CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN TEACHERS’ NOTES This study guide is aimed primarily at students of English Literature‚ who are studying Louis de Bernières’s novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin in the second year of Advanced GCSE studies but will be useful for any students wishing to look at the way in which a novel is adapted for the screen. The guide focuses on the following areas: From novel to screen: Narrative adaptation Characters Representation of nationalities Representation of war Music Language
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In a capitalist economy‚ all the central problems are solved with the help of price mechanism. In such an economy‚ no individual or a firm deliberately tries to solve the central problems; all economic activities operate automatically and there is no conflict anywhere. The basic reason for all this is that price mechanism brings about co-ordination in various sectors of economy and in various economic activities. The important characteristic of such a system is that it is automatic and there
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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Tom Hank’s new movie‚ Captain Phillips‚ can easily be summed up in one word‚ intense. Yet‚ the intensity of the film still couldn’t avoid shaky camera shots and extremely lengthy scenes. The true story of the 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship is a story that most of us remember vividly. Tom Hanks‚ who was born to play Captain Phillips‚ brings this terrifying story to life. The movie starts out with an uptight Captain Phillips obsessing over emergency drills and making sure
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Architecture of the New Capitalist Society INTRODUCTORY THEME Daniel Libeskind ’s winning design for the new World Trade Center takes a sentimental and metaphorical approach. He claims that the completed WTC would become the representation of America ’s belief in humanity‚ its need for individual dignity‚ and its beliefs in the cooperation of human. Libeskind ’s original design focused on restoring the spiritual peak to the New York City and creating an icon that speaks of America ’s vitality
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Depending on how you look at Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride‚ Timson calls it an “upmarket melodrama” whereas Martin refers to it as a novel “confronting politically correct feminism”. The truth is it isn’t either of these. While some of the situations are greatly exaggerated‚ this book comments on the way that women interact with each other on a day-to-day basis. Atwood tells the story of three women‚ and how they are drawn together because they
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dThe Rise of Industry Part I: The Intellectual Underpinnings of Industrialization – Read the following documents and answer the questions below. Document A (Adam) Smith was among the first to make a clear and convincing case that when individuals follow their own self-interest‚ it automatically works to the benefit of society as a whole. As individual competitors pursue their own maximum profit‚ they are thus forced to be more efficient. This results in cheaper goods in the long run.
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I am writing this letter to apply for the post of International ribbon (First Preference) or house ribbon. From my first day at ….. I made up my mind that I would apply for these posts as I saw it as a great opportunity to show my love for different cultures as well as my ability to organize and manage events. The current ribbons have been great at organizing and managing the school and I greatly commend their work. I’ve met a variety of people from different parts of the
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SCENARIO IN CEMENT INDUSTRY OF GUJARAT Cement industry is one of the major and oldest established manufacturing industries in the Indian economy. It is an indigenous industry in which the country is well endowed with all the necessary raw materials‚ skilled manpower‚ machinery‚ equipments and technological know-how. It is both basic and consumer industry. Today it is one of the key and capital-intensive industries in India. It produces cement‚ which is known as the builder
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“O Captain! My Captain!” Critical Essay The poem “O Captain! My Captain!” written by Walt Whitman is a heart wrenching portrayal of a sailors loss at sea as he trembles in the sight of his dear fallen captain. One might ask; who is this captain? What has he accomplished? And why does the sailor feel so strongly for him? Whitman’s themes of masculinity and patriotism in this poem play well with these questions and show the authors true feelings behind his “Captain”. To properly analyze such a
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House Captain Well to start with I would request all of you to raise your right hand when I say raise. Raise Well….hands down….. Great…I have just proved one of my most important point….”They all listen to me”…. Well jokes apart coming to the point now. A heart full of respect and love to all my teachers‚ friends and other supporting staff. Also a very warm welcome to all those who are new to Ruby House. To all those who don’t know me I am Devangi Patodiya grade 9th student
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