death that serves as a reminder that time will inevitably rob even our most cherished memories. The
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Most everybody wants a better life for their children than the one they have for themselves. The story of a young man I met and got to know over the years is no different. Tomas was born in a small town near Juarez‚ Mexico‚ where the violence and crime were growing every year. Tomas knew he had to get to the United States‚ where he felt he would find safety and a chance for a better life for his family. I met Tomas at a local Mexican restaurant several years ago in my hometown. My family became regulars
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“A very short story” (By Esther Monshouwer) “A very short story” is written by Ernest Hemmingway‚ and published in 1925 In our time. It’s about a love affair between an American soldier and an Italian nurse‚ named Luz‚ during a war (probably world war one). They met and fell in love while he was wounded and in the hospital. They wanted to get married right away‚ but they didn’t have the right paperwork or time. They decided that he would go to New York after the war (armistice) and get a job
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Elements of Short Stories Plot (what happens) conflict (the basic opposition or tension that sets the plot of a short story in motion; it engages the reader‚ builds suspense or mystery‚ and arouses expectation for events to follow.) open-ended at both ends exposition (background information‚ setting the scene‚ establishes situation‚ dates the action) rising action (complication) (develops and intensifies the conflict) climax (crisis) (the moment at which
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David: Welcome Thomas‚ we are very glad you came. Thomas: Thanks! I am happy to be here. David: We invited you here to ask you questions about your last several weeks during the trials. These trials must had been very hard on you and your friends. Thomas: Yes‚ those weeks were the hardest times of my life‚ and the only ones I can remember. David: Why is that? Thomas: When WICKED first gathered all of their test subjects‚ they erased most of our memories. We could remember the names of objects
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Short Story Quiz--due 4.11.14 Short Story Quiz Read "A&P‚" "The Lesson‚" "The Necklace‚" and "The Lady with the Pet Dog" and write a paragraph in response to each question. Explain your points and back them up with detail from the stories. Upload as a Word or Open Office document. Due 4.21.12 1. In Updike’s story‚ what does Lengel stand for? In "A&P" by Updike‚ Lengel is the manager of the A&P store where the story takes place. He is also Sammy’s boss and a Sunday class teacher. In the short
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1. What are the driving forces behind BRL Hardy to become a global company? BRL Hardy is the result of the merger of two competing Australian companies “Thomas Hardy & Sons” and “BRL” in 1992. While both companies were financially struggling‚ they believed that the merger would help them to cope with their problems as one big firm. Although both companies were following rather different strategies‚ this merger was a win-win situation. While Hardy was bringing in marketing expertise and winemaking
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Hardy Weinberg Lab I. Purpose: The Hardy Weinberg principle states that the allele and gene frequencies will stay constant from generation to generation as long as no other evolutionary influences come along. The evolutionary influences can be things such as mutation‚ mate choice‚ selection‚ genetic drift‚ gene flow‚ and meiotic drive. Frequency is the proportion of individuals in a certain category relative to the total number of individuals considered. The frequency of an allele or genotype is
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