The short story "The Open Window" by Saki gives us a marvelous example of how appearance‚ semblance and our naivety can distract our attention from reality and even make harm to our health. This story also shows how a writer can make perfect use of irony. "The Open Window" is a story about deception‚ perpetrated on an unsuspecting‚ and constitutionally nervous man‚ Mr. Nuttel. He comes to the country in order to cure his nervous condition. He pays a visit to the home of Mrs. Sappleton to introduce
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In “ The Open Boat” crane personifies elements in the nature as a factor which brings out the true human nature and test’s a person’s ability to survive‚ and work together rather than nature being an overwhelming destructive force. One does not have to end up being stranded on the open sea like the four men did to test their ability to survive‚ it exists in a variety of real world situation‚ but one has to see it as such. Although those situations may not require the same experience as the four men
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With innovations in technology being released each day‚ it’s fair to compare the digital development rate to the rate at which humans are being born. Each day we are a step closer to some undefined goal regarding how advanced our commodities are; how many pixels a screen can be‚ or how fast a processor is. Life and our daily tasks have become simpler‚ quicker‚ and more convenient with devices that aid us in transportation‚ communication‚ and access to information such as cell phones‚ computers‚ and
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In present day people all around the world have used many energy sources. For instance‚ cars have to use much fossil fuel energy. Coal and natural gas also have been used too much to heat homes and businesses even during the winter (Adapted from Rosenthal‚ E. ‚ 2010‚ December 11). As this information‚ ‘finding alternative energy sources is one of the major projects of this century in all countries because the world is running out of the natural resources’ (Edited extracts from authentic student
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course there is this film). What a dampener when he loses a place on the podium by a whisker. If only Bhaag Milkha Bhaag could change history. Actually it does romanticize the telling of Milkha’s already dramatic life. This is some incredible source material‚ but writers Prasoon Joshi and Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra aren’t content and go on to make tenuous connections‚ fabricate episodes‚ and of course add lip-sync songs to attempt a Bollywood-friendly film. I suppose they succeed in this‚ but I’m
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During the teaching‚ I used open ended questions and questions and answers. I also gave the patient 4 handouts and highlighted the important discussion points and topics I discussed. I estimated that the process would take between 15-30 minutes depending on if the patient and her daughter had any questions. The whole process took about 20 minutes. I believe that the handouts were the best way to achieve my goals. The daughter was very happy that I had them‚ and was especially appreciative of the
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cons of technology are numerous. One benefit of technology is that people are able to access information and each other much faster and easier than ever before. Doctors can access your test results and medical charts quickly due to technology in the medical profession. With technology‚ companies save money because they do not have to pay travel expenses or even have to have a physical location. Technology makes life convenient and efficient. There are also several cons to technology. Unfortunately
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Dinghy vs. Nature In his short story‚ "The Open Boat‚" Stephen Crane shows how an inanimate object can be very unconcerned with whether you live or die. In this case‚ it is an ocean‚ which man has to struggle to survive. The characters in the story come face to face with this natural disaster and nearly overcome by Nature’s lack of concern. They survive only through persistence and cooperation. Crane shows the reader how not to give up when something so uncontrollable is present. Crane shows how
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Kate Chopin - The Story of an Hour 1. Do you believe the Mallards’ marriage was a loveless one? How would you describe the marriage‚ given what the story tells you? Kate Chopin opens the story describing the scene to be one of epic emotion and made me believe that Mrs. Mallard was a woman madly in love with her husband; however as the story progresses the storyline changes. When Mrs. Mallard received the news of her husband and sat in the room alone and began whispering the words “Freedom” over
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