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    that producers can’t wait to adapt the story into a film. The majority of times‚ however‚ the original novel is much stronger than the movie because it is able to capture the emotions of each character‚ all the symbols and meaningful events. Due to the novel’s flexibility‚ readers are able to extend the use of their imagination. Similarly‚ this was the case with William Golding’s masterpiece‚ "The Lord of the Flies." Overall‚ the novel is far superior to the film because it has thorough descriptions

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    The Most Dangerous Game The most obvious theme of "The Most Dangerous Game" is that which arises from the relationship of the hunter and the hunted. At the very beginning of story‚ Rainsford and Zaroff are presented as equals. Both characters are well-accomplished big-game hunters. As the story unfolds‚ however‚ their roles change. Rainsford is thrust into the position of the hunted. However‚ he tries to undermine the game by setting traps for the hunter. Rainsford’s form of hunting is passive

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    How does Browning tell the story in “The Laboratory”? Robert Browning’s poem “The Laboratory” is set in France before the French Revolution. The dramatic monologue is about the narrator herself and her plotting of revenge against her previous lover and his current mistress and it tells the reader how she plans on doing so. She believes her actions in the story are justified and reasonable. In the poem‚ the story’s tone is established with the setting‚ which also helps create vivid imagery for

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    gravitational pull. The people of Tellus wanted to explore the new planet really badly. A half of a year later‚ they sent spaceships up to explore this wonderful new planet. When they reached the planet‚ they noticed something strange. It looked like a small version of their planet. There was plants and water and life. They explored a little more and found the remains of a frozen human that was preserved in ice. They stood there in silence. There was a whole new world out there with humans that they never knew

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    How far do the two representations differ? Representation one and representation two differ but also agree with each other too. Representation one is a historical‚ factual‚ formal commentary produced by Clive Emsley‚ whereas representation two is a satirical critique published in Punch Magazine. Furthermore‚ representation one’s purpose is to inform the readers briefly of the job’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of how effective the police were in the late 20th century. On the other hand‚ representation

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    Antigone: A Short Story

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    shook myself and turned away from the wall to a sight that made me gasp in awe. A line of people extended for what was at least a mile‚ winding their way over to the river that ran between this land and the underworld itself. I joined the queue and waited for my chance to cross the Styx. The second I hopped off the boat and onto the other bank‚ the land I had arrived at transformed. People bustled all around‚ most happily chatting‚ but some bickering over anything from petty disagreements to family

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    into the county it is today. When looking at these two colonies we know one thing is for sure‚ trade‚ land‚ religion‚ and natural resources were vital parts of their being. In this free-response essay I will contrast the colonies by how their societies were ran and how their economies affected their way of life. Before I discuss the differences in these two colonies‚ I would like to give you some background information on them. Massachusetts was a New England Colony founded by John Winthrop

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    husband with his campaigning. “There is something you are guys aren’t telling me.”‚ said Aurora. She had turned away from her mother and began to stare at the photographs on the counter. They were photos of her birthday party the family had held for her two weeks earlier. Aurora had just turned eighteen;

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    Aubrie: A Short Story

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    blankets. He walks back out to the living room area to help her grandfather‚ who is putting out the fire. Parker helps him clean up a little before they both go to bed. As Parke walks towards the bedroom‚ Aubrie’s grandfather stops him. “Parker wait a minute.” Parker turns around to face him. “There is something I need you to do.” “Okay?” “I need you to keep Aubrie safe.” “What do you mean?” “Who knows how much longer I am going to be here and you and I are all she got. I just need you to watch out for

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    the forest‚ he would yell‚ shout and holler hurtful words about himself and how it was his fault that his parents were fighting. Consumed with anger‚ Zack was unaware of the distance he was walking. When he realized he was lost‚ it was too late. When Zack was trying to recall where he came from‚ it started to rain. Zack burst into tears. He was all by himself with no one to comfort him‚ no house to protect him and no fire to warm him. Then Zack got an idea. He thought if he could yell “help” loud

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