Alternate Ending to “The Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford finished making his Burmese tiger trap and hid behind a charred tree stump. He heard a cry and ran forward. There in the pit lay one of Zaroff’s dogs. Hanging on to the edge of the pit hung Zaroff himself. “Congratulations Rainsford. You almost killed me‚ but not quite. If you so kindly help me out of this pit I will let you live‚” cried Zaroff with almost too much exasperation. Rainsford immediately knew something bad was going to
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The Great Gatsby’s American Dream Corrupption “There are those‚ I know‚ who will reply that the liberation of humanity‚ the freedom of man and. mind‚ is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is. It is the American Dream.” (Archibald MacLeish). This quote talks about how the American Dream is only a dream. The American is a life of personal happiness and material comfort‚ and is traditionally sought by the individuals in the U.S. It is only a fantasy. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald shows a great example
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on the island of West Egg: Jay S. Gatsby‚ who‚ at his incredible mansion‚ is credited with throwing the most extravagant parties his guests have ever seen. Across the bay from Nick and Gatsby sits the more fashionable East Egg‚ home to Nick’s distant cousin Daisy and her adulterous husband Tom Buchanan‚ both of whom come from quite privileged Old Money backgrounds.
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“Barn Burning” by William Faulkner follows the life of Colonel Sartosis Snopes‚ Sarty‚ and his family. Sarty is a ten year boy who moves around a lot due to his dad’s violent habits. Sarty has to decide what his morals are and if his loyalty to his father is worth putting in front of those morals. Sarty’s father‚ Abner‚ burns down people’s barns if he has a conflict with them. The members of the Snopes Family all live in fear of Abner because of his rage and violence. Sarty goes through the
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is the ugliest creature I have ever seen in my life. I adopted a dolphin named Henry at the same time he brought in Gunner. Now Henry will help me save the world. Needing to come up with a plan I jumped upon the first one I came up with. Bob’s mansion lies at the bottom of the ocean and I believe that is where
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responsibilities associated with Gatsby’s death‚ because no one else was interested. When I come to think of the events that surrounded Gatsby’s funeral‚ the first thing I remember is swarms of reporters‚ journalists‚ and gossipmongers descending on the mansion in the aftermath of the murder. Gatsby’s tempestuous excursions were emphasized by false rumors created a false perception of his identity… Feeling that Gatsby would not want to go through a funeral alone‚ I tried to find people to come to Gatsby’s
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George Washington was a great person. He was the only person who could have held the army together and keep them from quitting. George Washington kept his military from quitting and he led the country to victory in the Revolutionary War. He was appointed the first president of the United States of America. His generals originally wanted to call him king but he refused because he thought that if he was named king then they would have accomplished nothing so he made them call him President. George
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Subject Movie Citizen Kane is about Charles Foster Kane‚ and his life story and it’s kind of told by a reporter asking his “friends” order rather than make all them people whom he may have known deeper than just saying hello to. The movie starts off with Kane laying in bed and then dying while saying the famous quote from the movie “Rosebud”. Then it goes to reporters watching the news on the March which is a bit basically a short five minute documentary on Kane’s life. Then after that they saw the
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a cherished piece of literature that has been remade into movies many times throughout history. The 1968 version and the controversial 1996 version give different perspectives of Shakespeare’s famous play. While the 1968 classical version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet should be appreciated‚ the modern version portrays the complexity of love in a fast-paced society by using narrative and stylistic elements combined with energetic editing in an advanced
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Van Cortlandt was a loyalist. She raised nine children‚ for the most part alone‚ while her husband Philip was part of the British military. Soon after Philip left to go fight for the British‚ Light Horsemen rushed through the door of Catherine’s mansion‚ frightening the family. The men asked questions regarding her husband and when he would be returning. One of the men waved his sword around while interrogating Catherine and saying "If he was to be found alive on Earth‚ I would take him or have his
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