plot of the story revolves around a little orphan Nicholas who was trusted to his tyrannical and dull-witted aunt. One day Nicholas was “in disgrace”‚ so he made his Aunt believe that he was somehow trying to get into the gooseberry garden‚ but instead had no intention of doing so but did sneak into the Lumber Room. There a tremendous picture of a hunter and a stag opened to him. Soon his aunt tried to look for the boy and slipped into the rain-water tank. She asked Nicholas to fetch her a ladder but
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of society is marked by controversy‚ but people are stubbornly holding on to the old habits of their forefathers by resisting social change. Scout finds out why the people of Maycomb county are still grasping on to old habits by the analyzation of aunt Alexandra and the criticism Scout faces due to her non female apparel. In addition‚ Scout also reveals the condition of the Cunningham household by examining the different attributes of Walter Cunningham who represents the state of the Cunningham’s
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textual features which are used to make characters like Aunt Alexandra marginalized. Throughout the novel she is illustrated as a foil to Atticus’s attitudes and beliefs; additionally she symbolizes high-class society during the Great Depression. These techniques position the reader to view Aunt Alexandra as an antagonist. There are many reasons for the marginalization of characters and these are expressed through different textual techniques. Aunt Alexandra is primarily utilized as a contrast to Atticus
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1) Title of the book: Hattie big sky 2) Author: Kirby Larson 3) Setting (location—where does the story take place?): In the beginning Kirby reflects on his visit to Montana. __________________________________________________________ 4) Time period—what year or years does the author write about? 1900 century-many things needed plain fire to be used like the stove. 5) Characters: (who is the main or most important character? a. Hattie Are there other characters
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concession cities of Tianjin‚ Shanghai‚ and Hong Kong became the home of Adeline’s family. Adeline was isolated by Niang‚ her stepmother having a negative effect on her well-being pet PLT’s death. Conversely‚ she was shown justice by a stranger in her Aunt Reine. A cruelness towards Adeline was administered by her stepmother‚ the evil and arrogant Niang. The feeling of undesired and abuse from Niang made her feel unwanted. Niang‚ the brutal stepmother didn’t show attention to Adeline nor her siblings
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ASSIGNMENT BRIEF Introduction This unit will give learners a foundation in financial principles and techniques relevant to the strategic management process. It encourages learners to explore the nature of cost-based financial data and information‚ the impact of the budgeting process on the organisation‚ and the development of cost reduction and management procedures and processes. It also focuses on the management of these costs through the use of forecasting‚ appraisal and financial reporting
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committed adultery were tortured and persecuted publicly‚ just like Maxine Hong Kingston’s aunt in her story “No Name Woman.” The aunt was pregnant‚ had her house raided by angry villagers‚ birthed her baby in a muddy pigsty‚ and then committed suicide by jumping into the family well with her newborn. In the essay‚ Kingston incorporated three different genres that worked together to describe the way she felt about her aunt. The first is nonfiction‚ written at the beginning of the essay‚ to provide information
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have read many stories where reality and fantasy come into question. Once again we have this same problem with “The Youngest Doll”. What makes us question reality or fantasy in the story is the vivid description the author gives of the dolls that the aunt makes for the girls. With the description of the “wax mask of the child’s face” or the “porcelain of the hands and face”‚ it gives off the allusion that what may seem as a reality may in fact be a fantasy and it is that allusion that gives off the
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Throughout the book‚ those two women help shape Scout’s (the protagonist’s) childhood. Possessing glaringly different personalities‚ Scout nevertheless finds something to learn from each of them. Even though Scout was initially antagonistic with her aunt‚ she comes to admire Alexandra and learns from her to do what is needed and rise to the occasion with grace and dignity after Alexandra successfully demonstrates
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involving one of her aunts. Originally the story was told to Hong Kingston by her mother‚ but a lot of the information was withheld so Hong Kingston includes a lot of what she thinks could have happened. Regardless of what is true and what is not‚ this piece of writing was extremely engaging and interesting. Hong Kingston dives into the norms held in Chinese culture and how they affect different people. This chapter starts off with a simple introduction by Hong Kingston’s mother of her aunt the ultimate
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