Vladimir Nabokov 6. Them – Joyce Carol Oates 7. A Void/Avoid – Georges Perec 8. Eva Trout – Elizabeth Bowen 9. Myra Breckinridge – Gore Vidal 10. The Nice and the Good – Iris Murdoch 11. Belle du Seigneur – Albert Cohen 12. Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend is Laid – Malcolm Lowry 13. The German Lesson – Siegfried Lenz 14. In Watermelon Sugar – Richard Brautigan 15. A Kestrel for a Knave – Barry Hines 16. The Quest for Christa T. – Christa Wolf 17. Chocky – John Wyndham 18. The Electric Kool-Aid
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Waiting for the Mahatma (1955) is perhaps the most controversial novel of R. K. Narayan. Apart from its artistic merits and demerits (which are considerable)‚ many Indian readers of the novel have felt dissatisfied with it and found it difficult to warm up to it particularly because of the way the Mahatma is portrayed in it. Non-Indian readers however have more or less favourably reacted to it‚ while being alive to its artistic lapses. An extreme instance is H. M. Williams who regards it as one of
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“I Spent Thousands to Keep My Sick Cat Alive. I Don’t Think I’d Do It Again.” talks about whether or not spending billions of dollars on treatments that are not guaranteed to save the animal’s life is worth financial hole called debt. The author states‚“Americans spent $56 billion on their pets in 2013‚ according to the latest figures from the Federal Trade Commission; of that‚ $7.6 billion went to prescription and over-the-counter drugs for cats and dogs. That’s expected to grow to $10.2 billion
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Would You Like To Work In An Open-Plan Office? Nowadays an open-plan office is a very popular form of space organisation in companies. Many people believe that this type of offices has many challenges and disadvantages‚ but at the same time there is another point of view. Some of them find an open-plan office convenient and well-organized to work in. On the one hand‚ the main argument for open-plan offices is high productivity. You are not able to pretend that you are working because managers
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Unit 221 Use office equipment 1.Know about different types of office equipment and its uses. 1.1 Identify different types of equipment and their uses. There are many different types of office equipment in our work. The main one found in the offices are: -telephone- we use it to make and receive a phone calls -printers- to print document and work papers -shredder- to shred important notes‚ paper work -computers- we use them to many work related tasks. Word processor programs are used
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The topic of my paper is whether we should keep the Olympics or should not keep the Olympics. To some people we should keep the Olympics‚ to other people we should not keep the Olympics. I believe we should keep the Olympics because it is a fantastic way for the best athletes in the world to show what they can do. Also‚ it is a good way to keep athletes healthy. People are saying we should not keep the Olympics because the Olympics do not have all the sports. Yes they do not have all sports‚ but
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) has delivered packages and other various mail for more than two centuries. With a significant increase to the USPS‚ however‚ the deficit in income has caused the USPS to shorten delivery days. In light of this‚ the United States Postal Service should not cut back on delivery days‚ but alternatively be reconstructed to meet the needs of Americans. It is important to support the traditions of the USPS by revamping the corporation’s policy‚ image‚ and by implementing
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American Plan ( AP) - A billing arrangement under which room charges include the guestroom and three meals‚ Also called as full board / full pension. European Plan (EP) - A billing arrangement under which meals are priced separately or room only plan Modified American Plan (MAP) - A billing arrangement under which the daily rate is including room and two meals‚ generally Breakfast and dinner. Continental Plan ( CP ) - One of the most common / preferred billing arrangement which includes room
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The main factors of this article called “Methanol--the fuel in Waiting” explains how Methanol could both have positive and negative effects in the environment and the economy. The article discusses how methanol could be another alternative to gasoline and it is a made from natural gas‚ which makes it easier to make and use. Methanol (see Figure 1) is that it is the simplest alcohol with a chain of one carbon atom with three hydrogen atoms attached. The characteristics of this simple alcohol are
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Cultural factors affect waiting lines. For example‚ fast checkout lines (e.g.‚10 items or fewer) are uncommon in Japan. Why do you think so? When Krispy Kreme donuts entered the Japanese market‚ people were willing to wait in line for up to three hours to get donuts although another brand of donuts was available. I have tried these donuts and agree that they taste really good‚ however I would not wait in line for up to three hours for them. The Japanese on the other hand‚ enjoy standing
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