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    3. Bleeding Edge: waiting to be reassembled The ‘Word’ is definitely an interesting concept in The Crying of Lot 49, simply because of the myriad of analyses and meanings it received (cf. Grant 2008; Schaub 2013). What perhaps then is even more intriguing is its reappearance in Pynchon’s latest novel, Bleeding Edge, almost half a century later: ‘[Maxine is talking in DeepArcher to an enigmatic woman, after September 11. The woman says:] “Only here to have a look. Find out how long I can stay…

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    not treated. A contusion is caused by bleeding under the skin. When this blood seeps into soft tissues, it can form a clot (hematoma) and the clot it may go through a process called calcification. This turns the clot into bone. Myositis ossificans is relatively common in the arm or thigh. CAUSES The cause of this condition is not known. RISK FACTORS This condition is more likely to develop in: • People who play contact sports. • People who have bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia. …

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    Oftentimes, this conflict can influence one’s decision. However, sometimes, individuals battle with his or her own feelings. In different short stories, several characters has confronted this kind of conflict. In the short story, “On the Sidewalk Bleeding”, Andy struggles with his relationship to the Royals. In the same way, the barber in “Just Lather That’s All” battles his feelings over his loyalty to his troop. Andy and the barber both encountered an inner conflict as a result of their…

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    Constantly being hurt by someone, not feeling complete because the lack of love. In the song “Bleeding Love”, Lewis creates comfort with her reader by indicating how she been hurt by her past relationships and many end up avoiding love by becoming immune to the pain that it cause. It can also relate to being emotionally hurt repeatedly by their current…

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    In the story, "on the sidewalk bleeding" Andy's character is stoic. When he gets stabbed. He just lays there not crying or complaining, but actually peacefully almost. The couple found him laying the girl said "Freddie let’s get out of here! Please." he didn't get mad that they didn't help him because he was a "royal" and they were a "guardian". He didn't even hesitate to think, "wow they wouldn't help me because I was something different from them or wow their jerks.” When the drunken man found…

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    The main characters are Gill Grissom, Warrick Brown and Sarah sidle Chapter one CSI agents Gil Grissom, Warrick Brown, and Sarah Sidle receive a call from dispatch about a dead body outside the Nellis Air Force Base. When they arrive at the crime scene they meet a man named Benson who said he saw a man driving a 95 Monte Carlo with a broken taillight stop and throw a body shaped bag and drive off. On the side off the road they find a rolled up carpet sealed with duct tape, upon…

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    and the Royals have a rivalry with another gang named the Guardians. One night Andy leaves a party to buy a pack of cigarettes and on the trip to the corner store Andy gets stabbed by a member of the guardians. In the short story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter, the protagonist, Andy, demonstrates the theme don't let labels define you. This theme is demonstrated when Andy is stabbed in the alley, once Andy starts trying to get help, and when Andy takes his jacket off. Andy, who is…

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    The short stories “On the sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter and “The end of the Party" by Graham Greene consists of forces that oppose the main character. Such forces that have changed the outcome of the stories, Such forces include the main character himself, weather and other supporting characters. To start with, a force that comes into play in the story “On the sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter is the main character Andy himself. Being in such a renowned gang ‘Royal’ it should have been…

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    read the question this week for literature, I read “genre bleeding”. I asked myself, “Why does Mrs. Geno want me to write about genre bleeding?” I knew I had to fulfill her wishes, so I just began to research. When I searched for genre bleeding a lot of music popped up. Following this, I felt so confused and wondered how Goldman incorporated this within his novel, The Princess Bride. Every time I read the question, I still read genre bleeding. So, I contacted three of my classmates and wondered…

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    following the so-dubbed 9/11 attacks. As a well-established dabbler in the twists and turns of secret histories, it came as no surprise that writer Thomas Pynchon took to creating an alternate timeline for the event in his postmodern detective novel Bleeding Edge. Yet the matter in which he approaches 9/11 is unique. The plot of the novel is not a frantic race by secret agents to uncover a nefarious scheme against America, but a mildly meandering tale concerning the life of Maxine Tarnow, a…

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