How the Tiger got His Stripes In the beginning‚ the animals in the jungle had plenty of food. They all walked along the ground and had no need to search for anything. Then one day they suddenly discovered they were low on food. The larger animals ran out before the smaller ones. The Tiger was the first to go on the hunt. The bright orange fur did not camouflage well‚ yet none of the animals expected to be hunted to pickings were easy for the Tiger. The Monkey noticed the Tiger stalking him one
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When He Came Back Sasha Boswell He had spent my whole life avoiding me‚ leaving my mother and I to look after ourselves‚ no help‚ no calls‚ no child support‚ not even one single letter just to say hi. The day he called was when my world had changed. I would finally meet him‚ the man from the small photo propped up against the brick wall above the fireplace. My curtains were wide open and the sunlight filtered in‚ creating little dust beams as mum liked to call them. The big oak tree by my window
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Sinclair Ross responds to the issue of isolation‚ in his short story‚ "The Lamp at Noon." The author focuses on the theme of how not to deal with isolation. This notion is reinforced by the setting (mood/physical)‚ characters‚ and symbolism that he describes so vividly. The first method the author uses to convey the idea of isolation is through setting. The setting was beautifully described creating imagery that assists the focus of the theme. Sinclair expresses personification in climate changes
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a major role in the short stories‚ The Haiji‚ No Witch Craft For Sale and The Wedge Tailed Eagle In the short story‚ the Haiji‚ irony is shown when Haiji Hassen wants to preserve his dignity in the eyes of society but in the end his dignity is finally destroyed by his stubbornness and pride. in the story‚ Haiji Hassen’s brother‚ Karim is dying and would like a normal Muslim funeral but Karim married a white woman and went over to live with the whites severing his family ties. this trampled
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June following my high school graduation. I was meeting my boyfriend and his family out on Shasta Lake who were enjoying the week on a houseboat. This would be the first time meeting all his aunts‚ uncles‚ grandparents‚ and cousins. I did not expect for the meeting to end up like this. Brandon‚ my boyfriend‚ and his younger cousin‚ Jake‚ picked me up at Packers Bay in the ski boat. It was a chilly morning and I was in shorts and tank top and had only my towel to keep me warm. The boys forgot where
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A short story is a brief work of literature‚ usually written in narrative prose.[1] Emerging from earlier oral storytelling traditions in the 17th century‚ the short story has grown to encompass a body of work so diverse as to defy easy characterization. At its most prototypical the short story features a small cast of named characters‚ and focuses on a self-contained incident with the intent of evoking a "single effect" or mood.[2] In so doing‚ short stories make use of plot‚ resonance‚ and other
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About the short story‚ How (by Lorrie Moore) 1. What kind of the person is the main character (You) in Lorrie Moore’s short story‚ How? According to the description inside the contents‚ the woman‚ you‚ is a white-collar class office lady at the age of mid-thirty or older by speculation. We can implicitly know that she may have a well-pay job‚ and that she can live independently. From her unique tone of speaking throughout the story‚ readers will little by little form a charming‚ sophisticated
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Out on the plantation hot about 90 degrees it felt more like 100 degrees with balls of sweat dripping from Ilaria and Oma faces as they work side by side in the cotton field. Not daring to talk to each other nor the rest of the enslaved people as they worked in fear of Massa Whitley who was watching over them like a hawk on his horse. Gripping tightly on his rope like he was ready to take aim at any moment. Flashing back Oma was thinking how there were major differences between being back
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many stories about beowulf it is one of the most common out of all of them the story is about action‚ supernatural beings and different settings in time. In the story these people called the danes are having trouble with a monster killing all the people in their town. So they called on the mighty warrior beowulf to come handle the evil grendel. When beowulf finally gets to the danes with his fourteen brave men to take down grendel they tell the king of the danes that he is there to kill his monster
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Patience Jones November 12‚ 2012 Short Story Corrections Everything Matters Everything Matters “Shay! How are you?” asked Leah. Leah and Shay were cousins‚ but they acted like sisters. Shay and Leah lived together and were both in college. Shay had just gotten back from a vacation in Cuba. Shay hugged Leah and said‚ “I’m doing okay. I feel a little down lately.” Shay frowned. “Well‚ how was your trip?” asked Leah. Shay just shrugged and waved her off then went into the house. Later
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