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    "And for you, Miss Deluise?" the genie asked, finally reaching me. "I wish for unlimited wishes!" I exclaimed, the words slipping from my mouth as the laughs tumbled out of those I called my companions. "Jamie, you can 't wish for that! There are rules!" Paul insisted, his glasses almost falling off as his head shook violently. All of them looked at me with pure superiority, as I apparently did not even know the rule. "No, a wish is a wish. As you wished, Miss Deluise. Unlimited wishes," the genie responded. "Wait, really? That 's not fair!" Margo piped up, as she had decided between saving her husband from cancer or financial stability for her and her children. "I am an entity without morality. To be fair is of little concern to me.…

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    Monkey's Paw Analysis

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    The Monkey’s Paw: Who’s to Blame The Monkey’s Paw is a fairytale about a monkey’s paw that can grant three wishes to three people. It is tragedy that a young man, Herbert has lost his life after his dad, Mr. White grants a wish for 200 pounds. Moreover, I believe Mr. White, who insists keeping the monkey’s paw, ignores the warnings from the Sergeant and behave in a greedy manner are the three reasons to explain why he is to be blamed. First of all, I blame Mr White for the death of Herbert…

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    I wish for lots of money Wouldn’t it be amazing if your wish could come true? I believe that most people would have their wishes. In the story “The Monkey’s Paw”, Mr. White can make three wishes after he gets the monkey’s paw. Unfortunately, his son is died after he makes the first wish. At the ended of story, he can’t get everything he want because he doesn’t think the consequence before he makes wish. Since the strange events might happen, I still want to make a wish. My grandmother tells me…

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    In the end, this is found to be a big mistake. When Mr. White makes the first wish he wishes for two-hundred pounds, but what he doesn't know is that making that wish was going to change everything. What he didn’t know was that he was going to have to pay a terrible price for his wish. In the first scene, the Sergeant-major was telling the White’s about the paw. “Better let it burn.” What the Sergeant-major is trying to say here…

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    Have you ever wished upon a star in hopes of finding true love, assuming it would come true? Or has it? How would you feel? Would you enjoy it or regret it moments after? In the short story, “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken the main character, Mr. Peters, is presented with a wish that conveys this exact scenario. It is a complicated story with an intrusive plot that also has some themes and learning experiences. Mr. Peters saved a swan after venturing and exploring a mysteriously spooky forest on…

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    If a wish is a strong desire for something that is not easy to achieve, then what do people do to make their wishes a reality. Some people pray at night, and others are lucky enough to find a shooting star. Me however, I don’t see shooting stars where I live, so I make some of my most personal wishes on airplanes. I call it “The Airplane Theory”. It all started with the first airplane I wished on. To this day, I have had a desire to go on more adventures, and have the opportunity to travel to…

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    wishes to three different men. Mr.White comes up with the decision he will wish for something but doesn’t know the to wish for wish and doesn’t know the consequences. This is why Sergeant- Major Morris is most responsible for the sorrows that resulted because he brought the paw and explained how to use the paw to the White family. “He (Morris) took something out of his pocket and proposed it” (105). Morris comes out guilty for the sorrows. Sergeant-Major Morris is most responsible for the…

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    I’ve not been able to have children with Eric. I think he is sterile. This baby is yours!” Monica proclaimed. Bill stared at her intensely, clearly not surprised. “Monica, why don’t you just say it’s Eric’s? I don’t want to cause a scandal in this town,” Bill reasoned. Monica knew this would never happen. She couldn’t lie to Eric like that. Eric froze. He stared at them. He thought back to his wish: “I wish that my wife would have a baby.” Now, that his wish was coming true, Eric began to see…

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    Sergeant Major Morris . The monkey’s paw can grant 3 wishes to three people. Mr. Morris was the second owner and the one before him wished for death for his last wish. Throughout the story the Whites get hold of the monkey’s paw and make all three wishes. For one night a family friend, Sergeant Major Morris came into the household of the Whites for a visit. Mr. Morris takes out a monkey’s paw and explains that a “mystic miracle worker” left a spell on the paw and that it can grant three…

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    that Sergeant-Major Morris beseeched him not to use the paw because something bad happens with each wish. He realizes his mistake later, as the man from Maw and Meggins brings the news of his dead son. In W.W. Jacobs short story, “The Monkey’s Paw”…

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