real experiences‚ Jack London’s stories of high adventures have been appealing to millions of readers worldwide. With naturalism mode of fiction and a common topic - vigorous nature - in his works‚ the great author always took great care to depict his characters and the struggles with nature to expose man’s qualities in formidable situations. “To build a fire” is a good example. By creating a context of severe weather with white frost dominating throughout the story‚ Jack London was successful in
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go camping‚ they bring their motor homes‚ TV’s‚ radios‚ etc it defeats the point of camping. Usually people go camping to take a break from society and get in tune with nature‚ but bringing society along is defeating the purpose. In the story "Desert Solitaire"
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This film is about the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008. It shows the dilemmas and decisions that were made and how it affected every one of the actors of the US economy From the analysis of this film‚ a great ethical dilemma arises during the development of the plot: is it possible to do something outside the law for the common good of society? In the world of finance it is not only necessary to have a code of ethics to show the rightful path‚ but also a moral code that makes one take the
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Tobias could hear the two body guards muttering and he heard one say I think he’s buying the story. Although this came a shock to him he didn’t react he was still to sore to move any parts of his body and just sat there in silence. When the car stopped the bodyguards lifted up Tobias and brought him into what seemed like a house. Tobias thought
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who has migrated to England with his son Ali. Parvez worries because Ali’s behavior has changed significantly. Early in the story‚ Parvez is afraid of discussing his worries with his friends because his son has always been a kind of showpiece son. Eventually‚ Parvez breaks his silence and tells them how his son has changed‚ hoping to receive some advice. After having a short conversation‚ they come to the conclusion that his son might be addicted to drugs and that he sells his things to earn money
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How does the director try to build suspense and scare the audience in the film Jaws? The film Jaws‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ was created approximately 30 years ago. It tells the story of a shark which attacks and kills numerous people off the north-east coast of the USA in a small holiday resort called Amity Island. The attacks took place around the 4th of July‚ which in America‚ is similar to the British bank holiday. During this time‚ many Americans and tourists from abroad visit resorts
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In the short story The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the protagonist Pym faces many dangerous adventures developing suspenseful scenes. Pym’s good friend Augustus hides Pym below the deck of his father’s whaling boat. The area is very small resembling a coffin. Pym is trapped below deck without enough food or water supply‚ he faces starvation and delirium. As time continues Pym eventually struggles with breathing due to the lack of air entering the small space. “For some hours
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humans are unimportant because there is no god. “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ both short stories written by naturalist authors‚ share a common theme: nature is completely indifferent to the suffering of humans. “The Open Boat” follows a group of men that are stranded in the ocean on a lifeboat after they have survived a shipwreck. The men’s main focus throughout the short story is to reach land safely‚ and they eventually do after having a few very close calls
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Opening Worlds Short Story Anthology Revision Booklet Stories 1 -6 Opening Worlds “Short Stories From Different Cultures” All 12 stories can be examined for in English Literature Paper 2. This booklet covers the first six stories (‘Dead Men’s Path’ to ‘The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband). The second group of six stories (‘The Pieces of Silver’ to ‘The Winter Oak’) is used in Paper 2 of the English exam as well as the Literature exam. These
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“What is happening‚ Mallow‚” Marshy yells as she begins to get an even blurrier vision from the smoke that was coming up from the forest. Marshy and I are stuck in a dumb marshmallow bag in the Red forest of Ukraine while a forest fire is raging around us. Of course‚ this forest fire was caused by dumb campers who hadn’t taken their garbage to a trash can or put out their campfire which was electronic. Why can’t you just press the switch? The bag had an opening at the opposite end and I was stuck
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