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  2. Rule of three (writing) - Wikipedia

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    The rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities such as ... The story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears uses the rule of three ...

  3. The Seven Basic Plots - Wikipedia

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    Booker asserts that the Rule of Three is expressed in four ways [citation needed]: The simple, or cumulative three, for example, in the original version, Cinderella's three visits to the ball. The ascending three, where each event is of more significance than the preceding, for example, the hero must win first bronze, then silver, then gold ...

  4. Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Wikipedia

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    The story makes extensive use of the literary rule of three, featuring three chairs, three bowls of porridge, three beds, and the three title characters who live in the house. There are also three sequences of the bears discovering in turn that someone has been eating from their porridge, sitting in their chairs, and finally, lying in their ...

  5. Chekhov's gun - Wikipedia

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    Chekhov's gun (or Chekhov's rifle; Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary and irrelevant elements should be removed. For example, if a writer features a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it, such as it being fired some time later in the plot.

  6. The problem with Nobel’s ‘rule of three’ - AOL

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    Some of the most brilliant minds in science will be catapulted from academic obscurity next week when the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and medicine or physiology are announced. But the ...

  7. The Three Little Pigs - Wikipedia

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    The story uses the literary rule of three, expressed in this case as a "contrasting three", as the third pig's brick house turns out to be the only one which is adequate to withstand the wolf. [8] Variations of the tale appeared in Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings in 1881.

  8. How much should you have in your 401(k)? Here's how your ...

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    Rule of thumb, however, is to have the equivalent of your annual salary saved by age 30, three times your salary by 40, six times by 50, eight times by 60, and ten times your salary by age 67.

  9. Rule of Three (Wicca) - Wikipedia

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    The Rule of Three has been compared by Karl Lembke to other ethics of reciprocity, such as the concept of karma in Dharmic religions and the Golden Rule. [7] The Rule of Three has a possible prototype in a piece of Wiccan liturgy which first appeared in print in Gerald Gardner's 1949 novel High Magic's Aid: [8] [9] "Thou hast obeyed the Law.