MY FAREWELL SPEECH – 1994/95 Principal Sir‚ my loving teachers‚ and my fellow Tenacians: Words don’t come easy to me when it comes to speaking on an occasion like this. All throughout my school life‚ I’ve seen batches of students being bade farewell by the school and in all those times‚ I’ve feared the day when I’ll be among those stepping out of the doors of this institution for ever. Today‚ the time seems to have come for me too to make a transition from present to history. I don’t know
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and faithful knight. Would you agree or disagree with that statement? Why? Please explain your answer in detail. I agree‚ because none of the other knights would take the challenge‚ and were willing to let King Arthur do it himself‚ except Gawain‚ he stepped up and took his kings place. Right There The seduction of Gawain by Lady Bertilak was an attempt to show flaw in Arthur’s servant and the whole chivalric system. Was this attempt successful or not? Explain your answer in detail. I would
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battle‚ unwavering devotion to a lady‚ and maintaining an image of virtue and righteousness. In Le Morte d’Arthur‚ The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake explores the challenges of upholding this code‚ especially as Sir Launcelot faces conflicting duties and personal desires. His journey reflects the tension between the ideals of chivalry and the realities of a knight’s life. Sir Launcelot’s journey exposes the inherent contradictions of chivalry‚
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To Sir with love Author – E. R. Braithwaite 1. About the book - To Sir‚ With Love is a 1959 autobiographical novel by E. R. Braithwaite set in the East End of London. The novel is based on true events concerned with Braithwaite taking up a teaching post in a school there. The novel was made into a British film by James Clavell in 1967. In the novel‚ "To Sir with Love"‚ various human characteristics are portrayed. Throughout the story‚ the idea that humans are able to adapt and change their
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Characterization of Uncle Henry This characterization of Uncle Henry focuses on the two main ways that he is portrayed in "Luke Baldwin’s Vow." These two ways are: what Morley Callaghan‚ the author‚ reveals through the narrator and what other characters say about Henry. In this short story‚ Henry is usual referred to as Uncle Henry because he is Luke’s uncle. The narrator of this story portrays Henry in many physical and psychological descriptions. He is the manager of a sawmill‚ where he employs four
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According to the two poems‚ I do prefer the second one as it felt more emotional in content. In the “Peer of Gods He Seemeth to me”‚ Sapphos explicates upon her emotions in an intricate fashion. For instance‚ she describes her intense passion for a lover in lines such as “my tongue is broken”‚ “ impalpable fire runs tingling”‚ and “sweat runs down in rivers”. I find Sapphos’ poems to be far more complex than most modern love songs today. Nowadays‚ the majority of modern love songs are either commercialized
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Henry VII was born in 1457 to Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort. His father died two months before he was born‚ leaving his 13-year-old mother as his only parent. After Henry’s birth‚ he spent a lot of time with his uncle Jasper Tudor. Jasper took Henry to France‚ where he spent most of his youth. Henry had a claim to the throne of England‚ but it was not a very good one‚ and he had to wait a long time for a chance to take the throne. In 1483‚ a new king came to the throne in England‚ called Richard
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discussing ‘them’ as an exotic or unfamiliar people you are forced to forgo any ethnocentric notions of American society and try to understand their customs and rituals from an etic perspective. It’s an interesting and intriguing way to show a cultural analysis of a “primitive” people and provide a biased outlook on a different culture. The author’s thesis is that the “Nacirema” are a people based around their perception of physical appearances and peculiar rituals. Although the concept of the human
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The Setting Suns amidst the Rising Stars Vriddhi Research Prabhusaurabh91@gmail.com 8976556967 After a very difficult 2013‚ Indian Markets emerged as a rising star among all the global indices except for China in the Year 2014. The major cues that lead to this bull-run were emergence of BJP as a single largest party under the leadership of Mr. Narendra Modi‚ the improving inflation data and the sharp decline in crude oil prices. On the global front‚ the end of QE by US FED signaled that the
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some more pleasant then others. The opening of "The Pupil" by Henry James is a perfect example of unpleasant relationships. The beginning of the passage the author has a third-person omniscient point of view‚ which gives the reader clear insight on how "the poor man" was timid to ask his boss‚ Mrs. Moreen‚ what he would get paid. The author feels bad for Mr. Pemberton‚ which can be seen when he introduces him as "poor" to illustrate he is financially disadvantaged‚ but at the same time James feels
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