UVA-C-2183 Eugene Decker hung up his office phone and frowned. As part owner of the Squeaky Horn‚ a musical-instrument repair shop‚ Decker was responsible for setting the charges for various types of repairs. A potential customer had just called to inquire about the cost to repair the bridge on her cello. After Decker quoted an estimated price for the job‚ the woman had remarked‚ “Thank you for the quote‚ but I’ll be going to Best Instrument Repair. I’ve heard they give good service‚ and
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the continued success of Manderley. When Rebecca revealed her cruel nature and immoral behavior‚ ones that Maxim won’t even repeat‚ Maxim would not call their marriage off. What was even more concerning was the fact he felt the urge to kill her on the spot from the amount of disgusted he felt. So if he felt that way he why go through the pain of staying married to this woman. Why would he fake his happiness and deal with the worry of covering for Rebecca? He could have saved himself years
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Chronicle: Federal Judge Orders Texas Prisons System to Provide A/C for Heat-Sensitive Inmates at Pack Unit The discussion in this article is the conditions that the Texas prison system impose on the inmates as in relation to providing adequate air-conditioning‚ especially for those inmates that are seniors and those that have medical issues. The controversy is the inmates fill that enough is not being done by the Texas prison system to provide air conditioning
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Analysis of the extract from “The fun they had” The story under the title "The Fun They Had" was written by a highly prolific American writer‚ one of the three grand masters of science fiction - Isaac Asimov. The key in this text is lyrical. The theme is probably "the influence of technology on the process of teaching." In this story the author uses colloquial speech and jargonized words‚ such as “gee‚ I guess‚ I betcha“ here‚ to show us that these children are rather ordinary‚ and looks similar
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Victorian moral values‚ male superiority and the influence of aristocracy. This is further illuminated by Du Maurier’s Rebecca where male dominance and misogyny mean only the woman will pay. As a woman in the midst of an undeniably patriarchal society‚ Tess is unable to escape the social structure. Tess epitomizes the case that the innocent pay for the guilty. Similarly‚ Rebecca faces a fight against the pressure of the Victorian society to maintain a perfect marriage‚ but fails to succeed. Both
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Shoe-Horn Sonata Compare the ways the distinctively visual is created in The Shoe-Horn Sonata and in ONE other related text of your own choosing. John Misto’s play “The Shoe-Horn Sonata” is a text that was written to acknowledge and honour the women who were once forgotten prisoners of war in World War 2. The play uses distinctively visual images and dialogue to create visual images of dehumanisation and the small idea of hope during this time. “Schindlers list” directed by Steven Spielberg also
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Leonardo Art‚ Design and Gestalt Theory Author(s): Roy R. Behrens Source: Leonardo‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 4 (1998)‚ pp. 299-303 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1576669 . Accessed: 31/10/2014 06:56 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover‚ use‚ and build upon a
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who make a difference in the lives of others” (Yudhoyono). Author Rebecca Skloot exposed hidden secrets and revealed the incredible contribution made to the medical community by an unassuming black woman from the 1960’s‚ Henrietta Lacks. Through painstaking research and the writing of her book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks‚ Rebecca Skloot became a hero in our society. Just an ordinary girl‚ seemingly a failure‚ Rebecca failed her freshman year of high school because of lack of attendance
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The Shoe Horn Sonata- The Shoe Horn Sonata provides an insight into the lives of two women who were made prisoners of war by the Japanese and explores the little known and horrific conditions and events the women endured. With the use of distinctively visual techniques‚ John Misto brings Bridie and Sheila’s experience vividly to life. Through the use of projected images‚ sound‚ music and symbolism; the horrors of war‚ survival and resilience are portrayed throughout the drama. Misto uses an
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categorized in three different fan groups. One type of fan is a fair weather fan. They jump from team to team‚ most likely to which one is winning. Another type of fan is a part-time fan. They really do not care much about any one team‚ and just watch whoever is on. Finally‚ there is what I like to call die-hard fans. These fans never miss a game‚ and route for their team in good and bad times. The first type of fan that I mentioned is a fair weather fan. These are the kinds of fans that never really jump
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