The Man of the House by Frank O’Connor SUMMARY This short story is about a little boy called Sullivan who has a sick mother. Sullivan is initially unconcerned about his mother’s illness‚ and mildly pleased‚ because he got to stay home and play at being the ‘man of the house’. However‚ his initial delight changes to concern on the second day due to his fear that his mother has pneumonia. The second night and the third day are even more frightening because he had to fetch the doctor and travel to
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There is nothing to fear‚ but fear itself. This axiom highlights what many people perceive as mankind’s greatest weakness‚ fear. Fear commonly manifests itself in two forms‚ tangible and transcendental. For the people who seek the thrilling feeling of fear through movies‚ this combination can all but guarantee that picture will be a cinematic thriller. In Mike Flanagan’s film‚ Oculus‚ fear is portrayed all throughout the movie. The movie tells the story of a brother-sister duo‚ Tim and Kaylie‚ in
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War has no boundaries like age‚ family‚ and time of day. In the story‚”The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty a sniper is stationed on a rooftop near O’Connell Bridge and is tasked to “take out” any hostiles. While staking out‚ the sniper got shot in the arm by a fellow sniper and is faced many challenges in order to survive. Despite the Sniper’s skill‚ the sniper is realizing how war shows no mercy. When O’Flaherty wrote‚“He paused for a moment‚ considering whether he should risk a smoke. . . He decided
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Vietnam is a time in our history that will teach you what the soldier’s dealt with on a daily basis and how events affected their health and mental state. In order for a story to be good it must be filled with facts‚ but with imagery that make a story easier to picture it when reading it. When an author writes a story they need to use facts to make a good story‚ but they need to add things to make the readers picture what is happening‚ they make them think deeper about the story. An example of
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Gemma O’Brien Typographer and Illustrator What inspires them and what are their intentions? Gemma O’Brien is a typographer and illustrator from Sydney‚ Australia. Her philosophy is to help inspire others to become typographers and follow their dreams‚ she also hopes to improve her art style and work for many different companies. Gemma had an opportunity to learn how to print letters‚ using a letterpress‚ after switching from law studies to creative arts. This inspired her to continue on with typography
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The story ends ironically when the IRA sniper realizes that the enemy he killed was his own brother. But there are larger ironies here: first‚ that all of the sniper’s Free State enemies are‚ in a sense‚ his brothers‚ for they had been comrades in arms fighting for the same cause; second‚ that all men are brothers as descendants of Adam and Eve. When they fight‚ they become Cain and Abel. No doubt‚ the IRA sniper now wonders about the identities of the turret gunner‚ the old woman‚ and the person
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In 1979‚ between the first and second years of his MBA program‚ O’Leary applied to a number of companies for a summer placement. Softkey products typically consisted of software for home audiences‚ especially compilation discs containing various games packaged in "Jewel-case" CD-ROMs. Due to this success‚ O’Leary abandoned his initial distribution strategy and turned to something more cost-effective; licensing software and marketing it under the SoftKey brand. O’Leary was an aggressive promoter of
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William O’Barr and Bowman Atkins Theorists Developed the idea that language differences are situation-specific Relies on the authoritative power in a conversation rather than gender Challenged the theory of Lakoff (gender was the discriminating factor in language) Authority can be the product of superiority in jobs‚ careers‚ education systems and all manners of hierarchy Developed their theory by studying courtroom cases Observed a broad range of witnesses over 2 ½ years to examine basic speech differences
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Ecology Biology Notes GCE Study Buddy Ecology ● Ecology is the study of interactions among organisms‚ and between organisms and the physical and chemical factors making up their external environment ● Ecologists study both the non-living (abiotic) or physical environment‚ and the living (biotic) environment. Physical environment ● Amount of light ○ Light intensity affects the distribution and growth of both plants and animals ● Amount of water ○ Xerophytes are plants which can
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The Sniper Personality Profile In Liam O’Flaherty’s "The Sniper‚" O’Flaherty portrayed the ‘Sniper’ character as somebody who can have many different outcomes or profiles depending on how people see the character. We can kind of get an idea of how the Sniper looks‚ and his psychological profile. The way O’Flaherty describes the Sniper’s appearance‚ actions‚ and his thoughts‚ can give us subtle hints on his profile. The Sniper is described physically by having the face “of a student. When the
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