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    have been the favored class of many students that year. Encompassing enrichment of personal writing skills along with explaining the nature of short story writing may have involved an enduring rhyme. By chance, this could have gone along the lines of "plot, character, conflict, theme, SETTING, yes these are the five things that you better be needing when you're reading or writing a short story that's mad exciting..." Anyways, besides

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    The Plot of An Enemy of the People Majority of the good stories begin with a crucial list of the ingredients such as the initial situation, the conflict, the complication, the climax, the suspense, the denouement as well as the conclusion. An Enemy of the People by Ibsen Henrik is a play that encompasses all these ingredients. The drama takes the form of a unified plot since it has a chronological order of events from the beginning to the end. In this paper, I will analyze the plot of this drama

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    For instance, I enjoyed reading about the character development, plot lines, and description. I liked the character development because it helped the plot development as well. An example of character development is when Risa has just got to the graveyard and she is being assigned a task to be working on. “She’s immediately promoted from dishwasher to medic. Funny

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    I learned (plot): Marquis travels out into the countryside. As Marqui’s journey continues, the state of the surrounding environment is described to the reader. It is described as barren and brown, absent of water/nutrition, and basically dead. (according to the narrator) The farming situation is not doing too well either. Marquis heads into a village and the narrator describes the awful conditions that it is in. Most of the villagers housed in the village are dirt poor and most of them can not buy

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    literary devices in efforts to bring about a better understanding of problems contemporary Native Americans face, especially regarding their own self-identity. The story of Love Medicine revolves around a central character, June Kashpaw, and the many threads of relationships surrounding her, both near the time of her death, and in what has gone on before. The novel is an exploration of a family web that June was a key component of. Her character is a pivot point

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    Kinky Boots: Still Stunningly Flashy Kinky Boots is a stunningly flashy Broadway musical that tugs on the heartstrings with its equally stunning clichés. With its plot originally conceived as a British film in 2005, the stage production was not produced until 2012 and was based on the book written by Harvey Fierstein. Furthermore, the show did not find its way to Broadway until 2013. When it debuted, the show opened to critical acclaim with Billy Porter and Stark Sands originating the roles of

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    A Critical Analysis of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier “Tennessee” Williams background greatly influenced his stories, including his drama, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” One important influence on the drama was the author’s father, Cornelius Coffin. According to Harold Bloom, author of an analysis of “Tennessee Williams,” in 1911 Williams was born to Cornelius Coffin and Edwina Dakin Williams in Columbus Mississippi. His father was a traveling salesman who was a drunk and gambler

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    key events that drive the plot forward, but these can be boiled down into three main events. The three events are when Carver becomes adopted by Mr. Hawking and is mentored in the ways of a detective, when it is revealed to Carver who is father is and what role he has played in his life throughout the novel, and the resolution of the novel when carver receives the final note from his father that leaves some questions to be answered. The first event starts the entire plot of the book, which is when

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    In a futuristic world where legalized murder is sanctioned, a detective investigates the death of a former member of a elite group of police. STORY COMMENTS (on first 30 pages) THE 11th COMMANDMENT is a sci-fi, action-thriller with some dark comedy. The first 30 pages offer an imaginative and visionary future world. The tone blends serious situations with humor. There’s also a “film noir” style to the script, as well as some comic book-like features. The opening sets the tone, although the first

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    simply there for plot progression. Due to this reason, it can be concluded that these characters do not have their entire life story within this one book. In other words, it is true to say that there are no complete round characters in literature. Some characters die and others exist, simply for the sake of the plot. Boxer, once a strong horse, gradually weakens over the course of the book. And he meets his fate in the most brutal way. However, his fate is a mere plot device; it does not make

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