Elisa Allen: A Mystified Identity John Steinbeck’s short story "The Chrysanthemums" is centered on the protagonist named Elisa Allen. The vivid portrayal of her character in different parts of the story makes the reader wonder who she really is. Steinbeck started by portraying her as a strong and knowledgeable gardener‚ with a sense of masculinity‚ following which she is portrayed as someone who yearns for sexual attention in her sensual encounter with the tinker‚ and concluded with her being described
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Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7‚ 1975)[1] is an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four teams. He played both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star and won the All-Star MVP award in 2001 and2005. Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton‚ Virginia and was a dual-sport athlete; he earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and
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Barry Allen is the fastest man alive. During the day he is a forensic scientist for the Central City Police Department‚ but when he isn’t working he is known as The Flash. He gained his super speed when the particle accelerator exploded and sent a wave of energy throughout Central City. The energy mixed with lightning which was struck Barry while he was holding onto a chain trying to close the roof to his lab. This lightning contained the speed force which is what gave him super speed. With his speed
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How Allen Ginsberg Challenges America | Dr. Anshen English 2304 American Literature | Lisa M. Alvarado | How Allen Ginsberg challenges America Allen Ginsberg’s America is full of conversational monologues; he uses several literary and poetic devices to challenge several aspects of the American Society. His tone plays a main role in getting his perspective across to the audience. This poem is filled with cultural and political references as well as references to incidents and events in his
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Biography of Allen Pinkerton Heather Smith CJS/250 08/02/12 Denise Mowder Allen Pinkerton was a man that people automatically respected. He was a man that had a sight for security and many different companies looked to him for help with their security problems and to make sure that their businesses were safe. He could also do things and go places that the public police could not. In 1855‚ he was asked by six Midwestern railroad companies to establish a railroad police agency‚ and at this time
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characters‚ in the three stories: This Blessed House by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck‚ and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The defining moment can change the view of the situation‚ problem‚ themselves‚ or about life in general of a character or characters. I show that the defining moments of This blessed House and Death of a Salesman are quite similar‚ but the defining moment in The Chrysanthemums is a different one to the other two stories. In both‚ This Blessed House
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The popular period TV series‚ Mad Men‚ set in America in the mid 1960’s‚ donned a peculiar reference to a mid-20th century anthropological work in the fifth episode of its fourth season. Aptly titled The Chrysanthemum and the Sword‚ the episode follows the creative director of an ad firm‚ Don Draper‚ as he attempts to win over the Japanese owned Honda Motorcycle Corporation. Don successfully tricks a rival agency into producing a high budget commercial to win the account (a violation of the rules
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Opportunity Evaluation Allen Lane’s decision to acquire Plas-Tek Industries (PTI) is intriguing since the business appears to be a good match with Lane’s work experience and interest. As a manufacturer‚ PTI has been able to create large margins and high cash flow under Harry Elson’s leadership. However‚ significant risks are prevalent in acquiring PTI. First‚ more one-third of PTI’s sales originated from five companies and it is uncertain that without Harry Elson’s personal efforts if their
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Julia Keller December 16‚ 2012 Period 2 The two short stories‚ The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck and Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway are similar in many ways‚ and are also different in several ways. Though the settings and plots vary‚ both are sufficient in capturing the importance of women. To begin‚ both stories take place in the early twentieth century‚ around 1930. The work of Hemingway takes place in Spain near the river Ebro‚ and Steinbeck’s takes place
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Elisa’s Point of View In the short story‚ “The Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck tells the story of Elisa Allen living on a ranch in the Salinas Valley with her husband Henry. Elisa is a thirty-five year-old house wife that takes pride in growing chrysanthemums. One day while cutting down last year’s chrysanthemums her husband tells her that he has just sold thirty cattle and is going to take her out to dinner and a movie. After that‚ a traveling tinker stops by her house and offers to fix any pots
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