Ross Ballantyne paced the length of his study‚ his body bristling with impatience. It was fifteen minutes ago since he’d sent for Fiona. Where was the little pest. Always dawdling‚ he thought to himself then froze mid-step at the sound of a timid knock. The door slowly opened. It always surprised him how much younger she appeared than her nine years. His heart softened for a fraction of a second then their eyes met. The silver gaze glowered defiantly back at him from under the mop of red
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seasoned with conflict; however‚ other people‚ such as scholar Marcia K. Lieberman‚ ask‚ “to what extent [do] they reflect female attributes” (259)? The short story “Happy Endings‚” by Margret Atwood takes the reader for a ride through a myriad of scenarios: which consist of the American dream‚ as depicted in part A; the real-life endings‚ seen in parts B and C; and other non-typical scenarios viewed in scenes D‚ E and F. A common theme among the parts is the depiction of the romantic fantasy. The
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An ending is the most crucial part of a book. Not only does it conclude the whole book‚ but it can also give the reader a whole new interpretation to what the book is about. ¡®The Lord of the Flies¡¯ by William Golding is a typical book that illustrates this point. Without the ending‚ the book would hardly amount to half of its true value. This is because the ending shows what the book is really about. If one does not read the last part of the book‚ one will not be able to see the crucial meaning
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Predictable Endings Specific Purpose: To critique predictable endings to movies Central Idea: To critique by explaining what‚ peoples responses‚ and why people fall into the scheme of predictable movie endings. Organization Pattern: Topical INTRODUCTION I. Gain Attention: imagine yourself in a movie theater waiting for the most anticipated movie of the year to start and about 30 minutes in to the movie you already know what’s going to happen to each character and how the movie will
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The novel opens on four schoolmates who are all seemingly very intelligent and philosophical and we can sense that before this opening scene‚ they have all been sent to a boarding school by their parents and they all seem to very much enjoy it. The story is told from the perspective of Anthony (Tony) Webster‚ who is also one of the four schoolmates. As the novel progresses we see the main character痴 attempt to not be out-shone by his friend Adrian who will later on begin dating his ex girlfriend and
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Department of English Language and Literature BRITISH LITERATURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY An unconvincing twist or necessary completion of the book’s moral integrity? Discuss the ending of A Clockwork Orange. TWENTY-ONE? Richard Borovička 2nd year – Aj-Pg Summer semester 2009 Are we to discuss to what extent the ending of A Clockwork Orange is convincing‚ at least three levels of viewpoint should be taken into consideration. The author’s intention in terms of the effect that the last chapter
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Ending My Time in The Military Pamela Jordan MGT/230 May 16‚ 2013 Juan Mobley Ending My Time in the Military The decision not to reenlist weighed heavy on my mind for about a half a year. I had to determine the issues associated with the decision to leave the military life. This was the life I was custom to for the last 13 years. One issue was the financial part of leaving the military. The next issue was living conditions. One alternative of not getting out would be staying in three more
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I will be starting my alternate ending at 527‚ right before Maximilien stops The Count from taking the poison. This seems very close to the end‚ but it will work out. This is going to be a very unique ending‚ in the way that it changes the whole way you look at the book. The Count of Monte Cristo looked at Max and smiled‚ “You are practically my son‚ and I could not see myself living in this world without you.” He tipped the spoonful of poison down his throat. The Count felt the dazzling poison
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Beginning and Ending Your Speech Since the introduction will be your audience’s first impression of your presentation and your conclusion will be the final impression you leave your audience with‚ it is important to spend time writing and practicing both the introduction and conclusion. If you successfully get through the introduction of your speech‚ it improves the chances you will have a successful speech overall. First‚ because it will set the tone for the rest of your speech and second
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Happy Endings May 8‚ 2013 In the short story Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood the author displays how plot can affect characterization‚ or the reader’s perceptions of characters‚ by showing several different scenarios using the same characters but different plot lines. For example‚ plot B‚ although it uses the same characters‚ creates very different perceptions of those characters than the ones created in plot A. In plot A‚ John and Mary appear to be in love‚ and they appear to be happy. The plot
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