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The Great Automatic Grammatizator by Roald Dahl

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The Great Automatic Grammatizator  by Roald Dahl Full Detailed Summary in Outlines The story begins with the narrator describing Adolph Knipe, a brilliant but poor engineer who lives in a small attic room in London. Although Knipe works in a factory designing electronic devices, his true ambition is to become a successful writer. He believes that writing is not purely imaginative but can be reduced to mathematical formulas and patterns. Knipe spends his evenings studying hundreds of famous short stories and novels. He analyzes: Plot structures Number of characters Length of sentences Types of emotions used Suspense and climax patterns After years of research, he becomes convinced that all stories can be broken down into combinations of predictable elements. Invention of the Machine Using his engineering skills, Knipe invents a huge machine called the Great Automatic Grammatizator. The machine: Is the size of a large room Has buttons, switches, wires, and dials Works like a story-pr...
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Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds By William Shakespeare

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Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds By William Shakespeare Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments; love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no, it is an ever-fixèd mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring bark Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come. Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom: If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved. Sonnet 116 – Line by Line Study William Shakespeare Lines 1–2 Original: Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Paraphrase: I will not accept any obstacles in the union of two true souls. Love cannot be called love Explanation: Shakespeare says true love is a perfect union of minds and s...
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The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu

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The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu Summary – The Paper Menagerie The story is narrated by Jack, a Chinese-American boy who grows up in Connecticut. His mother is a Chinese immigrant who barely speaks English, while his father is American. Jack’s earliest memory is of crying uncontrollably as a baby. His mother distracts him by making paper animals—a tiger, goat, shark, and other creatures—using colorful wrapping paper saved from Christmas gifts. She breathes life into them, and magically, they begin to move and behave like real animals. This becomes Jack’s first experience of wonder and love. Jack grows very attached to these paper animals, especially the paper tiger named Laohu, who becomes his closest companion. His mother tells him stories in Chinese, teaching him about her village in China, her childhood, and her family. Through these stories, Jack unknowingly connects to his mother’s culture and past. As Jack grows older and starts school, he becomes aware that his mother is different...
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