Who would ever imagine that just a regular house nearby the city Kuldīga could contain such a surprise? I wouldn’t. So you can picture my astonishment when I first entered my classmates house and literally found myself in a zoo. The house was full with all kind of animals - I noticed two dogs‚ a lazy cat‚ a slowly moving turtle‚ a cage with several noisy birds in there‚ a cage with cutest little hamsters and other with rabbit inside. And I haven’t mentioned all pets. Oh‚ there are many families with
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Some Notes on “The Custom House” Novel vs. Romance: A novel is concerned with characters and events. It may contain symbols‚ but these are of secondary concern. A romance‚ on the other hand‚ may have events and characters‚ but the real focus is on the ideas and the symbolism that shape the book. These are inextricable from the story itself. The characters and events in a romance are only there to get across these larger ideas and the symbolism—and usually these are intended to lead the reader
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Schroder house Subsequent to the First World War in 1924‚ De Stijl group (known for simplicity of forms) designed a free flowing private residence for Mrs Truus Schroder Schrader. The Schroder house consists of horizontal and vertical planes are coloured in indistinct red‚ blue‚ yellow‚ white‚ and black; an environment where Mondrian’s fine art work comes to life. The co-designer of the Schroder house - Gerrit Rietveld‚ born in 1888 (the maker of the red blue chair)‚ became a member of De Stijl
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Low Cost Green Houses for Vegetable Production Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economic activity and our experience during the last 50 years has demonstrated the strong correlation between agricultural growth and economic prosperity. The present agricultural scenario is a mix of outstanding achievements and missed opportunities. If India has to emerge as an economic power in the world‚ our agricultural productivity should equal those countries‚ which are currently rated as economic power
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Micro theme 3 In The Birchbark House‚ three characters had died. There was the visitor‚ a white man‚ Ten Snow‚ Omakayas’ friend‚ and Neewo‚ Omakayas’ youngest brother. In Waterlily‚ Gloku‚ Waterlily’s grandmother‚ dies as well as Sacred Horse‚ Waterlily’s husband. It all started in the beginning to middle of winter when the characters in The Birchbark House started dying off. One day‚ after the first snow and the lake had frozen over‚ a group of men dragged their sled of furs from the mainland
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This is a passage from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer‚ the author wrote his “Doctor” series‚ which is noted for description of medical student’s years of professional training. The present extract touches upon the final examinations of medical students. The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting
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Because of Nora’s appearance‚ she has been able to accompany and aid her husband’s voyage to the top of the social ladder. She has gained a personal nanny who essentially lives half of her live. She takes care of the children‚ cleans up and around the house‚ even cooks for the family. This profit would undeniably never been in Nora’s options if she had never married such a powerful man. Alongside her husband‚ Nora also rose to some degree of social dominance‚ being looked up on and respected because of
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A Doll’s House is a three-take action drama in writing style by Henrik Ibsen. It first went to stage on 21st December 1879‚ at the Royal Theatre in Denmark. It was originally published one month earlier. The play has been charged with the fever during the European revolution in 1848; in this case‚ a new modern perspective was emerging in the literary as well as dramatic world; hence challenging the romantic traditions. Major characters in the play include Nora‚ Torvald Helmer and Krogstad. The characters
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The Odyssey Moral Values The Odyssey by Homer uses Odysseus’ 10-year journey home from the Trojan War to illustrate some of the most important moral values of book. The moral values in the story include loyalty‚ compassion‚ self-control and perseverance. Each one has a tale or two associated with it. Loyalty is an important moral value in The Odyssey because Odysseus is devoted to his family. He is determined to return home to his wife despite all of the obstacles in his way. Odysseus stayed
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Cleaning house is often looked upon as a boring chore. One that is usually pushed upon the women of the house. Most people hate cleaning‚ and will do anything to get out of it. My brother‚ for example‚ will waste more time and energy trying to avoid a chore than it takes to do the chore its self. Many people dislike cleaning house because its time consuming‚ the chemicals give off strong odder‚ and they often feel overwhelmed by the clutter. The best way to cut back on time consuming chores is
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