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An Occurance At Owl Creek Brid - Term Papers

An Occurance At Owl Creek Brid

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People can easily recognize that a butterfly, a horse, or a tree are alive and that a
bike, a computer, and a lamp are not. People call a thing living if it is capable of
performing certain activities, such as growth or reproduction. Biologists, however, have
a hard time defining life. They have difficulty locating the dividing line between living
and nonliving things. All scientist do agree however that one characteristic of all living
things is the will to live that they all possess. Without this will living organisms would
not be able to flourish as they most certainly do. Ambrose Bierce’s short story “An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is a perfect example of the power of the ...

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“..of a highly respected Alabama
family,” in the times of the civil war. “His features were good, a straight nosed, firm
mouthed, broad forehead from which his long dark hair was combed straight back, falling
behind his ears to the collar of his well-fitting frock coat.” Due to circumstances not
described in the story, Peyton was not able to join his beloved state to fight for the
“southern cause.” Because of this he wanted to do all that he could to fulfill his part.
When he heard of the opportunity to destroy a bridge that was needed by the federal
army, he jumped at the chance. He was not sorry for what he attempted to do when he
got caught. He supposed that he “...a civilian and student of hanging [might] evade the
picket post and perhaps get the better of the sentinel.” He was however disappointed that
due to his capture he would never again see his family. Peyton Farquhar loved his wife
and children. In his last moments on this earth Farquhar ...

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Added: 7/6/2006 06:12:27 PM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 871
Pages: 4

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