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    The Night Sky’s Story Act five scene three opens up with the suspense but ends with an unsettling resolve to the plot. Watching Paris‚ then Romeo entering Juliet’s tomb ultimately foreshadows the The scene will open up in the Capulet’s mausoleum cobweb covered corners along with worms and insects scurrying in a gloomy and concrete walled corridor‚ ready to swallow any disoriented incomers. Further down the hallway lays Juliet‚ with a stone door that leads into her chamber. The set will include

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    symbolism in her story. Describe three symbols in detail‚ making sure you discuss their relevance to the story’s themes. 2) Mrs. Mallard is described as suffering from a heart condition. How does this malady affect her character and the events in the story? 3) Analyze the plot structure of the story. Is there any foreshadowing? What would you say is the climax of the story? 4) Does this story provide a feminist theme? Why or why not? There are three main details in “The story of an hour”

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    “The Metaphor” Questions 1. The metaphors Charlotte makes for her mother and Miss Hancock are very accurate. Charlotte compares her mother to a “white picket fence” with “thorny bushes and barbed wire” on the other side (72). Charlotte’s mother is a very beautiful person on the outside. She has great hair and a great figure‚ but deep down she is not that good of a person. She is a very emotionless and stern woman. In the last few paragraphs of the novel she tells Charlotte that Miss Hancock’s

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    the Snow” by Tobias Wolff‚ shows how essential the cold and frigid weather is to the actions of the characters and the situations that they are involved in. Towards the beginning of the story‚ it seems that Frank and Kenny have established a vigorous relationship leaving Tub out of the relationship. On the day of their hunt‚ Kenny and Frank left out their companion Tub forcing him to struggle in the heavy snow. The two men utilized the heavy snow to leave behind their friend. As the story continues

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    Adventure is an important part of children ’s psyche. Children often dream of strange fortunes‚ great feats‚ exciting events‚ long trips‚ and everything they can be drawn to from the monotony of everyday life. Heroes of adventure stories are mostly sailors‚ pirates‚ cowboys and Indians‚ convicts‚ researchers‚ adventurers and solitaires of all types. The concept of adventure story is quite simple: brave‚ strong and resourceful hero must make a difficult task‚ and overcome a lot of danger‚ but in

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    In chapter 2 of your textbook‚ Jonathan Wolff gives a formalized version of the utilitarian argument for the state. Please evaluate the first three premises of this argument: for each of these three premises‚ state whether you think that premise is true‚ and explain why or why not. For each of the three premises that you think is true‚ please also describe one objection to that premise‚ and explain why you think that the objection ultimately fails. Please assume that “state” in the formalized argument

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    The book Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff is a story about a girl named LaVaughn and the single mother she babysits for‚ Jolly‚ and Jolly’s kids. The title doesn’t seem to make sense when you begin of the book‚ but as you continue‚ you realize where it comes in. There was a story of an old lady‚ for one‚ who was tricked with a lemon. She made the best of the situation‚ and that’s where the title comes from. Also‚ LaVaughn at one point brought over a little pot of lemon seeds. The seeds didn’t

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    Name: Date: Period: “The Story of the Bad Little Boy” by Mark Twain Reading Questions 1. What was the name of the main character in ’The Story of the Bad Little Boy’? a. George b. Samuel c. Christopher d. James 2. What was different about this bad little boy in regards to his mother that was usually not the case with bad little boys? a. She was not his true biological mother. b. She was terminally ill. c. She was not sick. d. She was blind and deaf. 3. One day the bad little boy stole the key

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    Study Questions 1. Comment on Khattam-Shud’s remark that inside a story lies a world that can’t be controlled. Why is that important? His belief as the leader of the land is that the world is made for one to control‚ he believes in controlling the way people speak. Without a use for language‚ the people become silent and then they are controlled. The people lose their freedom of speech. 2. Is this a story for children? Why or why not? I don’t think children will fully understand the meaning

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    The 1920’s were a time of great cultural change in America. Traditionalists found the new values of the Jazz Age to be utterly sinful and immoral. The youth of the twenties rebelled against the constraints of their elders in several ways. One of the most provocative changes was the "new look" for young women. The Flapper Era entered America with a bang. Ladies did the unthinkable in cutting their long tresses to chin length bobs‚ smoking‚ wearing shorter dresses and even engaging

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