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    have that many friends. He had 4 friends in all and he enjoyed every time they spent together. So one day he was on his way out of the door at his job and this stranger he never seen before stopped him and gave him a monkey paw. He asked the man what it was for the man said it was a paw that could grant you 3 wishes. Charles was very excited,soon as he went home he granted one wish for a bigger house he didn't get a bigger house so he went to sleep. Then when he woke up and got dress for work he

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    shouted loudly as he left the office, “Thanks uncle Ivar!” Ivar had not explained everything about the quizzical paw however, as unfortunate luck would occur to all who wished upon the paw. The man then disappeared into the thin air, his part played. Later that night, Clay decided to research this fabled monkey’s paw and see what information he could find. No sooner than he entered in monkey’s paw however, strange things began to happen. Objects would move, or he would catch things in the corner of his

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    How do the authors create atmosphere and tension in The Monkeys Paw and The Red Room? A ghost story is a story with intent to scare; it usually builds up tension and suspense by using a lot of intense, exaggerated words. Usually in a ghost story there is a typical dark and gloomy setting and an inhuman object almost always there is a non human force or a supernatural being in the story to give it a scare factor. Supernatural means a power above the forces of nature which implies that it

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    Literary Analysis of The Monkey’s Paw The story begins on a rainy evening with Mrs. White, Mr. White, and their son Herbert gathered in the parlor. Mrs. White is sitting in her chair knitting as she looks on as her husband is losing to Herbert in a game of chess. From the inside, Mr. White can hear the footsteps of someone walking along their walkway and onto their porch. Mr. White immediately gets up to answer the door and is happy to see his longtime friend Sergeant-major Morris. Mr. White introduces

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    the short story Monkey’s Paw, W.W. Jacobs creates a tale of a man who’s curiousness leads to a tragic ending. He uses this tale to illustrate a theme of how to much curiosity can be dangerous. Jacobs utilizes many different literary techniques to explain his theme. At the beginning of the story W.W. Jacob uses foreshadowing that hints at the decision Mr.White will make at the climax of the story. The title “Monkey’s Paw” symbolizes curiosity, due to the fact that monkeys are curious animals . Also

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    “The Monkey’s Paw” is a supernatural short story by author W. W. Jacobs first published in England in 1902. In the story, three wishes granted to the owner of the monkey’s paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. I agree on how some occasions the events are giving away as you can see in this sentence, how the friend gives Mr. White a magical wish granting monkey paw, now we all know what happens next something always goes wrong on granting wishes. It gives most

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    “Sometimes painful things can teach us lesson we didn’t think we needed to know.” This is an example of the stories; The Monkey’s Paw and Tell-Tale Heart. The story, The Monkey’s Paw, tells you about an old friend of Mr. White coming to visit him and his family. He shows them the monkey’s paw and tells them that it can grant you three wishes. They take it even though the friend warns them not to and the results aren’t what they expected. The story, Tell-Tale Heart, tells you about the narrator who

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    She only had cuddly, soft paws to lick. This excited her for a while, because she was stressed out with all the complains their parents and teachers had about her anyways. ‘Is this the end of my school life? Will I never have to be bothered by my mom nagging me?’ After a jiff

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    I live in Thornton, CO with my Mother, Father, and Sister. We have 4 dogs, three German Shepherds named Yaffa, Axel, and Schatzi. We also have a Rottweiler named Bijou. In my free time I love to write fictional stories about these animals. I don’t use their real names of course, but their fake names are just as good. In this story, my dogs are surviving with us humans. They living my home. Ax’s pack leader is my mother of course, because Axel in real life, loves her and she loves him. I am the human

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    √Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes takes the world as we know it and turns it upside down and in so doing questions almost every belief and value system of mankind. Written and produced at a time when America and much of the world was in the midst of a cultural change and people were questioning and protesting everything the screenwriters take make this film a satirical and thought provoking commentary on the big questions of the era. The Vietnam War, the struggle for equal treatment of African

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