the story “The Necklace” by Guy Maupassant. It tells the story of Mrs. Loisel‚ a woman who’s desires to have a luxurious life and that everyone would envy her‚ for her beautiness and elegance. One night her dream finally came‚ going to the Ministry of Education dinner; however‚ on that same night her life was changed completely. Mrs. Loisel had lost her rich friend Madam Forrestier diamond necklace‚ which resulted in Mrs. Loisel and her husband having to buy a new diamond necklace and pay for it
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My Flat (1) We have a nice flat in a new block of flats. Our flat is on the fourth floor.It has all modern conveniences: central heating‚ gas‚ electricity‚ cold and hot water‚ a lift and a chute to carry rubbish down. There are three rooms‚ a kitchen‚ a bathroom and a hall in our flat. The living-room is the largest and most comfortable room in the flat. In the middle of the room we have a square-table with six chairs round it. To the right of the dinner-table there is a wall-unit which has several
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❖ CHARACTERS: • Narrator 1 • Narrator 2 • Narrator 3 • Narrator 4 • Madame Matilda Loisel • Monsieur Loisel (Matilda’s Husband) • Madame Jeanne Forester (Matilda’s former schoolmate) ❖ Scene 1: An apartment [Matilda mimes in concert with the narrators’ descriptions.] NARRATOR 1: This is Matilda‚ a pretty and charming young woman who happened to be born into a family that didn’t have much money. She felt so trapped by her circumstances that she
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ASSIGNMENT: The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman Discuss the book in general and what he means by a "flat world" and what conditions make it flat. Focus on at least one specific topic such as 10 flatteners or the 7 rules for companies The book by Thomas Friedman‚ "The World is Flat"‚ discusses the enormous changes regarding technology and communications which have altered the lives of people all over the globe (1). A large aspect in regards to the "flat world" is that we are competing with
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In Susan Glaspell’s‚“Trifles‚” Mrs. Peters is the round character. While being a supportive sheriff’s wife‚ Mrs.Peters would follow all the guideline set in place for her. Such as what to say and what to do to be an honorable female in a society the is ruled by men. In the play the men would make careless remarks that were meant to dishonor the women. For example‚ when they show concert for Mrs. Wright’s preserves because they might have frozen‚ Mr. Hale relates women’s chores to “trifles”. While
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The story‚ “The Necklace” is a short story written by Guy de Maupassant‚ one of the greatest French short story writers in history. His work was first published on February 17th in 1884. “The Necklace” is a story of a young woman by the name of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband who both get invited to an exquisite party. Not owning much wealth and riches‚ Mathilde is distressed by the invitation‚ knowing that she will be surrounded by wealthy and affluent people‚ unlike herself. In an effort
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what others have. The character of the individual will determine how these feelings of desire translate. In the short story‚ “The Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant presents the reader with a story about how coveting and selfishness can cloud an individual’s judgment‚ prompting them to act irrationally‚ and ultimately leading them to their own downfall. The story’s protagonist‚ Mathilde Loisel‚ is a young and beautiful woman
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This story is only filled with little characters but with immense changes and personalities. The use of characters in the story is used well and in an interesting way. Two of the people in this story have to go through a hardship and one even changes in the process. The protagonist in Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” is Mathilde Loisel. In the beginning of the story she is a flat character because she does not have any personality it her. She wants to be wealthy and have the best life possible
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I live in a flat near grammar-school. I live in 7-th floor. My house is designed for four member family. We have a small hall‚ the kitchen‚ the child-room‚ the bedroom‚ the living room the lavatory and the bathroom. In a frontdoor I have a peephole. At first there are a very small hall with small wardrobe for shoes and rug. Opposite the frontdoor is living room. There are two carpets‚ sette with two armchairs and two stools‚ the coffe table‚ the table for old record‚ seven beautiful flowers‚
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Nadia Moodley International Business Assignment Topic 1 Table of Contents {text:bookmark-start} _1.1 _Background {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} _1.2 _Aim {text:bookmark-end} It will be argued that the world is getting flatter and this is not necessarily a good thing for many reasons. Information technology (ICT) has resulted in economic and social integration but precaution must be taken to prevent future problems that has already arose from it not being used correctly
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