that had judged my every move‚ my every word‚ my every thought‚ returned to their monotone expression and gave a half-hearted applause. No legitimacy‚ no authenticity‚ just a plain and boring clap. Maybe that was all my speech was‚ plain and boring. I once again looked back at Ms. Bennett‚ who was preoccupied cleaning her glasses. I quickly hurried back to my seat and looked up just in time to see Ms. Bennett give me a nod of approval. Did I really deserve that? Was my speech really good? Was she just
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"One more number wouldn’t hurt‚ right?" Wonwoo thought as he remembers the continuously growing notifications on his phone; messages‚ SNS alerts and invites of the like. He still can’t believe his phone once overheated‚ then shut down from the multiple beeps after returning from a party in the early days of
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Short Story Explication What Would You Think About In Your Final Moment? One’s final moments often leave many questions. “What will my final thoughts be?” or “What would my final statement to the world be?” Reflections on death are often avoided because death can be terrifying but‚ if forced to think about it‚ what would you do in the final moments of your life? The author of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge‚ Ambrose Bierce‚ wants the reader to focus on his or her final moments and how they
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Howardsville‚ a quaint little city‚ nestled in the foothills of the Putney Mountains located forty miles southwest of Charleston‚ West Virginia‚ had its own dark history. Having lived his entire life in the two–story house on the outskirts of town‚ Ernest Cassidy was familiar with the myths‚ legends‚ and lies about his city and was always quick to defend it. The mysteries began years earlier when Dr. Ronald Hackney; a surgeon at General Hospital in Charleston came up missing. One morning‚ he didn’t
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The first anti-hero Our story starts in an ancient village a very long time ago there lived a young man by the name of Terito‚ he was given a blessing by an ancient being of great power‚ but there was a price for the power. Terito had to give the being two things for the power. The first thing he had to give the being was his looks for which he was forever scarred on his entire head so he donned a mask. The second item was a gift and a curse he had to give the being all of his memories of
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It was one of the more curious things about Humanity‚ our reluctance to allow others see us cry. It could be said that it was a form of defense‚ of never letting one know your weakness‚ and perhaps there was some truth to that. After all‚ hadn’t Humanity kept the Deadly Races at bay for a time by pretending to be strong? That day‚ however‚ Intrepidus was not able to hide his weakness by refusing to go home a mess. There was a shadow he had failed to realize did not have a place in this cavern any
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Reading the story “The Chase” took me back to an event I feel if I had to judge anything that grossly affected my life this event without a dough takes the cake. Picture this am twelve years old and it is the first day of summer. It is the day my friends and I waited for all winter‚ opening season for swimming. Each day my friends and I took the long anticipated walk to the local swimming area “Lake Sona Vista”. This was the recreation area the black families who lived in Hartsville‚ South Carolina
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In a small village far from any major cities lived a man‚ this man was taught in the ways of the sword ever since he was a young lad. He not only knew how to use a sword but he could also manipulate mana but knew very little in the magical arts. All he knew was mana is in all living creatures but very few could manipulate it to their will. The man in this story is me‚ my name is Rayn and I write this story to chronicle my rise to power. My journey started when I was in my mid twenties and our
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a word: every detail he includes is significant‚ and every detail serves his strategy of suggesting‚ hinting‚ rather than directly telling. Without a doubt‚ Death in Venice by Thomas Mann is one of the greatest masterpieces of short fiction ever written. It tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach‚ a successful but aging German writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment. When he arrives in Venice‚ Aschenbach becomes obsessed with a fourteen year old boy named Tadzio
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Short Story Quiz--due 4.11.14 Short Story Quiz Read "A&P‚" "The Lesson‚" "The Necklace‚" and "The Lady with the Pet Dog" and write a paragraph in response to each question. Explain your points and back them up with detail from the stories. Upload as a Word or Open Office document. Due 4.21.12 1. In Updike’s story‚ what does Lengel stand for? In "A&P" by Updike‚ Lengel is the manager of the A&P store where the story takes place. He is also Sammy’s boss and a Sunday class teacher. In the short
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