Key Elements in Short Stories 
Short stories usually have the added element of a surprise ending or some sort of
ironic twist that happens to the character at the end (Perrine 45). ....
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Iran-Contra Affair
.... In yet a further
ironic twist, however, the Iran-Contra hearings tended to strengthen Reagan's hand rather than further weaken him. ....
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Tragedy of OedipusThe King
.... 96). Oedipus, however, is not the only character in the play who attempts to thwart fate, and experiences an
ironic twist. Laius ....
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Themes of Arrogance & Denial in Oedipus the King
.... 96). Oedipus, however, is not the only character in the play who attempts to thwart fate, and experiences an
ironic twist. Laius ....
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Transients in Arcadia
O. Henry's short stories generally involve an
ironic twist near the end of the story and Transients in Arcadia does not disappoint in this manner. ....
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Bendix Corporation
.... systems. In an
ironic twist, Bendix has itself participated in cross licensing agreements in order to meet its Seville commitment. The ....
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How Words Change Meaning
.... I cannot imagine a more
ironic twist of thinking than to judge this reclaimed badge of honor as insulting to the very community who has created its power." In ....
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Poverty in Calcutta
.... In an
ironic twist of racist history, the British considered most Indians to be "wogs," a derogatory term, regardless of their station in Indian society. ....
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Women
.... In an
ironic twist in the story, the narrator attempts to define her own identity by going off with a cattle rustler, but in some odd way she is trying to gain ....
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Enlightenment Satire
.... Employing an
ironic twist, he argues against the very things that might actually ameliorate the situation without necessitating such a grim solution, such as ....
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Dickinson
.... Yet, in an
ironic twist, the owner will outlive the gun because being inanimate in reality it has no chance of immortality or an afterlife. ....
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The Road Not Taken
.... The whole poem is an
ironic twist on the nature of human choice, without knowledge of its consequences, and only ages later rationalized with a sigh of ....
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The Odour of Chrysanthemums
.... In "Tickets, Please," Lawrence uses an
ironic twist at the end of the story to express the pessimistic view that just when it appears that victory of some sort ....
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How Words Change Meaning
.... I cannot imagine a more
ironic twist of thinking than to judge this reclaimed badge of honor as insulting to the very community who has created its power." Thus ....
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Joint Venture Operations
.... October 1989, 66. Chappell, L. "Back to Japan An
Ironic Twist." Automotive News, 29 November 1989, 130. Clark, L. "Japanese Methods ....
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Business Law and Intellectual Property Business Law & Intellectual ...
.... In an
ironic twist, pushing the envelope of technology a little further may remedy some of the ills of the current situation. Clearly ....
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Japan and Mexico and International Trade
.... In another
ironic twist on Confucian ideals, this domestic arrangement has led to excessive dependence of the male child on the mother; a husband often expects ....
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"The Blue Hotel" and "The Open Boat"
.... But in both cases the final
ironic twist tells the reader that the first ideas were true--civilization is a veneer over violent impulses and universe is ....
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Impact of Racism in South Africa
.... In what Louw calls an
ironic twist, the ANC actually allowed the NP to develop a nonracialist stand and court support from nonblacks as well as from blacks ....
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Comparison of 3 Novels by Arabs
.... of a sort. Finally, the hope of Jabra seems more rooted in reality than the
ironic twist of Munif's final words. Munif has left ....
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Effectiveness of Combined Use of Air Bags & Seat Belts
.... One
ironic twist with respect to air bags is that they may actually result in a decrease in traffic safety, as a consequence of misinformation. ....
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Denmark
.... In an
ironic twist of fate, the robust economy in Denmark is actually one of the reasons they labor unions have been able to amass such power, "The Finance ....
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Airport Noise Management
.... Noise abatement laws and regulations also lead to increased congestion at metropolitan airports and, in a somewhat
ironic twist, increased noise levels at ....
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Protection for the Automobile Manufacturing Industry
.... misleading.32 31L. Chappell, "Back to Japan An
Ironic Twist," Automo tive News, 29 November 1989, 130. 32M. A. Maskey, "Japanese ....
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Funding and Long-Term Health Care
.... The combined result of these factors is that government ends up as the major funder for LTC services, although, by some
ironic twist, this status is not the ....
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Smallpox
.... In an
ironic research
twist, scientists discovered that the deadly variola virus "is behind the genetic artifact that renders an estimated 1% of the population ....
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Lorca's Blood Wedding
.... in Blood Wedding A. Lovers discard all practical concerns for love, facign death willingly B.
Ironic plot
twist, not merely romantic tragedy 1. Death-Character ....
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Themes in Lorca's Blood Wedding
.... in Blood Wedding A. Lovers discard all practical concerns for love, facign death willingly B.
Ironic plot
twist, not merely romantic tragedy 1. Death-Character ....
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The character of Michael in The Godfather
.... In an
ironic twist of narrative development but in a way consistent with Erikson's developmental ideas about young adulthood, Michael adopts Sicily's, that is ....
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Dr. Strangelove
.... So, in an
ironic Cold War-era
twist, the US and Soviet leaders end up on the "same side," trying to avert nuclear holocaust. Nevertheless ....
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