The Third Level © 1950 by Jack Finney Summary and Analysis Charley‚ a young New York commuter wandering Grand Central station‚ accidently finds a portal that leads to 1894. Seizing the opportunity‚ Charley attempts to escape the rat race by buying a one-way ticket to his childhood town of Galesburg. Not having proper currency for the period‚ he is forced to postpone his plans to escape to the past. Both Charley’s wife and psychiatrist are worried he’s losing his grip on reality. Unable to rediscover
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lesson: THE THIRD LEVEL written by: JACK FINNEY Page A Class: XII GIST OF THE LESSON Theme: Charley a thirty one year old having worked late at night enters Grand Central Station from Vanderbilt avenue‚ with the aim of boarding a train home. As the station is large consisting of various corridors and two levels catering for different trains‚ he loses his way. He finds himself in what he thinks is the third level of the
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Though he criti-cizes ruthless and hateful figures such as Madame Defarge‚ who cannot appreciate love‚ he understands that oppression has made these characters the bloodthirsty creatures they have become. point of view · The narrator speaks in the third person‚ deftly switching his focus between cities and among several characters. The narrator is also omniscient—not only revealing the thoughts‚ emotions‚ and motives of the characters‚ but also supplying historical context to the events that occur
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SGE’s Profitable Third Wharf? Case Synopsis In 1949‚ Canadian grain shipping company‚ Superior Grain Elevator‚ Inc (SGE) was secondary in the grain shipping industry in Canada to the Saskatchewan Grain Cooperative. Local interest brought out SGE in 1974 and five years later‚ SGE shipped a million tons of grain during a year for the first time ever but‚ since that year‚ volumes of grain has been inconsistent. In 1990‚ SGE purchased property along the waterfront and has yet to see the needed return
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Third Age – The Golden Years of Adulthood By Stephen F. Barnes‚ Ph.D. San Diego State University The Third Age is now considered by many to be the “golden years” of adulthood. It is generally defined as the span of time between retirement and the beginning of age-imposed physical‚ emotional‚ and cognitive limitations‚ and today would roughly fall between the ages of 65 and 80+. This is a period of adulthood when typically there are fewer responsibilities (e.g.‚ career and family-rearing) than before
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An essay about a social network Facebook is one of the most important social network today‚ and one of the most popular sites from the internet. Social network sites (SNSs) were always popular and people seemed to be attracted by the idea of creating a profile where they can put information about them and keep in contact with their friends‚ or even look for dates‚ jobs and many others. But with Facebook‚ the idea of a social network site became much more important‚ because it grew so big that it
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The third-wave feminists are critical to the first and second waves because it ties all of the women’s movements previous accomplishments to all women‚ regardless of race‚ color‚ sexual orientation‚ and class. Without the third-wave feminists only white women would have the luxury of being able to vote‚ being provided equal employment opportunity‚ being heard when faced with sexual harassment and marital rape‚ and being able to broadcast the discrimination of gender. America wouldn’t be the country
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psychiatrist‚ and his friends‚ thinks his delusion is a “waking-dream wish fulfillment‚” and like his stamp collection‚ a temporary refuge from a world full of insecurity‚ fear‚ war‚ and worry. Charley explains that one evening while hurrying home‚ he decided to take the subway from Grand Central Station‚ and became lost. He eventually found himself on a strange third level with spittoons on the floor‚ oddly dressed people‚ and a locomotive from 1894. Understanding he’d somehow gone back in time‚ Charley
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Kaleen Rodriguez ENC 1102 Exploratory Essay The Third Gender What is the role of the third gender in South Asia? How does Asian society identify the third gender? I walked into my best friend Joel’s room this morning extremely excited to have lunch with him after a long four months without seeing him and on my journey to his room I picked up a paper that was lying by his door. I picked it up and the title was “Hijra” as I continued to read this paper‚ it had me very intrigued
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PART II – CAUSES OF THIRD SEX In the Philippines‚ it was believed that the primary reason of third gender was the misunderstood traits of parents. Children especially boys tend to go together with their mothers on female activities such as‚ shopping‚ going to salon‚ putting on make-up‚ etc. This made them think that this is a normal trait for every person which gave them the reason to use them too when they become adults. This commonly arises on families with one parent left to guide their children
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