Famous Short Story

describing a place creative writing :: Article Creator Writing Skills - Creative And Narrative Writing A short story needs to be compelling to read and to be this it needs to be given an effective structure. Like all texts, stories also have their own basic 'recipe' called 'genre conventions'. Here is a typical story structure that will help you to keep your own story moving through different stages in a compelling way – and help make sure you don't accidentally ramble on! Opening This part of your story must work to engage your reader, beginning to absorb them into your 'story-world'. You should aim to hook the reader into the story with the 'plot hook'. Whether you choose to start the story by giving the end away just like Shakespeare did in his play Romeo and Juliet; or you start in the middle of lots of action; or even with very little action at all, you will definitely need to start in a way that hooks you...

one book :: Article Creator Pulitzer-nominated Author Discusses His Book About 14 Mexican Men Who Died Crossing Border After 20 years, Luis Alberto Urrea's heart sinks a little whenever sales of his most famous work, "Devil's Highway," increase. When they do, it typically means that something horrific has happened at a border crossing somewhere, and to have his Pulitzer-nominated work tick up in popularity is tough, his wife, Cindy Urrea, said after the author gave a talk Thursday afternoon at Indiana University Northwest during its annual One Book, One Campus, One Community program. The two wish with all their hearts that borders weren't still so topical, she said. There was a time where they really weren't, but then 9/11 happened, which was shortly after the country's oldest publisher, Little and Brown, contacted Urrea to write a book about the "Yuma 14," a group of Mexican men who died crossing the bo...

the last olympian :: Article Creator Ex-Olympian Guilty Of Sex Abuse Former Olympian Conrad Mainwaring admitted guilt Wednesday in a Berkshire (Mass.) County courtroom for the second time, a necessary adjustment to meet contemporary sexual assault statutes. Mainwaring's uncounted total number… Purchase a Subscription and Register The Hellenic Olympic Committee's Reward For Dual Status: Olympian And Student Athletes who have already qualified for Paris 2024 and have also completed their university studies received their awards last week. The project is funded by the European Union. The combination of athlete and student has its rewards. This status, reserved for a privileged few, has its benefits, and this week it was rewarded by the Hellenic Olympic Committee. In recognition of their achievements, all the athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and have also completed their university...

84 charing cross road :: Article Creator '84, Charing Cross Road' When I was trying to acquire all the Pulitzer Prize winners of fiction, I spent a lot of time in used bookstores hunting for copies of older, out-of-print books. It was an enjoyable enterprise, and I managed to track down quite a few of the books I wanted, but a couple of them eluded me, so I had to resort to buying them online from used bookstores in other parts of the country. In 1949, Helene Hanff, a writer living in New York City, began her own search for certain out-of-print books that a British literary critic named Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch had recommended in a book of his that she'd read. She was unable to find the books she wanted in New York City, especially for a reasonable price, so Hanff did what people did back then long before there existed anything like online shopping — she wrote letters. Her letters were addressed to a specific antiquarian bo...

the death of ivan ilyich :: Article Creator Ikiru (1952) Streaming: Watch & Stream Online Via HBO Max Helmed by the iconic Akira Kurosawa, Ikiru (1952) is a Japanese drama film that follows a terminally sick Tokyo bureaucrat, as he strives to find purpose in the final days of his life. Leo Tolstoy's 1886 story "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" served as inspiration for some aspects of the script. Having won Best Film at the Kinema Junpo and Mainichi Film Awards, the movie is regarded as one of the best movies ever made. Here's how you can watch and stream Ikiru (1952) via streaming services such as HBO Max. Is Ikiru (1952) available to watch via streaming? Yes, Ikiru (1952) is available to watch via streaming on HBO Max. The film centers around Kanji Watanabe, who has been employed in the same tedious bureaucratic role for thirty years and is almost of retirement age. Following his diagnosis of stomach cancer with less than a...

o henry famous short stories :: Article Creator Seven Famous People Who Survived Bankruptcy (Mental Floss) -- As the economy continues to look grim, the word "bankruptcy" is on the tips of more and more tongues. While being unable to pay one's creditors is never a good situation for a company or an individual, it may not be the financial kiss of death that you might think. (Just ask Donald Trump, whose casinos have gone bankrupt twice.) Abraham Lincoln was just one of several U.S. Presidents who declared bankruptcy during their lifetimes. A number of successful people have found themselves overextended and ended up filing for bankruptcy, only to successfully stick it out and find firmer financial footing again. Here are a few famous names who knew what it's like to be strapped for cash: 1. Abraham Lincoln His face may now appear on the penny, but at one ti...