The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde Introduction Let’s begin with the synopsis of this short story. Hughie Erskine is a gorgeous and well-known man. He has every accomplishment except earning money. He tries everything; from being an investor‚ a tea- merchant‚ to selling dry sherry. Nothing works and what makes thing worse that he is in love. The girl is Laura Merton‚ the daughter of a retired Colonel. Both are madly in love and adoring each other. The problem is‚ Hughie had no idea how he could
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defined as a statement different from what appears to be true. It is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens (Meyer‚ 286-287). In a lot of cases‚ irony is usually used to raise the reader’s interest by making the story or poem more unpredictable. In the poem “Suburban” by John Ciardi‚ the author approaches the reader with humor and irony. When Mrs. Friar phones Mr. Ciardi‚ saying: “The fact is your dog has just deposited – forgive me – a large repulsive object in
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English Sac – Short Stories Analytical The stories ‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde‚ ‘The Gift of Magi’ by O.Henry and ‘The Four Horsemen‘ by Jenny Pausacker all explore the themes of love‚ sacrifice and being non judgemental or judgemental. Throughout this topic‚ love‚ sacrifice and being non judgmental or judgemental of people are qualities that not all people value. But there are still many people who value and support it. The theme love is clearly highlighted in “The Happy Prince and ‘The
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heritage is very clear in her eagerness to claim an ancient heritage; a woman may deny herself the substantive personal experience of familial traditions. There are two main approaches to heritage preservation depicted by the characters in this story. To Dee‚ the narrator’s oldest daughter‚ heritage is the past something to frame or hang on the wall. Walker depicts Dee’s views of family heritage as being one of confusion and lack of understanding. The narrator‚ a middle-aged African American woman
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Kevin Yuan 2014年10月16日 “What the hell you looking at mate? Have we ever met before? You started this! ” An outrageous yell from the liquor store passed all the way across the street. Jimmy is trying to pick up a fight with a boy half the size of his and not even one fourth the age of his. Jimmy lacks patience and gets mad very easily. He is turning 69 next Saturday and he is still a mad man as he had always been. Jimmy lives in a shack by himself an hour away from the town. No one knows how long
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Short Story Rough Draft Natasha and her mother had never gotten along very well. They fought daily. The atmosphere in the house was always tense. It was no wonder that her mother was so sick. Everyone in the family knew of her condition. Well everyone but Natasha. A few months ago‚ Natasha was at a friend’s house and her mother had to go to the hospital. Apparently the stress from all the fighting over the years was making her sicker and sicker. When they had tried to tell Natasha‚
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idea about Houston‚ so he was indescribably anxious. “Excuse me‚” Peter said politely to a man facing away from him. “Yes…” replied the man showing his face Peter was familiar with this face; he was the one who was sitting right next to him on the plane. His name was Mike‚ he was about 22 years old‚ 6 feet tall‚ and was oddly dressed in a black suit. “It’s you again!” Peter said surprisingly‚ “can you please tell me where I can reclaim my luggage?” “Oh! Even I am going there‚ we can go together
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9.1 Short Story – first draft When I was just a little girl I got lost at a flea market. I was holding hands with my dad – at least I thought it was my dad. But then I looked up and saw the totally unfamiliar face of an apparently very surprised man that has definitely not been my dad. That was the moment when I realized that I had lost my parents. I looked left‚ right‚ left again‚ over to the candy stand and even underneath a bench – of course they weren’t sitting there waiting for me. I breathed
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Gladwell leaves no question to what caused the plane crash of the Korean Air Flight 801 occurred. A number of crashes following this resulted from proven facts of inappropriate violations from crew‚ and officers. The way these occurrences had taken place it "rarely happen in real life the same way they happen in the movies". The big question is why and how the pilots couldn’t land this plane. This resulted in changing names of this airline to‚ " SkyTeam alliance". Then on to receiving awards and
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He went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that his bags hadn’t shown up on the carousel. She smiled and told him not to worry because they were trained professionals and he was in good hands. Then she asked Will‚ “Has your plane arrived yet?” 8-O :mrgreen: Clever kids: A police officer found a perfect hiding place for watching for speeding motorists. One day‚ the officer was amazed when everyone was under the speed limit‚ so he investigated and found the problem
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