I picked my own story for The American writer O. Henry The Name of story is: The Last Leaf a brief summary of the story: The short story took place in New York City where two friends - Sue and Johnsy - live‚ work in art in a poor apartment‚ and publish their drawings in magazines‚ and thereby earning their living‚ and like any other artist‚ they hope to draw a masterpiece one day. One day‚ Johnsy fell prey to pneumonia. The doctor visited her and told her friend-Sue- that Johnsy could be cured
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In Robert Browning’s poem--“My Last Duchess”--the speaker (presumably the Duke) is giving a servant of his prospective wife’s family a tour of his home. He draws a back a curtain to reveal a concealed painting of a woman by Frà Pandolf‚ explaining that it is a portrait of his late wife. The Duke invites his guest to sit and look at the painting‚ and as they look at the portrait of the late Duchess the Duke describes her. Throughout the whole explanation of his late wife’s actions‚ one may get the
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Today is my first day at the UniKL City Campus. After the registration session at the Multipurpose Hall‚ I need to go to the Male Hostel and later on to the Administrative Building. So‚ I asked one of the security guards on duty the way to both places. He explained to me the routes to the Male Hostel and the Administrative Building. First‚ from the guard Post 1‚ I must go straight and turn left into Jalan Teknologi. Then‚ I need go straight until I found Multipurpose Hall at my left and at the junction;
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spiritual leadership to the homeless. Every Monday evening they have prayer and dinner for anyone who wants to attend. The past couple of weeks I have volunteered my time to help out and serve. •• What is the purpose of the team? Who are the members in your team with whom you will interact during this course? The purpose of this team is to provide food‚ clothing‚ and spiritual leadership to those who are less fortunate. The team is comprised of church members‚ missionaries‚ and volunteers from
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Text: Mao’s Last Dancer I chose the autographical novel ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’‚ composed by Li Cunxin‚ as it has several themes that convey the idea of a journey. It is physical in the way Li Cunxin had to work hard to be a professional ballet dancer and it is also mental as it is a road to self-discovery. The autobiography is also extremely inspirational and inscribed in first person‚ therefore this allows the reader to see the personal journey of Li. I believe this text also relates to Shakespeare’s
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forms of sources‚ primary and secondary. Primary sources are sources of information that come from individuals who were present or were involved in the affair. In the case of examining the Zheng He voyages‚ we can assume that primary sources would come from Zheng He himself and the people he brought along with him on the expeditions. Secondary sources on the other hand would be individuals who had read about the events from a primary source. They then convey the information either through writing or
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fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is one of a good Malaysian politic leader. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003‚ making him Malaysia’s longest serving Prime Minister. His political career spanned almost 40 years. Born and raised in Alor Setar‚ Kedah‚ Mahathir excelled at school and became a medical doctor. He became active in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)‚ Malaysia’s largest political party‚ before entering parliament in 1964. He served one term before losing his
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Intangible Assets: Intangible assets consist of items that are not tangible or in other words‚ are not able to be touched or seen even though money may have been paid to purchase them. Some common examples include Goodwill‚ Patents‚ Copyrights‚ Trademarks‚ Organization Costs‚ and Loan Fees. These intangible assets can be developed over a period of time by building up customer lists or by investing money into them or they can be purchased from another individual or entity. Types
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Discuss Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ as a Dramatic Monologue A Dramatic monologue is a form of poetry where the speaker in the poem gives the readers a deep insight into his thoughts. It is different from a soliloquy since a dramatic monologue always has an implied audience. Dramatic monologue although originated well before the 19th century‚ it was popularized by Victorian poets like Browning‚ Tennyson and Dante Rossetti. Browning has experimented with this form of poetry to such depths that dramatic
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fables with modern culture and settings. His novel The Last Unicorn (1968) is consistently cited by critics as a masterpiece in the fantasy genre. Biographical Information Beagle was born April 20‚ 1939‚ in New York City to Simon and Rebecca (Soyer) Beagle‚ both public school teachers. He grew up in a literary family; his grandfather wrote fantasy stories in Hebrew. Beagle published his first story in Seventeen magazine at the age of seventeen. He attended the University of Pittsburgh where
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