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    In Liam O’ Flaherty suspenseful fiction story “ The Sniper” is about how the irland Republicans and Free Staters were fighting a civil war. While almost getting himself killed‚ the sniper ends up unknowingly killing his brother. The author creates suspense with the use of increasing and decreasing pace. The author made the story suspenseful by all the action or conflict in the story. The author created suspense by having a wide variety of his word choice. In The Sniper the author creates suspense

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    Through the film L.A. Confidential by Curtis Hansen and the novel The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender by Marele Day‚ the composers manipulate the expectations and conventions of crime genre to generate their own representations of society. These crafted views of crime in society position the audience to view certain aspects of society differently‚ and to question the boundaries and norms currently set up. The audiences of both texts are encouraged to take a position on the truth behind facades

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    Themes of Pulp Fiction Wesley Donald ENG225 There are arguably many themes within the film ‘Pulp Fiction’‚ but one theme sticks out above all of the others. No matter how far down the rabbit hole you may venture‚ redemption is still attainable if only you are willing to reach out and take it. Quention Terantino has a unique way of storytelling. He has a way of taking people that are outcasts‚ living on the very fringe of society and somehow making his audience like them. He can take

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    A Unique Analysis of “Christabel” In the year 1797 economic troubles filled the land and society of England. An era previously known for romantic/traditional literature‚ writers such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ began entertaining other forms. Samuel Taylor Coleridge took to the innovative gothic genre with his poem “Christabel”. The poem “Christabel” is a two part poem containing numerous gothic elements‚ paired with various literary devices to convey a vampire-esque theme. These gothic characteristics

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    captivates the soul‚ it does little to stimulate the mind‚ a clear pun to the Italian culture since they lack the common analytical brain of the intellectual. This harsh‚ real life view of the world‚ is reflected and ever present in Italian Noir Detective Fiction‚ and mirrors the daily realities faced by Italians who are both observers and victims of the organized crime performed by many criminal sanctions of the Mafia. Many of the horrific‚ jaw dropping stories told by authors of the noir‚ such as Massimo

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    of the research approaches fore-mentioned. Analysing the main dimensions will be covered by discussing the appropriate concepts separately and by individually contrasting the classical and modern theories with Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film ‘Pulp Fiction‚’ known for its rich‚ diverse dialogue‚ ironic combination of humour and violence‚ a nonlinear storyline told in several differing orders‚ and a mass amount of cinematic hints and popular culture references. A classical theory is Historical Materialism;

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    Pulp Fiction Examples of argumentation and debate can be found in many places besides courtrooms and news channels. This paper will discuss a scene from the movie Pulp Fiction where one character‚ Vincent Vega‚ uses the Toulmin system to make an argument against another character‚ Jules Winnfield. First‚ I will give a brief overview of the movie‚ then analyze the aforementioned scene‚ detailing what parts of the dialogue are claims‚ evidence‚ warrants‚ backing and qualifiers. Pulp Fiction is a

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    Stranger Than Fiction‚ an Appraisal Stranger Than Fiction is an outstandingly brilliant film. It is an alluring photoplay with engaging‚ prepossessing characters. You will find yourself speculating the outcome‚ without realizing it and being drawn into the conflicts‚ comic drama‚ and fantasy‚ so profoundly‚ that you feel as if you are right there in the film yourself. The film has such an aspiring storyline and a quick-witted script‚ that you become astounded at the brilliance of it all. It all

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    of science fiction that sets it apart of almost all other genres is its ability to influence the direction of humankind. By stimulating a reader’s thoughts of the possibility of different futures‚ not only does science fiction serve as a popular source of entertainment‚ but it also encourages one to analyze the possible prospective effects of the generation’s powerholders’ and their decisions. As a science fiction writer himself‚ Isaac Asimov once said‚ “Intelligent science fiction writers attempt

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    Murder Will Out Crime Fiction - Literary Analysis “It is said that there is a potencial murderer in all of us‚ that if the pressures are great enough anybody can be driven to the ultimate act of violence”. (Crime Never Pays‚ OXFORD BOOKWORMS COLLECTION) This statement is reflected on most of the crime fiction stories. This genre of fiction deals with crimes‚ their detection‚ criminals and their motives. It has several sub-genders in which different well known writers concentrate on. Each writer

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