Tom wondered for what seemed to be the millionth time why Dectives were required to dress like wall-street bankers or stock analysts. At least that was the expectation in public‚ however the moment he had the office to himself‚ he unknotted his tie‚ slipped off the linen suit jacket‚ and undid the top button of his shirt‚ then sat back in his chair‚ raised his eyes to the ceiling‚ and tapped the tip of a ballpoint pen against his teeth. That was Tom’s usual mode of concentration and contemplation
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Recklessly In Love In the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ the readers are introduced to the creole society in which the main character‚ Edna Pontellier‚ lives. Readers soon discover that Edna herself does not quite fall into place within the society and she feels uncomfortable at several points within the text. While she is feeling uncomfortable within the society she lives‚ she is actually becoming more comfortable with herself. This “comfortableness” she is obtaining is actually her awakening
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particular jury. The protagonist in the jury room‚ juror 8‚ and the antagonist in the jury room‚ juror 3‚ both back up their opinion as to whether or not the Hispanic boy is guilty or innocent. The jurors reasoning behind their opinions are based on facts and details from the trial and are very logical and believable. Juror 8 and juror 3 both try to persuade the other jurors with their reasoning and they both believe strongly of their opinion. The protagonist and the antagonist have many more differences
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The Rental Heart Kirsty Logan is an award-winning writer. She was born in 1984 and is currently living in Glasgow with her Girlfriend. The Rental Heart is a science-fiction short story‚ which takes place in the future. The short story is about a person‚ who‚ throughout his/her life‚ has to replace his/her heart every time he/she finds a new lover. The replaceable hearts are mechanical hearts‚ which apparently function like normal flesh-hearts even though the mechanical hearts literally shatter
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Game‚” by Richard Connell‚ we are introduced to two men on a boat going on a hunting trip. We quickly learn Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ is arrogant and doesn’t care for anyone but himself. Rainsford falls off the boat and ends up on Ship Trap Island. It doesn’t take Rainsford long to meet the man that has inhabited the island already. His name is General Zaroff‚ the antagonist‚ a “big game hunter”. When the two first meet we get the impression is that Zaroff is friendly and welcoming but we soon find
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Woodrow T. Wilson once said that “loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.” Southern authors challenge this mantra of the importance of loyalty to one’s family or one’s cultural heritage in many tales. Two‚ southern short stories in particular exemplify how disloyal some people can be in today’s society: Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and Flannery O’connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” Both stories feature strong‚ female characters that are unfaithful
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those who commit harmful deeds and expect to feel glory instead of feeling guilty. In other words‚ those people will surely be surprised to find that guilt is following closely behind‚ lurking in the dark shadows of their heart. Edgar Allan Poe’s short story‚ The Tell-Tale Heart‚ presents the reader with a main character much like this. In this story‚ there is a troubled man who has been stereotyped as a crazy person in the past. However‚ he insists that he is not; he is simply advanced in his senses
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My Preference of The Doctor’s Tale The tale that I selected to read was the astronomy practicing Physician. This story of love‚ in hatred and bigotry was extremely interesting to read however‚ on the same note the wording was tremendously derived in Middle English tone which made a few sections difficult to understand and comprehend. The non-bible reading doctor’s tale is interesting from beginning to end‚ he paints a vivid picture of all his characters and there attributes using immense direct
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Alexis Zora Professor Motaleb English 115 July 31‚ 2014 Fairy Tales: Old VS Modern While Disney developed a formulaic approach to fairy tales (basic elements in its formula: good prevailing over evil‚ emotional‚ catchy songs‚ cute sidekicks for comic relief‚ young romance‚ funny jokes) it also created a formulaic approach to how young girls set goals or standards (Chan 231). The plot usually containing a story of good prevailing over evil usually occurs with an older woman who is jealous of
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In William Faulkner’s “A Rose For Emily” Faulkner divides this short story in five sections based on events in the story. The protagonist‚ Emily Grierson is a devastated and alone woman when her father dies. Although there is a glimps of when Emily was hopeful and well spirited‚ the story targets Emily’s ways with towns people and outside relationships as if she is in another world with her mind‚ for example when is asked to pay her tax responsibilities she simply responds with an answer that would
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