Many people will believe that achieving an ambition can be the only result of continuous positive effort and attitude‚ but it is also merely the same reason to cause negative influences to own self and others. Through the short story‚ “Paper”‚ by Catherine Lim‚ this idea is portrayed through the character of Tay Soon who‚ in particular‚ had prioritize his ambition for his dream house before putting the importance of everything else. With this decision‚ ignorance towards his family and even himself
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Please Be Honest With Me Even If It Hurts Me". So many nights I sit all alone and and I think about you‚ wondering if you are ever thinking about me too. It is probably unrealistic to think that you might be thinking of me as much. In the silence of the night with the moonlight shining through my window the tears roll down my face because I care so much and in my heart I’m doubtful that you can feel the same. All I ever asked from you is that you give me honesty‚ even if hurts me. Oh so long ago
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PAPER Singaporean Short Story By Catherine Lim He dreamt about it‚ he hankered after it like an addict after his opiate. When it came to his mind the idea of big and beautiful house‚ Tay Soon always think of it until it become his insanity in his life. A house. A house of his dream‚ just like what his family see every time they pass by in their street behind the elegant subdivision and in pages of Homes and Modern living Magazines. He knows every detail of his dream house from the aluminum sliding
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Unit 2: Checklist Higher tier (43602H) recognise integers as positive or negative whole numbers‚ including zero work out the answer to a calculation given the answer to a related calculation multiply and divide integers‚ limited to 3-digit by 2-digit calculations multiply and divide decimals‚ limited to multiplying by a single digit integer‚ for example 0.6 × 3 or 0.8 ÷ 2 or 0.32 × 5 or limited to multiplying or dividing by a decimal to one significant figure‚ for example 0.84 × 0.2 or 6.5 ÷ 0
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Major Petkoff and Catherine are typical secondary characters‚ with funny occasional opinions and repetitive comments‚ such as those of the “electric bell” or the so famous unique “library” in all Bulgaria. They are characters that would normally be used to lower the tension in different types of plays. Yet‚ Arms and the Man‚ is a comedy and hence not many high-tension scenes are found. Their role additionally‚ adds more humour to the play‚ especially in those dull scenes where humour
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Peter III was childish and an alcoholic‚ he was a reckless ruler Peter and after he was murder a little while after Catherine was given the throne. Catherine the great was considered an enlightened despot because of her enlightened ideas and influence on Russia. She was the first Russian ruler that allowed absolute religious freedom. This was a big deal because this allowed russia to have
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Catherine De’ Medici was born on April 13th‚ 1519 in Florence‚ Italy. She was the daughter of Lorenzo de’ Medici II and Madeleine de la Tour d’Auvergne but was orphaned in less than a month from both parents dying from syphilis. She was served as Duchess of Urbino‚ Queen of France‚ Regent of France (for all three sons)‚ and was a huge source in the Medici family. Catherine de’ Medici was the most famous and influential woman of the Medici family. After her parents death‚ Pope Leo X and future Pope
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Catherine‚ Called Birdy by Karen Cushman was about a girl in medieval England named Catherine. Catherine is a young girl in her mid-teens‚ the normal age for girls to get married in her era. But Catherine doesn’t want to get married. She wants to be a monk‚ a writer‚ a painter‚ a saint‚ a crusader‚ a street performer‚ anything but the wife to a man who bought her from her father. Catherine manages to send over three suitors running‚ but when an old‚ rich drunk comes to take her away to his castle
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describe Catherine Morland such as her use of diction and imagery to help characterize Catherine Morland. “Her situation in life‚ the character of her father and mother‚ her own person and disposition‚ were all equally against her.” After reading this what would you think of Catherine Morland? That maybe she is poor? Not so bright? This a perfect example of one of the sentences of imagery used by Austen throughout the passage to describe Catherine and her life. We are meeting Catherine Morland‚ the
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philosophes spread rapidly around world‚ and were accepted widely by subjects and rulers alike. The reign of despots Catherine the Great and Joseph II both bore significant attempts at enlightenment for their subjects. However‚ their respective attempts to further these enlightened ideas in the hopes of benefitting their subjects were arguably faint and feeble. The rule of Catherine the Great‚ and her steps forward in education and justice‚ along with Joseph II’s abolishment of serfdom‚ were no doubt
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