Roald Dahl

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feel like they have control. The reader likes to think they can solve the mystery before it happens. This makes the reader want to carry on with the story to find out if they are right or not. Many writers employ and use this technique including Roald Dahl and Guy de Maupassant. My influences for this selection of stories are Shirley Jackson and Harold Jaffe. By using these authors as inspiration I was able to link my stories with a common theme. Both authors have a darker side to their writing…

I studied English Literature as an A level, which strengthened my love of reading. I have always been a keen reader since I was in primary school, with Roald Dahl being my favourite childhood author. Now that I am teaching in primary schools, reading is something that I highly promote to allow all children to gain a love of reading for pleasure as well as deepening their knowledge and inquisitiveness. For…

Round 3: Obscure Sports 1. In the sport of wife-carrying, a male contestant carries a wife, either his own, his neighbors, or one found further afield, over a 270 yard (250 meter) obstacle course. What country originated this particular athletic frolic? a) Sweden b) Denmark c) Norway d) Finland 2. When J. K. Rowlings invented the sport of Quidditch, she intended a delightful fantasy sport wherein wizards zoom about the playing field on flying broomsticks. However, a few Harry Potter…

Spies are people who secretly watch people and report what they are doing to their superiors. Often times spying involves acting, disguise, and other special talents. An example of this is Baden-Powell. He was a British spy that Britain used to spy on Austria-Hungary. He acted as a drunken to fisherman to gather intel on a new weapon. “In that disguise, he was never questioned as to why he was sailing so close to a key Austria-Hungary fortress. The enemy soldiers even showed Baden-Powell how to…

animator at the Walt Disney Studios. This was the beginning of what would become an illustrious career as he set forth to make a mark as a famous director, producer, screenwriter, and much more in the American film industry. Influenced by the works of Roald Dahl, Dr. Seuss, and Edgar Allan Poe, Burton adopted a dark, gothic, and…

In his book, The Hidden Messages in Water, Japanese scientist, Dr. Masaru Emoto, uses high-speed photography to show us how the “Words” impact the molecules of water. When positive, kind words such as “Love” were directed at containers of water and then frozen, brilliant, symmetrical crystals were formed that resembled colorful snowflakes. In contrast, when exposed to words associated with negative connotations such as “Hate” or ‘You Fool”, the results were dull and malformed crystals. This…

other girls named Jane who are unpopular in different ways. The four of them make art attacks on the city under the guise of their secret art club and later go on an adventure painting the town P.L.A.I.N.- People Loving Art In Neighborhoods. Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Knopf, 1961. Modern Fantasy, Ages 8-11. James loses his parents in a tragic accident and he is forced to go and live with his two aunts. James accidentally drops magic crystals…

Prompt #1 - “Cinderella” Charles Perrault (1696) and the Brothers Grimm (1857) Anyone that has read versions of Cinderella, may have a different perception of the story, it was not the norm for a middle class young lady to marry upper class not even in today’s age. However, we can begin with analyzing the story and each character as they come into the picture. In order to understand the psyche of the character, we must first understand the epoch the story was written and how society expected…

lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English Village” – Roald dahl,…