Anil’s Ghost is the critically acclaimed fourth novel by Michael Ondaatje. It was first published in 2000 by McClelland and Stewart. Anil’s Ghost follows the life of Anil Tissera‚ a native Sri Lankan who left to study in Britain and then the United States on a scholarship‚ during which time she has become a forensic pathologist. She returns to Sri Lanka in the midst of its merciless civil war as part of a Human Rights Investigation by the United Nations. Anil‚ along with archaeologist Sarath Diyasena
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experiences‚ “Filthy pits-dug out in the open. We weren’t allowed privacy”‚ a basic human right stripped away by the Japanese in which Misto used the pits-dug out to symbolise lack of freedom. Furthermore Bridie’s past experiences introduced via anecdotes evoked past emotions of hatred and fear amongst the Japanese when situated near them‚ “Bus load of Japanese tourists… surrounded me‚ my heart began to pound in terror”‚ Bridie’s past experiences manipulated her state of mind‚ this is evident in Bridie’s
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author in projecting their purpose further. The main types of contents present in “Choosing Order before Freedom‚ ” that show the significance of Putin and Russia‚ and how Putin’s past has helped shape Russia’s success are descriptions‚ anecdotes‚ and opinion. Anecdotes are also present to illustrate how Putin’s past has helped shape Russia’s success. This was evidenced when the author wrote‚ “When this..KGB agent(Putin) took over as President of Russia in 2000‚ he found a country on the verge of becoming
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The panic of 1837 is a famous and destructive financial crisis throughout the American history (McGrane 1). This financial crisis resulted in huge influence in the America commerce and society. During that time‚ the price of agriculture goods raised tremulously‚ while the price of manufactured goods decreased ( Garland 3). The business were extremely low‚ and the condition in Wall street became worse(Hone 248). Thus‚ more and more people could not afford the living costs and were “struggled to free
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The American work ethic is an example of a(n) Answer | | belief. | | | opinion. | | | attitude. | | | value. | Which of the following are components of the analysis of any speaking situation? Answer | | The audience and occasion | | | The audience and speaker | | | The occasion and speaker | | | The topic and occasion | _________ is the general purpose of relaxing your audience by providing it with a pleasant listening experience. Answer | | Speaking to entertain |
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The Analysis of the text “Escape” by S.Maugham. Somerset Maugham was born on 25th of April‚ 1874 and died on 16th of December in 1965. He was an English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. Somerset Maugham has written 24 plays‚ 19 novels and a large number of short stories. In 1897 appeared his first novel “Liza of Lambeth” which drew on his experience of attending women in childbirth. Maugham’s breakthrough novel was the semi-autobiographical “Of Human Bondage”‚ which is usually considered
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Allison’s actual intentions were. The author tells an anecdote in order to explain features of women’s spoken language‚ such as indirect speech‚ in more entertaining way that would capture the reader’s attention. He implements spoken language features‚ for example non standard structuring of questions “everything OK darling?” and punctuation marks “… “ which indentifies the pause of the speaker‚ so the story would be easy to follow. The anecdote highlights the indirect speech features of Allison by
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The text The Company of Wolves is a very risqué take on the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood. The text is very sexually suggestive in its use of language and descriptions of the main character. It is also very traditional and conservative in its presentation of gender stereotypes and roles. The main characters virginity is described as ‘the invisible pentacle of her own virginity. She is an unbroken egg‚ she is a sealed vessel; she has inside her a magic space the entrance to which is shut
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1976 was the first time in the United States history where presidential candidates would debate head to head‚ sharing the stage and increasing competition. Gerald Ford was expected to come ahead‚ but his opponent Jimmy Carter was perceived as confident and a fierce contender. Many argue that Gerald Ford’s downfall was due to the pardon of President Nixon‚ while others thought he faltered during the live broadcasted debate in San Francisco‚ with his response to his “international policy leadership
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peace and unity among the people of America. Another technique Obama uses are exophoric references and anecdotes‚ such as “She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voices heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon cooper is 106 years old.”This is effective in the speech as help explain the point Obama makes to the
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