“On the Sidewalk Bleeding” News Report Assignment ENG1P1 Ms. Buccheri You are a reporter and have been assigned to cover the story of the murder of Andy in the short story‚ “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” in proper news article style. The article must be a minimum of 3 paragraphs (lead‚ body and concluding paragraphs) and include a photo with a caption. Remember to do the following: • use an objective point of view (just give the facts) • include a strong catchy headline • include
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On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter Andy was a 16 years old teenager who had just been stabbed below the ribs. Andy was part of a gang called “The Royals”. Andy just stopped by the shop only to buy some cigarettes and next moment he’s on the ground bleeding‚ Quote- “He had been stabbed 10 minutes ago.” Andy had a girlfriend called Laura who he had left when he went to get the cigarettes and she was the only thing he could think of‚ Quote- “He wondered if Laura was dancing wondered if she had
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In the short story “On the sidewalk bleeding‚” by Evan Hunter‚ the author makes us feel sympathy for the main character by using a variety of techniques such as characterisation‚ plot structure and language. The story opens with the main character‚ Andy‚ who has just been stabbed because he is in a gang. . Unfortunately it is too late to change what had happened and as a result the reader feels immense pity for him when he dies. This short story includes the themes of regret and how gang violence
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Conflict is an important part of any short story. The short story‚ "On the Sidewalk Bleeding‚" contains three major conflicts: man vs. man‚ man vs. nature‚ and man vs. himself. In this essay‚ I intend to explain‚ prove‚ and analyze these three struggles. The most obvious and simplest struggle in "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" is man vs. man. "He [Andy] had been stabbed ten minutes ago. The knife had entered just below his rib cage and had been drawn across his body violently‚ tearing a wide gap
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Here Lies Just another Royal Have you ever wanted something and then once in your possession‚ it’s not exactly what you pictured it’d be? Andy‚ the main character in Evan Hunter’s On the Side Walk Bleeding‚ experienced this in the worst possible way; he was unsophisticated like a child’s interpretation of the world‚ or naïve if you will‚ about death‚ consciences‚ and self-identity. Sort of like a “curiosity killed the cat” type of way‚ except replace curiosity with acceptance‚ and cat with Andy
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No one should judge a book by its cover‚ “On the Sidewalk‚ Bleeding” and “Lamb to the Slaughter” both feature this theme and how both characters were stereotyped and judged. Andy in “On the Sidewalk‚ Bleeding” was judged on the fact that he was in a gang without knowing his true personality. In “Lamb to the Slaughter” Mary seemed like a innocent wife to the detectives and they thought she was incapable of killing her husband. Mary and Andy were both underestimated by people‚ they should have not
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reinforced continually in the short story‚ “on the sidewalk bleeding” written by Evan hunter. The important idea was judgment and how we should not judge a book by it’s cover. I think this idea is worth learning about because too often in society we judge people without knowing them. The author wants to communicate that you should not prejudge somebody for their looks and consider what is inside of them first. In the short story “On the side walk bleeding” the author has employed many techniques such
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Prejudice and our blind eye towards prejudice within our society are evident factors in the story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter. The main character‚ Andy‚ because of his gang membership‚ is pre judged based on his jacket and not for who he actually is. As a society‚ we do not notice the injustice within our culture. Prejudice‚ an underlying and unseen inequality made the difference between life and death for Andy. Andy could have been saved numerous times from after he was stabbed but
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The story is about a sixteen-year-old boy named Andy who is bleeding to death on the sidewalk after being stabbed below the ribs by a participant of a rival gang. The story takes place in the last minutes of Andy’s life. Andy‚ member of a gang called ’The Royals‚’ shown by the jacket he’s wearing‚in the front of the jacket over his heart it says Andy and at the back it reads ROYAL. He had has just suffered a severe knife wound from a member of a rival gang‚ The Guardians‚ after leaving his girlfriend
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On The Sidewalk Bleeding-monologue from Andy’s prospective All I feel is the excruciating pain entering my aching body. The irritation and agony makes me feel defenceless. I have a multitude of varied thoughts racing through my confused mind. As I am helplessly laying on the cold‚ wet concrete‚ with the rain drilling down on me‚ I am thinking if this is how I am going to die‚ my life over at the age of just 16. I can think back and faintly remember someone saying‚ “that’s for you royal!”
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