however‚ I will compare only the two varieties with which I am most familiar for the purposes of this paper. Therefore‚ when I mention British English (BrE) I am referring to the variety known as RP or BBC English and when I mention American English (AmE) I am referring to the variety known as the northern midlands dialect which is spoken in Philadelphia‚ Pittsburgh and the Ohio Plains region. This dialect has been referred to as General American (Boeree). It is also worth noting that these two varieties
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brief story about a women’s dissatisfaction with her husband and her life. It Begins with Mrs. Katherine Ames waking up in her villa. She called for her maidservant to bring her some coffee as she begun to think about her husband‚ the astronomer. The maidservant then interrupted her thinking by telling her that the plumber had arrived. Mrs. Ames repeated herself‚ “I am Mrs. Ames… I am Mrs. Ames” to call for the plumber. She showed the plumber to a room that has flooded. The plumber examines the flooded
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In her short story “The ASTRONOMERS WIFE” Kay Boyle presents a woman that is concerned with her marriage. She realizes that she is living a joyless life. A plumber made her realize how a man and woman’s actions differ bringing back Mrs. Ames wakes up one morning gently trying not to wake up her husband as she gets ready to start the day. She goes downstairs and starts doing her chores like every other day as her husband sleeps. At this moment she feels unloved‚ insecure and unimportant
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Historical background | This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2009) | The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonization‚ beginning in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia. Similarly‚ the language spread to numerous other parts of the world as a result of British trade and colonization elsewhere and the spread of the former British
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Total Quality Management Case Study write up ( Case 4-1 : Ames Rubber Corporation: Realizing Multiple Benefits through Improved Quality ) Q1: Discuss the manner in which Ames implemented its Excellence through Quality program. Did the company place its emphasis in the right areas? Explain your answer. The process is designed to involve all Teammates in achieving a common goal - the full satisfaction of internal and external customer needs through total quality in every endeavor. The program
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Astronomer’s Wife Kay Boyle There is an evil moment on awakening when all things seem to pause. But for women‚ they only falter and may be set in action by a single move: a lifted hand and the pendulum will swing‚ or the voice raised and through every room the pulse takes up its beating. The astronomer’s wife felt the interval gaping and at once filled it to the brim. She fetched up her gentle voice and sent it warily down the stairs for coffee‚ swung her feet out upon the oval mat‚ and hailed
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in the late 1800s. Adelbert Ames is the main character in this book and the chief protagonist. Ames is Mississippi’s reconstruction governor as he was elected in a land slide election because of all the support he had from ex-slaves. Once he was in office‚ Ames had many changes intact for the state of Mississippi. His main plan was to create a well structured public school system to help out all citizens that suffered with poverty and illiteracy. I believe that Ames is effective in the role of
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Cafe is a restaurant‚ coffee shop‚ and bar located on Welch Avenue in Ames’ campustown area. The business is co owned by Liz Jeffrey and her husband and has been in Ames since 2011‚ but has been located on Welch for one year. One of Arcadia’s main goals is to “do what we do well” according to Jeffrey. Another goal Jeffrey talked about for Arcadia is to bring all people of Ames to eat there‚ both Iowa State students and Ames community members. Jeffrey and her husband went to school at the University
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as their first priority‚ or so it seemed (Phillips 108). Everyone that is except Oakes Ames‚ a manufacturer‚ capitalist‚ and an elected member of the thirty-eighth Congress of the second district of Massachusetts (Brazad 251). After the war anything that would boost patriotism was passed by Congress and a transcontinental railroad was an ideal means by which to bind up the wounded Union (Phillips 107). Ames‚ in a way to get rich quick and get out‚ joined a corporation‚ of which he eventually gained
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Analysis of The Astronomer’s Wife In the "Astronomer’s Wife" by Kay Boyle‚ something as simple as a conversation with a plumber about a stopped elbow is enough to trigger an awakening in Mrs. Katherine Ames. When Mrs. Ames realized that the plumber was talking about something she understood (the stopped elbow)‚ she realized that her marital problems were not the result of a division betwwen the sexes; instead‚ she realized that some men‚ like the plumber‚ are as practical as she is‚ and that
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