The Old bird‚ A Love Story‚ a sad tale about a heartbroken man named Mr. Newman‚ Mr. Newman has faced many adversities throughout his entire life‚ after having to work for most of his life time and reaching the age of retiring he still needed financial support in the early 60’s‚ when many kids didn’t attend school and worked for money or food‚ just to feed their families‚ even though it was hard enough to get a job at a time where jobs were decreasing due to the fact that the country didn’t have
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Writing technique : Flashback The surroundings were bright‚ chairs were set around the round hexagon-like room‚ it was neither small nor big‚ it was average. No one knew how it was built or even when it was built. Ahhh… The aroma of the tea. The aroma moves swiftly across the room. I lift up the tea gently as I took a small sip. ’I wonder what kind of broken fragment that fate will show to me today‚’ I giggled cruelly. ’Ahhh‚ she’s already here‚’ I giggled again as I looked outside the window
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English Techniques Allegory Story with a double meaning: one primary (on the surface) and one secondary. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters‚ figures/ events in narrative‚ dramatic or pictorial form. Alliteration Repetition of consonants at the start of words or in a sentence or phrase. Anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Anecdote A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Illustrate
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of Intent: Everyone has heard the story of depression before. Many people in today’s society glorify or say it’s a form of attention. Over 10% of Americans suffer from depression and 1% are between ages 10-18. It’s common to see this in lives of teenagers‚ it’s common to hear their suicide story‚ but not as common to understand why. But what’s hardest to understand about suicides‚ are why the happiest people are the ones who commit suicide. Through the story that theme is explained vividly‚ even
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The protagonists of “The Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin and “A Rose for Emily‚” by William Faulkner long for a freedom withheld by the heavy hand of their surroundings. At the presentation of both these stories‚ it is easy to see how this could become a classic telling of the Southern condition but the skillful use of foreshadowing and symbolism creates irony in a series of seemingly ordinary events. Both women in these stories were bound by the strict expectations of their society. Louise and
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Sofies first sleepover Sofie was in first grade when she had her first sleepover. She was nervous‚ but‚ still‚ oh so very excited. She was about to go spend the night with her best friend‚ Lexi‚ for the first time. She had been to her house before‚ but never for the whole night. Oh‚ what fun they would have! She could only imagine all the games they would play and all the snacks they would eat. Maybe they would even get to watch her favorite movie of all time:Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses
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The Story That Started It All William Shakespeare based his play "Othello" on a story called "Hecatommithi" by Giraldi Cinthio’s. This was a collection of a hundred tales that was printed in Italy in the sixteenth century. It is thought that Shakespeare read the original Italian version and got inspired to write his own. In writing his own version‚ Shakespeare kept most of the original ideas but also added some of his own twists. Giraldi‚ Giovanni Battista ‚ 1504-73‚ Italian author‚ known also
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The Idea of Technique tech·nique [tek-neek] 1. Method of performance; way of accomplishing. 2. Technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result. Acquiring technique is mostly a process of brain/nerve development‚ not development of finger strength. Skill is acquired in two stages: (1) discovering how the fingers‚ hands‚ arms‚ etc.‚ are to be moved‚ and (2) conditioning the brain‚ nerves‚ and muscles to execute these with ease and control. Many
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The Time During Oliver Pure terror was the first thing I felt when I heard the news. How were we going to fulfill our huge production without it? Oliver was perfect- the lighting‚ sound‚ music cues‚ and the cast. The mixed cast was very large and full of orphans who looked as if they had lost all coordination. But‚ the actor who played Bill Sykes had forgotten one element of his costume that was so crucial to the show and the meaning of it. His hat. Sure‚ he forgot a hat. Big deal‚ right
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vowels themselves may be different but the sound has to be the same. eg. "If I should die‚ think this only of me" from THE SOLDIER by Rupert Brooke CLICHÉ is a time-worn phrase used to explain thought or feeling. They are usually images that have lost their power to surprise because of over-use. eg. like a bat out of hell or as old as the hills or he’s a cold fish. CONNOTATION is an idea or feeling associated with a word. Some words have richer associations than others eg ’house’ may be the
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