the story – Selfishness is the main theme with a variety of sub themes. People who are selfish do not want to share their things with others. They want to keep everything for themselves. But when they do that‚ they quickly find themselves all alone. The giant was selfish and he didn’t want to share his garden with the children. When he sent the children away‚ he was left with nothing but a cold ugly garden that he could not enjoy. Wilde uses this theme‚ not only for the purpose of the story‚ but
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Detective Warren Gallagher arrived at the Santa Monica pier a little after eight that morning. He was feeling rather lively because last night his girlfriend Amanda had agreed to become his fiancé‚ and because the barista at Cultivar Coffee Bar had given him an extra shot of espresso on the house. It’s wasn’t every day that he got to report to his job as a crime scene detective looking forward to the day that lay ahead of him. As he stepped out of his Subaru and began to walk up the boardwalk his
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The Ugly American The Ugly American demonstrates a kind of ignorance that lingers in the American Ambassadors and the process by which foreign policy is created and implemented. Throughout the novel the characters consistently prove of this theory. One character in specific is that of the Honorable Gilbert MacWhite who is sent to Sarkhan in replacement of the Honorable Louis Sears. His downfall in office was a compilation of things of seemingly his own fault and misjudgment of his own and others
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Hanging by a thread “Alexa Mackenzie…the name known to all in our neighborhood. You galvanize our denizens that induce a jealousy in my heart‚ you bees knees! “Good Bellings finally assented after denying the same point for weeks in utter envy. I placed the teacup after drinking the rest of it. “I have been singing your praises and there you are decoding an antiquated Latin text!” She hollered. “Bell‚ you comprehend the fact that I detest being showered with praises‚ don’t you?” I threw a rhetorical
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Ugly or Beautiful? It is well known that beauty and ugliness are opposites. If that is so‚ how can art be ugly and beautiful at the same time? Some pieces of art are ugly to the eyes but beautiful mind. The Venus of Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf: 1-3) is an example of such. It is a small figure of a large woman. She has very large breast with skinny little arms rested on top of them. Her breast lay on her even larger stomach‚ which hangs down to just above her pubic area. Her pubic area and
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“Quite a fine wine‚ your highness‚” Han humbly agreed while accepting the proffered glass. He swirled the blue colored liquid around‚ inhaling the scene and further inspected it by lifting it to the light. “Thank you. ‘Appreciate the offer. Don’t think I can say no to choice wines either.” Han pitched his head in the direction of the Empress‚ smiling lightly as he boosted the glass in the air‚ a means to cheer. Though‚ he wasn’t sure if the traditions on Naboo were similar. Mid-rim planets were like
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As I walked my fingers across the brown flimsy opening of the cardboard box my other hand reached for my tattered old teddy‚ I’d had him ever since I can remember – he was a gift from my aunt Elizabeth. While my hands were holding the bear a tidal wave of memories came rushing back into my mind of the moments that him and I shared‚ alas they are now just memories. I don’t recall why but ive always known my tattered teddy as peter‚ I guess I just thought he looked like a peter. His fur used to be
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Bottled up Inside Word Count: 343 Footsteps ran up the stairs‚ followed by a slamming door. Wendy followed behind trying to calm her daughter down until she was standing face-to-face with the closed door. “Stevie‚ let me in now. I want to help. Please just let me know what’s going on‚ I can’t help unless you talk to me.” Wendy pleaded behind the door “Leave me alone Mum‚ I don’t want to talk about it‚ I just want to be on my own.” Sobbed Stevie in reply “Darling please let me in…. I have
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When I was a senior in high school‚ all seniors were to do a senior project. That consisted of choosing a topic and doing volunteer work that has to do with your topic. So I chose The American Red Cross. I was going to be going to a blood drive for my volunteer work. I was a very nervous person and pretty shy. I had to drive 45 minutes to the Red Cross center. Once I got there‚ the lady brought me to my station and showed me what I would be doing throughout the day. I was told to cross the donors
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As Jim and Bob came running down the boulevard‚ they saw an elderly women struggling with carrying her groceries into her house. She had been hard of hearing‚ so Jim had to repeat himself about three times until she understood what they were saying. She mumbled‚ “Thank you so very much for extending an olive branch to a helpless women like me.” The old woman wound up giving them a little tip for helping her without her asking. Since they are young‚ and have never seen her before they did not respond
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