Introduction ’The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy’ is a novel written by Laurence Sterne‚ which was published in nine volumes from 1759 until the author’s untimely death in 1767. Although classified as an 18th century novel‚ Tristram Shandy does not fit the proverbial box of the era. The story that is being told in this novel is supposed to cover a span of years from 1680 until 1766‚ but the chronological sequence of the story-telling was obscured by the vast amount of digressions. These
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Maurice – The Glorious Revolution of 1688‚ Hodder and Stoughton‚ first edition‚ 1966‚ London * Behn‚ Aphra – Oroonoko‚ Penguin Classics‚ first edition‚ 2003‚ London * Coetzee‚ JM – Foe‚ Penguin Classics‚ second edition‚ 2010‚ London * Defoe‚ Daniel – Robinson Crusoe‚ * Fielding‚ Henry – Joseph Andrews and Shamela‚ Penguin Classics‚ first edition‚ 1999‚ London * Ogg‚ David – England in the Reign of Charles II‚ Oxford University Press‚ second edition‚ 1972‚ London * Richardson‚ Samuel – Pamela
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•DEFINITION •GENERAL FEATURES •LITERARY STYLE •THE RISE of the NOVEL •MAIN AUTHORS What is an Augustan Age? A period which is considered the most important and productive for the high forms of literary expression it produces. Every national Literature has its “Augustan Age”: Corneille‚ Racine‚ Molière in France; in the Roman Empire: Virgil‚ Ovid‚ Horace. The name Augustan derives from Emperor Augustus. The AUGUSTAN AGE 1688 – James II is removed from the throne:Glorious Revolution 1776 – America
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treatment for patient with digestive problems and he developed a product that he distributed though pharmacies and drug stores‚ and which soon became a big success-yoghurt. The factory was named Danone‚ a Catalan diminutive of the name of his first son‚ Daniel Carasso. Ten years later‚ the company moved from Spain to neighboring France and the first French factory was built. In 1949‚ the yoghurt was firstly packaged in a glass can. In 1951‚ this glass package replaced the porcelain can which was used
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Behavioural Finance: How Investor Reacts in Decision Involving Risk? ABSTRACT Behavioral finance is a new field in economics that has recently become a subject of significant interest to investors. This article provides a general discussion of behavioral Finance .In this article survey is made between two different groups of investors. This article shows how we behave or the psychology when we make decisions involving risk‚ or in the possibility of loss .This article also throw some light on
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Robert Neville is the apparent sole survivor of a pandemic whose symptoms resemble vampirism. It is implied that the pandemic was caused by a war‚ and that it was spread by dust storms in the cities and an explosion in the mosquito population. The narrative details Neville’s daily life in Los Angeles as he attempts to comprehend‚ research‚ and possibly cure the disease‚ to which he is immune. Neville’s past is revealed through flashbacks: The disease claimed his wife and daughter‚ and he was forced
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Flowers for Algernon. In the short story "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes‚ the main character Charlie Gordon has an IQ of 68 and desires to become intelligent. He is chosen to undergo an operation to increase his intelligence level to 204‚ however he is unaware of the consequences that may follow. His experiment is not worth the risk because he realizes that humans can be cruel‚ the experiment is not permanent‚ and he loses his friends and job. One of the reasons
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energy conservation principle which states that for an ideal fluid or for situations where effects of viscosity are neglected‚ with no work being performed on the fluid‚ total energy remains constant. Bernoulli’s Principle is named in honour of Daniel Bernoulli. This principle is a simplification of Bernoulli’s equation‚ which states that the sum of all forms of energy in a fluid flowing along an enclosed path (a streamline) is the same at any two points in that path. Mathematical Description:
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through this study that all the best students also did the most practicing and put in the most work. It also says that by the age of twenty the ones who wanted to become the elite performers had their 10‚000 hours. In another study that Gladwell uses by Daniel Levitin he says that in study after study of every group from sports to musicians the 10‚000 number keeps coming up. He also says that no professional has ever just floated to the top. His last and best example is an example of Mozart. He says that
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Daniel Keyes’ story‚ “Flowers for Algernon‚” is the progress reports of 37 year old‚ Charlie Gordon‚ who gets a surgery to gain intelligence. Throughout the reports‚ you can see where Charlie intellectually starts and his progress from there. Then‚ unfortunately‚ Charlie’s intelligence descends and he’s back where he started. The story teaches you that too much of anything is unhealthy. In the very beginning‚ Charlie lacks the average amount of intellect. His second report shows that‚ due to
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