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    Out Out

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    man’s work. The boy‚ whom we find to be young‚ has an unfortunate accident with a buzz saw resulting in the boy’s death. The poet uses language structure and characterisation to convey the tragic circumstances in which the boy is killed and how society reacted upon it. the title is an allusion to the story of macbeth by shakesphere where the quote continues to say "out‚ out‚ brief candle". this shows the fragility of life where just like a candle being easily blown out‚ the boy easily loses his

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    should wear dresses and dream to be a princess when they grew up. We tell boys to get dirty and stop crying if they fall. When a child goes not conform to the roles society has placed on gender than they are labeled as LGBT‚ even when they may not be. If a boy likes to play with dolls than people assumed the child is gay and if I girl likes to get her hands dirty than she is a tomboy. I wonder why there is not a term used for boys who don’t like to get hurt‚ rather than just labeling them as gay. Even

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    “Stupid Decisions” In the story “Kansas‚” Stephen Dobyns’ portrayal of the farmer as a round character demonstrates the theme of don’t make stupid decisions of characterization when the farmer chases after his wife‚ the boy hitchhikes‚ and the wife is being unfaithful. It started with a boy trying to get from a school in Oklahoma back to summer school. He hitchhiked on a dirt road in Kansas‚ and much to his surprise‚ his life would change forever. The farmer is a round character as he is the

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    story from the perspective of a narrator who does not reveal their personal thoughts or feelings. A prime example of a narrative poem would be Out‚ out‚ by Robert Frost in which the story of a little boy losing his life with a detached narrator. Out‚ out begins by introducing the buzz saw the little boy works with right away. Even from the start the Author uses personification to bring life to the saw. He suggests the saw “snarls” and “rattled” which associates a negative tone with poem and repeat

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    Cowrie Shell Retold and translated by Supannee Khanchanathiti Illustrated by Somchet Kaladis 1 THAILAND Makato and the Cowrie Shell Retold and translated by Supannee Khanchanathiti Illustrated by Somchet Kaladis 2 Once upon a time there was a boy whose name was Makato. He was an orphan‚ for his father and mother had died when he was very young. He had no brothers‚ sisters‚ cousins‚ or friends to take care of him‚ so he had to make a living for himself. He did every kind of work—carrying heavy

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    reader with the main character‚ by making the reader feel sorry for him. The boy feels as though he is ‘waiting for dark‚’ this makes the reader feel pity on the boy‚ as he knows he is waiting to die. By connecting the reader with the protagonist they feel more sympathy for him and they feel upset when he feels lonely and isolated. ‘Voices of play and pleasure‚’ tells the reader that the boys in the park are happy and the boy in the wheeled chair probably used to be like that‚ but now he is in a wheeled

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    This is England - Essay

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    Summary: The film "This is England" is the story about a young boy named Shaun. The story starts off by showing the last day of term for Shaun‚ he is severely bullied by an older student and starts fighting when this older student makes a joke concerning Shaun’s dead father. Then on his way home Shaun meets a group of teenage boys sitting in a tunnel‚ they invite him to join them. This group of youngsters makes Shaun a part of something‚ and as Shaun has missed that for a long time he grasp the

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    Title: Boys ’ Club--No Girls Allowed: Absence as Presence in William Golding ’s Lord of the Flies Author(s): Paula Alida Roy [(essay date 2003) In the following essay‚ Roy discusses how the lack of female influences in Lord of the Flies impacts the lives of Golding ’s schoolboys not only on the island‚ but also at home.] William Golding ’s Lord of the Flies is peopled entirely by boys and‚ briefly‚ adult men. The absence of girls and women‚ however‚ does not prohibit interrogating this text

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    Short Story: Half A Day Author: Naguib Mahfouz Summary: As the story opens‚ the narrator is a young boy walking to his first day of school. The boy is delighted with the new clothes he is wearing for the occasion‚ but is apprehensive about going to school. As he walks along‚ holding onto his father’s hand‚ he occasionally turns to ask his father why he must go; he feels that perhaps he is being sent away from home as a punishment. Although his father reassures him‚ he is not convinced that “there

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    Heart Touching Story

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    think I’m falling in lovE with you. Boy: Ok… Girl: What do you mean “ok”? Boy: I don’t like you like that… Girl: Why not? Boy: I can’t tell you… may be another time… From then on‚ the girl kept asking the boy “Why not?” whenever she saw him‚ and he kept answering the same answer of “I’ll tell you later...” Finally the girl got fed up. Girl: I’m tired of this! Tell me why you don’t like me! Boy: Do you really wanna know why? Girl: Yes! Boy: It’s because you’re ugly! What’s the

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