Taylor Hayne 201304542 1 The truth about “Happy Endings” In Margaret Atwoods Happy Endings the narrator introduces 6 different alternative storylines each with there own version of a happy ending. The stories are labelled A-F‚ throughout the stories the author is challenging the idea of a “happy ending.” Throughout our culture whether it be in
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this is from the internet‚ not mine. Extract from an English student’s learning journal. Week Five - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) The Decay of Lying (1889‚ revised 1891) ’The Happy Prince’‚ ’The Nightingale and the Rose’‚ ’The Selfish Giant’‚ ’The Remarkable Rocket’ and ’The Devoted Friend’ from The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) My immediate response to these works by Oscar Wilde is that they are charmingly light-hearted‚ evocative‚ challenging in content and meaning‚ and that the Fairy
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1. Moem 2. Title – The Happy Man the only one of his kind‚ who achieved smth‚ then – who followed his dream. 3. Gist 4. Narrator - 1st person narrator (The narrator is the participant of the narrated event) The main character is the narrator. There is no any information about him in the text. Nevertheless we can judge about his character from his thoughts‚ behavior and speech. The description of his character is indirect. He is a wise man & a bit ironical towards life: he knows that it is impossible
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EVENT MANAGEMENT AND EVENT PLANNING What is an Event? Event in a single word means a “happening”. There are many in our lives. Many of them personal and many relating to a business. While traveling to work you might see or meet a celebrity. It is an event for you. At work you might get a promotion. It is an event. Your company merges with a multinational corporation. It is an event. On your way back from work you meet your former sweet heart and have coffee with him/her. It is an event. When
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HOW TO BE HAPPY ORGANISATION OF THE TALK I. Introduction II. Body III. Conclusion INTRODUCTION Preview – Factors determining happiness Things Yourself Relationship with others INTRODUCTION Purposes of the presentation Look things in positive ways Be satisfied with themselves Be in harmony with others “Happiness does not depend on outward things‚ but on the way we see them.” — Count Leo Tolstoy‚ Russian novelist (1828-1910) INTRODUCTION Some facts and figures
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They also believe that after every event‚ whether it is positive or negative‚ a person will revert back to their baseline level of happiness. The article also states that a person’s level of happiness has very little to do with their life and lifestyle‚ as most people would believe. This level is‚ however‚ based more on one’s genetic makeup. This fact means that happy people and unhappy people are likely to perceive the world differently. For example‚ happy people are more likely to view the world
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The story of Happy Prince was published in 1888. It is an allegory. The story is religious and is full of happiness. Happy Prince is a statue with a smile on his lips. It is made of gold‚ sapphires‚ and brilliants. Some time ago he was a boy with not knowing what tears were. Swallow is a bird‚ helping Happy Prince to please people. The story begins very strange with a describing of a beautiful statue‚ standing very high. In the story we can find a lot of similes‚ metaphors‚ flash-backs. A simile
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“The Happy Prince and Other Tales” -Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright‚ poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit‚ he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London‚ and one of the greatest "celebrities" of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed‚ especially The Importance of Being Earnest. His most famous works are:
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The Happy prince" by Oscar Wilde seems to be written for children but its content addresses issues of morality to even adults: it develops feelings of sympathy for the poor in children and it makes adults rethink of their attitudes towards life‚ the conversations between the prince and the swallow in some places amuse us while in others places bring tears to us. Not just the moral values but the way the author treats the topic goes far beyond what one can expect from a fairy tale to rank the story
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favourite country was Spain and a great deal of his works devoted to it. For instance «The Happy man» that was written in 1927. Somerset Maugham’s style of writing is clear and precise. He does not impose his views on the reader. He puts a question and leaves it to the reader to answer it. When criticizing something he sounds rather amused than otherwise. I’d like to analyze the text‚ which is entitled “The happy man”. The author is William Somerset Maugham‚ an English writer. He wrote novels‚ short
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