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1. of or pertaining to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
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4. Also,func'tion•al•is'tic.(of a building or furnishing) constructed or made according to the principles of functionalism or primarily as a direct fulfillment of a material need.
5. Med.without a known organic cause or structural change: a functional disorder. Cf. organic (def. 5).
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Unfortunately life on the internet makes many people believe that everything is only microseconds away from being there when they want it. The internet has accidentally made us an even more impatient species.
To clarify,....When something is promised a year ago, and is still actively being pushed back, then yes, I believe we have the right to start questioning whether it will "actually" come to fruition. At some point, everyone begins to have their doubts. I am an optimist by nature, however the Devs cannot provide an answer as to when launch will be, instead they have spread themselves "too thin" starting 50 Billion other projects, instead of just finishing and polishing ONE project they promised a long time ago. My point being, they should not "promise something", and push it back 50 times. I can name 50 things that the Devs have begun working on long after they mentioned the Ambassador Class. They don't find it important. They should just come forth and announce it.

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Few investment mistakes are more frustrating than selling a fast-rising stock too early.
Sometimes this happens because the investor is reacting to a previous trade. If the investor bungled a trade by selling too late, it's human nature to bungle the next trade by selling too early.
Trades based on emotions can lead to trouble. That's why rules are crucial. Rules are based on what researchers see most of the time when studying charts.
One way to avoid selling too early is to be aware of the 18-week rule. Research shows that most big winners that break out of a first- or second-stage base will not go into a climax run before 18 weeks. And if the stock makes a huge weekly price gain — the biggest since the breakout — that's no reason to sell if the run-up is less than 18 weeks.
Farm-machinery maker Hesston was a turnaround candidate in 1983. The company lost money in 1982, but turned a profit of $1.95 a share in the second quarter of 1983.
The stock began forming a long, cup-with-handle base in January 1981 and added the handle in July 1983. The base was first stage.
Hesston broke out in big volume, clearing a 12.98 buy point in the week ended July 22, 1983.
Two weeks later, the stock surged 2.12, or 15%, for the week, taking the stock 23% above the buy point. (1) An investor might've been tempted to sell. Isn't it wise to take most profits at 20%?
Well, yes, but the quick 20% gain triggered the eight-week-hold rule. Big winners often take long strides early, and it's best to stay in such a stock. Also, the 18-week rule defined the move as way too early to be a sell area.
The stock reached the 18-week mark in mid-November (2) without flashing a sell signal. By then, the stock was 41% above the buy point. Rule-based investors were watching for a week that constituted the biggest price gain in the whole run.
It came in week 27 (January 1984), when Hesston gained 2.25, or 10.5%, for the week to 23.75. (3) A sell locked in an 83% gain in six months, just before a major decline for Hesston.
Not every winner runs up for 18 weeks or more. Had Hesston flashed sell signals en route, selling would've been in order. Had the stock not triggered the eight-week-hold rule, taking an early profit might have been justified.
All uptrends aren't created equal. Some price uptrends in the stock market feel like a direct flight on a fast plane. Others are like a freight train chugging along, occasionally even stopping for a while. The uptrend confirmed by a market follow-through. (See Monday's Market Pulse table on Page ...
The high, tight flag is like the investor's version of a four-leaf clover or a rare gem. The powerful pattern is valuable, but it's rare. It's also riskier than most other bases. And since the pattern occurs following a big run-up and a short sideways move, it can be a tough gem to spot. Still, ...
At the poker table, going "all in" is a risky move. The same holds true in the stock market. On the surface, the processing of buying a stock might seem simple. You have, say, $10,000 to invest. You could buy enough shares to absorb that entire amount in a single purchase and hope for the best. But ...
A stock sometimes offers great promise as it breaks out of a base, but doesn't act right soon afterward. The stock might be signaling it's not a good choice after all. If the stock soon produces losses, you don't have to wait for the 8% stop-loss sell rule to trigger in order to exit the position. ...
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the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself. Also,Jahrzeit.
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"I've borrowed the term "Sister-to-Sisterness" from Karen Malone Wright's website, TheNotMom.com, and encourage all women to unite with words of support. Because we are women. Because many strong women before us fought so that our voices can be heard. Because we live in a world where many doors are open or ajar for females and we should encourage the exploration of each other's passions. Because we are sisters, aunts, nieces, best friends…we are whole beings, whatever our paths."
♥ TheNotMom writer Laura LaVoie is gaining recognition as a proponent of "tiny living." In December 2014, her home in Asheville was featured in a North Carolina magazine, Our State, with this adorable pic. Read Story
♥ That's me, Karen Malone Wright, at left, hanging with Laura Bennett, CEO & co-founder of Embrace Pet Insurance (center) and Sophie Burkart, owner of SoffiaB luxury robes at a meeting of Burning River Coffee Community. I love Burning River for its un-format: monthly gatherings of entrepreneurial women from diverse sectors, and absolutely no meeting structure except the generous offering of ideas to solve each other's problems. The photo was featured in the 2014 annual report for Jumpstart Inc., an Ohio incubator for high-growth start-ups.
♥ Inaccurate headline; Great review. This writer for Grist.org is clearly a fan — here's hoping it was someone else who wrote the "anti-Mommy" headline! Itty-bitty LOL. (7/19/13)
♥ Interview, The Purposeful Woman with a Mission with host JJ Geronimo, tech executive and author of The Working Woman's GPS: When the Plan to Have it All Leads You Astray. (6/19/13)
♥ The NotMom.com marked its one-year anniversary in May 2013 by issuing a lifestyle and consumer survey of women without children. Responses were received from almost 500 women (THANK YOU!). An analysis of the results will be released in late-summer. Press Release
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I've had mixed experiences with racing games DLC. Gran Turismo 5's paid DLC has been the worst for me so far, the added cars were pretty much different versions of cars that were already in game and the 2-3 new cars weren't all that exciting, it did have some fun tracks though. NFS Shift 2 had a nice DLC that included… »
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Book your room at Hampton Inn Washington-Dulles Int'l Airport South
Standard Room w 2 Double BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Two Double Beds, AccessibleMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
King Study w/sofabedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Studio, One King BedMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
Chantilly hotel with an indoor pool
Situated near the airport, in Chantilly, this hotel is close to Chantilly Crossing Shopping Center, National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Also nearby are Sully Historic Site and Pleasant Valley Golf Club.
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At Hampton Inn Washington-Dulles Int'l Airport South, recreational amenities include an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel also features a roundtrip airport shuttle and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and climate control.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hampton Inn Washington-Dulles Int'l Airport South features an indoor pool and a fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities consist of a 24-hour business center and limo/town car service. A complimentary breakfast is offered. 3 meeting rooms are available. An area shuttle within 3 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) are complimentary for guests. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Hampton Inn Washington-Dulles Int'l Airport South is a smoke-free property.
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
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- Indoor pool
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- Total number of rooms - 137
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Minimum check-in age is 21
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Check-out time is noon
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per night
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NCAAB Basketball - Preview
|Akron Zips vs. IUPU Fort Wayne Mastodons
The Akron Zips and the IUPU Fort Wayne Mastodons will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Memorial Coliseum. Akron lost its last outing, a 64-60 result against Western Michigan on March 14. They failed to cover in that game as a 2.5-point favorite. IUPU Fort Wayne lost its last outing, a 60-57 result against North Dakota State on March 11. They covered in that game as an 8-point underdog. Akron:
Team record: 21-12 SU, 10-19 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games on the road
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
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Our hotel's location is just a short drive from area attractions like the Willow Springs Country Club & Golf Course and area shopping malls. You can enjoy an entertaining movie at the Carmike Cinema or see a performance at the Edna Boykin Cultural Center. To learn about the area, take a walk or drive among the more than 25 nationally registered historic buildings in historic, downtown Wilson.
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Unlike other Wilson, North Carolina hotels, we offer the ideal amenities long-term travelers want, such as free laundry facilities, a 24-hour fitness center and our 24-hour Candlewood Cupboard convenience store. Each studio and one-bedroom suite is designed with a fully equipped kitchen, our "Comforts of Home" bedding, a 32-inch TV with a DVD player and a workspace with an over-sized desk, two chairs, a speakerphone and free high-speed Internet access. Call today to reserve a suite in our extended stay hotel of Wilson, NC.
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March 26, 2015
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My stay was great. I only recommend a king size bed with king size firm pillows. Pillows were small and soft.
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"We've got to push the pause button, and maybe we've got to push the stop button" on fracking, said Dr. Adam Law, an endocrinologist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Law was among doctors at a conference in Virginia calling for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Millions of people already live with the effects of shale gas and fracking, or face the impending threat.
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Apple earnings jump on strong iPhone, iPad sales 4:42 PM ET 7/20/10 | MarketwatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. reported a sharp jump in earnings for its third fiscal quarter on Tuesday -- blowing past Wall Street's estimates -- thanks in large part to booming demand for the company's iPhone and iPad devices. Shares of Apple (AAPL) rose nearly 4% in after-hours trading, after jumping nearly 2.6% to close at $251.89 late in the regular session. The typically conservative company issued a revenue forecast for the current period that was higher than analysts had expected. For the quarter ended June 27, the company reported earnings of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per share, compared with earnings of $1.83 billion, or $2.01 per share, for the same period the previous year. Revenue jumped 61% to $15.7 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of $3.11 per share on revenue of $14.75 billion, according to consensus forecasts from Thomson Reuters. The company said it sold 8.4 million units of the iPhone during the quarter. Analysts had been expecting -- on average -- sales of around 8.2 million units. Sales estimates for the iPhone varied widely between 7.5 million units and 9.5 million units, amid confusion about how the launch of the iPhone 4 late in the quarter affected inventories and sales of older devices. Apple sold 3.27 million iPads for the period -- roughly in line with the units predicted by analysts. Mac sales totaled 3.47 million units compared with expectations for 3.2 million units.IPod sales totaled 9.41 million units. Analysts were expecting about 9.7 million units, on average. For the fourth fiscal quarter, Apple said it expects revenue of $18 billion with earnings of $3.44 per share. Analysts had been expecting revenue of $3.82 per share on revenue of $17.03 billion.
To me the Apple beat is very important for AXT...it shows the continued further decoupling of the 'new tech mobile device market' as a subset of the global economy. Which just happens to benefit AXT IMHO.
Yeah but for some reason we got 2 negative articles because of weakness of the stock on Tuesday.Oh well, hopefully we drift up some more before earnings next week. I am going to be stunned if we miss and am looking for a very strong quarter and guidance to be better than what they guided for Q2, though that might be worse than what they deliver for Q2!


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Toronto Raptors guard Terrence Ross was crowned 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk champion .
Toronto's Ross takes home slam dunk title
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What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love: Sundance Review
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Touching and brilliantly envisioned story of a young, nearly blind teen's first love.
Sundance Film Festival (World Dramatic Competition)
Mouly Surya
Moving musical and cinematic composition help Mouly Surya's film depict visually impaired teens and their first experiences with love.
PARK CITY - This film with the too-long title is the first Indonesian film to play at the Sundance film festival. It's an auspicious first.
An entrant in the World Dramatic Competition, the filmic effort (like its big mouthful of a title) perhaps bites off more than it can chew. After all, seeing young love through the "eyes" of a blind teen is a daunting narrative challenge. Yet, filmmaker Mouly Surya is more than up to the task with her exquisite mix of music, movement and cinematic composition. The film alights with graceful insights and strokes that are sensual and, alas, multi-sensory.
In this tender yarn, Diana (Karina Salim) and Fitri (Ayushita Nugraha) are two visually impaired teenage girls: Diana is myopic, meaning she can see things only an inch in front of her, while Fitri has been blind since birth. They both experience the pangs and yearnings of love, but must transcend their lack of sight to envision it. It's a struggle as they grapple to understand and fathom what they feel through other senses: touch, sound, and movement. Their missteps causing misconceptions are sometimes heartbreaking but both are gifted with a sublime resilience.
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As the delicate and balletic Diana, Salim is sublime, captivating both in her confusion and courage. Nugraha is similarly radiant in her raw and pure groping for love.
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Comments Thread For: Arum, Ariza Relationship Differences Get Ugly in Vegas
The differences between Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and strength and conditioning guru Alex Ariza have turned ugly.
Two days after Ariza flew to Las Vegas to train WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and emailed photos of himself with Chavez Jr to disprove claims that he had been fired, Top Rank photographer Chris Farina earlier today emailed BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard a photo with Chavezs new strength and conditioning coach Luis Cornejo.
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i beleive Ariza Arum is pissed at him for tellling the truth
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I want to know how does Arum put Ariza on a do not enter list at the place where Chavez jr is living? Is the place really a property of Arum that Chavez Jr is staying while in camp for his fight with Lee? If the latter is the case I understand that but if not Arum runs stuff in Vegas!
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Ariza is an idiot with a big mouth. He won't last in the boxing game for more than a year because the guy doesn't know how to shut the f*ck up.
He fights with everyone. If he just focused on conditioning fighters and staying away from boxing politics, he would be way better off. You give him an inch, he wants the entire arm. Typical Colombian.
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This is one fight Ariza isn't going to win. Uncle Bob has lots of experiencing stitching people up, lying and manipulating people with success that Ariza is heading into a gun fight with a pea shooter.
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Ariza loves himself too much. He loves singing his own praises to the media and he doesnt know his place. He is just a fitness coach with a big mouth.
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Ariza is no trainer and not a cutman either. Pacquiao's corner is too crowded and he has no business being there.
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Just started with Aptana today after having tried a few other IDEs, and I'm pleasantly surprised so far. I have several web projects which I like to work on locally but upload to a remote server quickly and frequently.
The Connections node is nice and flexible: I like being able to choose from syncing between filesystems, projects and remote sites. I also like that there are lots of quick options for uploading/downloading single files or whole projects. Smart Sync is a particularly useful tool.
I have a couple of suggestions, though, that might make it even easier to use:
I often have several projects in different directories on the same server. It would be nice if, when configuring a new connection to a remote server, I could have the option to choose an existing FTP server and just specify the remote path for that connection, rather than creating a whole new FTP connection each time with the same details and a different path. It'd save a lot of time creating projects, as well as updating them all if, say, I change my FTP password.
That last point was a little hard to phrase because there are two things that use the word "connection": file transfer connections, and FTP connections. Perhaps they could be renamed or clarified?
The Smart Sync window shows a comparison between the local folder and the remote folder, but since they're mirrors they often have the same name. It'd be nice if, say, the columns specified 'local' and 'remote', so I could immediately tell which is which.
Also, I've noticed a minor bug: when I resize the Smart Sync window horizontally, the left-hand column shrinks rapidly.
Otherwise, the app seems quite intuitive so far. Keep up the good work!
Hi Saltire,
Thank you for your comments and suggestions. I've created two tickets in response to the issues you raised. On the last point, it looks like it's just resizing the left-hand column and keeping the other columns consistent. What would you suggest as a more intuitive resizing behavior?
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English 9 Honors Ms. Plummer Short Story Unit Test-2007 The Most Dangerous Game Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. General Zaroff first comes to his island after — a. swimming to it when his ship sank b. being stranded on it by his crew c. buying it in order to build his château there d. inheriting it from his father ____ 2. Rainsford comes to the island because he — a. swims to it after accidentally falling overboard b. wishes to write an article about Zaroff c. wants to prove that Zaroff can't successfully hunt him d. wants to bring the evil Zaroff to justice ____ 3. What is Zaroff's main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals? a. There is no other big game on his island. b. He doesn't like to kill innocent creatures. c. He hates humanity and wants to take revenge against it. d. Hunting men is more of a challenge than hunting beasts. ____ 4. Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general — a. is glad to meet another expert hunter c. has no other humans to hunt b. wants news about the outside world d. wishes to share his secret with the world ____ 5. Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when — a. he sees the blood and an empty cartridge in the bush b. Zaroff claims to hunt game that is more dangerous than the Cape buffalo c. Zaroff claims to have invented a new kind of game to hunt d. Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan's sport ____ 6. The best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he — a. makes fun of Rainsford for being afraid b. explains how he obtains the men he hunts c. says that all Cossacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack d. claims that it is not murder to kill sailors because they are ―scum‖ ____ 7. Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford — a. swims to Zaroff's château and surprises him b. kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless c. catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling d. signals to a passing boat that helps him escape ____ 8. The main conflict in ―The Most Dangerous Game‖ is between — a. two different opinions of what the most dangerous animal is b. a human being and human evil c. a person and the doubts and fears within himself d. a human being and the forces of nature ____ 9. The last sentence of the story is, ―He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.‖ What important piece of plot information does that sentence give you? a. Zaroff has lost the final duel. b. Rainsford has safely reached his homeland. c. Rainsford has a history of sleep problems. d. Rainsford cares too much about luxuries. ____ 10. Which of the following events occurs first? a. Ivan threatens Rainsford. c. Zaroff hunts Rainsford. b. Zaroff welcomes Rainsford. d. Whitney warns Rainsford. A Sound of Thunder ____ 11. Eckels travels with Time Safari because he wants to — a. be young again c. hunt dinosaurs b. correct past mistakes d. learn how the time machine works ____ 12. At the beginning of the story, what event has just occurred? a. Time travel has been outlawed. c. Eckels has been offered a new job. b. Deutscher has been elected president. d. Keith has been elected president. ____ 13. The men who travel back in time are told they must — a. stay on the safari path b. not shoot animals with red paint on them c. promise not to tell anyone of their adventure d. maintain a strict diet a week before departure ____ 14. When Eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he — a. immediately opens fire c. attacks the other hunters b. runs away in a blind panic d. changes his mind about the safari ____ 15. Travis is angry with Eckels because — a. he thinks Eckels is an arrogant fool c. he and Eckels are old rivals b. Eckels stepped off the path d. Eckels has attacked other hunters ____ 16. In this story the future is altered because — a. Travis left Eckels behind c. the wrong man won the presidency b. the dinosaur was killed d. Eckels didn't follow instructions ____ 17. The climax of the story occurs when — a. Travis orders Eckels out of the time machine b. Eckels kills a butterfly c. the tree falls on the dinosaur d. we learn the results of Eckels' actions ____ 18. The words anti-human and anti-intellectual both contain the prefix anti–, which means — a. against c. before b. all d. never ____ 19. What do ―A Sound of Thunder‖ and the passage from Jurassic Park have in common? a. Both stories feature modern people among prehistoric dinosaurs. b. Both stories are written by Ray Bradbury. c. In each story modern people travel through time. d. In each story prehistoric dinosaurs come to life. ____ 20. In Jurassic Park, what causes the situation Tim and Lex find themselves in? a. They can't remember the command that stops dinosaurs in their tracks. b. They don't know how to return to the present from the ancient past. c. Dinosaurs that have broken free attack the car that Tim and Lex are in. d. By accident the car strays inside the dinosaur-park fence. Dog Star ____ 21. Which of the following elements is not part of the setting of a story? a. A character's nickname c. The time period b. The weather d. The location ____ 22. During a visit to Berkeley, a crucial event occurs when Laika — a. scares away a burglar c. warns the narrator of disaster b. offends the narrator's hosts d. helps the narrator discover a new star ____ 23. When change comes over the narrator as a result of his love for Laika, the narrator changes by — a. coming to love dogs and animals in general b. giving up astronomy and taking up biology c. becoming more interested in human beings d. becoming less interested in human beings ____ 24. The dream about Laika has a major effect on the narrator because it — a. saves his life c. reminds him of Laika b. convinces him to get a new dog d. helps him solve a scientific problem ____ 25. By the end of the story, of what is the narrator sure? a. He did experience a miracle. b. He did not experience a miracle. c. He must get a new dog to replace Laika. d. No other dog could ever do what Laika did. The Cask of the Amontillado ____ 26. According to Montresor, he decides to seek revenge against Fortunato because Fortunato — a. attacked him with his fists c. insulted him b. injured him more than a thousand times d. stole some valuable wine from him ____ 27. According to Montresor, revenge would not be successful if he were — a. punished for taking his revenge c. recognized by his victim b. not punished for taking his revenge d. compelled to murder ____ 28. The story takes place in — a. Amontillado during Carnival time c. America during Carnival time b. the present right after Christmas d. Italy during Carnival time ____ 29. Fortunato's weak point is his — a. habit of dressing in silly costumes c. jealousy of Luchesi b. pride about his knowledge of fine wines d. poor sense of direction ____ 30. Which evidence best supports the claim that Montresor is insane? a. He wears a strange costume. b. Thoughts of Fortunato's death make him smile. c. He pays full price for a cask of wine. d. He does not ask Luchesi to test the wine. ____ 31. Which of the following things does Montresor do? a. Explain how Fortunato has insulted him b. Let Fortunato know how upset he is with him c. Never let the readers know how Fortunato has insulted him d. Be rude to Fortunato from the very beginning of the story ____ 32. Dramatic irony occurs when — a. the reader knows that Montresor plans revenge, but Fortunato does not know b. Fortunato dresses as a jester c. the narrator urges Fortunato to try the wine d. the crime is committed in the crypt ____ 33. Montresor kills Fortunato by — a. walling him up c. poisoning him b. stabbing him d. beating him to death with iron rods ____ 34. Based on Montresor's actions throughout the story, the reader can conclude that he is — a. rational and open-minded c. good-natured and sociable b. patient and forgiving d. treacherous and unbalanced ____ 35. What can you conclude about Montresor's feelings toward those who have allegedly wronged him? a. Holding grudges is a waste of time. b. One must not let injustice dominate reason. c. Wrongdoers must be punished, and the wrong must be avenged. d. If the injustice is intentional, retaliation is justified. ____ 36. An unreliable narrator may be described as one who — a. deliberately does not tell the whole truth b. makes untrue statements but is always corrected by another character c. lies throughout the story but admits the truth at the end d. is unreliable until the story's climax ____ 37. One reason why we know that Montresor is an unreliable narrator is he — a. is drunk c. is wealthy and snobbish b. does not reveal anything about the past d. is feverish and unable to think clearly ____ 38. The narrator's persona is clearly — a. elderly c. insane b. sane d. friendly ____ 39. The story's tone is best described as — a. immature and unaware c. relaxed throughout b. friendly and warm d. mounting hysteria The Golden Kite, The Silver Wind ____ 40. In the Mandarin's home, where this story takes place, the mood is — a. cheerful and optimistic c. indifferent and boring b. suspicious and menacing d. angry and violent ____ 41. Why does the Mandarin's daughter speak from behind a curtain? a. In this culture, girls are not supposed to show their cleverness. b. She is too shy for a face-to-face confrontation. c. The Mandarin wants to protect her from embarrassment. d. She wants to help the Mandarin gain confidence in his ability to rule. ____ 42. The main conflict between the two cities is that each city wants — a. to show it has the smartest citizens c. the other's land b. to attract people d. to be the most powerful ____ 43. Which statement best describes the attitude of the cities throughout the story? a. The spirit of the people is more important than the image the city projects. b. A city that acts on the advice of its female citizens is doomed to failure. c. The appearance of a city is more important than the spirit of its people. d. Only cities ruled by men can prosper and survive. ____ 44. As his city builds new walls, the Mandarin sleeps ―like a happy fox every night.‖ What does this image convey about the Mandarin? a. He is pleased with the clever actions he has taken. b. He is hiding like a fox in a hole. c. His dream is to be smarter than his enemy. d. He thinks he will outsmart his daughter. ____ 45. Why does the city plan to build its walls like a shining lake? a. The brightness of the lake will blind enemy soldiers. b. The water will put out the bonfire walls of Kwan-Si. c. In Chinese culture a shining lake stands for peace among neighbors. d. It is a gift for the Mandarin's daughter, who loves nature. ____ 46. In attempting to compete, the people of the city become — a. smug from their continual success b. amused at their clever wall designs c. sickened by doing nothing but building walls d. educated about the process of building walls ____ 47. Why does the Emperor of Kwan-Si come to visit the Mandarin? a. He wants to play a trick on the Mandarin's daughter. b. The Emperor of Kwan-Si wants to know what the Mandarin is up to. c. The daughter of the Mandarin wants the two rulers to talk. d. The Mandarin seeks advice from the Emperor. ____ 48. Unlike the designs that the cities chose in the past, the golden kite and silver wind designs — a. complement rather than compete with one another b. remind the people of their past conflicts c. are much easier to build d. will most certainly lead to war ____ 49. Which statement best expresses the theme of ―The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind‖? a. Love conquers all. c. Good walls make good neighbors. b. Cooperation is better than competition. d. Never give up without a fight. ____ 50. An allegory is a story that — a. is always set in the past c. tries to persuade through use of imagery b. generally has animal characters d. has both literal and symbolic meaning ____ 51. The purpose of an allegory is to — a. show the lighter side of life c. teach a lesson about life b. present an interpretation of a story d. compare and contrast two stories ____ 52. What does this story say about men and women? a. In most cases, women are smarter than men. b. Rarely is a woman as smart as the Mandarin's daughter. c. Ability is not related to a person's gender. d. In most cases, men are smarter than woman. The Scarlet Ibis ____ 53. The action of this story takes place — a. in a green-draped parlor c. in a rural Southern town b. at Old Woman Swamp d. in a French town ____ 54. What does William Armstrong do to earn his nickname? a. He doodles and sketches. b. It takes him a long time to learn things. c. The way he says his name makes it sound like ―Doodle.‖ d. He crawls backwards like a doodlebug. ____ 55. The narrator pulls Doodle in a cart because — a. he's told to take Doodle wherever he goes b. he feels sorry for Doodle c. go-carts were popular in the South d. he is teaching him to be independent ____ 56. The central conflict in ―The Scarlet Ibis‖ comes from the narrator's inability to accept his — a. brother's limitations c. family responsibilities b. parents' values d. own weaknesses ____ 57. When the narrator teaches Doodle to walk, the narrator believes that — a. it will free him from Doodle b. he can teach Doodle to do other things, too c. his parents will appreciate him more d. Doodle will abandon him ____ 58. During the story, Doodle — a. learns to swim as well as his brother c. nurses the fallen ibis back to health b. refuses to learn to walk d. begs his brother not to leave him alone ____ 59. One example of the narrator's cruelty to his brother is when the narrator — a. is ashamed of Doodle c. names Doodle after a bug b. makes Doodle bury the ibis d. pretends he doesn't have a brother ____ 60. Which of the following statements contains figurative language? a. Doodle has a weak heart that is easily strained. b. The flower garden is neat, and the house is perfectly white. c. The smell of the graveyard flowers softly says names of the dead. d. Doodle and the narrator want to live in the swamp when they are grown men. ____ 61. From the way Doodle buries the ibis, you can infer that Doodle — a. is just as cruel as his brother c. will do anything to get attention b. is obedient but strong-willed d. is afraid of the natural world ____ 62. When the two brothers race home to beat the storm, Doodle — a. decides to take a different route c. tries to keep up but falls behind b. outruns his brother d. pretends to be lost ____ 63. In fiction a symbol can be described as a(n) — a. mood or emotion a story evokes b. an object that stands for something other than itself c. comparison between two unlike objects d. story that can be understood on more than one level ____ 64. Which of the following events best symbolizes Doodle's fate? a. Doodle crawls backwards, not forwards. b. The scarlet ibis falls from the tree and dies. c. Doodle tells lies about people with wings. d. Doodle hears the rain frog. ____ 65. The terrible storm could be a symbol for — a. Doodle's disability c. Mama's anxiety b. the scarlet ibis d. the narrator's inner conflict ____ 66. What might the war symbolize in ―The Scarlet Ibis‖? a. The narrator's own struggle c. The ibis's fight for survival b. Life in the rural South d. World War I The Sniper ____ 67. When the story opens, its mood is — a. neutral c. eerie b. tense d. tranquil ____ 68. The Republican sniper is best described as — a. immature and childish c. terrified of death b. devoted to his cause d. happy and lighthearted ____ 69. The sniper's job is to — a. protect local citizens c. seize the armored car b. guard his superior officers d. shoot the enemy ____ 70. He puts out his cigarette because — a. he is hungry and wants to eat c. it makes him a target b. it does not taste good d. he wants to save it for later ____ 71. When the sniper is shot in the arm, he — a. calmly examines the wound and tends to it b. lights another cigarette to calm himself c. panics and cries out d. moves to a less obvious roof ____ 72. You can infer from his actions that the sniper — a. is experienced in warfare c. is older than he appears b. has never seen action before d. has never been injured before ____ 73. The sniper drops his left hand over the roof and lets the rifle drop to the street in order to — a. give himself time to dress his wound b. trick the enemy into thinking he is dead c. reload his spare gun d. take a few minutes to think of his next step ____ 74. How does the sniper feel when he first realizes that he has killed his enemy? a. remorseful c. mildly pleased b. joyful d. unconcerned ____ 75. At the end of the story, the sniper has experienced all of the following conflicts except an — a. external conflict with his enemies c. external conflict with the authorities b. external conflict with danger d. internal conflict with his conscience ____ 76. The surprise at the end of this story is that the — a. war ended the previous week c. sniper dies from his own bullet b. sniper has killed his mother d. sniper has killed his brother ____ 77. The topic of this story is — a. Ireland c. civil war b. murder d. danger ____ 78. The sniper's external conflict is resolved when the — a. sniper kills his brother b. sniper is killed by the enemy sniper c. war ends d. old lady turns the sniper in to the authorities ____ 79. Why might Liam O'Flaherty have related this experience in a story rather than a play? a. Plays are told through dialogue, and ―The Sniper‖ relies on description. b. ―The Sniper‖ is not dramatic enough to be a play. c. ―The Sniper‖ takes place at night, and the audience couldn't see the action. d. Plays never have narrators, and ―The Sniper‖ depends on a first-person narrator. ____ 80. ―The Sniper‖ is remarkable as a short story for its lack of — a. humor c. description b. metaphor d. dialogue Cranes ____ 81. The story takes place in — a. Korea in the present c. China in the present b. Japan in the distant past d. Korea in the past ____ 82. Who is T kchae? a. A prisoner c. A police officer b. The narrator d. An old man who owns a chestnut tree ____ 83. How does the writer foreshadow the ending? a. S ngsam volunteers to take T kchae with him. b. S ngsam refuses to give T kchae a puff of his cigarette. c. S ngsam does not recognize T kchae. d. T kchae's father has died alone. ____ 84. S ngsam's memory of the incident with the chestnuts reveals all of the following details except — a. he and T kchae trusted each other b. he and T kchae were close friends c. T kchae always looked out for himself first d. T kchae is generous and thoughtful ____ 85. What was T kchae's mission for the league? a. To make everyone become a Communist c. To kill all the villagers b. To become rich at the expense of others d. Nothing in particular ____ 86. What is T kchae's relationship to his father? a. Close c. Filled with resentment b. Distant d. Confused ____ 87. What can you infer S ngsam feels about T kchae's relationship to his father? a. Confusion over his betrayal b. Admiration for his former friend c. Anger over his desertion d. Resentment at having to take care of the old man ____ 88. What finally happened to the crane the boys made into a pet and then freed? a. It died of grief. b. It tried to fly, but it was too weak to take off. c. A hunter shot it when it finally took off. d. It flew away. ____ 89. Why does S ngsam make T kchae flush the cranes? a. To give him the opportunity to escape b. To shoot him in the back c. To avoid having his blood on his hands d. Because they are hungry and need the food ____ 90. The last line of the story suggests that — a. both T kchae and S ngsam will fly away to America b. the cranes have been extinct since the 1950s c. T kchae will escape, and S ngsam will not be blamed d. T kchae will betray S ngsam, and both will die ____ 91. ―The Sniper‖ and ―Cranes‖ are similar in that each story has — a. only two characters b. the same setting c. a surprise ending d. flashbacks to the main character's childhood ____ 92. Both the Republican sniper and S ngsam — a. experience an internal conflict because of war b. are killed at the end of the story c. are confident and sure of their actions d. obey the authorities rather than their conscience ____ 93. It seems likely that the authors of both ―The Sniper‖ and ―Cranes‖ — a. have experienced war c. raised animals as pets b. grew up in cities d. have been prisoners of war ____ 94. The themes of both stories describe — a. how war can unite families and friends b. the importance of having close friends c. the hardship of the battlefield d. how war can destroy families and friendships The Gift of the Magi ____ 95. Della is sobbing at the beginning of the story because she — a. always misses her family at Christmas c. hates her shabby flat b. can't find a job d. has no money for the holidays ____ 96. Which of the following terms best describes Jim and Della's marriage? a. fiery c. loving b. difficult d. boring ____ 97. Della's biggest treasure is her — a. watch c. jewels b. hair d. height ____ 98. Della visits Mme. Sofronie because Della wants to — a. pawn Jim's watch c. know the future b. sell her hair d. rent a flat ____ 99. What does Della buy after leaving Mme. Sofronie? a. Food for dinner c. A watch chain b. A set of combs d. A curling iron ____ 100. Which word best describes Jim's first reaction to Della after she returns from Mme. Sofronie? a. terrified c. heartbroken b. disappointed d. stunned ____ 101. Della cries when she sees the combs because she had — a. wanted a watch fob c. not expected anything so nice b. not spent as much on Jim's gift d. cut off her hair ____ 102. When Jim gets Della's present, he — a. gets angry c. smiles knowingly b. roars with laughter d. storms out of the room ____ 103. After Jim receives his present, Della learns that he — a. has sold his watch c. has lost his job b. didn't buy a present for her d. dislikes her short hair ____ 104. According to the author, the Magi are — a. a group of foolish children c. people who give selflessly b. couples who live in flats d. three men who receive gifts ____ 105. The situational irony in this story comes from the fact that the ending is — a. unexpected c. confusing b. predictable d. mysterious ____ 106. The surprise ending is that — a. Della learns the truth c. Jim loves Della the way she is b. Della decides to have a baby d. Jim has sold his watch ____ 107. The dramatic irony in this story comes from the fact that — a. we feel sympathy for the characters b. Jim is witty and urbane c. we are aware of the situation before Della is d. Della has a theatrical personality ____ 108. The story's irony is based on the fact that life is — a. unpredictable c. unfair b. difficult d. complicated ____ 109. Della did not know why Jim's scrutiny made her so uncomfortable. a. activity c. gossip b. observation d. recklessness ____ 110. Della's nimble fingers opened the parcel in no time flat. a. quick c. conceited b. contrary d. anxious ____ 111. Della's beautiful hair would make the rarest jewels depreciate in value. a. increase c. decline b. yield d. progress ____ 112. At first, Jim was discreet about his secret. a. judgmental c. loyal b. prudently silent d. good-hearted ____ 113. Della spent the day ransacking the stores for Jim's present. a. opening c. using b. looting d. searching ____ 114. Buddy and his friend give fruitcakes to everyone except — a. the relatives they live with c. people who visit them only once b. a bus driver d. President Roosevelt ____ 115. Which adjective best applies to Buddy's friend? a. unstable c. elegant b. generous d. cruel ____ 116. Which of the following items is not an activity that binds the two friends together? a. Flying kites c. Making decorations b. Traveling d. Drinking whiskey ____ 117. Which sentence tells you that Buddy's friend has died? a. ―A morning arrives . . . when she cannot rouse herself to exclaim: ‗Oh my, it's fruitcake weather!'‖ b. ―The other Buddy died in the 1880s, when she was still a child.‖ c. ―I wrapped her in a Fine Linen sheet and rode her in the buggy down to Simpson's pasture where she can be with all her Bones.‖ d. ―I'll wager at the very end a body realizes the Lord has already shown Himself.‖ ____ 118. What is the difference between tone and mood? a. They are synonyms; there is no real difference. b. Tone expresses how an author feels; mood is how an author makes the reader feel. c. Tone appeals to the sense of hearing; mood appeals to the sense of sight. d. Mood can be created through setting, but tone cannot. ____ 119. All of the following places are part of the setting of ―A Christmas Memory‖ except a(n) — a. forest c. attic b. riverside cafe d. church Short story unit test- Summative Application The Boy Who Drew Cats by Lafcadio Hearn A long, long time ago, in a small country village in Japan, there lived a poor farmer and his wife, who were very good people. They had a number of children, and found it very hard to feed them all. The elder son was strong enough when only fourteen years old to help his father; and the little girls learned to help their mother almost as soon as they could walk. But the youngest, a little boy, did not seem to be fit for hard work. He was very clever— cleverer than all his brothers and sisters; but he was quite weak and small, and people said he could never grow very big. So his parents thought it would be better for him to become a priest than to become a farmer. They took him with them to the village-temple one day, and asked the good old priest who lived there if he would have their little boy for his acolyte, and teach him all that a priest ought to know. The old man spoke kindly to the lad, and asked him some hard questions. So clever were the answers that the priest agreed to take the little fellow into the temple as an acolyte, and to educate him for the priesthood. The boy learned quickly what the old priest taught him, and was very obedient in most things. But he had one fault. He liked to draw cats during study-hours, and to draw cats even where cats ought not to have been drawn at all. Whenever he found himself alone, he drew cats. He drew them on the margins of the priest's books, and on all the screens of the temple, and on the walls, and on the pillars. Several times the priest told him this was not right; but he did not stop drawing cats. He drew them because he could not really help it. He had what is called ―the genius of an artist,‖ and just for that reason he was not quite fit to be an acolyte;—a good acolyte should study books. One day after he had drawn some very clever pictures of cats upon a paper screen, the old priest said to him severely: ―My boy, you must go away from this temple at once. You will never make a good priest, but perhaps you will become a great artist. Now let me give you a last piece of advice, and be sure you never forget it. Avoid large places at night—keep to small! The boy did not know what the priest meant by saying, "Avoid large places—keep to small." He thought and thought, while he was tying up his little bundle of clothes to go away; but he could not understand those words, and he was afraid to speak to the priest any more, except to say goodbye. He left the temple very sorrowfully, and began to wonder what he should do. If he went straight home he felt sure his father would punish him for having been disobedient to the priest; so he was afraid to go home. All at once he remembered that at the next village, twelve miles away, there was a very big temple. He had heard there were several priests at that temple; and he made up his mind to go to them and ask them to take him for their acolyte. Now that big temple was closed up but the boy did not know this fact. The reason it had been closed up was that a goblin had frightened the priests away, and had taken possession of the place. Some brave warriors had afterward gone to the temple at night to kill the goblin; but they had never been seen alive again. Nobody had ever told these things to the boy—so he walked all the way to the village, hoping to be kindly treated by the priests. When he got to the village, it was already dark, and all the people were in bed; but he saw the big temple on a hill at the other end of the principal street, and he saw there was a light in the temple. People who tell the story say the goblin used to make that light, in order to tempt lonely travelers to ask for shelter. The boy went at once to the temple, and knocked. There was no sound inside. He knocked and knocked again; but still nobody came. At last he pushed gently at the door, and was quite glad to find that it had not been fastened. So he went in, and saw a lamp burning—but no priest. He thought some priest would be sure to come very soon, and he sat down and waited. Then he noticed that everything in the temple was gray with dust, and thickly spun over with cobwebs. So he thought to himself that the priests would certainly like to have an acolyte, to keep the place clean. He wondered why they had allowed everything to get so dusty. What most pleased him, however, were some big white screens, good to paint cats upon. Though he was tired, he looked at once for a writing pad, and found one and ground some ink, and began to paint cats. He painted a great many cats upon the screens; and then he began to feel very, very sleepy. He was just on the point of lying down to sleep beside one of the screens, when he suddenly remembered the words, "Avoid large places—keep to small!" The temple was very large; he was all alone; and as he thought of these words— though he could not quite understand them—he began to feel for the first time a little afraid; and he resolved to look for a small place in which to sleep. He found a little cabinet, with a sliding door, and went into it, and shut himself up. Then he lay down and fell fast asleep. Very late in the night he was awakened by a most terrible noise—a noise of fighting and screaming. It was so dreadful that he was afraid even to look through a chink in the little cabinet; he lay very still, holding his breath for fright. The light that had been in the temple went out; but the awful sounds continued, and became more awful, and all the temple shook. After a long time silence came; but the boy was still afraid to move. He did not move until the light of the morning sun shone into the cabinet through the chinks of the little door. Then he got out of his hiding place very cautiously, and looked about. The first thing he saw was that all the floor of the temple was covered with blood. And then he saw, lying dead in the middle of it, an enormous, monstrous rat—a goblin-rat— bigger than a cow! But who or what could have killed it? There was no man or other creature to be seen. Suddenly the boy observed that the mouths of all the cats he had drawn the night before were red and wet with blood. Then he knew that the goblin had been killed by the cats which he had drawn. And then also, for the first time, he understood why the wise old priest had said to him, "Avoid large places at night—keep to small." Afterward that boy became a very famous artist. Some of the cats which he drew are still shown to travelers in Japan.. ____ 120. If you are an acolyte, you are a(n) — a. farmer c. artist b. attendant or follower d. ordained priest ____ 121. Someone who is disobedient — a. fails to follow orders c. follows his own conscience b. pays strict attention to the rules d. respects the rights of others ____ 122. When you take possession of a place, you — a. move away from it c. take ownership of it b. remove goblins from it d. frighten the people who live in it ____ 123. If you have resolved to do something, you have — a. solved a problem c. voted for a resolution b. decided against something d. reached a decision to act in a certain way ____ 124. If you move cautiously, you move — a. very quickly c. quite slyly b. with great care d. very slowly ____ 125. Why do the parents ask the priest to take in their youngest son? a. The boy doesn't get along with the other children. b. His parents are angry with him because he draws cats. c. The boy is too small and weak to be a good farmer. d. The boy has told his parents that he wants to be a priest. ____ 126. All of the following items describe the boy except — a. clever c. artistic b. quick to learn d. studious ____ 127. The boy doesn't go home after he is turned out by the priest because the boy — a. is afraid his father will punish him b. cannot give up his dream of becoming a priest c. has been accepted by other priests in another town d. wants to explore the world ____ 128. Once in the temple the boy looks for a small space in which to sleep because he — a. doesn't want to take up too much room b. knows that a goblin cannot get into a small space c. remembers the words of the old priest d. hopes no one will notice him ____ 129. Which detail reveals the fate of the monstrous rat? a. The boy understands the meaning of the words "Avoid large places—keep to small." b. The mouths of the cats the boy drew are red. c. The boy's drawings of cats are still shown to travelers in Japan. d. During the night the boy hears awful sounds from the temple. ____ 130. What is a logical prediction to make after reading that the temple has been closed up because a goblin had frightened the priests away? a. Some brave warriors will return and frighten the goblin away. b. The boy will encounter the goblin in the temple. c. The priests will keep the boy from the temple. d. The boy will draw the goblin ____ 131. All of the following details are significant in helping you make predictions in this story except the — a. words of the old priest b. boy's need to draw cats c. story about the light in the temple d. fact that the boy went to be trained by a priest Literary Elements- Please answer the following questions specific to the literary elements used and studied in the short fiction unit: _____132. The events of the plot are designed to a. reveal the author's point of view b. arouse and satisfy the reader's curiosity c. portray the personality of the main character d. distract the reader from guessing the ending _____133. Which of the following is an example of internal conflict? a. a hiker must cross a dangerous river b. a boy struggles to overcome shyness c. the team captain and the coach argue about a play d. the stepsisters ridicule Cinderella _____134. Which part of the story is most likely to engage the reader's emotions? a. exposition b. complication c. climax d. resolution _____135. One main purpose of he setting is to a. create suspense b. provide conflict between the characters c. provide a place for the characters to live and act d. develop foreshadowing _____136. Writers create effective settings by a. providing a list of details b. creating memorable characters c. using vivid images d. avoiding details completely _____137. Irony is built upon the basic elements of a. suspense b. comedy c. surprise d. conflict _____138. Dramatic irony occurs when a. characters know something that the reader or viewer does not know b. characters do something unexpected c. a situation turns our tragically d. the reader or viewer knows something the characters do not _____139. Situational irony occurs when a. a person says one thing but means something else b. there is a contrast between what would seem appropriate and what really happens c. the reader or audience has knowledge that the characters do not d. there is a tragic ending _____140. The term point of view refers to the way the writer has chosen to a. create conflict b. present dialogue c. express an opinion d. tell a story _____141. Which of the following items is not true of he omniscient narrator? a. He or she zooms in on just one character. b. He or she is not a character in the story. c. He or she never refers to himself or herself with the pronoun I. d. He or she is able to tell us everything about every character. ______142. From which point of view are the following paragraphs written? A young woman just moved into an apartment. She thought it was a nice neighborhood and became delighted when she heard a saxophone. She could not believe her luck—she, too, played the sax. She bolted down the stairs to find the musician. ―What a lovely song,‖ she said. She knew at once that he would be her partner for life. She told him how she too played the saxophone and loved jazz. Minutes passed, but she could not keep her mouth shut. Why? It was spring, she had just moved into a new place, and she was in love. a. omniscient point of view b. first-person point of view c. third person point of view d. second person point of view _____143. The central idea of a story is called its a. theme b. subject c. purpose d. conflict _____144. The theme often reveals a. a characters motives b. hints about a story's outcome c. a truth about human behavior d. the strength of a story's plot _____145. Imagery contributes to a work's a. rhythm b. meter c. structure d. forcefulness _____146. An image is a word or phrase that a. is found only in poetry b. appeals to one of the senses c. is part of the rhyme scheme d. creates ironic twists _____147. An image of icy wind appeals to our sense of a. sight b. touch c. smell d. taste _____148. When an image is fresh and powerful, it a. helps create a strong plot b. creates an emotional reaction c. detracts from the rest of the story d. serves the author's theme _____149. The image of a boat floating in the mist of a lake a. probably makes the reader feel lost and alone b. helps the reader feel the hot, burning sun c. emphasizes the joy of sailing d. shows the strength of the boat's crew _____150. An image of an empty house with broken windows and rotting wood creates a feeling of a. power b. boredom c. loneliness d. enthusiasm
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Murder victim's family in last-ditch effort to save man convicted of killing her from execution...saying they believe 19-year-old was strangled to death by her cop fiancé
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Prosecutors: Shanesha Taylor spent thousands on baby daddy's rap album
Soar presents thoughts on 'Adrian Peterson" with Pete Richardson
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The media is going crazy over this Adrian Peterson mishaps! Please tune in at 11 am to hear our thoughts on the situation! No matter what you've done or been through, lifes about making your dreams come true! #Soar
Adrian Peterson gets Suspended from the NFL
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Welcome to Dead End Sports! This is the place where sports opinions collide. Dead End Sports is a weekly talk show covering college football, the NFL, college basketball, the NBA, baseball and more. We rarely agree.
On this week's episode, we discuss Adrian Peterson being suspended from the NFL, the best team in the NFL, the injury to Todd Gurley, RG3, Kobe Bryant, and much more
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NFL Week 2; MLB; FIBA World Cup Finals; Ray Rice released by Baltimore Ravens after domestic violence video surfaces; Adrian Peterson indicted on chargeds for child abuse; WWE
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Monday Night Miracle / Adrian Peterson - Episode #212
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In case you didn't make it to the end of the Monday Night game, we'll start off this week's edition of The Broad Street Line with a recap of the Philadelphia Eagles' wild 30-27 comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts. With a big divisional game against the Washington Redskins on deck, the Eagles are poised to run away with the NFC East with a win on Sunday.
Later in the show, we'll run down the NFL police blotter and give you the latest on the Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice and Greg Hardy cases, and we'll also pull back the curtain on the LeSean McCoy/PYT situation and give you our rules when it comes to tipping and bad service. So, for all of that and more, come and take a ride on The Broad Street Line: The future of sports talk radio has finally arrived.
#4HFA - Adrian Peterson vs The NFL: Punishment, Accountability, and Forgiveness
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Adrian Peterson has been suspended without pay for at least the remainder of this season.
The NFL announced its highly anticipated ruling Tuesday morning, stating that the Minnesota Vikings' star running back will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15, 2015, for violating the league's personal conduct policy. A recent phone conversation, however, details that Peterson may have been promised a two game suspension. This will be the topic of tonights show as we address:
After hearing the audio of Troy Vincent and Adrian Peterson, do you think there are more short term deals that has happened before (in other situations)?
Will society only view Adrian Peterson as a man that abuses his child or will this current situation pass?
Will this situation cause an investigation for previous suspension rulings?
Adrian Peterson fallout and Relationship expert Marni Kinrys
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We will be talking sports and having fun doing it. Expected to be joined by Relationship expert Marni Kinrys who will tell us how to get your lady to watch football and so much more. Also, talking the fallout from the Adrian Peterson story, Greg Hardy and Ray Rice with Hall of Famer Willie Roaf. Also, which 0-2 team will not make the playoff? Where is Roger Goodell? Talking MLB division races, week 3 of the NFL. Call 646-727-3070 to join the fun! Follow on Twitter @goforitgant
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TONIGHT 9PM- Adrian Peterson said today that he wants the public to "understand how sorry I feel about the hurt I have brought to my child." Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings running back who was benched after being charged with child abuse for allegedly disciplining his son with a switch, made his first public statement on the issue today. He's back to work and has the full support from his team. The NFL has recently gained lots of attention for all the wrong reasons. We want to hear your thoughts surrounding Peterson's situation. Overboard disciplinarian or child abuser? Dial 917.889.3926 to comment. Plus, Toya will bring our MONEY Monday FINANCE segment LIVE from Delaware. REAL TALK. REAL PEOPLE. REAL TIMES. We are TM HYMAN RADIO.
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WELCOME TO THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON SPECULATION SPORTS PODCAST..let's talk..NFL..draft...free agents...the punk..MR ADRIAN PETERSON..he got payed baby...just go away..BITCH PLEASE...who is going 2 DRAFT WHO...will the eagles trade up...I BET THEY DO....my dallas cowboys...they better draft D people..the food stealer..is he worth it...I SAY NO..hell no...MLB..with ted the talking head...NHL TALK..my blackhawks..PLAYOFFS..no cup this year..WILL WILD MAKE A RUN AT THE CUP..fantasy sports talk..HELL NO..twins..WILL STILL SUCK..live on talk shoe..goggle hangout as well..who will be the imbeicle of the show..rugburn is in the treehouse..COMM AND MUSIC FREE..podcasting
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