THE PLOT DIAGRAM The plot diagram: most people learn about it somewhere in elementary school‚ and indeed‚ it is the most elementary of tools a writer and reader can use in summarizing and outlining a story. It is so basic and flexible that pretty much every story written in existence can be outlined via the plot diagram. And yet‚ there are stories that‚ when outlined‚ twist the plot diagram into interesting shapes‚ which leads me to suspect that there is a missing step in the plot diagram: the elusive
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“Kids will be kids‚” they said‚ but they stop believing that statement when a youngster commits heinous actions. I strongly agree with not sentencing juveniles or charging them as adults‚ they do not have the capacity of reasoning their actions. A brain is not at its full development at a young age. As for an adult‚ their brain has been through more development and should be mature and conscious of what is that they are doing. We are not considered legal yet until we turn 18; and it is for the same
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Essay The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 has come to be known as Britain’s greatest conspiracy. If it had succeeded‚ many say it would’ve been one of the greatest terrorist plots ever. However‚ the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of terrorism is “the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims”. While many may argue that this is what the gunpowder plot was‚ it was actually an attempted coup‚ not a campaign of terror and violence. The plot was led by Robert Catesby
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AP Government & Politics 28 August 2012 Mrs. Armstrong Movie Review: Swing Vote Swing Vote is a remarkable movie about a slacker named Bud‚ with one good in his life- his politically savvy daughter Molly. On Election Day‚ Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place‚ but when he doesn’t show‚ she sneaks a ballot and is about to vote when the power goes off. Then it turns out that New Mexico’s votes tied up the presidential election‚ with one vote missing- Bud’s. This led to both presidential
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The Babington Plot Anthony Babington was a young Catholic noble who joined a plot to depose the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne. Sir Francis Walsingham‚ the head of Elizabeth’s secret service‚ captured a Catholic plotter named Gilbert Gifford and ‘convinced’ him to act as a double agent. Gifford would act as an intermediary - smuggling letters to Mary who was imprisoned in Chartley Hall. All the letters were given to Walsingham. The letters were written
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Causes of the Swing Riots Economic factors played an important role in the Swing riots. The industrial revolution was also taking place at this time‚ and machinery often replaced men on the farms‚ as it was a more economically efficient way of farming. A government policy of enclosure was implemented‚ which greatly upset traditional‚ rural societies. Tenant farmers would now only employ labourers to do short term work on the farms‚ for jobs such as hedging or ditching. There was now a surplus
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early 1900’s‚ swing dancing has livened up the dance floors across the United States. Many versions of swing dancing are still in existence today. Of those dances (the Lindy Hop‚ Jitterbug‚ East Coast Swing‚ West Coast Swing‚ and the Charleston)‚ the two most common amongst the social dancers are the East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing. Though they derived from the same dance‚ the Lindy Hop‚ many things set them apart from one another. The style‚ frame‚ and beat of the West Coast Swing make it the
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Why are young people having kids at very young age‚ when they have nothing to provide? The other day I was in class and we were all presenting ourselves‚ what I realized once again‚ was very strange and I have to say that I have mix feelings about it. I love kids‚ and I truly believe that there is nothing wrong with having kids‚ but I just keep asking myself the same question over and over again‚ why can’t they use protection? When we were presenting ourselves in class‚ one of the things that shocked
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A plot twist is a change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot of a film‚ television series‚ video game‚ novel‚ comic or other fictional work. It is a common practice in narration used to keep the interest of an audience‚ usually surprising them with a revelation. Some "twists" are foreshadowed and can thus be predicted by many viewers/readers‚ whereas others are a complete shock. When a plot twist happens near the end of a story‚ especially if it changes one’s view of the preceding events
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Kids Having Kids While many teens that engage in pre-marital sex never become pregnant‚ some are not as fortunate. Did you know in the next 24 hours‚ approximately 3‚310 girls will become pregnant. Every year over one million teenage girls become pregnant in the United States. Of these pregnancies only 13 percent are intended. As a result‚ about a third of these teens abort their pregnancies‚ another 14 percent lose their pregnancies to miscarriage‚ and the remaining 52 percent teens bear
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