Ihuse. Masuji. Black Rain. Trans. John Bester. London: Kodansha Europe Limited‚ 1994. 120 "Quite suddenly the boy‚ with an expression of great revulsion‚ came out with his story. He had been at home when the ball of fire had burst. There had been a sudden flash and a mighty roar‚ and he had started to run outside. On the instant‚ the house had collapsed and he had lost consciousness. When he came to‚ he found himself trapped between beams or other timbers‚ and his father trying to get them off
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following routines and sameness‚ resisting change; Ritualistic or compulsive behaviors; Narrow‚ restricted interests (dates/calendars‚ numbers‚ weather‚ movie credits); Throwing tantrums and having no apparent fear of dangerous situations. In the movie Rain Man aka Raymond uses many rituals and routines to make himself feel safe. He memorized the times of all the TV shows that he watches on a daily basis and when Raymond was unable to watch those TV shows he freaked out so badly that Charlie felt the
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Essay: There Will Come Soft Rains Question: Analyse how a character is developed for a particular purpose in a written text you have studied. ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ is a dystopian science fiction short story written by Ray Bradbury. The story is about a house in the future that is left standing after a nuclear bomb. The house continues with its normal routine even in the absence of humans. In the short story a character that is developed for a particular purpose is the house. The houses’
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(When it rains gasoline) The script that I have chosen is from the internet (http://www.dramaticwriter.com/Alysa.html) About an obnoxious and a spoiled teenage girl named Alyssa who shares her feelings about her parents‚ her friends and how she thinks she’s going to be treated at the dance. It’s prom night for her‚ the most important night of her life according to her. This monologue comes from a play called ‘When it rains gasoline’. This play was first produced
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is a novel which I would love to share with you called "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. Personally‚ I enjoyed and loved reading this book from the moment I flipped from the first page to the last. It is a wonderfully written novel were told by a very interesting character’s perspective and is set in Whidbey Island‚ US. It will bring tears‚ laughter‚ excitement to readers. The Art of Racing in the Rain is a fun but heartbreakingly sad touching story told from the point of view of a
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Tropical Rain Forest 1. Biome’s place on earth Where is it (geographical distribution)? 1) Central America in the Amazon River basin. 2) Africa - Zaire basin‚ with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. 3) Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India‚ Assam‚ Southeast Asia‚ New Guinea and Queensland‚ Australia. What are its abiotic factors? 1) Large amounts of rain during the rainy season‚ dense foliage‚ warm all year round. Also the rocks‚ soil‚ sunlight and temperature. What
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They were traveling to the hotel which was surrounding by the public garden‚ war monument and the gravel path. They stayed in their room while it was raining. The American wife looked out the window and saw a cat trying to compact itself from the rain. She wanted that cat and said to his husband she would go to get it. Her husband didn’t stop her. When she went down and met the hotel owner‚ she liked him easily. She said she liked the way he received any complaints. She liked his dignity and she
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THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS Plot Summary The story opens with a clock announcing that it is time to wake up and a hint of premonition that perhaps no one will. In the kitchen‚ the stove cooks breakfast and a voice from the ceiling announces the setting: Allendale‚ California‚ on August 4‚ 2026. The automated house prepares itself for the day‚ but its inhabitants have not responded to several wake up calls‚ breakfast‚ the weather box‚ or the waiting car. The robotic mice finish cleaning the house
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Rainwater Harvesting Introduction It was very difficult to imagine few decades before that you will require to buy drinking. The use value of water was never undermined‚ but it’s about time that even its exchange value is given due importance. Fresh water today is a scarce resource‚ and it is being felt the world over. More than 2000 million people would live under conditions of high water stress by the year 2050‚ according to the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)‚ which warns water
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the way society is today‚ the only well-paying jobs are those that are often undesirable or require a higher education that isn’t affordable for most people. Gray Whisnant‚ an opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily‚ states in his article “Make It Rain” that inducing a UBI (Universal Basic Income) will solve not only poverty dilemmas‚ but also resolve other job-related problems. A universal basic income is a regular salary that comes from either the government or social security that is paid whether
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