English "The Sniper"

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to the senses

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Suspense

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Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story

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Narration

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Type of writing or speaking that tells about a series of related events

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Beleaguered

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surrounded and under attack

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Ascetic

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Severe; also, self-disciplined

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Fanatic

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Person who’s extreme dedication to a cause is excessive to unreasonable

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Ruse

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Trick

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Silhouetted

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Outlined

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Remorse

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Deep guilt

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Paroxysm

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Sudden attack; fit

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Reeling

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To be thrown off balance; to fall back; staggering

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Bounded

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To leap forward or up; to spring

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Recoil

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The kickback from a fired gun

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Setting

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Dublin, Ireland
Nighttime 
Rooftop by the gov buildings 
June 1920s
Irish Civil War

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Characters

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Sniper
Sniper’s brother
Tank shooter
Spy woman

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Protagonist

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Sniper

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Antagonist

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Sniper’s Brother

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Exposition

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Says it’s the Irish Civil War
Gun shots
Surrounded by enemies
Hiding

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Conflicts

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Man vs Man

Man vs Himself

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Rising Action

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Everything up to the climax

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Climax

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Finally shoots the other sniper

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Falling action

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Runs to his brother

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Resolution

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Sees his brother’s face

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Themes

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War Is Hell
All’s Fair In Love And War
There’s More Than One Way To Suffer

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Sight

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``` Rooftop view - dim light Tank Shooter and Old Lady talking Man falls off roof Man on other roof (silhouette) "Eyes of a man used to looking at death" ```

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Touch/Feeling

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The bullet wound (dead sensation; oozing blood) | Kickback of gun into his shoulder

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Sound/Hearing

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Gun shots spastically ringing out Body hitting the ground with a dull thud Pant of the tank Old Woman (spy) scream

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IRA

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Irish Republican Army

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Catholic, Protestant | Nationalist, Unionist

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The war is not ________ vs ________ | But rather _________ vs _________

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William of Orange

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Protestant who defeated the catholic king

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King James II

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Catholic king defeated by Protestant

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British

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The Protestant people went in favor of this government

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Nationalists

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The small number of Irish who demanded independence

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Republicans

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saw violence as the only way to achieve their freedom

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Ulster

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Britain's part of the island that they got to keep after they agreed to the creation of an Irish state

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Protestant

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Most of the people in Ulster who wanted a British rule

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Michael Collins

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Irish hero who was assassinated for us agreement to the partition

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Shipyards

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Her Majesty did not require ocean travel so people who worked in these ( mostly Protestant ) suddenly did not have a job

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Unionists

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The people who's only hope was to remain part of the United Kingdom

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Petrol Bombs

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Hand-made, easily-made bombs that were thrown over peace walls

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Catholic

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Irish

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Protestant

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British

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Catholics

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People who liked the tri-color flag

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British/Protestant

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``` soccer and cricket State-run schools The Rangers Orange Union Jack Named after Queen Elizabeth and King William More Scottish sounding Crew cut and certain type of boot Eyes set close together ```

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Catholic

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``` Celtics Green Irish tricolor Mary and Patrick Claddagh rings Gold hoop earrings Red hair Too many kids ```

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Democratic Unionist Party

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Founder : Ian Paisley against the Good Friday Agreement Does not like Sinn Fein

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Sinn Fein

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Nationalists | Leaders : Gary Adams and Yasser Arafat