What makes a good scary story? A good scary story is only good if it’s based on something that happened in reality and could happen to anybody. My story is something similar to that. Now that I look back at it‚ maybe it was just the sugar rush I had from the Surge soft drink. It had my blood pumping and my heart beat was racing. I haven’t been back to those woods since that day; however‚ there was still a part of me that wondered if what I saw was there in reality and not just my imagination. Either
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This term we`ve read the short story “The umbrella” man by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is a British writer‚ who is well-known for creating wonderful children`s fiction. Roald Dahl was born in Wales on 16th September 1916 to Norwegian parents. His father died when he was 3 years old and he was raised by his mother. He had a fairly unhappy time at (the) boarding school witch he later described as "days of horrors" filled with "rules‚ rules and still more rules that had to be obeyed‚" which inspired much
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An Act of Betrayal in Hamlet Through King Claudius’s choice to murder former King Hamlet and marry Gertrude‚ he betrays his brother‚ Hamlet‚ and even his own morals. This act of disloyalty and deceit turns Claudius against the other characters‚ and leads to their eventual demise. In Act I‚ the ghost of King Hamlet proclaimed his anger towards Claudius‚ and spoke to Prince Hamlet of his “foul and most unnatural” death (Hamlet 1.5.25). In this exchange‚ the former king explained that his murderer
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boy was flung to the ground and strapped up to a machine at the far side of the room. “This may hurt a little…” said the Sargent smiling to himself. His long spindly finger whipped out of his tightly clenched hand and moved towards a big red button on the side of the machine. “STRIKE 1!” he shouted and a spark flew out of the machine. But the Macro had had no shock‚ no effect at all actually‚ he just sat clueless on the floor. “ What’s happening” whispered the Sargent in confusion… “STRIKE 2!” he
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The character Hamlet from Shakespeare’s text Hamlet shows a conflicted demonstration of moral integrity. To dissect the morals in question‚ they are compiled from religious rules‚ logic‚ common sense‚ conscience and the local laws of the Elizabethan era. Religion plays a key role in dictating correct behaviour during the Elizabethan era; only part of which Hamlet follows. ‘The Divine Right of Kings’ was a well known and accepted concept; insinuating that kings had the support of God‚ and that
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throwing small stones to the windows. So the driver called the police. When the driver ended his call‚ he tried to find the man but he could not see him. Ten minutes later‚ the police car came to us. Because of this the driver opened the door and he got out the bus to talk with the policeman. Until now I do not know what happed and where was the strange man gone! Anyways‚ in the end the driver told us not to worry the police caught the strange man and he was a crazy man. Fifteen minutes later‚ we arrived
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International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) ISSN 2249-6912 Vol. 3‚ Issue 2‚ Jun 2013‚ 139-144 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd. A STUDY OF THE ZOO STORY AS AN ABSURD AND SOCIALLY REALISTIC DRAMA SHIPRA MALIK Associate Professor‚ I.I.M.T Engg. College‚ Meerut‚ Uttarpradesh‚ India ABSTRACT The article is an attempt to bring into light the elements of absurdism and social criticism in the play‚ The Zoo Story written by Edward Albee. Throughout the play the dramatist has adopted certain absurdist techniques
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How does Priestly show in his presentation of Mrs Birling that she often pretends to be something that she is not? Priestley’s portrays Mrs Birling as a snobbish‚ cold-hearted and unsympathetic woman but she pretends to be sympathetic towards Eva Smiths’ death. Yet she was the one who worked in the women’s charity organisation and refused to help her in the first place - highlighting her harsh and uncaring nature. Also‚ Mrs Birling feigns to be oblivious towards her son’s drinking and pretends that
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home. His parents left home half an hour ago. He turned off the shower and put on his clothes immediately. But he was afraid of going out of the bathroom. While he was wearing his clothes‚ the noise became louder. It was from the living room. He was trembling with the fear. But he was curious about the noise. “It must be a thief” he thought. And he went out of the bathroom silently. He went into the kitchen and took a knife. When he walked through the corridor‚ he heard the voice of a man.
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“Can’t hide forever”: How Lady Macbeth reveals her true self through guilt. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ a character that is portrayed as evil is Lady Macbeth. Because of her controlling nature and immense want for masculinity most readers see her as evil. She is not evil because she does not commit murders herself and she also displays feelings of remorse and guilt towards the end of the play. Lady Macbeth is not truly evil because the evil she portrays is a facade; initially Lady Macbeth
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