The Pleasures of Solitude by John Cheever The text under analysis is “The Pleasures of Solitude” by John Cheever. Before getting down to a close reading‚ the reader should bear in mind the fact that the author is a keen observer and a good psychologist; thus‚ shaping their understanding of the short story one should take that fact into account so as not to miss the subtleties of the characters’ portrayals and the essence of the story itself. The very first thing that the reader comes across
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FIRST AUSTRALIANS’ By Troy Hopkins: The First Australians is a poem expressing Troy Hopkins ’ hatred towards white settlers because of how they claimed Australia and labeled the natives ’Aboriginal ’. He called it an invasion‚ not a settlement and he says that the natives were the first ones there so they shouldn ’t call them "aboriginal". Hopkins then tells how the white settlers spilt the native’s blood on ’sacred ground ’ and they get rewarded for it. Hopkins speaks of Lex Wotton who is
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Ellen Zane facilitated a shift in the institution’s strategy‚ redistributed power‚ changed the structure and control system. There was a major break and a major reconstruction of the organization took place. When Ellen Zane joined Tufts-NEMC she started implementing change‚ she appreciated the senior staff expertise and experience but she felt that she needed
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more productive‚ which in turn can help the business be more successful. In the case study of Two Men and A Truck and Mary Ellen Sheets the Expectancy Theory and the Job Enrichment Theory were used to motivate her to grow her business. Even though Mary Ellen Sheets started the company she knew that with hard work she could grow her business and make it successful. Mary Ellen Sheets also understood that if she applied herself and worked hard she would have the success she desired. Even though she
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Motivations and Teams Case Study After reading the case study Two Men and a Truck‚ I have concluded that the motivational theory used by Mary Ellen Sheets was the goal setting theory. When using the goal-setting theory‚ employees are motivated when they have a specific goal to complete. Mary Ellen sheets set these goals and encouraged her franchises. Her goal was to have all the franchises have a good experience considering that this is an industry known to cause stress. Two Men has a
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child-like and instead make him more cynical. Also‚ make the connection that Jimmy has been “impersonating” a fake life (psychologically). He needs to verbalize this to Ellen and he has to learn to also be himself. Ellen is very likable. Her dialogue conveys some nice insight and she learns to be herself. However‚ the chemistry between Ellen and Jimmy should be elevated. Convince the audience that they are in love and that they belong together. One does like their story about Sturgis and one can feel
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the men known in building the Central Pacific Railroad‚ the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States. The four men were Leland Stanford who was the President‚ Collis P. Huntington who was the Vice President‚ Mark Hopkins who was the Treasurer‚ and Charles Crocker who was the Construction Supervisor. Leland Stanford was born in the year of 1824 in Watervliet‚ New York‚ and was raised on family farms. Stanford began law school around the year 1848. Stanford got married
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Number The Stars Is about a girl named Annemarie Johansen. Annemarie lives in city of Copenhagen‚ Denmark‚ and in September 1943‚ the third year since the Nazi’s took over Denmark. Annemarie’s best friend is Ellen‚ who is Jewish‚ and is facing though times. One day‚ the girls stopped by soldiers on their way home from school. The two friends‚ who attend the same school and live in the same place‚ are frightened by an encounter with the Nazis. Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen were worried‚ and
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hyperbole‚ occur very often throughout the book due to the transition from character to character and exaggeration. Since Tom Builder met Ellen‚ an outlaw‚ he has felt in somewhat of a trance like stage‚ “She was powerfully attractive‚ but those deep-set‚ intense eyes were intimidating...the spell cast by Ellen had not yet worn off” (52). Tom is fascinated by Ellen and exaggerates that he feels he is under a “spell” cast by her. The admiration he has for her is so immense that it is emphasized in the
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In The Age of Innocence‚ Edith Wharton uses the minor character Ned Winsett‚ to contrast with the protagonist‚ Newland Archer. Newland Archer is a young lawyer from a rich New York family‚ living by conventions and sticking to the social order‚ on the other side of the spectrum is Ned Winsett‚ an unconventional journalist. While Archer is rich‚ Ned is poor; Archer thinks Ned is free to do whatever he pleases and is not held down by a strict social life like him. Ned Winsett serves as a character
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