Part 1‚ Chapter 1 Something in the Forest Summary Chapter one introduces the reader to Charles Monet. He is a French expatriate working on a sugar plantation in western Kenya. The story begins on New Year’s Day‚ 1980‚ when Charles and a woman take an overnight trip to Mount Elgon‚ a formerly active volcano. During their trip‚ they visit Kitum Cave. After returning to his quiet life‚ Monet becomes ill. The reader knows that he is experiencing a catastrophic illness‚ but Charles and those who
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decided to analyze a potential investment for a new technology that creates a permanent personal picture or message on the laptop casing. This laser etch‚ Monet technology‚ is provided by a small company in France for $10 million (technology rights). The proposed plan would generate revenues for two kinds of PC’s. The Inspiron line would generate Monet technology revenues in quarter 2 of fiscal year 2010; moreover‚ the Vostro line would generate revenues in quarter 3 of fiscal year 2010. Dell must analyze
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Introduction The paper aims to trace the development of painting through the following periods: baroque‚ neoclassicism‚ realism‚ impressionism‚ post-impressionism‚ cubism‚ geometric abstraction‚ and surrealism. They make up the history of painting and help to understand the stages of its development and why modern painting looks like it looks. Baroque: (1600 - 1750) Baroque was a characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century. Baroque
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Timeline Byzantine 350 -450 Medieval 400-500 AD Surrealism 1920-1930 Beginning in the mid-1920s‚ Surrealist captured the Modern imagination. In essence‚ Surrealism began as a direct spillover from the Dada movement in art and culture. The Surrealists wanted to explore through poetry and prose the psychic dimension of the human mind. A huge source of inspiration was the groundbreaking work of Sigmund Freud. Continued Surrealism 1920-1930 What is important to understand is
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Vincent Van Gogh was a casual‚ yet wonderful artist. He captured many beautiful and realistic scenes in his art such as people‚ man-made objects‚ and natural materials. He also created many self-portraits. His work seemed very detailed to me because of his various pencil and brush strokes with both his drawings and paintings. I was intrigued by his artwork because much of it resembled the life of poor families or individuals. Many artists from that time created artwork that was misleading due to
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Ashleigh McCloskey 10/5/2011 Professor Conaway Midterm Essay Comparing the Sun to the Moon Easy Rawlins from Devil in a Blue Dress was a black private detective. He was a man who worked for what he had. Unlike most of the African American population‚ he had his own house‚ but he was lacking money. Rawlins did not have a steady job so when a man came along proposing work‚ he immediately took it. This is much different from the amateur detective‚ Sherlock Holmes‚ in “Silver Blaze.” In “Silver
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The book was very interesting to me and I was amazed at how Richard Preston explained the feelings in detail. I felt as though I was going through all the pain and shock as everyone else in the book. I was very disgusted on what happened to Charles Monet and how he died by the Ebola virus. I think its very horrible on what people went through to have the Ebola virus and only live ten days. Not to mention the horrible death that comes with it. My reaction at first was that it was not a big deal‚ this
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causes various symptoms such as high fevers‚ headaches‚ weakness‚ vomiting‚ muscle pain‚ rashes‚ and redness in the eyes. While reading “Something in the Forest‚” I found a couple of sections to be mysterious but that contained clues on to how Charles Monet may have obtained his deadly disease on his trip to Kitum Cave. “Did he run his hands over the stone trees and prick his finger on a crystal?” (Preston‚ Pg. 35) The moment I read this I became filled with curiosity‚ did this wound actually occur? If
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before contact. sputum- throw-up‚ vomit‚ oral discharge adrenaline- A hormone secreted by the medulla of the adrenal gland‚ especially in times of stress or injury. Chapter 1: Something In The Forest 1. Who is Charles Monet? 2. What happens to Monet? 3. (pages 4-6) The author uses a sensory image of hot and cold in describing the case. Why? 4. The author makes a distinction between lethal and nonlethal contagion. What is the difference
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Africa to describe clearly the potential damage such an outbreak could cause. The first appearance of an Ebola-like virus takes place in Kenya and costs the life of a French emigrant named Charles Monet. His bloody‚ painful death is re-told in graphic and terrifying terms. Hospital personnel treating Monet become ill as well‚ demonstrating the extreme danger of exposure to this disease. Through this thriller story‚ many interesting details take place and the reader might not realize the parts of biology
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