What makes a good scary story? A good scary story is only good if it’s based on something that happened in reality and could happen to anybody. My story is something similar to that. Now that I look back at it‚ maybe it was just the sugar rush I had from the Surge soft drink. It had my blood pumping and my heart beat was racing. I haven’t been back to those woods since that day; however‚ there was still a part of me that wondered if what I saw was there in reality and not just my imagination. Either
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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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words ‘you have been accepted’ caught my eye i knew that I now stood the chance to go down in history. “Claire Menzies the first female astronaut”‚ I imagine that would be the headline once I become famous. It’s been four years of dedicated studying that got me to where I am now‚ about to step into the one and only New York Space Station. All I can say is that it was love at first sight‚ i felt right at home. The high ceiling held up models of world famous rockets and was painted with stars so they
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the loving and caring spirit that Jerica had. Not only did she dance in the rain during the rough and happy times of her life‚ she wanted to dance in the rain. As a close friend of Jerica’s‚ as I reminisce back throughout our friendship I can only remember positive‚ uplifting thoughts and experiences about the girl everyone called “Smiley.” When she came into the presence of anyone‚ her smile lit up like the sun’s rays beaming in the sky-uplifting the spirits of those in the room. Jerica was always
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a cashier who hardly made enough money to run the household‚ and his mother was a housewife. During these situations‚ Peter was forced to quit high school and start working. He came to Houston in search for a job to support his family‚ but he knew nothing‚ no-one‚ and had no idea about Houston‚ so he was indescribably anxious. “Excuse me‚” Peter said politely to a man facing away from him. “Yes…” replied the man showing his face Peter was familiar with this face; he was the one who was sitting
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’s background influenced her to write the short story “Revelation.” One important influence on the story is her Southern upbringing. During her lifetime‚ Southerners were very prejudiced towards people of other lifestyles and races. They believed that people who were less fortunate were less of a person than they were; therefore‚ people were labeled as different and placed into different social classes. The South provided O ’Connor with the images she needed for her characters. This can easily
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that lied under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. In their opinion‚ the oil will help reduce high prices and decrease our need for oil from other countries. I believe the cost of this drilling is too high. I agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130‚000 caribou. Each spring‚ the caribou travels about 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. In this area of the refuge‚ there are fewer predators. In addition‚ experts say that the
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“A Visit to Grandmother” Analysis In the short story “A Visit to Grandmother”‚ William Melvin Kelley writes about a man who brings his son to his mother’s house for an unexpected visit in an attempt to resolve his childhood traumas. Despite those conflicts‚ the main character‚ Charles‚ progresses as a human being due to his leaving home. One example of conflict that Charles faced as a child is his older brother‚ GL‚ getting all the love and attention from his mother. But not him he thought his mom
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undeniably the most complex character misfortunate enough to be influenced by the dystopian society illustrated in the future. The characteristics that Huxley uses to define John not only add to that complexity‚ but also reveal the inevitable demise of one who has been denatured by the dystopian society- despite moral beliefs‚ knowledge of literature to understand the world‚ and the desperation for self-exploration. In the dystopia of Western Europe there is no god and consequently no religion‚ as it was
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since I can remember‚ and there had only been a few times that he showed up because the picnic fell on his mother’s weekend. As the time passed I thought I was in the clear‚ and that he was a no show. Little did I know‚ I was wrong. I saw him for the first time since that day. I noticed everything‚ his brown hair‚ green eyes‚ and tight shirt showing every muscle. The emotions I had were like a soup of feelings with the ingredients of anger‚ awkwardness‚ sadness‚ disappointment‚ and happiness. The one
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