Magic Fire By Kaye Allister

Thesis: In the short stories The Charmer, Love Must Not Be Forgotten, and The Address, one’s past experiences have a profound effect on their development as an individual.

"The Charmer" by Budge Wilson is a short story about a Canadian family that finds misfortune and conflict within their lives. Conflict being the predominant theme which directly affects all the participants in the family. The story is written in third person and narrated from the young girl Winifred's point of view. Budge Wilson uses Zack's smothered childhood, charming personality and irresponsible behaviour to create emotional conflict between members of the family.

The Lady’s Not for Burning by Christopher Fry is a romantic comedy that takes place in the 15th century in which Thomas Mendip and Jennet Jourdemayne are both accused, in some fashion, of crimes involving murder. Thomas Mendip, an educated, stubborn ex-soldier, claims that he has killed two men and wishes to be hanged. However, his demands are refused, causing him to become angry towards those that will not take him seriously. He blames the societal values for this disregard and begins to question these values causing tension among the mayor, the mayor’s family, and the mayor’s workers as they are unsure of how to react to this new way of thinking. They try to refuse that society could be wrong, yet there is some truth to Thomas’ claims. Thomas displays his outrage towards society and its values in order to emphasize his reason for supposedly murdering two people, highlighting his desire to leave this world.

“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” Jim Rohns quote highlights the basis of Debra Oswald’s play Gary’s house, and also Miroshav Holubs poem The Door. This essay will explore the notion that change causes people to shift their thinking and actions after significant catalysts. Gary’s House illustrates many of the issues and predicaments confronted by the characters and how their alteration in behaviour can have a beneficial outcome for them or others around them. The concept of "The Door" is based on the idea of taking risks and embracing change. The poet uses persuasive techniques to encourage and provoke the audience to take action.

and truth. In the end they are both left with nothing but loneliness, hatred, and distrust. They

Having explored most of Berk already, Klara forced herself to venture past the safety and travel into the rest of the Barbaric Archipelago. It was the Gryffindor Pride Month after all, and she figured she should embrace her inner braveness, however deeply it was hidden. Somewhat hesitantly, she mounted Bellona. The little dragon was just big enough that Klara could ride on top of her without falling over; she soothingly stroked her dragon's ginger fur, tightening her legs around the dragon's frame. There was something almost comforting about flying with Bellona; she wasn't as afraid of falling as she was with a broom. She trusted Bellona. One couldn't really trust a broom, now could they?

When comparing passionate versus companionate love, there really isn’t a better option of the two due to how both are almost always required for a long and secure marriage. In Janie’s case, out of the three men she married, none of them had both the qualities of romance and stability which is why their marriages all went downhill. However, Tea Cake was an exception, due to how his death before him being able to provide Janie with material security caused readers to never know whether if he would become like Joe Starks and eventually lose the intimacy between him and Janie or remain loving and romantic towards her. However, it is guaranteed that if he did remain intimate towards Janie if he became successful, then most likely, they would have

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched-they must be felt by the heart" Helen Keller once said.The poems I am analyzing is Ode To Enchanted Light by Pablo Neruda and Sleeping in the forest" by Mary Oliver.In "Ode to enchanted light", poet Pablo Neruda touches upon, passion for life, nature, and the world.The author uses this through the use of metaphors, similes, and personification.In "Sleeping in the forest" the author touches upon elements of nature.The author also uses similes, personification, and etc.

Since her voice is already very weak quiet, stream of consciousness is appropriate for this story because it fully explains how Granny Weatherall does not want to be viewed as old or admit that she is old. Stream of consciousness allows for her to take the reader back and show them scenes where she was young and full of energy and relate it to her now and how she hasn't changed. This technique represents how Ellen Weatherall has a youthful mind but her voice is too tired to explain what goes on in her mind. It effectively reveals events in the past, she takes us back to when she built a picket fence with only one other person and how her children clung to her in the dark. This all supports how she believes that she is still the same woman.

Every comic has a unique style that makes the comic stand out to readers. A comic’s style is made up by different pieces that come together and give the comic the uniqueness that readers fall in love with. Comic writers have to decide what type of framing style, transitions, emanata, layout and cartooning style they want to have in their comic to fit the story. Ella Cinders by Bill Conselman and Charlie Plumb has a very intriguing narrative and cartooning style that fits well with the comic’s story. Conselman and Plumb use simplistic drawings and storylines which allows the comic to be read in a short time.Throughout this paper I am going to explore the narrative and cartooning styles in Ella Cinders to understand why the styles were chosen

I have now read three very interesting pieces, “Boys” by Rick Moody, “Lust” by Susan Minot and “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid. In “Boys” there's a stream of consciousness type of style and an unbiased or serious tone. In “Lust” there's a minimalist style and a loneliness type of tone. In “Girl” there is a prose poem kind of style and a commanding type of tone.

Fire burns everything; it brings nothing but destruction and ruin. Miguel Servetus and his ideas were meant to burn at the stake, but they are still around today, Out of the Flames by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone explains the importance of his ideas and the history around it. Although this book provides a lot of important information, a lot of it is unnecessary. The authors jump around a lot trying to present their argument and their research.

That’s been Kaye’s goal since discovering that a murderous Warlock sent a gargoyle to kill her. Now forced into the shadows of the Hallowed Forest, as a ruthless army of darkness hunts her down, Kaye must form uneasy alliances, and unravel the secrets of her true identity.

As Arthur travels through the forest to face Sir Gromer Somer Joure with his book of answers, he knows his fate is sealed. Death is at his head unless he can find an answer that will save his life. Like the answer to his prayers, the hag sits waiting for him: "She was as ungodly a creature/As evere man sawe witheoute mesure." (page 331, lines 228-229) To Arthur she is such a disgusting sight to see that when she tells him her price for the answer is her marriage to Gawain, he feels too much pity for Gawain to agree instantly. However, like her historical image, the hag gets what she wants when Gawain observes the comitatus and agrees to do whatever it takes to protect Arthur from Sir Gromer.

In Malamud’s “The Magic Barrel”, Leo Finkle has been studying at Yeshiva University for the past six years. He immerses himself in his studies so that he can achieve his goal of becoming a rabbi, leaving no time for social life. It can be inferred that Leo became socially awkward around women as a result of his inability to familiarize himself with them. After an acquaintance declared that he “might find it easier to win himself a congregation if he were married,” he contacts Pinye Salzman, a matchmaker, upon discovering his “two line advertisement” in the paper. With Leo’s fate in the palm of his hands, Salzman orchestrated events in ways that led Leo to discover his shortcomings and eventually find love.