Good stories have interesting characters. In the story, the author provides clues about the characters in the story and expects the reader to think about these clues in order to understand the characters fully. Sometimes, the clues are obvious, as the author says something about the character, as happens in stories with a narrator. Other […]
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Have you ever heard the phrase \” He really gets my goat !\” ? This idiom means that someone is really irritating. Seems kind of odd though right ? The goat in the picture looks kind of cute and doesn’t seem to be bothering anyone at all. Actually, the origin of the phrase may
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Writing a compare/contrast paragraph can present a few hidden problems. A few things to keep in mind: Both of the pictures are of common garden flowers that are yellow in colour. Here is an example of a table for noting contrasting details before writing. Flower 1
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