In the short story Marigolds by Eugenia Collier‚ the narrator‚ Lizabeth‚ has chosen to retell a story as an adult reflecting on a significant incident from her childhood. Her voice is that of confused and trying to find her place in life as a young woman. After she overheard her parents conversation‚ she says‚ “I had never seen a man cry before” (paragraph 41). This explains how the times are rough as if “depression […] griped the nation” (paragraph 3) and this cannot be easy in addition to her growing
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Bharat National Public School Class: X‚B‚C Lesson Plan – A Shady Plot Core objective: Students understand‚ analysis the actions‚ questions and responses of John Hallock‚ the ghost and Lavinia. Strategy: Making connections and inference. Stage Objective Instructional flow Time taken Dates Materials required Home-task Learning Outcomes Pre-reading While Reading Making connections Inference
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Question 4c By introducing an additional pole 1/(s+alpha) to the system‚ The original transfer function G(s) has a DC gain of 1 and the additional pole has a DC gain of 1/alpha. Therefore‚ the new transfer function G1(s) has a DC gain of 1/alpha The DC gain of the new transfer function = 1/alpha . DC gain Is obtained by applying the final value theorem where limit of s goes to 0. Final value theorem can be applied as it is a stable system. Therefore the system has a larger DC gain when alpha
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In September 1939‚ Władysław Szpilman‚ a Polish-Jewish pianist‚ plays on radio in Warsaw when the station is bombed during Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland at the outbreak of World War II. Hoping for a quick victory‚ Szpilman rejoices with family at home when learning that Britain and France have declared war on Germany. But Germany defeats Poland quickly and its troops enter Warsaw‚ where life for Jews deteriorates as the Nazi authorities prevent them from working or owning businesses and force
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“Marigolds” is a story by Eugenia Collier that starts out with the characters Lizabeth and Joey. The passage is about Lizabeth and her need to realize the meaning to grow up. She takes her anger out on someone else. Lizabeth understands she’s acting like a child when she was destroying Miss Lottie’s flowers. She changes that by becoming aware of why Miss Lottie’s plants her marigolds. At first‚ Lizabeth is immature. She expresses it by agreeing with her younger brother that they should annoy
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Although convinced that she herself will never marry‚ Emma Woodhouse‚ a precocious twenty-year-old resident of the village of Highbury‚ imagines herself to be naturally gifted in conjuring love matches. After self-declared success at matchmaking between her governess and Mr. Weston‚ a village widower‚ Emma takes it upon herself to find an eligible match for her new friend‚ Harriet Smith. Though Harriet’s parentage is unknown‚ Emma is convinced that Harriet deserves to be a gentleman’s wife and sets
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The novel is the story of a girl caught in the throes of war on the island of Bougainville. It is through the guidance of her devoted but strict Christian mother and teacher that Matilda survives but‚ more importantly‚ through her connection with Pip‚ a fictional creation in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Pip helps Matilda maintain a desire to live‚ especially after her mother‚ the wise Mr Watts‚ and her island home cease to exist. The novel opens with a colourful description of Watts‚ whom
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In the short story‚ “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier‚ the protagonist‚ Lizabeth learns a very big life lesson that has been conflicting within herself during adolescence because she discovers the value of compassion and hope. In the beginning of the story‚ Lizabeth’s innocence makes her infantile to the real world. As she realizes how complex people are‚ she becomes paralyzed and wants to escape from the circumstance that she is facing right now. At the end of the story‚ Lizabeth experiences a
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began to publish works with sentimental plots. Generally the sentimental plot is written to make the reader feel an excess of unnecessary emotions‚ by overemphasizing every work. In every sentimental plot there will always be the typical sentimental hereon that fits the stereotype of a young orphan‚ unmarried women with moral obstacles. In this plot there are only two types of women the ones that are considered good and the ones that are bad. In the sentimental plot the good will get rewarded by marrying
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