PAGE 1 Once upon a time in a faraway forest called West Egg‚ there lived a friendly group of happy chipmunks. Their names were Daisy‚ Myrtle‚ Tom and Jay. PAGE 2 At this time‚ winter was coming and the friends were busy gathering acorns. PAGE 3 One day‚ when the chipmunks were gathered to admire Myrtle’s collection‚ she realized they were missing! (“Where are all my acorns?!”) PAGE 4 One by one‚ all the chipmunks realized that their acorns had been stolen. PAGE 5 A town meeting was
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In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ Mrs. Mallard is conflicted after her husband perished in a train accident on wether she should be free or not. In the era the story is set in‚ society then was hard for woman because then they were basically treated like maids. Mrs. Mallard has an internal conflict that she does not know if she can keep in. Mrs. Mallard is a woman who always had the desire to do what ever she wanted to in life. That means that she did not want some men to tell her
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In “The Story of an Hour”‚ Kate Chopin clearly displays a negative perspective of marriage by showing us a married woman who is overjoyed when she thinks her husband has passed away in an accident. Throughout the story‚ you can see that she doesn’t love her husband and she’s okay with the fact that her husband is dead. On page 762‚ second to last paragraph‚ Chopin describes her feelings as “monstrous joy”‚ which matches her emotions at this point. I find that word choice very interesting because
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Summary and Response The desire of freedom definitely comes with an immense price. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin describes her main character‚ Louise Mallard‚ as a freedom seeking housewife‚ trapped in an unwanted marriage with her husband Brently Mallard. She soon after gets granted the gift of freedom when she finds out her husband had been in a train accident‚ which ironically Kate Chopin’s father died of the same tragic death. With Kate Chopin’s unique writing style‚ she has been a
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In Kate Chopin’s 1894 work‚ “The Story of an Hour”‚ symbolism and figurative language are utilized to express the central theme of freedom. Mrs. Mallard believes the she has been granted freedom in the form of the death of Brently Mallard‚ and‚ ultimately‚ finds freedom from her unhappy marriage in death. The author immediately starts off by mentioning Mrs. Mallard’s heart trouble‚ which could symbolize her unhappy marriage. Chopin also tells of how Mrs. Mallard doesn’t take the bad news of her
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Katie‚ a straight A student‚ works her hardest to keep her grades up even with a hectic schedule. Katie stays up hours studying following a draining soccer practice until six‚ she makes it her priority to always finish her homework. After it seems like a few moments her alarm sounds at six a.m. Why should Katie and others be punished just to catch the early bus at seven? She uses her time wisely but still sleeps seems to be her last priority. What should be students priority be? Their health or their
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Why can’t one write without having to think for hours upon hours about such a simple thing like the topic? For a writer one of the biggest problems you face is not knowing what to write about. Personally coming up with topics is hard; it takes me two or three hours to come up with the simplest of topics. You may not be a writer but even if you’re an artist you would understand what it’s like not knowing what to do or what to write or even what to paint‚ draw‚ read‚ color‚ create. It’s not as easy
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Title: Cause and Effect Draft 10‚000 Hour Rule Gladwell describe several reasons why people are more successful in their live than others. The implementation of the 10‚000 hour rule will be effective for talented individuals. He looks at people with higher than average intelligence. He points out some of our greatest genius with amazing stories. Furthermore he gives some guidelines of how we can change our own society to create even more brilliants minds. Therefore if you want to be successful
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In “The Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin‚ Louise Mallard is a dynamic character who went from a state of grieving to being overjoyed by her new freedom. When she first hears of her husband’s death‚ she is overwhelmed with misery. After reflecting on what happened‚ she looked outside and realized the new life ahead of her. Kate Chopin relates what she observes in simple prose‚ but when her emotions are described‚ the words are vibrant and powerful. This suggests that Louis has a deep inner-life that
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different backgrounds. Children develop concepts about race and ethnicity at a young age. Teachers can help students build a better understanding of different cultures. One technique that can be used to celebrate diversity is the use of children’s literature. Children’s books are a great resource to use when studying various cultures. Research has shown that students who were exposed to multicultural literature at school “seemed to develop the most positive attitudes towards differences.” (Wan‚ 2006
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