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    In the two short stories‚ "The Free Radio" and "Everything Rises Must Converge‚" the main characters of each story have to make many important decisions/choices. The choices that are made change how other characters see the main character as well as how they react to them. In the short story‚ "The Free Radio‚" by Salman Rushdie‚ Ram has many choices to make throughout the story. Ram who could have had anything in the world he wanted made many poor choices. Ram was the cutest

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    The stories “Fox Hunt” and “Old Ben” both use the same elements foreshadowing and flashback. The story “Fox Hunt” is about a young boy who is about to take his exams and finds this girl who he suspects is a fox. His mom tells him a story of a fox girl helping his ancestors with their exams and the narrator investigates. The story “old Ben” is about a boy who finds a friendly snake and takes it in as a pet. His parents aren’t too happy about it at first but begin to like it. As the seasons change

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    In the story‚ “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson‚ the only point of view used by the author is the dramatic or objective point of view. In this point of view‚ the narrator is an unidentified speaker who reports things in great detail‚ even though the narrator does not play a role in the story. By using such point of view‚ Jackson builds an aura of uncertainty that endures until the dramatic ending of the story. From the beginning of the story‚ the knowledge about the lottery is revealed only by the

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    2008 Major: Bridge and Tunnel Technology. EMPLOYMENT RECORD From September 2008 No1 THANG LONG BRIDGE COMPANY.‚LTD Address: 89/1144 Giai Phong‚ Hoang Mai‚ Ha Noi Position: Engineering Staff Responsibility: - Erecting bidding document. - Design working drawing engineering. - Management construction work at site. - Completion of as payment records construction. From September 2011 to July 2012  NAMKWANG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO.‚ LTD

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    The story of the “Lord of the Flies” by “William Golding” is fascinating because it makes a philosophical argument between savagery and civilized principles.In the story a group of boys crashland on a tropical island with no adults surviving the crash and soon the group splits into two the savages and the civilized but there was hints of foreshadowing all around the book of this slowly descending to savagery.Some examples of the foreshadowing start when the two main characters meet the other boys

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    split in the African continent. 3. Sahara Desert – the largest desert in the world extending across Northern Africa from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. D. Rivers 1. The Nile River – flowing from 4‚160 miles (6‚695 km) northward across the Africa. The Nile River is the longest river in the world. 2. The Zaire (Zah EER) or Congo River that drains a huge area in Central Africa. This is the second great river of the continent. 3. Niger River – a river that rises in the West African nations of Sierra

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    looking at mate? Have we ever met before? You started this! ” An outrageous yell from the liquor store passed all the way across the street. Jimmy is trying to pick up a fight with a boy half the size of his and not even one fourth the age of his. Jimmy lacks patience and gets mad very easily. He is turning 69 next Saturday and he is still a mad man as he had always been. Jimmy lives in a shack by himself an hour away from the town. No one knows how long he has lived there for and no one ever wonders

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    These objects that they carried during and after the war‚ left an unimaginable mark on their minds and will always carry with them forever. The title of this book is the most foreshadowing and prominent theme of the book. The tittle offers a clear preview of the contents in the book. It gives the idea that characters in the story carry something of importance. Every reader can interpret what O’Brien is trying to say and the outcome may be different. It is clear that each physical object that a soldier

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    Short Story Rough Draft Natasha and her mother had never gotten along very well. They fought daily. The atmosphere in the house was always tense. It was no wonder that her mother was so sick. Everyone in the family knew of her condition. Well everyone but Natasha. A few months ago‚ Natasha was at a friend’s house and her mother had to go to the hospital. Apparently the stress from all the fighting over the years was making her sicker and sicker. When they had tried to tell Natasha‚

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    9.1 Short Story – first draft When I was just a little girl I got lost at a flea market. I was holding hands with my dad – at least I thought it was my dad. But then I looked up and saw the totally unfamiliar face of an apparently very surprised man that has definitely not been my dad. That was the moment when I realized that I had lost my parents. I looked left‚ right‚ left again‚ over to the candy stand and even underneath a bench – of course they weren’t sitting there waiting for me. I breathed

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