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    What makes the stories “Tell-Tale Heart” so scary? Is it because a man claims not to be mad and yet he kills a man because of his eye? Is it because he cut him into bits and stuffed him in the floorboard? Or how about the “Monkey’s paw”? Is it because whoever finds the paw will be granted three wishes? It is the combination of Fear, Surprise, Mystery. Fear is one of the criteria of this story. When Mr. White wished his son alive he was scared of what was behind the door. It shows fear cause it scares

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    Outside Reading: Child of the Owl 1.The book Child of the Owl talks about an American-Chinese girl called Casey, learning how to accept the culture of China when living in the Chinatown. As we know, at that time American-Chinese neither Chinese or Americans. They are crowded out by native Americans, cause they appearances are same with Asians, the foreigns. On the other side, American-Chinese speaks English, eat American food, have American teachers and friends, learn American culture. Chinese

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    I was 3 when my paw paw Tony, my dad’s dad, had a heart attack. This heart attack should have been life ending, had it not been for my paw paw’s co-worker. For 30 minutes, this co-worker did CPR while waiting for an ambulance. By the time my parents got to the hospital, my pawpaw was breathing on a ventilator. They were told that there was no hope, that he was not expected to make it even a week. What happens next? Well the doctor may have said there was no hope, but my paw paw did not need hope

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    Literary Analysis Paper Jameson Sexton Hour 7 Don’t attempt to change your fate, I’m warning you. “The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Monkey’s Paw” are examples of why not to mess with your fate. In both stories, the characters attempted changing their fate and ends in a very bad outcome. The characters, both learned that if you try changing your fate there is going be a horrific consequence. There is a terrible sickness spreading throughout their town. “No pestilence had ever been so fatal

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    Foreshadow

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    The monkey's paw is a story about a family of three that are given the monkey's paw that grants spontaneous wishes. The family is surprised by the fate and the outcomes that are brought to them. This story is by W.W. Jacobs and the way that story starts with a happy family of three, and the ending has a twist. This story shows the fact that you should never test fate. Whether you know what’s gonna happen or not. Foreshadowing plays a big role in the monkey's paw. But what is the foreshadowing? Foreshadowing

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    Thermal Plantar Analysis

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    round of pain testing procedures. Several days before the rats begin pain testing, the rats are given times to acclimate to the testing procedure and animal enclosure, which is an elevated cage with mesh flooring. allowing for the exposure the rats’ paws. Once the rats are acclimated, the testing environment will be controlled for temperature, noise levels, and time of day to control for any other possible stressors that could possibly affect the rats’ tolerance for pain. Once those conditions are

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    he compares the way Lennie walks to the way a bear walks. “Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man shapeless face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws.”(Page 2) Steinbeck compares Lennie’s walk to a bears so we can have a picture in our head of this big guy and him dragging his feet along. “His

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    3), “The real reason for a quest never involves the stated reason”. The real reason for a quest is self-knowledge, which is why most questers are sheltered, immature, inexperienced, and young. We find this to be true in “Varjak Paw” by S.F Said and Dave McKean. Varjak Paw is a young Mesopotamian dark blue cat who is forced from his home into the streets in order to find a dog to aid him in saving his family. However in literature

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    Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep is about a young girl whose father get's beaten up and she has to live with her grandmother. While she’s there, she learned about her family history and discovers her personal history. One character that stands out in the story is Casey Young, the young girl in Chinatown. In the story, Casey Young goes through a personal revolution, changing from a stubborn and closed person to a confident and more open person. In the beginning of Child of the Owl, Casey can be described

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    W.W. Jacobs creates suspense using a mysterious monkey’s paw. Ricky Lewis Jr. attempted to create similar suspense using different techniques. As told in the story in the book,”He took the paw, and dangling it between his forefinger and thumb, suddenly threw it upon the fire. White, with a slight cry, stooped down and snatched it off. ”Better let it burn,” said the soldier solemnly. “If you don’t want it, Morris,” said the other, “give it to me.”.”I won’t said his friend doggedly.”I threw it on the

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