"Anna's Story" is a non-fiction expository text written by Bronwyn Donaghy. ... The way these are conveyed is also aided by the use of structure, point of view, quotes and bias. ... He talks about how he is moved by the story. ... There is a quote that talks about George and it not being his fault that Anna died: "It wasn't his fault. ... All the quotes from Lewis Carroll are also trying to convince us that Anna was still a child. ...

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In "The Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin, the main character Mrs. ... Symbolism is also used in the quote "there stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. ... Dramatic irony is shown in this story through her locking herself in her room contemplating her recent news and how she's going to react to it. ... Situational irony is shown in this story through her contemplation of all her emotions. ... Verbal irony is shown in the last part of this story when she realizes that her husband is not dead, but in fact alive. ...

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In Kate Chopin's short story, "The Story of an Hour," Louise Mallard is introduced as the housewife who has a heart condition and has recently discovered the "death" of her husband. ... Kate Chopin portrays inside this story the lack of women's freedom in the 1800's. ... "The story would be equally impossible without the technology of the telegraph" (Foote 87). ... " (Chopin 307) This quote is so unbelievably powerful because you have this women who basically feels powerless and has to live for her husband. ... This story would have unfolded d...

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"What's the use of stories that aren't even true?" This quote from Haroun and the Sea of Stories inspired me to think about the fictional stories I have read and what I have gotten out of them. ... This part of the story made me think of how I would react if my older sister was mysteriously murdered. ... I first heard of this book from my girlfriends who gave it great praise and were all moved by the story. ...

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In dramas like Othello, there are certain things the author uses to add tension and suspense, hinting at events to come in the story. ... In other cases, foreshadowing is used to convey the overall theme of the story. ... In this quote, Othello is saying that If some lying, cheating villain acted like that, it would just be a trick, which foreshadows what Iago's plans for the future is. ... At first, he refused to believe the stories he was being told by Iago. ... I believe this quote foreshadows Othello's suicide, which they could only be happy together when they are both dead. ...

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In chapter 5 we see Holden trying to reach out to us (the reader) by telling a very personal story about his brother Allie. ... This is a strange quote because Holden states he broke all of the windows, just for the hell of it. This quote shows that Holden cannot deal with loss, because he has no one mature enough to help him express his pain. ... This quote shows that Holden is aware of his own loneliness, so he decides to leave Pencey to go to New York City. ...

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Mist imagery can foreshadow events and lead a reader to think further into the story and what would happen. ... In this quote about mist imagery it gives an answer. ... Later in the story Merlin again speaks of his "mind-mist" (Tennyson 150). ... The story "Givenivere" mainly has mist that signifies something bad. ... In each of these stories mist stood for something different. ...

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(pg.31). the book also has a lot quotes or sayings that have been put into a large font, and in bold to catch your eye. ... Seguin does a great job of explaining both sides of the story. ... Euthanasia is defiantly an important topic that was very interesting to read about, and hear stories about. ...

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If one keeps only the title of this story in mind, one will think that this story is just about a doctor trying to convince a kid from a rough situation to go to college, but her point needs to be further dug into. This story immediately introduces Nemesio Rios. ... In this story, one sees that while Nemesio is talking, Dr. ... From this quote, one can assume that this boy haunted Dr. ...

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One example is her quoting of Ruth Von Fuchs who is the president of the Right to Die Society of Canada. Somerville quotes Von Fuchs saying, "Life is not an obligation." This is an unfair quote because no relevant context was given besides that Von Fuchs was being interviewed on a Canadian morning television show when she said it. ... Cartwright makes his argument incredibly applicable to the reader's life by using well developed stories and terms that the reader can understand. ...

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The representative story is "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," which shows Hemingway's life and times through Harry, who is the main character of the story. ... " Wagner-Martin's quote demonstrates that Harry does not fulfill his mission as a writer by comparing to his decaying leg. ... In these stories, the snow is almost a hurdle that blocks Harry from writing a story. ... The story starts with the discovery of a leopard's carcass at the peak of Kilimanjaro. ... Hemingway constructs the story in flashbacks to Harry's past as Harry, mortally injured, waits for death. ...

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There Are No Children Here is a story of two young brothers, Lafeyette, 10, and Pharaoh,7, growing up in the poverty of Chicago's projects. ... While reading the story, we watch the boys in their day-to-day lives for about four years. Kotlowitz provides a detailed true story of the boys" lives and portrays various incidents involving poverty, gangs, racism, and violence. ... Lafeyette's quote certainly shows the strong impact that death had on the children's development. ...

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The Ululation of Age Hemingway was once quoted as saying "A man can be destroyed but not defeated."" ... Two examples put forward are both short stories. ... This theme of old age draws parallels to the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings-. In this story the old man is described in an equally pathetic manner: "He was dressed like a ragpicker. ... The old men in each story are an annoyance to the young, an object of trouble and extra work. ...

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Why All quiet on the Western Front will be a superior movie With the film being narrated by Paul Baumer, such a war movie would have a most personal touch on audiences in much of an extensive way. Although the book is more anti-war, than pro war, supporters of war, and protestors of war would en...

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"Here or elsewhere-what difference did it make? To die today or tomorrow, or later? The night was long, dark, and never ending." (pg.93_Elie). On the surface, the meaning of this quote refers to a period of time. The period of time beginning at the setting of the sun. In this book, there is a deeper...

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My title is a quote by Art Alexakis "lead singer of the band Everclear. ... In the third scenario, however, you ignore the problem and take no responsibility; as does Alice Walker's brother after shooting his sister in the story "Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self- (30), and Ursula K. Le Guin when she ignores the dying beetle in her short story "Winged-. ... "Santa Monica-, the band's first hit single, talks of the death of his brother, and girlfriend; "Heart-Sparked Dollar Sign- is a song about true love overcoming racial prejudice and "Father of Mine- was a story of g...

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To prove he hates the Asians here are some quotes "what are all you fish heads looking at anyway" "when I was in Korea we used to stack f@!... So as you can tell Walt sees life in a black and white sort of way and Father J is the opposite he sees everyone as a different person with their own back story but as the movie progresses Father J changes and by the end he knows a lot more about life and death that's when he did at the start and not only that he changes his attitude because at the start of the movie he was very uptight and tried to be really good and was very agitated but by the e...

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Starvation "Men threw themselves on top of each other, stamping on each other, tearing at each other, biting each other. Wild beasts of prey, with animal hatred in their eyes; an extraordinary vitality had seized them, sharpening their teeth and nails." (Weisel, 95). To many this sounds as if it ...

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In the short story "My Brother, Gary Gilmore", Mikal Gilmore has a recurring dream in which he returns to the town he grew up in. ... This is a disturbing quote to me. ... Never before in the story did Mikal indicate that his mother was in any way abused by her husband. ...

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" This quote from the award winning book, Looking for Alaska tells us everything we need to know. it defines the book in a way that no one else could in words. ... Although each person is undeniably an individual, choices that one makes affect not only the person making the decisions, but also those close to them and from there, it ripples down to all who hear their stories. ...

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In the tragic story of Antigone, she picks family over the law because she knows deep down inside that it is morally right. ... Creon himself best described the tragedy, which he brought upon himself in a quote saying, "Nothing you can say can touch me anymore. ...

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As I Lay Dying "I would look forward to the times when they faltered, so I could whip them-, quoted Addie. This is a cold-hearted mother filled with resentment for her children and her husband. Never truly having the desire for a family this lonely woman was driven insane and chose to believe the...

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