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    Mansfield’s Short Stories

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    Katherine Mansfield’s short stories‚ ”Bliss” and ”Taking the Veil”. Emotions are mapped through linguistic markers such as adjectives and adverbs that imply a character’s emotional response to story events. The study focuses on narratorial discourse and distinguishes between verbalized speech and thought (free indirect discourse) and non-verbalised thought-processes (psycho-narration). The analysis is carried out by studying the deictic centre or the perspective in the short stories. The study shows that

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    the streets into her playground‚ her medical supplies strapped to her legs as usual. A good thing‚ too‚ because from the sound of that explosion‚ she was going to need them! Curiosity and concern both piqued‚ she made a beeline for its source‚ helped along by the smoke already trailing into the sky. Gathering the wind about herself‚ she kicked in a burst of speed‚ feet barely touching the ground. As an afterthought‚ she fumbled out the polarized ski goggles that served to conceal her identity‚ slipping

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    My grandmother

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    y grandmother is quite an old lady. She has already crossed sixty. Her years have now bent her back a little but have not affected her activities. She is tall and thin. She is gray haired and her humble and affectionate face is full of wrinkles. Her eye-sight‚ however‚ is quite good and she can read without spectacles. She is a religious lady. But her devotion to religion and God does not disturb rest of the family. She is the first to leave her bed in the morning. Before we get up‚ she has

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    Short Story Of Genesis

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    Genesis Begins with two accounts of creation. In the creation stories God creates the world in 6 days and sets the 7th aside as a Sabbath to keep holy as a day of rest. He creates a man and a woman named Adam and Eve. He places them in a place called The Garden of Eden along with all the other Creatures that he has created‚ however he places them with dominion over the other creatures. In this Garden there was a tree called the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. God instructed Adam and Eve to not

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    Cohesion in Short Story

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    takes short story as the object of the research. The short story is a means of conveying ideas‚ thought and feeling of written from the writer to the reader. It is one of kind writing which starts from a particular point of problem‚ developed through a particular strategy of processing and discussing ideas as well. Surely‚ the short story is not constructed by separated elements one another‚ but supported by the cohesive devices which build up the unity and the cohesive of the short story.

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    was an early spring day‚ and there she was‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ sitting in her well-lit at home office while the kids were at school‚ staring emotionlessly at her laptop screen. Mrs. Louise Mallard heard knocking on her office door‚ rather quickly standing up from her chair‚ she walked peacefully to the door and pulled it open. Her sister Josephine was standing outside‚ a different look of panic flashed in her eye. Josephine told her sister to take a seat‚ because she had something very important to say

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    Short Stories Review

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    Characters Protagonist: Usually the main 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

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    Five (Short Story)

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    After that check-up‚ I never came to her clinic again. It’s Sunday night and everyone is gathered in the dining room. My mom who always looks like‚ well‚ a mother is sitting between Cessi and Gary. Staring at the vegetable salad‚ Gary didn’t make a single move. Cessi is smiling at me. She’s the cool kid between them and among all normal six years olds. She looks horrible now but always happy. Poor kid‚ she doesn’t even know her cancer is killing her little by little. It’s undeniable that

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    Short Story Of Gangs

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    Jen saw the dogs first‚ their short muscular bodies scudding along the pavement like torpedoes. The Brothers and their men came after‚ followed by the girl and the fat woman. The shoppers and the tourists sensed the change in the atmosphere and parted instinctively‚ allowing them to pass. Jen hung back‚ keeping close to the buildings. Daniel and Joseph Avery were dangerous; catch their eye‚ come into their orbit‚ and you would become their victim. They stalked the streets like warlords‚ their dogs

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    Gothic Short Story

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    high. The first day was good‚ I even started to talk to some of the other guys. They all seem nice and chill‚ everyone does for the most part‚ but it’s high school‚ people aren’t always what they seem. After talking to my parents and the guys who I had become friends with at school‚ I invited them to hangout at my house. During lunch I gave them all the info on where I lived. One of the guys seemed a bit hesitant though‚ but I don’t know why. It was the first time someone was actually

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