a former butler‚ Stevens‚ who finally comes to the realisation that he has wasted his life away by serving himself unwillingly to his former employer‚ Lord Darlington. Towards the end of his journey to reunite with his love and former housemaid‚ Miss Kenton‚ this idea that old age should be the best part of his life becomes apparent and leads him to regret the loss of Miss Kenton and what could have been a happy relationship. After his literal and metaphorical journey‚ Stevens comes to the realisation
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two world wars‚ and it ends Stevens’ old way of work‚ if not the job itself. Although Remains of the Day concentrates on a particular culture‚ and an obsolescent one at that‚ Ishiguro makes many insightful observations on human behavior in general. I will explore a few of these observations here‚ and attempt to show that Ishiguro’s work possesses meaning far beyond an examination of one emotionally-repressed servant. Ishiguro illustrates Stevens‚ and all of the old English butlers
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“Remains of the Day” by: Kazuo Ishiguro‚ 1999 II. Summary of the Story/Novel The novel opens with Stevens‚ the head butler at Darlington Hall‚ preoccupied with the idea of a journey which he foresees to take him through much of England’s finest sites. This journey has been a suggestion put to him by Mr. Farraday‚ his present employer. Not taking this suggestion seriously at first‚ Stevens reconsiders it upon receiving a letter from Miss Kenton‚ a former employee at Darlington Hall‚ who seemingly
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School shootings are terrifying to think about‚ but there are ways to help prevent the massacres from ever happening again. The first known school shooting was at the Texas Tower at the University of Texas in 1966 where Charles Whitman shot and killed 16 people while injuring 31 others. Who would have known since that date that we would have more then 200 deaths on school campuses? The most storied shooting in the 90’s was probably the Columbine massacre where on April 20‚ 1999 Dylan Klebold and
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go through cancer treatments a year? Out of those 40‚000‚ 12% of children with cancer will not make it. When a child is diagnosed with cancer‚ it affects many people who care about them and changes how they feel towards this child. This relates to Steven Alper‚ a character in the novel Drums‚ Girls and Dangerous Pie‚ whose brother is diagnosed with leukemia. Throughout the novel‚ Steven’s feelings toward his brother‚ Jeffrey‚ change over the course of time that his brother has cancer. Jeffrey has
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Demographic Data Steven* is 14-years-old‚ Caucasian male‚ and he speaks English. He is in the ninth grade. He was referred to use by the County of Sacramento DHHS- CPS. Presenting Problem Steven was placed in protective custody‚ according to intake social workers notes‚ due to his biological father’s mental issues and alcohol abuse. Steven was left unsupervised and left to parent himself while biological father was out drinking or hospitalized for being under the influence. Genogram
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Looking at a Blackbird‚" and "Sunday Morning‚" "The Idea of Order at Key West" is one of Wallace Stevens’ best-known and most anthologized poems. Like many of his works‚ the poem takes place largely in the head of the narrator and is a meditation on the idea of thinking‚ on the process of perception‚ on the faculty of the imagination. From his earliest days as a poet until the end of his life‚ Stevens’ most persistent concern remained the interaction of mind and world. Is the world out there real
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management. Instructions were given to meet with Larry Stevens and assist with coordination of appropriate and related medical care‚ and identify needs to facilitate recovery. INTERVIEW SETTING On 5/26/17 I met Mr. Stevens at the office of Dr. Jones. Mr. Stevens arrived with his girlfriend. He is alert and oriented. Mr. Stevens was willing to speak with me and to provide his medical history and current status. MEDICAL FACTORS Mr. Stevens said while he was in Arizona he was a restrained driver
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Player” 1) Describe the Situation Steven‚ a staff accountant in the accounts payable section‚ is confident that he knows the “ins” and “outs” of the bureaucratic organization he works in. Kristin‚ a no non-sense type of manager‚ has just been promoted the new manager of the accounts payable section. Steven believes people seem to gain promotions and have the opportunity to work overtime based on who likes them rather than the quality of their work. As a result‚ Steven who is dissatisfied suggests to
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increasing population being African Americans (John‚ n.d.). Steven was a 55 year old African American male that came into the hospital with complaints of a severe headache. Patients had no prior history of hypertension but blood pressure was taken with the result of 180/101. Patient states that he has a family history of cardiovascular diseases. Mother and Father suffered from hypertension as a result of obesity. Steven has worked for the United States Postal Service for 30 years and is under
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