William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) The British novelist William Somerset Maugham‚ one of the most popular writers in English in the 20th century‚ is noted for his clarity of style and skill in storytelling. Born in Paris‚ of Irish ancestry‚ Somerset Maugham was to lead a fascinating life and would become famous for his mastery of short evocative stories that were often set in the more obscure and remote areas of the British Empire. Suffering from a bad stammer‚ he received
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and the mass hysteria that comes with these disappearances. A fractured fairytale is a fairy or folk tale that has been modified in such a way as to make us laugh at an unexpected characterization‚ plot development or contrary point of view. Ruby Moon falls into this category through the various archetypes played by the two actors. By taking these archetypes and giving them humourous undertones‚ the archetypes can be seen as the different faces of Ray and Sylvie. It also threatens something deeply
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An Imaginary life By David Malouf How Does Malouf Convey the Impact of the Scarlet Poppy on Ovid’s Journey towards Self-Understanding? Malouf represents the discovery of the scarlet poppy as pivotal in awakening Ovid’s childhood self and in doing so beginning his journey towards self-understanding. The appearance of the scarlet poppy arouses in Ovid‚ a connection to the memories of his childhood. In this moment Ovid is‚ as Martin Leer writes in ‘At the Edge’‚ in the geographical and
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Sadiah Aziz Trip to the graveyard In the misty chilling atmosphere the silence in the darkness of the night forced a shiver up my spine. Shutting my eyes as the ground shook rapidly feeling as if an earthquake was happening. But as I looked down a mysterious hand was forcing out the ground grasping for my leg. A mixture of feelings were frantically spinning around in my head like a volcano that was about to erupt. As the moon led the way‚ I suddenly caught a glimpse of a menacing grave stone
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The Theme of Man and the Environment in An Imaginary Life In David Malouf’s novel An Imaginary Life‚ one of the most prevalent influences on the characters’ lives is the particular environment in which they are placed. Malouf explores the issues of the interrelationship between man and his natural environment‚ and the impact that changes in environment have on human personality. Through the characterisation of Ovid and the Boy‚ the effects of setting and physical surroundings are fully
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In the children’s bedtime storybook‚ Goodnight Moon‚ written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd‚ the author introduces the reader to “… the great green room” (1) in which greeting the inanimate objects that are first seen when the story begins. The storybook consists of simple lines of rhymes throughout each page along with the aesthetics of vibrantly painted illustrations to keep the child’s interest. The main theme of the book – saying “goodnight” to different objects around
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22nd of May‚ my college arranged a one day trip to Malacca. The objective of the trip was to learn about science at the Malacca Planetarium and to interview tourists. We started out journey to Malacca at 7.30a.m. by bus. On the way to Malacca‚ unfortunately‚ the bus I was on has a technical problem thus it delayed our journey. The bus driver went in and out of the bus. Everyone panicked and was worried about the trip. We prayed to Allah that the trip would go smoothly. Finally after 20 minutes
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Moliere’s "The Imaginary Invalid" Moliere’s "The Imaginary Invalid" is a farcical play about a hypochondriac who is so obsessed with his health and money that he ends up neglecting his family. The story involves several different themes and plots within one family. A new interpretation of this 17th century play is now being performed at the Arts Club Theater; it incorporates some new changes and modernizations in addition to the traditional improvisation. Morris Panych has definitely succeeded
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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin‚ on July 20‚ 1969‚ at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface 6 hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Armstrong spent about two and a half hours outside the spacecraft‚ Aldrin slightly less; and together they collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. A third member of the mission‚ Michael Collins‚ piloted the command spacecraft alone
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Camping Trip Finally‚ the time was here. It was fall break‚ and I had nothing to do but sit around and enjoy life. This area was covered with dirt‚ and no matter how hard I tried‚ I would get filthy. I couldn’t wait to get home to take a nice shower. It was a nice place to sit around and clear my mind. In the middle of September‚ my mother and I would go to the store to buy tons of food for hunting trip. At last‚ after being at the store for hours‚ we would be on our way to meet
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