Alternate ending rough draft portfolio: chosen story: "young goodman brown" by nathaniel hawthorne for this unit's portfolio item, you will choose one story and write a totally different ending that remains true to the characters and conflict. it should also model the original author's style. compose a one- to two-page alternate ending to your selected short story, following mla format. begin your alternate ending with a sentence that appears on the last page of the original short story to transition from the original author's voice to your own. can someone me? like advice, ideas, explain to me how in the world i am supposed to change a whole story's ending and still stay in the author's original style. this just doesn't make any sense. has anyone ever done something like this before?

By following the author's style it is meant to trying to keep as close as you can to the choice of words and overall style of writing of the author, surely it is impossible to be a carbon copy of the production of someone you even do not know in person.

Basically you will have to do it the hard way, read the story, take some notes on vocabulary used, how the characters behave, how detailed the background is, and then, re-do the ending.

Once I was told that when one writes something it normally means that a great deal of what as written before will never come into the open, that is, writers try, try and try until they get what they believe is at least satisfactory.  

this essay is about basketball hope you like it, also dont forget to give me a good rating

  a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.