Title: Planning & Budgeting with Risk Week 8 Discussion Question – Case study - Pleasant View Date: 20/01/2012 Case Study – Pleasant View Background Pleasant view project involves the design‚ erection and personalisation of individual dwellings based on land owned by Jim Staid of Staid and Son’s. This development of a Township will be called Pleasant View. Staid and Son’s has 35 years experience in the construction industry and has grown from what was once initially a 1 man firm run by
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Demoand Boddie Mr. Archibald-Seifer English Acc. 10 October 7‚ 2011 Book Report Final Draft Section 1- Introduction In the book Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy‚ there is an undiscovered world that is hidden in plain sight‚ where battles between magical beings take place. Landy creates an amazing world that has different twists at each corner. These twists make an awe-inspiring book that uses different aspects: it has character contrast‚ it has a plot that keeps u wanting to read
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follow the flow. Is it any wonder that more than 80% of the world population are common and ordinary? What can I say about daydreams? They are pleasant thoughts or wishes‚ and it is therefore not surprising that we all get lost in our own fantasies once in a while. That is being human. The difference is that some do it more often than others. And extreme cases‚ as psychologists would tell you‚ do exist. Other than that‚ it is safe to say that people who are less ambitious – those with small dreams –
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A; Mount Pleasant Do you remember how it is to be a child? Sometimes it is difficult but it is oftentimes easy and extremely secure. Being a child includes having a different view at the world than from parents or another adult’s point of view. A child is not able to understand everything and is not supposed to do it‚ this I why parents lie for their children. To protect them from the difficult world and from people and situations that is not necessary for a child to observe. In the text Mount
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Mount Pleasant ”Mount Pleasant” is a short story written by Mary-Louise Buxton. It is written as a first person narrator‚ as a child called Elizabeth. It is written quite unstructured‚ mostly describing the life of Elizabeth and her family in their home in Mount Pleasant‚ not showing the stories twist until the end. The narrator uses a very childish language using expressions like “Mammy”‚ “babby brother” and “Eeny meeny miny mo”. As a short story‚ the plot and character descriptions are quite
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”Mount Pleasant” By Mary-Louise Buxton In this short story called “Mount Pleasant”‚ you see the world through a child’s eyes because the short story is written with a unique narrative technique and language. The reader’s mind is brought back to the time where ghosts and other wicked and impressive creatures filled the darkest corners of the thoughts from one’s young days. This curiously written short story is the product of Mary-Louise Buxton‚ written in 2005‚ and it is about Elizabeth and her
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Mount Pleasant Louise Buxton’s Mount Pleasant is a very uniquely written short story‚ where we experience a normal day from a child perspective. It’s a modern story from 2005. The story is told in first person singular‚ where the narrator is a young girl whose name is Elizabeth. ”(…) like the glue wee peel off our hands after arts and crafts hour at school with Mrs Kelly.” (p.2‚ l.16-17) Based on the information we know that Elizabeth goes to school‚ but also that she cannot be more than 6 to
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Money is only a means and not and end in itself. But some people begin to consider it the end of all activities. Then it becomes the master of their thoughts and actions. Such people are very selfish. They never think of the good of others. I had always wished for a large amount of money so that I may used it not only for my own personal good‚ but also for the welfare of the public. I have may own plans for using such a huge amount but I cannot put them into practice as I have no money. Once I
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Mount Pleasant The parents are the most important cornerstone in the rearing of a child. They are the ones who lay the foundation for how the child will behave in the future. All parents wants their child to become a respectable and resourceful adult in society in the future. Therefore‚ the parents must strike a balance between being strict and soft‚ because there may be consequences if you are too much of one than the other. If you are too rigorous‚ the child may in the future be confined‚ or
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In this short story by Mary –Louise Buxton‚ 2005‚ we get to look at the world through a little girl‚ called Elizabeth’s eyes which brings our minds back to the time when we were little and afraid of ghost and the dark. The short story is about this little girl’s everyday-life and that’s what makes it interesting‚ it brings some memories to the reader. Elizabeth is the main character‚ a 6-7 year old girl who has an imaginary fantasy just like every other child at that age. (Elizabeth mentions
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