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    man‚ but society says no. Mrs.Mallard in The Story of an Hour wants exactly this. So‚ when she hears that her husband has been killed in a railroad accident‚ she doesn’t think twice about how she feels. She believes she is free‚ facing the welcoming spring air‚ enjoying life as if she hasn’t lost her beloved husband. But‚ not for long. Her dreams are shattered as her “dead” soulmate walks through the door‚ and her heart stops. Literally. In this story‚ you’ll find that there are plenty of hidden

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    nature‚ for fellowmen‚ for refinement‚ for virtue ‚ and for good thing in life. * Better understanding of other peoples and nations. * Ability to react‚ make inferences ‚use imaginations‚ think clearly and critically‚ express well‚ comprehend what is read‚ make interpretations‚ sense feelings and attitudes‚ analyze‚ reason‚ evaluate. Division of Literature Poetry is literature in a metrical form. However‚ free-verse became the popular style towards the modern and post modern age. Like fiction

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    which sells biscuits claims‚ "Contents 880 grams"‚ on the package. A sample of 28 packages yields an average of 800 grams. From past experience‚ the population standard deviation has been 50 grams.  Using 0.05 significance level‚ what conclusions would be drawn concerning the standard which the company is trying to achieve? 5.  A certain brand of powdered milk is advertised as having a net weight of 250

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    field-based observations of teaching and learning at the elementary‚ middle‚ and high school levels. By the end of the course‚ you should be better able to answer these important questions:  Do I want to become a teacher?  What do I need to do become the best teacher possible?  What does a professional in the field of education need to know? Catalog Description: Orientation to the teaching profession. Students participate in field observations at all levels of P-12 schools with varied and diverse student

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    Sarabia‚ Marlowe SY11310 Lit2 Analysis: Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez The story of Dead Stars‚ written by Paz Marquez Benitez in 1925‚ revolves around love among three people: Alfredo‚ Esperanza‚ and Julia. Alfredo Salazar‚ a lawyer on his early thirties then‚ was betrothed to Esperanza‚ whom he loved so much in his youth–Esperanza‚ who was beautiful‚ reserved‚ elegant‚ and distinctly not average. They were about to be wedded the following month‚ May‚ after about four years of engagement

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    1. Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not‚ at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely‚ how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? A: No‚ I wasn’t because it’s a lottery. I wouldn’t be surprised on what happens in a lottery. That there was going to be very immature acting in the story. That there was going to be some hints of some cheating

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    the modern Filipino short story in English. Arcellana pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form within Filipino literature. His works are now often taught in tertiary-level-syllabi in the Philippines. Many of his works were translated into Tagalog‚ Malaysian‚ Russian‚ Italian‚ and German. Arcellana won 2nd place in 1951 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature‚ with his short story‚ "The Flowers of May." 14 of his short stories were also included in Jose

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    Alfredo Salazar was betrothed to Esperanza‚ his girlfriend for four years. The start of their relationship was relatively “warm”‚ with Alfredo wooing Esperanza like a man in dire lovesickness. But as the years went by‚ the warm love’s fire slowly flickered. And it was because of Julia Salas. She was charming and gleeful. He shared moments of light but sometimes deep conversations with her when the lawyer Alfredo visited Julia’s brother-in-law‚ who was a judge. He always went there with his father

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    What is irony and how is it used in the story? Irony is a stylistic device‚ used by the author to keep the drama in the story going‚ for the reader’s enjoyment. It is the twist or unexpected event which blends the elements of the story together. In the instance of O. Henry he combines exaggeration [or hyperbole] and irony to add humor in the story. O. Henry is a master of irony and exaggeration‚ so that his stories have flavor and depth. In "The Ransom of Red Chief‚" O. Henry uses the three devices;

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    types of irony such as basic irony which is the use of word to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning. Situational irony which is the moment a characters actions have the opposite of their intended effect. Finally there is dramatic irony which occurs when there is a contrast between the readers knowledge and the knowledge of the characters in the work. However situational irony is what mostly transpires in Kate Chopin short story "The Story of an Hour" Situational irony is used

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