My Ultimate Birthday Surprise I had gone to spend the week with my cousin‚ Brandon‚ and his wife‚ Jennie the summer of my sixteenth birthday. I had no idea that Brandon had the most thoughtful and extravagant birthday gift I could ever imagine. Brandon had‚ without his wife’s knowledge‚ set up an appointment for Jennie and me to go skydiving. I had always wondered if I would ever have the courage to jump out of an airplane at 13‚000 feet in the air. Skydiving had always been a dream of mine
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Comparing Endings In ancient Greece plays were a big part of society. They had festivals to celebrate these plays and crown the best at each of these festivals. Many plays were written and‚ thus‚ many different types of endings were created for them. Sometimes this would entail a technique known as Deus ex Machina. This would involve a god coming in at the end of the play and settling all of the issues. To act this out they would have the actor come down from a crane like machine. Other playwrights
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Today is your birthday. I just wanted to tell you how very happy I am that you were born and made your way into my life. Although my calendar tells me that today I have to tell you how much I love you‚ I hope you know I love you every day of the year‚ far more than simple words can express. It’s magic each time we hold each other‚ each time we cuddle‚ and each time we kiss. I feel goose bumps all over again. I never want to let you go for fear of losing you‚ so I just hold on a little bit tighter
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2012 Enc 1102 The Irony In "The Necklace"‚ by Guy De Maupassant As I worked on my pervious paper‚ I questioned myself if there was a literary term and if there was which one over powered the story. As I began research for this essay and typed in "The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant" in the Google toolbar‚ I saw the word irony and quickly came up with the question as to‚ where is the irony in the story "The Necklace"? To my surprise‚ this story surrounds itself with irony being found in the smallest
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Symphony No. 94 in G “surprise” The music piece that I listened to was Symphony No. 94 in G “Surprise” by Joseph Hayden. This classical piece of music takes place in the classical period and starts off with a very slow tempo. The rhythm is a contagious pulsating rhythm which appears to have a metered beat that one can follow. It sounds like it would be 2 beats which is in duple meter. The main melody seems very short‚ defined and to the point. It is definitely staccato which seems short and
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Ironies in “The Story of an Hour” There are three known types of irony: dramatic‚ verbal‚ and situational. Dramatic irony is when something is understood by the reader but not grasped by the characters in the story. Verbal irony‚ however‚ is when the character in a story says one thing but means another. Lastly‚ situational irony is when in a situation‚ the actions have an effect that is opposite from what was expected or intended. In Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour”‚ dramatic and
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Dramatic Irony is the result of information being shared with the audience but withheld from one or more of the characters. Example: In Act 1 Scene 4‚ line 50 ‚ the witches hail Macbeth‚ “thane of Cawdor!” Dramatic irony: At this point‚ Macbeth is unaware that the king has conferred this honor upon him because of his valor in battle‚ so he attributes his fortune to the witches’ prophecy. However‚ the audience knows Duncan made the pronouncement in Act 1‚ Scene 3. Purpose: This dramatic irony is to
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Happy Moments Happy moments are everyone dream. In my whole life‚ it is uncountable how many happy moments that I’ve gone through since I was small.Happy moments are something that made us very happy and it is unforgettable.It will never be erased out of our mind and we will always remind of it for the rest of our life.It might happens daily‚weekly‚monthly and even annually but it really happened.it makes us smile to the ears and sometimes it tears us down.I just can’t imagine how does it feel if
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Planning a surprise party is never easy‚ but it is often the most rewarding. When planning‚ keep in mind how many people to invite‚ the location‚ and a theme. Whether it is a large or small party‚ taking a few minutes to create a plan ensures the party will be a success. Deciding the location is the most important aspect because it affects all others: the guest list‚ the budget‚ the menu‚ and to an extent‚ the theme. It needs to be large enough to accommodate everyone invited‚ have a large
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The Happy Prince’s analysis 1. Inciting moment The city stood the statue of the Happy Prince‚ which is very beautiful‚ decorated with fine gold‚ ruby and sapphires. The citizens love it‚ however‚ some of them think it is not useful. At the beginning of this story‚ the author directly described the Happy Prince’s appearance and then used the citizens’ words to emphasize the "happy" image of the Happy Prince. However‚ after reading the whole story‚ we can noticed that the name of the Happy Prince
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