Oleksandra Sydorenko The Member of the Family By Muriel Spark Analysis The extract under consideration is taken from the story “A Member of the Family” by a famous award-winning Scottish novelist Muriel Spark. The Times newspaper named Spark in its list of "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945" The fragment is about two women with the desperate mood Gwen and Trudy who spend their leisure time in a cheap lake town. Sometimes they argue and discuss the weather outdoor. The extract under analysis
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characteristic of an earlier ancestral type Familiarity information: ARCHAIC used as an adjective is rare. • ARCHAIC (adjective) Sense 1 | | Meaning: So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period Synonyms: antiquated; archaic; antediluvian Context examples: a ramshackle antediluvian tenement / antediluvian ideas / archaic laws Similar: old (of long duration; not new) Sense 2 | Meaning: Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type Synonyms: archaic; primitive
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Ancestral Worship as Religion The Ghost-Theory of Herbert Spencer Brief reference may be made to Spencer’s well-known theory which finds the origin of religion in the worship of ancestors appearing in the form of ghosts. The awe inspired by dead {death}‚ and the fear created by the dead who had passed beyond the control of the living‚ constitute the two factors which arouse a new sense in man; and as far back as we can go men are seen offering sacrifices to the spirits of their ancestors. This Herbert
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Cultural Background Summary The term culture refers to a way of life – traditions and customs – transmitted through learning‚ which play a vital role in molding the beliefs and behaviors of the people exposed to them. According to Tylor (1871)‚ a British anthropologist‚ culture is that complex whole‚ which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ arts‚ morals‚ law‚ custom‚ and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. These influences are conveyed from generation to generation
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An example would be my values‚ I‚ personally‚ have many values. Some of my most important values consist of my family‚ my ethnicity and my memories. Something that I value the most would be my family. Family means a lot for me because no matter what happens‚ my family would always be there for me. Life would be really different if I didn’t have the family that I have now. In my family‚ I am taught that no matter what difficulties I have to face‚ my family would always be there and support me
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Question #3: Is there such a thing as ‘race’? Drawing on the American Anthropological Association’s Statement on “Race”’(May 17‚1998)‚ discuss the anthropological understanding of ‘race’. Is there such a thing as ‘race’? This question has inspired many professionals in different fields to spend countless days investigating in order to unmask this myth. After several centuries‚ anthropologists from America pointed out that ‘race’ was not the biological inheritance but only the social
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Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement? When I was younger‚ my weight wasn’t even a blip on my radar. But as I grew older‚ my weight continued to increase at a steady rate. Finally‚ in 8th grade‚ I was overweight but disregarded it‚ chalking it up to my love of Italian cuisine. Soon enough‚ my weight began to cause problems. I hadn’t begun menstruating and after blood
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Fernández. IESE Business School Company valuation methods. The most common errors in valuations Company valuation methods. The most common errors in valuations∗ Pablo Fernández PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor of Corporate Finance IESE Business School Camino del Cerro del Aguila 3. Telephone 34-91-357 08 09. 28023 Madrid‚ Spain e-mail: fernandezpa@iese.edu In this paper‚ we describe the four main groups comprising the most widely used company valuation methods: balance sheet-based methods
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should we talk as if Race Matters? Unwittingly or quite knowingly people have built systems of inequalities around race but people have also built identity‚ friendships‚ and college mates around it. Nevertheless‚ several people I recently interviewed never appeared to be certain when race was a good thing or when it was a bad thing to talk about‚ which in my mind leaves us all struggling with a particularly intimidating question: When should we talk as if race matters? The culture
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Culture Background The Irish culture and the American Culture have many similarities but both cultures also have some differences. Some of the similarities that Irish and American culture has are the holidays that both cultures celebrate. The cultures share some popular sporting events but they originated in Ireland and eventually introduced in the United States. The traditional food recipes that came from the Irish culture in Ireland and now American culture enjoy during Saint Patrick’s Day
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