“Ghostly Tales:”
“The Call”
Q1) I am Geoff the husband of Meg. Today we faced a mysterious problem about a hoax woman who’s going to be killed by her husband when he finishes locking all the fences locks of the river and push her in the River Ousam as if it’s an incident. We received 4 calls, but every time when I ask the girl a question the call keeps going off. Her voice is dread and cold like a dead ghost. The first time the girl rang I logged the call. I caught it from a distance knowing that it’s not the phrase that were so awful he felt that the girl is just making fun on an Christmas Eve. This shows how wise and intelligent Geoff’s character is. He is not too serious because he didn’t believe it could be a true story and he judged really fast on that case. When the second call is on and Meg’s face turn to be pale and depressed she was scared and took the case in a serious way I felt that I should do anything to try to help this girl even if I didn’t fully believe there is a girl who’s going to be killed, But I couldn’t see Meg in this way. So I determined to solve this case and know the truth myself and see if she’s a hoax or not. When my car disappeared and the door was making a noise and Meg closed the door on her the phone rang again and I took the phone quickly and said loudly to the client to cover her identity, this case made me angry and mad. I went to the place the girl mentioned I saw an old man living in an old house the story of Agnes Todd and her husband began from there.
Q2) “Harry” is a caring and self-sacrificing character he couldn’t leave the client alone on a Christmas or a New Year eve. He would go and spend his time in the office celebrating with his client on the phone even he had an eno...
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Earth stopped bad “The world becomes separated and people could fly also the buildings had decay.”
He changed Beer to Water
Good
“Trying to use his power in a good way”
Weapons to books
Good
“To recover his mistake in stopping the earth rotation”
Comparative Assignments:
Q5) In “a sound of thunder” story we can that the ending was effective because of Eckels reaction when he saw the dead butterfly he knew that something bad would happen and learned from his mistake.
In the other story the ending was effective also because George McWhirter tried to fix what he had done with his miracles and he wished that everything would go back to normal so he lost his powers.
Q6) Always listen and follow the instructions given to you they are given to you for your safety. Eckles may advice Fotheringay to accept what he have and not ask to have more.
In “A Sound of Thunder,” a man named Mr. Eckles travels 65 million years into the past to hunt the most feared animal. While he’s out hunting, Eckles realizes that his prey is too much for him. This realization causes him to break the number one rule of his time travelling experience. Eckles runs off his predetermined and kills a butterfly. This then causes an irreversible chain reaction in history that ultimately leads to Eckles death.
end. This essay will further show how both stories shared similar endings, while at the same time
There has been many ghost stories told over the years, but the same question remains… are ghosts real or not? The book Ruined, by Paula Morris, is inspired by the history and culture of New Orleans. Fifteen year old Rebecca, is suddenly shipped off to New Orleans, a year after hurricane Katrina. She is forced to go there when her dad leaves for a business trip in China for six months.
These girls have had a rough life. In 1910, their mother died and the four girls only have each other for all their weeps and worries. Also, their dad has been dead for years and ever since the death of their mother, life has just not been the same. They were left as orphans and took care of each other, since they were all they had. Then, something gave the Purcell girls a glimmer of hope. They had a guardian, who for the rest of their lives would take care of the girls. His name was Mr. Mackenzie and he was married to Mrs. Mackenzie and they had kids of their own. They have three sons; Gabriel, Geoffrey, and Antony. Also, they had one daughter; her name was Lucy. One child, though, would soon become very important in Julia’s life. His name was Master Geoffrey and he had been away at school ever since the Mackenzie’s started taking care of the Purcell girls, which was in January of 1910. At this time, he was the same age as Julia. They were both 15 years old. As soon as they first met, they wanted to get to know each other better. One of the first things Geoffrey noticed about Julia is that she was very much like her older sister, Frances; except, there was something special about her. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but there was something
The Signalman and The Red Room as Characteristic Nineteenth Century Ghost Stories There are many characteristics that help to make up a typical nineteenth century ghost story. During this essay certain aspects will be discussed to find out if ‘The Signalman’ by Charles Dickens and ‘The Red Room’ by H.G. Wells contain the elements that constitute a ghost story. The main elements of a typical ghost story include the stereotypical aspects such as distortion of light to create shadow, isolation, and fear as well as emotive imagery, the inclusion of a non-believer/believer and having a suitable ending e.g. a twist. All these elements add to the tension and overall atmosphere of a nineteenth century ghost story. The first element that will be touched upon is the addition of the conventional features of a ghost story.
Envision yourself as encircled by strange, yet terrifying and evil spirits that trouble you in your worst nightmares. The spirits could desire something from you. In fact, they could aid you in locale of frightening you. Should you attend to them? What do you contemplate they are trying to notify you? In one of the inquiries above, notice the ironical use of the word “fact” that endeavors to obscure the fictitious nature of ghosts. It displays that the meaning of the word “ghost” is equivocal. In supplementary words, the word “ghost” is multivalued, that way that ghosts can purpose in extra than one way.
(An evaluation on Everything Stuck to Him and how the ending makes the ending and the story clear.)
The Haunting of Hill House is a gothic horror novel written by Shirley Jackson. Supernatural occurrences take place within the house revolving around Eleanor. Eleanor is a thirty-two-year-old woman who never once has felt the sense of inclusion. Eleanor seems to never recall the feeling of delight in her adult years due to the fact that she was a caretaker for her now deceased Mother; who took away most of her freedom by being incredibly restrictive. Dr. Montague, a doctor that specializes in analysis of the supernatural rents Hill House, a supposedly haunted house. During the renting period, Dr. Montague begins an experiment inviting individuals who have had involvement in abnormal events
One quality of ghosts that makes them very difficult to evaluate is their form and behavior. Benjamin Radford writes in his article “Are Ghosts Real? - Evidence has not Materialized” “One difficulty in scientifically evaluating ghosts is that a surprisingly wide variety of phenomena are attributed to ghosts, from a door closing on its own, to missing keys, to a cold area in a hallway, to a vision of a dead relative” (N.p). Because so many different experiences are associated with the presence of spirits, it becomes more of a challenge to validate their legitimacy. Perhaps the door closing was just a coincidence, or that the cold area happened because an air vent blew cold air into that part of the hallway. Not everything needs to be attributed
a dull grey colour as if it had lost the will to live and stopped
Dealing with the problem of learning difficulties in children's books, Theresa Breslin's excellent book “Whispers in the Graveyard (1994)” is chosen to represent children's dyslexia while “The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler (1977)” written by Gene Kemp is the other selection related to a late developer. Based on the research, there are some features often identified in children with learning difficulties: being teased or bullied, misbehaviours, and the lack of self-confidence (Prater, 2003: 58). These three elements can be found in both cases, indicating these features are general situations that happen in children’s school times.
The day arrived to move out of this ghostly home in Indiana and move on to a new location. I remember wearing shorts and a sleeveless top as we all squeezed in the back of the station wagon. I didn’t say goodbye to Pamela, she was working when we left. My dad pulled out across the yard cutting over onto the neighbor’s property using their wide long driveway as the flight road. I gazed back at the tiny white home that sit on nearly two acres of land, believing one day when I get back, I will dig up the treasure I buried. A tiny light blue plastic treasure chest I received from a box of Cracker Jacks; back then these gifts were pretty nice, it even open and closed snapping shut as a real treasure chest. I had to leave “a promise to return” behind.
‘I’ve been feeling weird all day.’ Shawn thought while lying down on the hospital bed fully awake. Upon hearing a sound, Shawn’s head shot up. ‘Sounds like someone’s coming, wait, it sounds like more than one person. I’m counting two. Huh, that’s weird, it’s 3:30 in the morning and the nurse already went through here on her rounds half an hour ago, strange.’ Shawn mused surprised. The footsteps were coming closer to his room so Shawn closed his eyes feigning sleep.
The Dilemma of a Ghost is a short play written by the Ghanaian writer, Ama Ata Aidoo. The story is about a young Ghanaian man, Ato, currently studying in America. Here, he meets and falls in love with Eulalie; an African-American girl who lives in America. When he returns home with his new bride, Ato is torn between his family’s traditional custom against his wife’s western culture. His marriage and his wife’s behaviour become sources of great criticism from both family members and the Ghanaian community at large. The writer uses various scenarios to point out the difference between the African traditional culture and the modern western culture.
Have you ever been scared for the safety of a complete stranger? Have you changed somebody’s outlook on life just by being a Good Samaritan? Well, I have. It was a late Thursday night and I was in a bad part of town informally known as “The Knob.” I had been at a friend's house when we decided to leave to find somewhere to eat. On the way, my friend got a call from his mom telling him he had to be home. His house wasn’t really out of the way. As I pulled down Belle Avenue, towards his house, another friend of mine shouts out “Hey, pull over that guy just knocked that girl out” I instantly questioned this absurd accusation. “What? You’re joking.” As I turned around I noticed that he certainly wasn’t as I saw a middle-aged lady facedown on the pavement. Without hesitation I parked the car and we all ran over to see what was going on. You could see in the distance a man in an orange hooded jacket fleeing the scene. My friend attempted to wake this lady up. She was out cold. At this point each one of us had no idea what we should do. Obviously, the first thing we should have done was call the police, but let me remind you this was a bad part of town and didn’t know if we would be the next. Tommy, my friend, the nearest house and knocked on the door. A trashy looking man answered the door. After being informed that there was an unconscious lady in front of his house he scurried to her aid. The man then realized it was a good friend of his. Jane was her name. You could sense his anger and concern for this lady. He began to frantically ask questions. Who, what, when, where, why, how and every other sort of interrogation question was thrown our way. We described her assailant and which way he went. Evidently it was her boyfriend. At this ...