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Baby X by  Lois Gould History & Setting Lois Gould  (December 18, 1931 – May 29, 2002) was an American writer, known for her novels and other works about women's lives.   She was born in  Manhattan ,  In 1970 Lois Gould published her first novel,  B ABY X,   a tale of an "Xperiment" in gender-free child-raising. It first appeared in  Ms . in 1972, and was expanded into an illustrated children's book in 1978.  Character There are two main characters happened in the story. Mr. Joneses is a scientist who wanted to raise an X more than any other kind of baby. Baby X is no gender, it is a secret scientists Xperiment known officially as Project as baby X. Plot A baby is born to two parents who have agreed to keep its sex a secret, as part of a huge, very expensive scientific experiment. They are given a thick handbook to help them navigate future problems, from how to play with X to dealing with boys' and girls' bathrooms at school....

One ordinary with peanuts by SHIRLEY JACKSON History & Setting Shirley Jackson was born to a wealthy San Francisco. From an early age, she rebelled against what she considered her family's selfish lifestyle. Instead of taking part in social events ,she would disappear into her journals. Here, she would strike out against the snobbish attitude she witnessed among the wealthy. For much of her life, Jackson suffered from stress and anxiety. In her later years, her physical and metal health declined. Jackson was only 45 years old when she died. In 1961 Jackson was honored with the Edgar Allan Poe award for her short story "One ordinary with peanuts" The setting of this story is  The setting of the story is on the streets of  New York City during 1950 , where the main character, Mr. Johnson, takes a stroll.  Character Mr John Philip Johnson; He shared the peanuts to the people walked across him, to balance nice and generous in that day. Mrs Jonson; She accused the p...

The Night The Bed Fell by James Thurber Introduction of Author & Setting When James Thurber was a child, he was hit in the eye with an arrow. He lost his sight in that eye, and was troubled with vision problems the rest of his wife. Despite this setback, Thurber attended Ohio State University for five years. From 1918 to 1920, Thurber worked as a code clerk at the State Department in Washington and later in Paris. He then turned to journalism, working for the Chicago Tribune. By the age of 57, Thurber' s childhood eye injury had resulted in almost total blindness. When his vision began to fail completely, Thurber started dictation his stories to a secretary. His memory was so sharp that he could easily compose a 2.00-word story in his mind, remember it overnight, and dictate it to his secretary the next day. In 1927 the New Yorker magazine published one of the Thurber's stories, THE NIGHT THE BED FELL, The setting of this story  is the author's house when he was a c...

THE DINNER PARTY by Mona Gardner History & Setting India was under British control for nearly 200 years before gaining its independent in 1947. "The dinner Party" takes place in British India, in the part of the country ruled directly by the British government during dinner time, early 1900 ( they had a servant who was a young boy ) . Some colonial of the time seem background today. Most British officials felt superior to the people they ruled and rarely socialized with them. In addition most men felt they were better than women, and that feeling of male superiority becomes an issue in this story. Character There are a few character happened in this story. First of all, the colonial officer (Mr Wynnes) British who possibly can afford large dinner parties, the host of the dinner party and opposes the young girl' statement, saying men have more control than women. Secondly, the young girl, who very likely British maybe one of the daughter of guests. Is the one who...

On March 18, 2016, it was Jackson  Johnson ’s  concert  at the  Plaza, Panama City , capital of Panama. There were over 20,000 people in the audience.  Johnson has been a singer for 20 years, he is an expert at singing high pitch and pop songs.  As  Johnson  finished his splendid songs on the stage, he grabbed a gun from his trousers' pocket immediately, he then shot his head melancholy. At the place lots of army officers were trying to keep the peace, evacuated everyone out of the concert building. A colonel found some witnesses to get information about why  Johnson  would suicide on the stage. Some witness offered “when he was singing, while everyone saw him crying. No one knew why, and before he shot himself, , he cried, “My dear Mum  Dad, thank you for taking care of me in these years and your encouragement; but I could not believe that I got tremendous amount of  pressure. I can not handle it by myself. I ...

On March 18, 2016, it was  Johnson ’s Concert  in the  Plaza, Panama City , There were over 2 million people in the audience.  Johnson has been a singer for 20 years, he is a expert.  As  Johnson  finished his  splendid songs on the stage, he grabbed out a gun from his trouser’s pocket immediately, then shot his head melancholy. At the place lots of army officers trying to keep the peace, evacuated everyone out of the concert building. Colonels found some witnesses to get information about why  Johnson  would suicide on the stage. Some witness offered “when he was singing, while everyone saw him crying. No one knew why, and before he shot, he cried “My dear Mum  Dad, thank you for taking care of me in these years and your encouragement. But I couldnot believe that I got tremendous amount of  pressure. I cannot handle by myself. I love you, see you on the heaven.”  he shot himself on the stagethan. Everyo...

On March 18, 2016, it was  Johnson ’s Concert  in the  Plaza, Panama City , There were over 2 million people in the audience.  Johnson has been a singer for 20 years, he is a expert.  As  Johnson  finished his songs on the stage, he took out a gun from his trouser’s pocket immediately, then shot himself in the head. There were a lot of policemen trying to keep the peace, evacuated everyone out of the concert building. Policemen found some witnesses to get information about why  Johnson  would suicide on the stage. Some witness offered “when he was singing, while everyone saw him crying. No one knew why, and before he shot, he cried “My dear Mum  Dad, thank you for taking care of me in these years and your encouragement. But I couldnot believe that I got tremendous amount of  pressure. I cannot handle by myself. I love you, see you on the heaven.”  he shot himself on the stagethan. Everyone was shocked. Plus, ...