Gunpowder Plot

Nullity of Magic (document three) is a recipe for gunpowder. During this time period, the Middle Ages through the Renaissance, magic was believed to be real. However, the influence and philosophy of Socrates returned with great force during this time as well. It is not surprising that Roger Bacon writes a recipe about gunpowder from the point of view of a non-believer in magic because of Socrates's impact and encouragement to question beliefs. Gunpowder was first invented by Chinese alchemists much

and Objective Every story has a plot. The plot consist of an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and a resolution (or some call the denouement which means “end.”) How the author unfold the story plot is unique to each author. Understanding how a particular story unfolds is important in being able to comprehend the setting, theme, tone, mood and central ide(s) of the story. Today 's lesson objective is: • Students will be able to describe how the plot of a particular story unfolds.

Through the course of the English 1102 Folklore In Video Games class, I not only gained exposure to the analytic exploration of video games, but developed as a reader, writer, and presenter. While playing video games in an English class was a refreshingly different experience, learning how to analyze these games and showcase my knowledge through multimodal projects and presentations were the major takeaways from this course. Additionally, the included artifacts emphasized both individual responsibility

develop the plot and the comedy effect of The Taming of the Shrew. The devices used has shown the audience how the shrew could be changed by receiving the same treatment it has been giving. Shakespeare used comedic devices to help keep the audience focused on the story and keep them guessing to what Petruchio was going to do to make Katharina tame. The plot becomes developed when certain events with family drama, quick-witted language, and unexpected scenarios that take place to create plot twists that

Commonly, a novel is either a plot driven novel, a character driven novel, or a mix of the two. In order for a novel to be character driven, it must revolve more around the characters’ individual thoughts, feelings, and inner struggles, rather than around the quest of the story. Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, is a character driven novel. While the story does have a plot, it is not contingent upon that plot, but rather is reliant upon its characters and their natures. This is evident from

clever story telling, Wagamese is able to engage the reader by placing them in both the shoes and minds of his protagonist. It is the profound ability of story telling Wagemse possesses that allows him to create intriguing protagonists who drive the plot of the novel through the stories told. Wagamese flips between current and past events in an attempt to cast a world of imagination for his reader to jump into. By creating this world, he is ultimately able to face his reader with the challenge of

Testament comes into play-in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. From that point on, the plot thickens as the characters battle to find order hidden amongst worldly turmoil. Throughout the Old Testament, each character struggled with the underlying issue of “making meaning from the chaos of experience, the human condition” (Mobley 2). However, many fail to realize that these people and plot twists of the biblical stories commonly reoccur time after time throughout history. In The Return

circle where the audience would sit around the stage and the actors would perform while being surrounded by the audience. This type of seating made the play more interesting instead of the basic theatre positions. I found that the plot was quite intriguing. Its seemed interesting and the actors portrayed the character really well, which made us easily understand the storyline. I feel that each

the reader. The idea behind a lyrical novel can be said to be a contradiction-novels focus on the explanation of the story plot, while lyrical novels are more about moral decisions, the expression of themes and how the surroundings can be integrated to show the character’s mood. Hence, it can be said that it is the character’s emotions that drives the development of the plot. Shen Congwen’s Border Town can indeed be considered to be such a lyrical novel. Border Town was depicted to be a ‘dreamlike’

quote sums up the entire novel from start to finish. The novel is a novel about a solider in the civil war who deals with the difficulties of being in war. The novel follows and captures his journey using many literary elements. Crane’s use of style, plot, setting, and characters help enhance the story. The use of these literary elements helps enhance the novel and help readers understand the struggles of a solider during the civil war. The first important element in The Red Badge of Courage that