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    In our mordern world‚ stories affect our life every day‚ but how do the authors of these wonders keep the reader exited and focused? This is when the type of writing called suspense comes along. Suspense is the type of writing skill authors use to give readers uncertainty about the conclusion of the story. In some stories‚ the reader may guess the conclusion before they even finish reading the introduction‚ but when authors add suspense in to their master pieces‚ the stories become far more interesting

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    In the novel Rebecca‚ du Maurier uses techniques‚ such as dialogue and setting description‚ to create suspense and tension. But in the movie‚ Hitchcock uses different techniques‚ like music and scenery‚ to create the right kind of suspense and tension for his audience. The plots are the same‚ but the techniques are not. In the novel‚ the author uses a lot of dialogue to create the suspense needed to make the storyline interesting. For example‚ on page 259 in chapter 19‚ the narrator is speaking

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    How Does the Composer Create meaning in the tempest? Refer to techniques and quotes in your answer Meaning increases the understanding and view of the world and by the use of dramatic techniques‚ themes and character development Shakespeare creates depth and insight to provide the reader with a view of the world from his perspective. In The Tempest Shakespeare uses themes such as power‚ colonisation and distinguishing man from monster to create meaning and also techniques such as exclamations

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    a time in a town called Murdock‚ there lived a boy named Oliver. One day Oliver and his friends decided to go to a house outside of the town‚ which was said to be haunted. On the night of 11/04-1938‚ Oliver gathered his friends and started walking towards the building with alot of courage. Upon arrival they were shocked of how big the house was. On a sign it said; Murdock Manor. Without thinking Oliver and his entourage walked towards the building. The walls of the old building were made

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    How does Alagiah create emotion in this extract? In the extract‚ ‘A Passage to Africa‚’ George Alagiah appeals to the readers emotions through his sensitive writing style and insightful presentation of facts. He takes us on a roller coaster of emotions and allowing us to empathize with the difficulties faced by the Somalians.He uses effective language that creates an impact on the reader‚ which portrays the harsh conditions and reality of the ‘famine of quiet suffering and lonely death.’ The title

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    Miller creates tension in this moment in the play through the song‚ the dialogue and the stage directions. The song creates a lot of tension in this moment in the play. The song does this by having Rudolpho singing this the song about Catherine. This creates tension because the song objectifies Catherine by calling her a “paper doll” in the song. This also creates because it helps confirm the theory that Rodolpho is only after Catherine because he wants his papers to be an american citizens. Tension

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    Poe’s Horror Stories Edgar Allan Poe writes “The Black Cat” (695) and “The Tell Tale Heart” (691) in a narrative voice. In writing the stories he uses the narrator to tell about what happened and the acts that were involved when he did what he did. When telling the stories in first person as Poe did‚ it is hard to determine the real from the false in this type of narrative‚ as it was with Poe too. He told his stories from the mind of a madman‚ per se. He tells both stories from

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    making a dystopia a nightmarish place with many things wrong with it. The book "1984" is based in a dystopian world in 1984. This is the future from when the book was written. Orwell has to use many ideas and very twisted thoughts and nightmares to create this world‚ which seems to become more like reality year by year. An example of the dystopia being created would be the weather note on the first line of the book. "It was a bright cold day in April"‚ this puts forward the idea that that in the time

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    "Sredni Vashtar" Takes a close look into the life and interactions of and between Conradin; his cousin and mentor‚ Mrs. de Ropp and Conradin’s Ferret and God: Sredni Vashtar. It can be described as a horror story because of its character’s description‚ themes and setting. It shows the religious downfall of the protagonist‚ the death of the antagonist and the lack of coherence in society. Saki emphasises the horror in the main characters‚ including both the protagonists and antagonists. "Conradin" is

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    “American Horror Story”‚ I tried to piece together what was happening based on the facial expressions‚ body language‚ and overall tone of each image. Some scenes were easier than others. I found myself becoming frustrated when a scene would only consist of two people sitting and talking because it was almost impossible to understand. Although I did become frustrated during certain parts‚ I felt I was more aware of what the camera angles and cut scenes were portraying‚ and I was shocked at how much

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