Grose and she feels the need to save Flora. In order to save Flora from the neurotic governess‚ Mrs. Grose tricks the governess into believing that‚ “‘it’s you who must go. You must take Flora.’” [Mrs. Grose] did speculate. ‘But where in the world–––?’ ‘Away from here. Away from them. Away‚ even most of all‚ now‚ from me. Straight to her uncle’” (James 74). In Mrs. Grose’s successful attempt to protect Flora‚ the governess suggests taking Flora to her uncle. The uncle is not only Flora’s last
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez ’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a relatively small book‚ yet it is open to countless interpretations as to the book ’s overall purpose. Here I will discuss two such interpretations: Isabel Alvarez-Borland ’s analysis sees the novella as asking why a senseless murder was allowed to occur; Carlos J. Alonso focuses on the point of the text being a ritual means for redemption. Both analyses are strongly argued and very conceivable‚ offering valuable insights into the text and
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Destroying the Adolescent Brain?"‚ published by Scientific American in February 2018‚ Carlin Flora explores issues associated with teen smartphone use. Flora’s thesis is that although scientists have established connections between smartphone use and altered teen behavior‚ these connections aren’t fully understood due to numerous factors; therefore‚ smartphones shouldn’t be blamed for behavioral changes. Flora supports her thesis with three points. First‚ she explores how current research hasn’t found
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Investigation of the probiotic properties of bacterial strains from two probiotic drinks and their survivability in artificial gastric juice ABSTRACT: Two probiotic drinks were investigated in vitro to test their ability to survive acidic conditions and their probiotic factors. Both the products: Actimel and Yakult contain gram-positive bacteria‚ but Actimel also has a gram-negative bacteria. The ability to survive was investigated by adding artificial gastric juice to the products and incubating
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Comfort Farm By Stella Gibbons What was a main theme in the novel and how can it be applied to my lifestyle? Cold Comfort Farm is a novel centred around recently orphaned Flora Poste who goes to stay with her cousins living on a farm. I thought that a reoccurring theme in the novel was shown in the way in which Flora got people to look beyond their horizons and imagine a more realistic lifestyle. Thanks to Flora’s encouragement and manipulation the characters living at Cold Comfort Farm look
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drinking liquor and talking about sports‚ especially baseball (McSweeney 1). Nick and Bill mention the trade of Heinie Zimmerman from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Giants‚ which takes place in 1916 before the American entrance into World War I (Flora 2). Hemingway uses the baseball references in “The Three Day Blow” to show a timeline of events in that happen in 1916 (Hurley 45). The references include Nick and Bill’s mention of John McGraw ’s recent acquisition of Heinie Zimmerman‚ transacted
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The Dress - by Julia Darling The dress is a short story written by the British writer Julia Darling in 2006. The story starts in a Medias res and deals with the relationship between the two sisters Flora and Rachel and their parents. An important dress is the key point of the dispute in the family‚ which ends up having serious consequences for the future of the family. I will in the following part analyze and interpret the story by giving a characterization of the mother and the relationship between
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The Lotus Toru Dutt Love came to Flora asking for a flower That would of flowers be undisputed queen‚ The lily and the rose‚ long long had been Rivals for that high honour. Bards of power Had sung their claims. "The rose can never tower Like the pale lily with her Juno mien" - "But is the lily lovelier?" Thus between Flower fractions rang the strife in Psyche’s bower. "Give me a flower delicious as the rose And stately as the lily in her pride"- "But of what colour?"- "Rose red‚" Love
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Flora and Miles never speak about Quint and Jessel because they pretend to be ignorant regarding the topic of the ghosts at Bly.7+8 The Governess’ first sighting of Quint takes place on the tower roof. She describes how “He did stand there!- but high up
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discussion and debate‚ as it concerns the ongoing question of the existence of the supernatural. "The Turn of the Screw" relays the story of a young governess‚ sent to the secluded‚ mysterious estate of Bly to supervise two young children‚ Miles and Flora‚ her employers nephew and niece. The housekeeper‚ Mrs. Grose‚ seems to be the only adult the governess develops a relationship with and is used by James to create ambiguity concerning the truth of the happenings of Bly. Having been persuaded by the
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