and is a dramatic re-enactment of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. The story is of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition‚ paranoia and malice due to the “threat” of witchcraft. It culminates in a violent climax where many of the inhabitants are sent to hang. The protagonist of the play‚ John Proctor‚ in turn gets caught up in inner and outer conflicts surrounding the complications in Salem - leaving the audience almost sympathetic. When Proctor’s family
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1. (a) State what ecologists mean by the following terms: (i) habitat ................................................................................................................ [1] (ii) niche ................................................................................................................ [1] (iii) ecosystem. ................................................................................................................ ..............................................
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structure can further enhance the simplicity of this novella. The idea here is that distinguishable sections of plot structure‚ such as the exposition and climax‚ differ as much as possible‚ once again eliminating confusion. For example‚ in this novel‚ the exposition is the day before his voyage‚ the rising action is the days leading up to his catch‚ the climax‚ the falling action is his voyage home and the shark attacks and finally‚ the resolution would be the day after he came back. When a section of the
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arrangement. Without predictability there would be no coherence and no decoding. Defeated expectancy may come up on any level of the language. Among devices that are based on this principle we can name pun‚ zeugma‚ paradox‚ oxymoron‚ irony‚ anti-climax‚ etc. A Pun is a joke that makes a play on words. A pun‚ also called paronomasia uses words that have several meanings or words that sound similar but have different meanings. The general formula for the pun is: “A equals B and
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Hwang 1 Hwang‚ Andrew Professor Gillis-Smith ENGL M01B 11 April 2013 The World is Your Oyster There is a prevalent notion that fairy tales are only for children. These stories have moral lessons that aim towards youngsters: persuasive lessons to influence‚ educate‚ and warn of the mysterious world. On the other hand‚ The Brother’s Grimm fairy tales have many universal life lessons for all ages. Hansel and Gretel‚ one of the most famous fairy tales written by the Brother’s Grimm‚ has many elements
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history? 4. Discuss Boxer. What role does he play on the farm? Why does Napoleon seem to feel threatened by him? In what ways might one view the betrayal of Boxer as an alternative climax of the novel (if we consider Napoleon’s banishment of Snowball and the pigs’ initial consolidation of power as the true climax)? 5. Do you think Animal Farm’s message would come across effectively to someone who knows nothing about Soviet history or the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky? What might such a
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Self is an example of a combination conflict an external conflict an internal conflict a failed conflict Points earned on this question: 5 Question 4 (Worth 5 points) A narrator would introduce characters and conflicts during the rising action climax exposition dénouement Points earned on this question: 5 Question 5 (Worth 5 points) A character faces a conflict because the weather is dangerous. What kind of conflict is this? Man vs. Nature Man vs. Man Man vs. Self Man vs. Society Points
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behind. Droughts are when everything is dried out causing all the plants to dry out and decompose into the ground leading more plants to go. The organisms that are considered pioneer species in the Great Plains are weeds‚ seeds‚ and artemisia. The climax is that plants and grass can generate more quickly than in primary. Inhibition is holding you back from doing something like a process. Tolerance being able to have the patience and understanding if anything changes. Facilitation is trying to make
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to tell the story visually in a succession of images and ideas" (2). Like Hitchcock‚ the director of Despair uses this technique to add suspense as the actress approaches the letter on the table. Using this technique help the build to the major climax of the story. The next example used is keep the story simple. According to Bays‚ "The key to creating that raw Hitchcock energy is by using simplistic‚ linear stories that the audience can easily follow" (4).The director of Despair does this by
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Tropical savannas are related to the tropical wet and dry climate type. Savannas grow in the regions where the climax community should be some form of seasonal forest or woodland‚ but changed conditions or bothers prevent the setting up of those types of trees with the same climax community. The word savanna directly means plains. Savannas are made up of continuous sheets a grass. They often grow with in 3-6ft tall. They may also have an open canopy of fire and drought resistant grasses‚ or
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