Стилистический анализ текста: F. Scott Fitzgerald ”The Diamond as Big as Ritz” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “The diamond as Big As Ritz” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It deals with feelings and emotions of author and written in the style of fiction. This story is told by author. This part of a story is about a well-known problem - leaving home for studying. The text consists of three parts. First is exposition. Here we see the describing of patriarchal American
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and Steel‚ author Jared Diamond centers his argument around the idea that “societies developed differently on different continents because of different continental environments” (Diamond‚ 9). Dissimilar to the prevailing belief that genetics play a role in determining societal development‚ Diamond argues that geographic factors and environmental influences substantially shape the distribution of wealth and power. J.R. McNeill’s article‚ “The World According to Diamond” correctly identifies the
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You might have seen diamond commercials from Jared’s Tiffany’s and Zales. Celebrities are a part of popular culture‚ and when news breaks of a celebrity engagement the attention is directed towards the woman’s ring‚ which is usually a big diamond ring. Diamonds often symbolize love‚ hence the phrase "Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend" that derived from a song of the same name(radio as a medium). In the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes the main character has an affinity for diamonds‚ and De Beers using
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In Jared Diamonds book Collapse‚ he talks about different issues that can hurt the environment. These issues varied from environmental damage‚ climate change‚ hostile neighbors‚ and friendly trade partners‚ but most importantly is how society responds to the problem. Today a major problem that our society is facing is Electronic Waste. With technology becoming more advanced each year the demand for new products is increasing. Though this might seem good for the people‚ it actually is hurting are
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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA The Superiority of Diamond Interchanges vs. Cloverleaf Interchanges Lisa Jo MacEwen 11/15/2010 ABSTRACT Interchanges control access and handle the movement of traffic between roadways. In this paper only 2 types of interchanges are studied: the diamond interchange and the cloverleaf interchange. The diamond interchange is a system of interconnecting roadways that provides for the movement of traffic between two or more highways on different
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to find out: “To what extend can Lets’eng diamonds Mine sustain the motivation of its workers? The body of the essay contains the situation of Lets’eng Diamonds Mine at the present moment and the application of motivation theory addresses different issues listed in the body. The body is about putting down the situation of the company while the application of theory analyses the situation at Lets’eng Diamonds Mine. The conclusion I that Lets’eng Diamonds Mine can sustain the motivation of its workers
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the film: Blood Diamond (2006) by director Edward Zwick. By understanding the moral and ethical dilemma of illegal “conflict diamonds” being stolen and smuggled by Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) there is an unethical and immoral business dilemma he must deal with through other characters he encounters during the Sierra Leone Civil War of 1999. Another character‚ Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou)‚ is a native of the region that has been captured and forced into slavery as a diamond miner/laborer that
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Noah Neerdaels Mr. Kelly AP World History November 24‚ 2014 Jared Diamond’s bestseller Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel has gathered lots of praise and popularity‚ but also has garnered lots of controversy and speculation. Diamond writes of how Europe came to dominate the world in expansion and conquest‚ while attempting to find the ultimate factors that caused their success. There are many historians who dispute his theory on the basis that he chooses certain snapshots
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the more unique ones is from Jared Diamond. He created the book “Guns‚ Germs and Steel‚” which was later turned into a TV miniseries. In it‚ Diamond travels around the world looking for an answer to a question that was asked by a New Guinean. Eventually‚ he turned to history. He looked at different societies and analyzed what caused them to be the way they were. Finally‚ he found an answer; geographic luck. In Episode 1 and 2 of “Guns‚ Germs and Steel‚” Jared Diamond addresses an important question
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Name: Institution: Instructor: Date: In this video‚ Jerry Diamond uses history to explain how Africans came to be in current economic status. At the heart of this African story lies the story of European occupation and subsequent colonization of Africa. To weave his story together‚ Diamond explains how through guns‚ germs and steel‚ the Europeans exercised an advantage over the Africans. However‚ Diamond makes it clear that it is Geography‚ rather than above factors‚ that has in history played a
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