A slight breeze blew throughout the dandy forest‚ swaying the stiff lifeless trees and blowing the black stained leaves across my bare white feet. As I stumbled across the dead landscape‚ a slight fog swam around blending in with the increasingly falling snow. Hundreds of dark wood surrounding me seemed to slowly cave in‚ creating a narrow cave-like passage. An eerie feeling swept over me‚ and I stopped completely‚ analysing every detail around me. The smog became thicker‚ blinding the scenery and
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Small-Minded Science Fiction The characters in the science fiction genre are too small minded to see the big picture. These characters are unable to evaluate the consequences of their actions. The characters are also resistant to the warnings of others. As a result‚ their ignorance may not only have jeopardized their own life and freedom‚ but may also have jeopardized the lives and freedom of others. Characters in the science fiction genre are unable to evaluate the consequences of their
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center of Moscow. – was the city’s tallest building until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600. – Built on orders from Ivan the Terrible Ottoman • "Star Ushak" carpet – Made of wool – influenced by northwest Persian – The blue medallions on the red ground are the traditional colors of these carpets. Mughal • Nilgai (blue bull): Leaf – Ink‚ watercolor‚ and gold on paper – As Jahangir wrote in his diary‚ his great-grandfather Babur had only described what he saw‚ while he himself
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Building profitable customer relationship with CRM Introduction CRM is the essential part of modern business management. CRM has received a lot of attention and come to occupy a central place as a vital strategy in organization. The ultimate purpose of CRM in any organization is to increase profit. In case of CRM this achieved mainly by providing better services to the customer than the competitors. Traditionally‚ customer service centers have always been regarded as cost centers. In the 80s‚
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A Separate Peace-John Knowles The novel A Separate Peace is a story about two best friends‚ Gene and Phineas (Finny)‚ who both attend the Devon school in New Hampshire in 1942. Gene Forrester is an intellectual‚ confined‚ straight-laced seventeen year old‚ while Finny is an athletic free-spirit who isn’t afraid to say what he thinks and is admired by everyone. The story is a flashback in which Gene recalls his fears and insecurities during the midst of the Second World War at the Devon school
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In John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace‚ it begins with the protagonist‚ Gene Forrester coming back to his alma mater the Devon School in New Hampshire. Wandering through the campus‚ Gene makes his way to a tall tree by the river; the reason for his return. From here he takes the reader back to the year 1942 during World War II when he was in high school. During the summer session of 1942‚ he becomes close friends with his daredevil roommate Finny. Finny is able to convince Gene into making a
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tree is a symbol of carefree happiness and fears of the boys growing into men‚ and in time men can leave those worries behind. Allusions: The Iliad by Homer- The boys Lazarus- Chiang Kai-Shek- Summary: * After fifteen years‚ Gene Forrester returns to the Devon School of New Hampshire‚ a school he attended in high school. He revisits two major spots in the school: the tree by the river and the marble staircase. * Flashback to 1942: Overseas WWII is occurring. The two best friends
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same creaking sound that seemed to never stop reverberating through the house. The same heavy footsteps pounded in the foyer; a sigh escaped from Louise Millard’s lips‚ knowing she’d have to clean up the stains her husband’s filthy shoes left on the carpet‚ despite her repeatedly telling him not to wear his shoes in the house. Brently Mallard had never been very good at listening to her anyway. She was standing in the kitchen when he slammed the front door shut‚ shaking the family pictures that hung
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Place When I was a little girl I dreamed of the most extraordinary room in my mind. Being one of the four kids having my own was just a fantasy I imagined to escape reality. The reality of my little room shared with my younger sister. The room had carpet‚ wood panel walls‚ and a white ceiling with bright lights. The room had two windows the length of a chair. The closet was small and pointless. The worst feature was no door. But as a child I understood that this was all my parents could afford at
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Remember ‘Remembrance Day?’ I sat cross-legged on the blotchy carpet‚ splattered with an abstract painting. My elbow rested on the dent in my knee. My fingers touched the fluffy texture beneath me‚ tracing the scattered shapes. Beside me‚ Jenny sat with her legs unfolded‚ her body was leant back‚ making her amber hair droop across her shoulders‚ with her arms propping herself up. Her skin contrasted with the dark orange carpet; her eyes fluttered around the room‚ where a group of girls sat in
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