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    The Open Window

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    The Open Window Framton Nuttel enters the house of Mrs Sappleton. He is a young man from London suffering from nervous exhaustion‚ and he goes to the country side for some prescribed rest. He decideds to call upon Mrs Sappleton‚ an acquaintance of his sister’s. He is shown to the parlour by Mrs Sappleton’s niece‚ Vera‚ who entertains the man while he awaits the appearance of his host. Vera tells a story‚ the terrible tragedy of Mr Sappleton and his sons. He is told how they went out hunting

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    In the article‚ The Empty Nest by Lillian Rubin discusses how middle aged women look at the idea and notion of their children leaving the home. The Empty Nest syndrome occurs during a transition phrase when a mother’s child is coming of age and about to leave the dwelling. Studies now show that this "depression" was once thought to have the same wide spread negative effect‚ but recently has been viewed as the direct opposite. This article depicts how women of different social classes and marriage

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    The Open Window

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    the country on his doctor’s advice to effect a cure for a nervous condition from which he suffers. His sister has lived in the area he visits and has given him letters of introduction to his new neighbors. The story concerns his visit to the home of one of these neighbors‚ a Mrs. Sappleton. Mr. Nuttel is first met by Mrs. Sappleton’s niece Vera‚ who entertains him until her aunt is available. Vera‚ apparently bored with her guest‚ is graced with an overactive imagination and a sense of mischief

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    The Open Boat

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    Crane’s "The Open Boat" implies the overall relationship between the individual and nature. This sentence also implies the limitations of anyone’s perspective. The men in the boat concentrate so much on the danger they are in‚ that they are oblivious and unaware to everything else; in other words‚ maybe lacking experience. "The Open Boat" begins with a description of four men aboard a small boat on a rough sea. The central theme of this story is about confronting Nature itself. "The Open Boat" is

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    Open Burning

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    NAME: LI YUAN SING STUDENT ID: SCS/1303/055 IC NUMBER: 950320-13-5414 TOPIC: Open Fire Burning. How Does It Affect Us? ABSTRACT Open burning is the disposal of any waste material in an open‚ outside flame and can be a substantial wellspring of air contamination. Smoke from open burning contains fine particles‚ gasses and other harmful results of burning that can be breathed in profoundly into the lungs. Exploratory studies have interfaced presentation to fine particles to trouble in breathing

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    The Open Window

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    THE OPEN WINDOW BY SAKI This short story “THE OPEN WINDOW” is written by “SAKI” is the pen name of “Hector Hugh Munro” (1870-1916). He is a british writer. He is famous for his satires of the upper classes. The theme of the story is appearance and reality and deception. Appearance and reality: It is easy to believe the story of Vera because she begin with an object that is the open window and proceed from there and obviously window is open. So the appearance of open window

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    Open Heart

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    Partition of Bengal (1905) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Map of Eastern Bengal and Assam province Part of a series on the History of Bengal Somapura Mahavihara‚ Bangladesh.jpg Ancient Bengal Vedic Period Ancient Bengali States Gangaridai Kingdom‚ Vanga Kingdom‚ Pundra Kingdom‚ Suhma Kingdom‚ Anga Kingdom‚ Harikela Kingdom Mauryan Period Classical Bengal The Classical Age Shashanka Age of Empires Pala Empire Sena Empire Medieval Bengal Arrival of Islam Sultanate

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    Open Arms

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    One morning‚ Damion abruptly entered his grandfather’s study and demanded his inheritance ahead of time‚ without the slightest hint in advance. Reluctantly‚ after failing to convince his grandson that this was a horrible idea‚ the grandfather gave him what he wanted with sadness evident in his features. Once Damion packed his bags and stuffed them in his Italian sports car‚ he started tearing up the open highways and making his way to the luxurious Beverly Hills. He stayed in extravagant‚ penthouse

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    The French Open

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    Slam tournaments and many other smaller tournaments. The four tournaments are the Australian Open (Australia)‚ the U.S. Open‚ Wimbledon (England)‚ and the French Open (France). (United States of America). Of all the Grand Slam tournaments‚ the French Open has been the most influential and popular tournament to France and the French people. The Tournoi de Roland-Garros‚ commonly known as the French Open‚ is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between mid-May and early June in Paris‚ France

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    Broaden the Mind

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    The purpose of a university education is to broaden the mind. Discuss The term “broaden your mind” can be defined as expanding intellectual capacity and providing a broader perspective on life. The aim of this essay is to discuss the concept that universities broaden the mind‚ which can be argued from many different perspectives. Firstly the issue of a university having purpose must be discussed‚ the definition of a university is ‘the establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed

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