Analysis “Doctor in the House” (Richard Gordon) 1. The author of the story is Richard Gordon. It is the pen name used by Gordon Ostlere (born Gordon Stanley Ostlere on 15 September 1921)‚ an English surgeon and anesthetist. As Richard Gordon‚ Ostlere has written numerous novels‚ screenplays for film and television and accounts of popular history‚ mostly dealing with the practice of medicine. He is most famous for a long series of comic novels on a medical theme starting with Doctor in the House
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psychologically as well‚ as the expression of the human emotions‚ thoughts and feelings. The language is a tool for communication‚ which is specifical for the human beings‚ which appears in the far pre-historical ages. Even though some animals use complex systems for communicating‚ they don’t have all of the properties‚ which is defined for the language. Language is the way of communication‚ while the human languages are a way of presenting the thought. It is controversial how the humans think – by figures
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In the movie It Should Happen To You‚ Gladys is a model of successful transition from an anonymous figure to a famous person. She not only brings herself enormous satisfaction‚ but also has profound influence on the society by taking commercial advertisements. According to Roland Barthes’ theory of myth‚ there is a special relationship between Gladys and her commercial advertisements‚ or more precisely the society in general. The motivation that associated intimately with the social phenomenon alludes
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different ways of improving the way they look‚ such as makeup‚ clothes‚ or just being in harmony with themselves. However‚ there is a more radical alternative‚ which is effective in terms of changing the way a person looks like‚ but is highly debated and should be abstained from in the majority of cases: plastic surgery. The foremost reason for not getting plastic surgery is that this procedure can become highly addictive (Huffington Post). Although a person might think that they would just do a single
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This is a passage from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer‚ the author wrote his “Doctor” series‚ which is noted for description of medical student’s years of professional training. The present extract touches upon the final examinations of medical students. The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting
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Airbus 380 launch Case (2757 11 ) The task environment includes sectors with which the organization interacts directly and that have a direct impact on the organization’s ability to achieve .... mc donalds business report (1912 8 ) .... To have a clear picture of McDonald’s corporation we need to look at its Task Environment‚ which includes its: We shall also explore McDonald’s Workforce .... Chinese supermarket in UK (2916 12 ) .... strategies are pursued. We usually analysis two
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British monarchy - Should they stay or should they go? Yona Oshrat The nurse Jacintha Saldanha was looking after Prince William’s wife Kate – who was suffering from morning sickness – when two Australian DJs called the hospital impersonating The Queen and Prince Charles. Believing the call was genuine she then transferred the call to the ward where Kate was staying where another nurse gave information about Kate’s condition. The nurse found hanged after the hoax call to the hospital - she committed
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If I told you that you were‚ on a daily basis‚ consuming food that could potentially give you serious health issues‚ would you still eat it? The human body is in fact‚ designed to sustain a vegetarian diet. Most of you are‚ on a daily basis eating meat‚ poultry or fish – which have also been linked to a large number of chronic diseases and cancers. Alongside this‚ animals are treated extraordinarily cruelly and inhumanely when it comes to satisfying us humans. This is wrong and needs to be fixed
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The Conflict Between Medieval and Renaissance Values Scholar R.M. Dawkins famously remarked that Doctor Faustus tells “the story of a Renaissance man who had to pay the medieval price for being one.” While slightly simplistic‚ this quotation does get at the heart of one of the play’s central themes: the clash between the medieval world and the world of the emerging Renaissance. The medieval world placed God at the center of existence and shunted aside man and the natural world. The Renaissance
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meant that speaking practice was lot more limited. Since his arrival in the UK Alessandro has been attending the classes at Language Link for almost two months‚ and has also found work part-time in a café. Over the past couple of weeks‚ classroom observations and numerous conversations during and after class‚ Alessandro is competent in understanding the spoken word‚ including tasks explained in English‚ however is shy and reserved when answering questions or speaking in the class. Alessandro generally
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