In Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden uses the word "phony" to define people who are insincere and to label people who grow up only to conform to society’s standards‚ even though they’re capable of much more in their life. Besides the nuns at the sandwich bar and Holden’s little sister and brother‚ almost everyone in society embodies Holden’s depiction of phony‚ except for most children. Children are exempt from Holden’s definition of phony because children do not care about society’s standards
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The tropical rainforest is a hot‚ moist biome found near Earth’s equator. The World’s largest tropical rainforests are in South America‚ Africa‚ and Southeast Asia. Tropical rainforests receive from 60 to 160 inches of precipitation that is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Tropical Rainforest: Animals Tropical rainforests support a greater number and variety of animals than any other biome. One of the reasons for this great variety of animals is the constant warmth. Tropical rainforests
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made up of two classes—the hunters and the huntees. Luckily‚ you and I are the hunters.” Thus states Sanger Rainsford‚ the hero of Richard Connell’s masterful short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game‚” to his hunting partner as they prepare to stalk jaguars in the Amazon wilderness. Ironically‚ Rainsford is soon destined to experience the fear of the huntee as he must desperately elude his rival‚ the demented‚ man-hunting General Zaroff. A lethal contest of what Zaroff refers to as “outdoor chess” rivets
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there are some people in the world that don’t care about animals or their feelings. This is shown in these four statements. First‚ Rainsford was talking to his friend on the side of a hunting yacht in pitch black saying that no one cares about the Jaguar this may suggest that he is a hardcore‚ Hunter. Not many people do it now‚ but there was one point in time where hunting was done in excessive amounts and most killed for sport ‚ not for food. The second is when General Zaroff is showing Rainsford
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Sanger Rainsford is an American hunter (p.68) and book-writer(p.71) in the short story "The Most Dangerous Game". Rainsford was stranded on the island "Ship-Trap Island" due to his yacht falling into pieces from hitting the unknown‚ unseen crags in the water(p.69). Rainsford was the only survivor of the shipwreck. When Rainsford was on foot on the island‚ he followed footsteps leading up to an irregular house. Little did he know that he was walking into the home of General Zaroff‚ a Russian aristocratic(p
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In essence‚ there is no certainty in any form of truth. As a result‚ authors and poets make use of various literary devices in their writing to collectively convey a truth. Writers may use something as complex as metafiction in order to remove their lenses from the truth they are attempting to communicate. On the other hand‚ devices as simple as imagery and metaphors can be used to create a truth. In writing a good story‚ there must be an existent harmony that brings the piece to the next level
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profit has suffered due to significant excess production capacity. Although there is a capacity to produce 80 million cars worldwide‚ total global demand has been only 60 million a year. There have been some acquisitions throughout the industry with Jaguar and Land Rover being acquired by India ’s Tata Motors‚ and Volvo being purchased by China ’s Geely Motors. Consistent with new trade theory‚ the requisite scale compels car makers to target world markets‚ where they can achieve economies of scale
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significant excess production capacity. Although there is capacity to produce 80 million cars worldwide‚ total global demand fell to only about 60 million a year. This led to consolidations and divestitures‚ including those between Ford and Land Rover; Jaguar and Volvo; Fiat and Chrysler; and General Motors and Opel‚ among others. Consistent with new trade theory‚ the requisite scale compels automakers to target world markets‚ where they can achieve economies of scale and maximize sales. The Industry in
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past 3 months now‚ our exposure to the Gujarati culture has been minimal. The only exposure we have to Ahmedabad is through the Malls and rides to and from the malls. Inspite of this there are a few things that do stand out. 1. Ahmedabad now has Jaguar‚ Audi showrooms which till now were limited to the popular metros 2. The roads are wide and clean which a lot of metros and the rest of India does not have yet 3. Although it is not an IT hub‚ the Gujarat plains region has a lot of IT firms
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knife-entwined sapling trick kills Ivan‚ the general’s servant and hunting partner. From Rainsford’s philosophical discussion with his hunting partner Whitney‚ Rainsford deems the possibility of “the fear of pain and the fear of death” (13) from the jaguar “nonsense” (14)‚ as he believes that “the world is made up of two classes – the hunters and the huntees” (14). It is not until General Zaroff “[is] the cat” (184) and Rainsford “the mouse” (184) does he comprehend “the full meaning of terror” (184)
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