Perhaps the most famous Realist novel by a French author is Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant was called Madame Bovary in Miniature, and tells the tale of a misfortune of discontented middle-class young lady. The Necklace gained this universal fame specifically because of its well-crafted twist ending. It has also drawn the attention of other-than French public (especially Americans) because of its parable-like format: a well-fractioned plot and a clear moral message. The central...
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Novel’s title: The House on Mango Street Novel’s author: Sandra Cisneros Number of pages: 110 pages Genre of novel: Fiction The vocabulary is relatively easy Landlord - a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant. Washroom - a room with washing and toilet facilities. Crumbling - breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration. Obeys - comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a...
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The plot of the novel revolves around a twentieth-century English family pertaining to the working class, made up of a drunkard miner-father, Walter Morel, his wife, Gertrude Morel, and their children, Paul, William, Annie, and Arthur. It was the first novel to inspect in such detail the intimacy of a family and the processes that lead to its ruination. At the beginning, the couple Walter and Gertrude Morel seem to live a happy life but their successful marriage soon begins...
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, religion dominates society as the main element of life and work but nature can be seen attacking religion in many ways. Religion in the novel is a prominent factor in the feelings of society towards Hester. Nature, on the other hand, sympathizes with the main character and such, giving hope and God’s light. These two factors go up against each other as religion attacks and nature heals throughout The Scarlet Letter. Nature in the...
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This extract of Gulliver’s travel novel by Swift appears at the end of the novel part IV chapter 5. The protagonist has already traveled in three different cultures. Here, he is with the Houyhnhnm’s society. He explains to his master the wars that occur in Europe and their motives of it. The author raises the issues of the absurdity of Human nature about the constant quarrels. Especially the reasons that push mankind to kill his neighbor. Why do Gulliver’s fellows...
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Imagine you’re a cancer patient in Wisconsin. You’re terminally ill, in the last stages of your lung cancer, in great pain, and the only drugs available to you are highly addictive painkillers. A natural painkiller is illegal in your state, and if you want this drug, you are forced to buy it on the black market where it could be potentially dangerous. Marijuana, a drug that could save you is completely locked away simply because someone- a politician, or a...
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Today, you drive your modern car to travel to work, school, the grocery store, and numerous other locations. But imagine, being a citizen living in the US in 1907 and seeing one of the first gas-powered engines drive past you. Most people back then probably were not able to afford a home, let alone an innovative means of transportation. But in his lifetime, Henry Ford created one of the most important inventions to man today- the engine. To get to...
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Children begin to learn about the world around them, from a very early age, including during the prenatal, perinatal and postal periods. Children’s early experiences the bond they form with their parents and their first learning experiences, deeply affect their future physical, cognitive, emotional and social development. What is Early Childhood Development? Early Childhood Development is a stage in human development. It is a process by which humans change qualitatively and quantitatively over time. It generally includes toddler hood and...
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Siddhartha Gautama, who is later known as Buddha, was born in a small kingdom in ancient India. He is the son of Queen Maya and King Suddhodan. Maya was returning to her parents home for the birth of her child, she stopped on part of the long journey for a rest and as she entered into the forest she fell into a trance. She remembered a dream she had the day she conceived her child about a baby elephant that...
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Leadership plays a salient role in the success of any organization. It is a positive force based on solidarity and mutual trust, including perspective and commitment. Bill Gates is a great leader with a great vision. From his earliest years, he was impressed with the founding of Microsoft. Despite the tension throughout the journey, Gates continued to pursue his dream. Including to the above, successful leadership necessitates the goal and objectives to be determined and to lead by example. These...
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Arranged marriages are not always wonderful, but they are not always favorable, so before anyone decides to have one, you should think about it. First, let’s get into a little background information about it, arranged marriages started in the 20th century in the united states. In arranged marriages parents, religious leaders, and matchmakers choose the partner their children will marry. The disadvantages of arranged marriages are you have no excitement in dating, you probably will never love them, and you...
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Hamlet's character in the movie ‘Hamlet’ is very distinct from the other, more masculine characters. This is primarily due to the fact that he analyses situations rather than jumping into action without considering the consequences. Hamlet is described as a ‘floater’ and has a delay in seeking revenge. Throughout the play, Hamlet is put into certain situations where he can act but simply doesn’t, as he doesn’t like to take actions into his own hands. This is shown in the...
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In both Ozymandias and London, the poets William Blake and Percey Shelley critique social structures that award power and authority to the wealthy minority; to the disadvantage of the poor and those who hold a lesser status in society. This is explored in numerous ways in both Ozymandias and London. Shelley and Blake have both manipulated structural techniques in order to portray how those of higher power have the ability to dictate society as they please. In London, this can...
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Composed as a literary novel that narrates through a legend of redemption and inscribed in the context of Ancient Troy is “Ransom” by David Malouf, which unravels how changes come to the reception of individuals in worlds. Such can also be said of the film “Invictus”, the two texts applaud the power of a changed perception as well as its impact on an individual, an institution, and a country. In addition, Malouf and Eastwood’s intention also coincides with the fact...
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When it came around to 14-year-old Shaquan’s turn to recite a section of Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America Again”, he timidly struggled to verbalize more than a few words at a time. Seeing him embarrassedly tear up about his reading ability while surrounded by his fellow 8th graders, I began reading with him, walking him through each word. As he read with me, his natural confidence and outgoing personality seemed to return to the timbre of his voice, and...
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Since before I can remember I have been taking things apart and wondering how they worked, intrigued by what makes a toy tick or a button click. At a very young age, I knew that I wanted to be an engineer, and design great things. Because of this endless passion for design and engineering, I entered the Plano Academy. The Plano academy is a Project Based Learning, and STEAM school with a very heavy emphasis on Engineering. Where every day...
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After attending a lecture on how genetic diseases within humans and animals can be detected early and their effects prevented, I became fascinated with pathology and the biological mechanisms by which animals cope with illnesses. Combined with my long-held passion for animal welfare, my interest in veterinary medicine began to take shape. Reading the veterinary record has kept me up to date with recent issues and developments, such as new radiation therapies for treating brain tumors in dogs. I am...
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A Master’s in International Business provides essential core business knowledge and even promotes in development of managerial skill that is effective for business leaders I am very keen to study in this particular area which is the reason for applying for Master in International Business with advanced practice in Ulster University. I am currently studying at the National University of Modern Languages, for a Bachelor of Business Administration, with experience of working as an HR, Sales executive in First step...
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a legendary American retired professional basketball player. Before his retirement, he played 20 seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his time, Kareem was one of the greatest NBA stars and was named NBA Finals MVP on two occasions. He also won the MVP Award for a record six times. During the 1967 season, Kareem became banned from college basketball as a result of his height and...
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One document that influenced the United States Constitution is Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was written in 1215 by the barons. This document was a promise from King John, that stated King John and the future monarchs would stop making certain actions that would do harm to the people of England and to others. This document was forcefully signed by King John because King John treated his people very unfairly. In 1776 they looked at the Magna Carta as a...
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Some people chase happiness, while others choose happiness. The sole purpose of life is to be happy, to enjoy life, and to get to a place where you are not hoping to get to another. If we look at our inner utmost desire we could see all our dreams are not so different. We all share ONE common goal “Happiness” for ourselves and for the people we love. Not long ago the pursuit of happiness was a personal quest, now...
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I know very well that you can't touch Trump with a ten-foot pole without getting into some kind of controversy. Whether with his supporters or his opponents, I'm going to try. I'm going to critique Trump's inauguration speech. I am going to try to go as non-political as possible and talk not about the content or the veracity of the claims in his speech but rather to talk about his delivery overall and his message. Donald Trump's inauguration speech is...
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Hybrid Cars are Better for the Environment Global warming is now recognized as a serious concern. Virtually every government on the planet is creating policies to reduce emissions immediately. It is also estimated over one billion cars and trucks run daily over roads and highways around the world contributing to global warming. It is time to take immediate action to promote alternative sustainable sources to power hybrid vehicles and reduce emissions. Technology has been developed to send man-made vehicles far...
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Our objective is to change the world into a united, color-blind society. Instead, we intend for, as my father advocated, people, to be “judged by the content of their character.” As a little boy, I remember receiving inequitable treatment. As naïve as I was, I never understood why I was treated so differently from the white children. As far as I was concerned, we were all the same; human. I remember constantly moving, and never residing in the same house...
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According to Martin Luther King Jr. “No nation can long continue to flourish or to find its way to a better society while it allows any one of its citizens to be denied the right to participate in the most fundamental of all privileges-the right to vote”. A prisoner, who is also referred to as an inmate, is anyone who is deprived of liberty against their will and can be lawfully confined or unlawfully confined (Justice and peace commission, 2011)....
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In the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ the author William Shakespeare presents the relationship between the two youths as one that is destined from the start, but in contrast, their love is also ill-fated. Their relationship only lasts for three days all of which they are oblivious to what the future holds for their relationship until their demise. Within the play, it is evident that their relationship is predestined when in the prologue Romeo and Juliet are described to be a...
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Most people don’t know what it means to have real courage until they are faced with a situation that requires them to be courageous. For me, it wasn’t until eighth grade that I found out how courageous I could be. My family had just moved from a small town in Arizona to its biggest city, Phoenix, and it was my first time attending a new school. Before moving, I had lived in the same house my whole life, and many...
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Reconstruction, in the history of the United States of America, occurred between 1865-1877 that followed the American Civil War. During the era, several attempts were made to recompense inequities caused by slavery and its social, political and economic legacy. Also, efforts were made to solve all the problems that raised from the readmission to the union of the 11 states that had succeeded before or at the outbreak of the war. Many historians, however, portray the area as the time...
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After winning independence from Britain and becoming a country of its own, America was determined to remain neutral from the political conflicts of other nations. They were especially motivated to adopt a different foreign policy than that of Great Britain, their former oppressor. America thereafter became an isolationist nation. The war of 1812 however, was a crucial turning point when Britain and France were seizing American ships, forcing the nation to revisit their initial policy. America warned the two countries...
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Due to a decline of elephants in certain parts of African, I would like to propose a plan to help increase the population of these amazing creatures. I want to provide information to help you understand more about elephants and the areas they live along with the effects of losing them and the dangers posed to them. I will also include my idea on how we can work together and coexist peacefully together. African elephants live in a savanna biome...
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