The short story “Pride of Seven” by Robert W. Krepps demonstrates that occasionally people need to surprise society and do the unexpected. In the beginning‚ a man‚ who is the narrator of the story (the duchess)‚ explains about how he ended up in Africa‚ and he also shares information about the tribe (the Masai) he has been living with; he may live in the village with the people‚ but he spends most of his fair shared time on the top of a hill watching the majestic seven lions that live below (the
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consider each principle and strike a balance between the competing demands of the various principles. The ten principles of war are: The Ten Principles of War. Selection and Maintenance of the Aim. Maintenance of Morale. Offensive Action. Surprise. Security. Concentration of Force. Economy of Effort Flexibility. Cooperation. Administration. Selection and Maintenance of the Aim. Every operation must have a single‚ attainable and clearly defined aim that remains the focus
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Emotion and Facial Expression Neither emotion nor it is expression are concepts universally embraced by psychologists. The term "expression" implies the existence of something that is expressed. Some psychologists deny that there is really any specific organic state that corresponds to our naive ideas about human emotions; thus‚ its expression is a non sequitur. Other psychologists think that the behaviors referenced by the term "expression" are part of an organized emotional response‚ and thus
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novel‚ many of the characters can be pointed out as crazy and disillusioned .As different characters are seen to be talking to themselves and show various sides of their characters‚ I chose King Lear as one who reveals to me the most surprising and unexpected in the scenes through soliloquies and monologues. First of all‚ it is important to know a brief history of King Lear. He is an aging man who is loyal and a father that is loving to his daughters. Lear is identified as very generous especially
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teach lessons about life. Within that purpose‚ authors write science fiction stories with elements of science fiction. This essay will be comparing and contrasting three elements of science fiction‚ which are technology‚ imaginary characters‚ and surprise ending by two stories‚ “Zoo” written by Edward D. Hoch and “The Ruum” written by Arthur Porges. The first element that will be discussed is technology. Technology that the story “Zoo” uses is spaceship‚ and the story “The Ruum” uses are spaceship
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the wife throws a surprise party‚ of sorts‚ for her husband‚ but instead of being surprised and grateful‚ he becomes “hotly embarrassed‚ and indignant at his wife for embarrassing him”. This is ironic because the reader first believes that he will be delighted‚ but their expectations are not met. The author uses the irony to contradict what the readers expect and create drama and suspense. The irony also serves as a lesson that actions can be misleading and to expect the unexpected.
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happened." Douglas Adams The opening line: "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move‚" pretty much tells the reader what to expect throughout the book: the unexpected. The unexpected is exactly what Douglas Adams specializes in during THE RESTAURANT
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to create this surprise. This intensive contrast captured Lellie’s moment of life change to be more dramatic. Finally‚ the author captured this moment of life change in an unpredictable and ironic way. The author manipulates us to believe Lellie is dumb by the frequent use of the word. Plus‚ most of the story is told at Duncan’s point of view and we didn’t see much of Lellie’s thought at a deep level. All of the descriptions of Lellie’s naïve personality lead us to this unexpected moment of change
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Dana Butler 12/08/14 Music of the 18th Century Derived from the Portuguese barroco‚ or “oddly shaped pearl‚” the term “baroque” has been widely used since the nineteenth century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750. Comparing some of music history’s greatest masterpieces to a misshapen pearl might seem strange to us today‚ but to the nineteenth century critics who applied the term‚ the music of Bach and Handel’s era sounded overly ornamented and exaggerated
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downfall. Arguably‚ people must develop strong character traits in order to succeed and get along with each other. But sometimes life is not that neat and easy. Character strengths are challenged in a world filled with pressures resulting from unexpected surprises and unbearable expectations. These challenges result in inner struggles that Phineas and Lance Armstrong cannot overcome with their strength of character. Having a strong character does not always lead to good outcomes. The character strengths
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