The story “Art for Heart’s Sake” was written by Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883-1970)‚ an American sculptor‚ cartoonist and writer. After graduating from the University of California in 1904 he works as a cartoonist for a number of newspapers and magazines. He produced several series of cartoons all of which were highly popular. Among his best works are “Is There a Doctor in the House?” (1929)‚ “Rube Goldberg’s Guide to Europe” (1954) and “I Made My Bed” (1960). The story we are analyzing is “Art for
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Conflicting perspectives – bias and self interest "More than anything‚ conflicting perspectives are the result of bias and self-interest" When it comes to literature‚ conflicting perspectives are often woven artfully through the fabric of the text. The Shakespearean tragedy ‘Julius Caesar’ and Rob Sitch’s film ‘The Castle’ are two such pieces of literature that examine a range of conflicting perspectives. Humans are innately biased and self-interested‚ and it is our inability to separate a situation
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fragments from the play. That`s why it`s the polilogue by its composition. From the stylistic point of view‚ a play is a stylized dialogue because of the effect of natural speech: there are a lot ofelliptical structures‚ interruptions‚ cases of aposiopesis‚ mixture of bookish and colloquial style and of course the author`s remarks in brackets. As for the message‚ it`s sounds like Let the sleeping dog lie. The situation described in the play deals with the state of affairs in the family of Caplans
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The Importance of Being Earnest is a well-known play‚ written by an Anglo-Irish playwright‚ novelist‚ poet‚ and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. He was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. In his lifetime he wrote nine plays‚ one novel‚ and numerous poems‚ short stories‚ and essays. Among his work the most popular and well-known are “The Picture of Dorian Gray”‚ “The Importance of Being Earnest”‚ “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”. Wilde was a proponent of
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The Nuances of Language: How Grammar Impacts Meaning Although an author’s grammatical choices may not have the most readily apparent impact on meaning‚ they ultimately play an integral role in the development of meaningful undertones in a literary work. An author’s use of grammar can be a result of their school of thought‚ a suggestion of deeper meaning‚ or an addition to character development. August Wilson’s Fences and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” both include grammatical techniques
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“Art for Heart’s Sake” “Art for Heart’s Sake” is a short story written by Reuben Lucius “Rube” Goldberg‚ an American cartoonist‚ sculptor‚ author‚ engineer‚ and inventor‚ who lived between 1883 and 1970. He is best known as a cartoonist and a founding member of America’s National Cartoonists Society. Collins P. Ellsworth is a wealthy 76-year-old businessman who is being treated for a form of compulsive buying disorder‚ otherwise known as oniomania: His uncontrollable buying habits—he can hardly
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Text Analysis I General information 1. Who is the author? 2. What is the title? 3. Is the title clear or obscure? 4. What feelings and expectations does the title arise? 5. Who is the narrator: ➢ The author him/herself (a person who knows everything about the facts and the characters but takes NO part in the action of the story) ➢ External narrator ( i. e. an outsider who speaks of people they knew but whose role in the plot is merely that of an observer)
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Essay A “One stair up” by Campbell Nairne The fragment describes how two youngsters‚ representatives of the working class‚ - Rosa and Andrew‚ went to the cinema. We see them in the hall of the cinema‚ after that observe them in the showing room. There is relatively little action in this story. The author’s attention is mainly focused on the details‚ so that we could see‚ smell and feel everything that surrounds the main characters. The text can be described as partially narrative
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Bishkek Humanities University named after K. Karasaev The Faculty of European Civilizations The English Language Department “Peculiarities of the Lexical Stylistic devices (Metaphor‚ metonymy‚ irony‚ simile‚ epithet) in the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen” DIPLOMA PAPER Scientific Supervisor: E. B. Jumakeeva Done by: Satarova Rahat‚ group: A08-2 Contents: Pages: Introduction
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Seminar 4 I Ex. 4‚ p. 57 Discuss different types of stylistic devices dealing with the completeness of the sentence 1. In manner‚ close and dry. In voice‚ husky and low. In face‚ watchful behind a blind. (D.) Перевод Манеры у него сдержанные и сухие. Голос глухой и хриплый. Лицо внимательное‚ как бы прикрытое занавесом. Анализ With the ellipsis the author comments on the character’s manners preceding the speech. ‘He is/was’ is most obviously omitted. 2. Malay Camp. A row of streets crossing another
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