ANALYSIS OF THREE PROTAGONIST CHARACTERS IN DIFFERENT TEENAGE SHORT STORIES: ‘’NEXT TERM‚ WE’LL MASH YOU’’ BY PENELOPE LIVELY‚ ‘’SECRETS’’ BY BERNARD MACLAVERTY AND ‘’THE LICENCE’’ BY FRANK TUOHY Penelope Lively ‘’Next Term‚ We’LL Mash You’’ (1987)‚ Frank Tuohy ‘’The Licence’’ (1964) and Bernard MacLaverty ‘’Secrets’’ (1977) all these three authors wrote didactic literature about young adults and the problems they have to face. The short stories focus on three
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Critically discuss what Howard Parker et al (1998) mean by the normalisation of recreational drug use. How convinced are you by this explanation of the contemporary drug situation? This essay is going to look at Howard Parker et al’s (1998) theory of ‘normalisation’ and critically evaluate whether or not it still relevant in contemporary society. The essay will begin by explaining the theory in relation to how and where it developed from. The essay will move on to focus on specific aspects such
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Topic 1: Mary Parker Follett has been described by Schermerhorn et al. (2011) as an Administrative Theorist within the Classical approach to management. However‚ others have seen her as ahead of her time‚ and have even described her as ’thoroughly modern ’ (Hurst‚ 1992).What were Mary Parker Follett ’s main contributions to management thought and practice; how do they relate to Classical management theory; and how are they relevant to practicing managers in contemporary organisations? ‘Classical
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entertainment in the 50s was the actors and actresses. Through out the 50s there were hundreds of actors and actresses. To name a few Vivien Leigh‚ Audrey Hepburn‚ Marlon Brando ‚Grace Kelly‚ Bette Davis‚ Katharine Hepburn‚ Burt Lancaster‚ Bing Crosby‚ Dorothy Dandridge‚ Judy Garland‚ Elizabeth Taylor‚ and Doris Day. Each of these performers have received Oscars nods for their played roles. Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4‚ 1929 in Belgium. Hepburn was a cosmopolitan from birth as her father was an English
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allows himself to go to bed with Circe‚ without any regard for his wife‚ Penelope. Though Odysseus is often perceived as a hero because of his epic deeds‚ he is not faithful to his wife and seems to fling himself at any eligible woman who comes by. Therefore‚ he is not a hero in that aspect. Whereas Odysseus was off gallivanting across the sea‚ Penelope is holding down the fort in their house. In the poem “Penelope” by Dorothy Parker‚ told in
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seen today in present history. In the story Arrangement in Black and White‚ Dorothy Parker reveals a variety of instances the main character‚ a woman at dinner party honoring an African American gentle man‚ uses prejudice and racial slurs throughout the evening. Being prejudice does not exactly mean you are racist‚ they are similar‚ but one is more specific than the other definition of the other word. To begin‚ Dorothy Parker does not exactly define prejudice in the story‚ but she uses a lot of different
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“Symptom Recital” by Dorothy Parker and “Symptoms of Love” by Robert Graves. These are two of the poems I found most interesting within our selections‚ because in both “Symptom Recital” and “Symptoms of love” both authors depict the feelings their speakers encounter with love. In these two poems the differences out weight the similarities. The differences in these poems are very noticeable. In “Symptom recital” Dorothy Parker expresses a woman’s feelings after a bad break up. Parker expresses the anguish
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A Telephone call In “A Telephone Call” Dorothy Parker uses repetition‚ tone‚ and point of view to show obsession and give it a voice. Parker shows the deep feelings of a woman experiencing love. The language used and tone of her writing help keep an unstable feeling throughout the story; although she does a good job on balancing positive and negative thinking in the story. The point of view focuses on the confusing thoughts of the crazy woman. Parker takes advantage of repetition as a literary
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In her poem “One Perfect Rose‚” Dorothy Parker misleads the reader throughout the first and second stanzas into believing this poem is a romantic tribute to a tender moment from her past through her word choice and style of writing. However‚ the tone of the entire poem dramatically changes upon reading the third and final stanza when Parker allows the reader to understand her true intention of the poem‚ which is a cynical and perhaps bewildered view of the memory. And‚ with this shift in the tone
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Face with Obsession In “A Telephone Call‚” Dorothy Parker uses diction‚ tone‚ and point of view to expose obsession and give it a voice. Parker reveals the deep feelings of a woman experiencing an infatuation. The language usage and tone help keep a high-paced unstable feeling throughout the story. Point of view focuses on the thoughts and agitations of the crazed woman. To highlight the theme Parker sensibly uses these specific literary tools. Parker takes advantage of diction as a literary tool
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