Who are the biggest winners and losers in a globalized world? Globalization has become a widely used word to describe the trend of free flow of capital‚ technology‚ information and service; it is not just an economic phenomenon. It also has political‚ social and cultural dimensions. Even in its economic dimension‚ there are major differences depending on the scale (e.g. macroeconomic or microeconomic) and the viewpoint. When concerning the question of who are the winners or losers‚ the answer
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From the very first moment we can think‚ we are taught to follow orders. We follow traditions and we do what we’re told‚ but never questioning why we do things could lead to disastrous events. In The Lottery Shirley Jackson warns us about the dangers of blindly following tradition. Jackson’s use of foreshadowing‚ symbolism‚ and irony admonish the public of what could go wrong if we never question tradition. The story starts off with the town gathering around for the annual lottery. The
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Katherine Mansfield wrote “Eveline” and “Miss Brill” about two females across the ocean who were trapped in the “man’s world” life presented them with. Both tales are about characters who attempt to escape the unique circumstances around them. While both Eveline and Miss Brill seek different escape routes to avoid the negativity of their environment‚ both of their failures reveal the sad state of women in European society during that time period. On the surface‚ Miss Brill and Eveline are two vastly different
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by the same literary scene even though their styles of expression were fundamentally different. Only eight years separate the time frame when the two selected short stories were published. In this case‚ “Miss Brill” was published in 1922 while “Eveline” was published in 1914 (Meyer 251‚385). There are scores‚ therefore‚ on which the two female protagonists in the two stories can be compared and contrasted. First‚ the two characters portray the idea of futility of destiny of women characters. The
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Eveline by James Joyce (1914) 1. How is Eveline presented in the story? Use quotation from the text to explain and justify your response. This story is a portrait of an adolescent girl in Dublin and reflects how she thinks about her domestic life in the past‚ in the present and the possibility of a new married life abroad. In the first paragraph‚ the author introduces us to the character of Eveline as “She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against
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Katherine Mansfield Her First Ball Revision booklet Remember that this story must be written about with Witi Ihimaera Mrs Matthews Year 11 Short text revision part 1. Her First Ball Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield Character Study Leila It is essential that we understand how the main character Leila in the story. Below are the types of questions that you will be asked on your short text study at Level 1. 1. Describe an important character or individual in EACH text
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The short stories “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “Eveline” James Joyce both deal struggles of a female protagonist. Both women deal with oppression based on gender and societal norms but their outlook‚ outside influences‚ and personal struggles are vastly different. The point of view in “The Yellow Wallpaper” is in first person from a journal written by a mother who is suffering from depression. She is isolated from the world by her husband John and brother‚ both of whom
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In James Joyce’s “Eveline”‚ Eveline remains in Dublin to care for her father‚ to take care of the house and the kids‚ and she realized she was already comfortable in her current home. Eveline has lived in Dublin her whole life in Dublin and has seen her siblings either leave home or pass away through time. Yet she remains in the house that she grew up in‚ experienced the changes in environment‚ changes in time‚ and the change in the people around her. She has seen her mother pass away‚ her father
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to do is lean over and say ‚”Lady‚ gimme a few of those peanuts‚please ma’am‚” and she’d pass me the bag and never think of it”(Ellison 123). You feel how out of place the protagonist feels in this place. For the second half of the story‚ the Bingo Winner moves to the front of the stage where he gets to spin the wheel for a chance to win the final prize. Here is where the story takes a mysterious and strange twist. Point of View The story is told in the third person limited omniscient by the narrator
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