Character Analysis for The Portable Phonograph Walter Van Tilburg Clark’s short story‚ The Portable Phonograph‚ is a tale about the last survivors in the world after the total destruction of a war. The author gives clues and hints of this throughout the beginning by writing in a narative voice and describing the scene in dark war-like terms. The characters are then introduced as a group of men huddled around a fire. The older of the men‚ Doctor Jenkins‚ is the leader and his character is full
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The Portable Phonograph Paradox‚ Symbolism‚ and Irony ‘The Portable Phonograph’ tells the tale of four men in a post apocalyptic world who gather once a week to bask in the glory of the arts. This short story by Walter Van Tilburg Clark holds hidden meanings and metaphors underneath the descriptive language and various literary techniques. The theme explores the idea that it is human nature to revert to primitive or basic instincts in a time of great crisis. The writer clarifies this theme
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There is a flash‚ and then everything is decimated. If a nuclear winter were to occur‚ it would have drastic effects. In the story “The Portable Phonograph”‚ a futuristic post-war society is described. This showed the severity of a post-war society. In the article “How to Survive Nuclear Winter”‚ an illustration is made regarding the outcomes of a nuclear winter. If a nuclear winter were to occur‚ it would have drastic effects. A nuclear winter would be horrible‚ and one would need many provisions
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In “The Incredible Talking Machine” by Randall Stross and “History of the Cylinder Phonograph” is very similar to the article “Psst… Hey‚ You” by Mark Fischetti. The history‚ benefits‚ and companies that grow from the sound industry all help to support the central idea. In all three articles readers learn that sound technology continues to evolve over time in marketing and refining. Since the very first phonograph many companies have used sound technology to their advantage and developed companies
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The Phonograph The phonograph is a revolutionary invention. It was created by Thomas Edison in 1877‚ inspired by his work on sound and his recent development of the telephone. He had the idea that sounds could be recorded and played back at a later date. Edison invented the phonograph‚ but others perfected it. 10 years after the invention was introduced‚ Emile Berliner patented the Gramophone‚ which used records instead of tinfoil cylinders to record sound. When the record is recorded‚ a needle cuts
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Portable.Charger What is a Portable Charger? - Compact sized plug-and-use charging dock that can be used on the go for mobile devices‚ removing the need for static charging through a wall plug. - Current chargers in the market are able to provide charging capacity of up to 2-3 full charge for mobile phones‚ reducing the need for frequent charging of the power bank. Notable brands in the market? - MiPow (HK) - Romoss - Chinese manufacturers? What is the demand for it in the market? Based
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Portable Touch Screen ABSTRACT The paper aims at design of a portable system which can be mounted anywhere‚ possibly on a desktop or phone screen or projected screen and use the surface as a touch screen. For e.g. If the desktop is projected to a white screen mounted on a wall‚ the presenter can directly touch the white screen and perform all the mouse actions using his finger as the arrow without physically going near the system or seeking help of a system operator. Also if the system is
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1. Use the links in Web Links for this case‚ your favorite search engine‚ and resources in your library to learn more about Android and Apple as program delivery systems for smart phones. Prepare a 300-word executive summary for Yash that describes each delivery system you identify and outlines the current or likely near-term availability of each system for content providers such as PFI. The two program delivery systems examined for smart phones are Brew and Windows Azure. Brew platform was developed
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“Water of life”. This is a famous Christianity word that reflects how important water is to our life. As we know‚ most drinkable water comes from the river‚ thus making river the main sources of potable water. However global warming is getting more and more serious nowadays causing a global rise in temperature and melt the ices at mountain’s peak. In the book ‘Pillar of Sand’ by Sandra Postel‚ Postel says that major Asia’s rivers like Ganges‚ Indus and Yellow river depends on the snowpack mountains
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In Walter Van Tilburg Clark’s "The Portable Phonograph‚" the author makes setting play a major role in understanding the action of the characters within the story. Clark‚ a writer and an English Professor‚ lived from 1909 to 1971. During that time‚ he lived through both World Wars at a relatively young age‚ which may have influenced this story. Clark has excellent use of setting to make the atmosphere needed and set the proper mood‚ so this story is credible. To accomplish this‚ Clark orients the
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