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    Beowulf: Short Story

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    Beowulf: Short Story In the beautiful town of Ventaria‚ which is located near the southern- most point of Ireland‚ a once proud colony of people enjoyed the magnificent surroundings and a simplistic life. Brian the Great‚ beloved ruler of the Ventarians‚ had been killed by the evil Filth-Sammich. This vile creature‚ with a crocodile-like build‚ had a head larger than the immense church in the center of the town. When fully-opened‚ the mouth of the Filth-Sammich could open wide enough to fit

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    4 short stories

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    4 short stories Romance: Plot and setting- character is living alone‚ doesn’t do anything with his time and his fathers money‚ and wakes up one morning watching TV and realizes that he needs to do something with his life. This character dropped out of school‚ but still loved his life even though he didn’t do anything. This character knows they have great athletic skill and decided to try out for a team. He barely makes the team as he goes through trouble working as a team and contributing to cooperation

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    Short Stories Review

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    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. Stereotype: a type of flat character that is commonly found in fiction.

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    Short Story Essay

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    Streets of Memphis”‚ there are important internal and external conflicts throughout the story that are being created as the characters try to survive. Being washed up on a mysterious island and getting hunted down by crazy man are some examples of conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game”. “Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine” (Connell 74). This quote from the story shows the external conflict between Rainsford and General Zaroff. The General is challenging

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    Short Story School

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    Short Story School - THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL – Short Story School Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others‚ genius bordering on madness. Almost all had spent a decade and three years together. But most were still unknown to each other. They dressed the same way; double-knot ties (two crests blue and two black‚ strictly slanting from right to left)‚ crisp ironed shirts‚ blue skirts which were measured by scales‚ one inch here and there and a week-long detention. Navy blue blazers which

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    my family was homeless. The word homeless comes with such a bad attachment‚ so for a long time I never spoke about it to anyone. But‚ I think it’s important to share your personal story‚ in hopes that another can relate. About three years of my life were spent either in a car or a shelter or once in a while at a family/friends home. Given that‚ I think it would be best to speak only about the first year. Granted that it was the most challenging of the whole.

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    Short Story Summary

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    Lambert English028 March 17‚ 2015 The Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” is about a woman named Mrs. Mallard who is married to a man named Mr. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard does not have a very good heart‚ and she is sick. Something bad has happened‚ and people do not know how to tell her about it. Josephine is her sister‚ and she tells Mrs. Mallard that Mr. Mallard died in a train accident. Richards is Mr. Mallard’s friend‚ and he is there because he knew about the accident. Richards was at the newspaper

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    Five (Short Story)

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    explanation for feeling so empty‚ but what was that for? Nothing. If you feel that way‚ then that’s depression‚ and I’m telling you‚ that thing kills every part of you. Well‚ at least‚ that’s what it does to me. Dr. Marie once said that she knew everything about my condition and she’s dead wrong; I know myself more than everybody does. 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

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    In Control: A Short Story

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    eyes were focused on the speakers and the movement of their mouth‚ the jittering of their nervous fingers‚ the tapping of their anxious feet‚ but my mind wandered into the abyss. How was my speech? Did Ms. Bennett like it? What did my friends think about it? Was it at least as good as the

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    A Coughing Short Story

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    BELONGING STORY(2) Coughing violently‚ I passed the glass pipe along to the young man beside me‚ who took a long drag before handing it on the next in the circle. I could feel the foul-tasting smoke tear down my throat and withstood the urge to vomit. The entire room was overflowing with a fetid haze; it grated against the back of my throat as though it were sandpaper. I fought to maintain my composure and appearance of serenity‚ but if anyone looked close enough they would easily be able to distinguish

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