Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at the P.O” describes a Southern American family‚ narrated by a dominating older sister. Known only as “Sister‚” she attempts to convince readers that her family is the reason that she lives at the post office‚ however‚ the actions of the wealthy family suggests her unreliability as a narrator. Throughout the manipulating lies within the family‚ Welty’s classic American comical story relates to mainstream literature throughout the drama of a typical family but the unusual
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THE ROLE OF WOMEN The Weird Sisters Women in literature usually appear well put together‚ feminine‚ innocent and pure. Their beauty grabs your attention. In Macbeth the weird sisters take on characteristics that are completely opposite to that of a typical woman.In act 1 scene 3 Banquo describes how ugly the weird sisters look and how repusled he is by their appearance . “how far is’t call’d Forres? What are these so wither’d‚ and so wild in their attire‚ that look not like the inhabitants o’
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lives can lead to heroic action. This fascinating story that shows the true story about the love between four sisters‚ and their families. Julia tells all in her heroic story through one of the Mirabal sisters‚ Maria. Maria Teresa Mirabal the youngest of the sisters was very passionate about what she believed in. Maria always looked up to her older sister Minerva and decided to join her sisters in their political activities. Maria became a martyr as a result of her political stance against their dictator
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fact that the character of Sister Aloysius does not have enough evidence to prove that Father Flynn is guilty. However‚ Sister Aloysius is confident that Father Flynn is guilty even though she has no evidence. The concept of doubt is first shown at the beginning of the story at Father Flynn’s sermon. Father Flynn says at his sermon‚ “What do you do when you’re not sure?” and “No one knows I’ve done something wrong.” (Shanley pg 5) Shanley uses irony to show how Sister Aloysius becomes doubtful over
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IB SL English 2 Commentary on The Comfort of Strangers In one part of the novel‚ The Comfort of Strangers‚ the English writer Ian McEwan describes the admiration with which his male character‚ Robert‚ contemplates his sisters playing dress up. Though the speaker’s age is never divulged‚ we readily jump to the conclusion that he is around ten years old because of the childish and rudimentary language. The structure of the sentences is also very reflective of the child’s young age‚ as well as
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characters. The Characters are Sister Aloysius‚ Father Flynn‚ Sister James‚ and Donald. Sister Aloysius is the head Nun of the school and is very strict. Sister James is another Nun who is a soft spoken and kind teacher who Sister Aloysius try’s to shape her into a stricter teacher. Sister James one day send one of her student‚ Donald‚ to Father Flynn to only notice that when he returns he has the smell of alcohol in his breath. When she tells Sister Aloysius‚ Sister Aloysius then makes it her quest
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EDUCATION SYSTEM OF INDIA • 38% of doctors in America are Indians • 12% of scientists in America are Indians • 36% of NASA employees are Indians • 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians • The India group is the only one from South Asia to figure in the top 10 economically active working-age population. The group’s average annual income is higher than that of the local British (21‚250 pounds). • Third largest tertiary education system after china and US. We have institutions
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describing the boy’s idea “the sister always existed” even though the real fact is different from what he imagines.
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during the 4th of July sometime between the great depression and World War II‚ most likely around 1939 - 1940. To fully understand the method used to demonstrate the story’s point an understanding of who the characters is needed. Sister The protagonist‚ Sister‚ tells us the story from her jaded point of view in the form of both narration and dialogue. She is the oldest daughter of two and lives with her Mother‚ uncle and grandfather and serves as the postmistress of the local post office.
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07/12/09 Movie: Doubt Sister James and Sister Aloysius play a very important role in John Patrick Shanley’s movie Doubt‚ which is about the mistrust that takes place in a school directed by the church on priest Flynn command. There‚ sister Aloysius is the principal‚ so she is in charge of the student’s rights and responsibilities. On the other hand Sister James is a history teacher. Both characters are important for their way of handling the doubt. First of all‚ Sister Aloysius is a very mistrusting
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