aBiography Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)‚ French author of the naturalistic school who is generally considered the greatest French short story writer. Guy de Maupassant was probably born at the Château de Miromesniel‚ Dieppe on August 5‚ 1850. In 1869 Maupassant started to study law in Paris‚ but soon‚ at the age of 20‚ he volunteered to serve in the army during the Franco-Prussian War. Between the years 1872 and 1880 Maupassant was a civil servant‚ first at the ministry of maritime affairs‚
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Raaghav Sachdeva Ruchi Rajgharia Ravi Kumar Parth Sanghvi Stuti Agrawal Q.1 What should Anton Danoise do about Ana’s request? Why? Support your decision with examples and implications. Ans: Anton is in a rather unsettling position. On one hand he has the pressure of his boss not to take any employees’ special requests into consideration and on the other he has the request of a very capable employee. Anton should take Ana’s request for a raise in salary into consideration. This is because Ana is
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follows the life story of Vincent Freeman and his ambition to become a Navigator astronaut at Gattaca‚ the Space Corporation. Vincent Freeman was a love child (conceived naturally) in a world that was founded on genetic engineering. Vincent’s bother‚ Anton‚ unlike
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Being a ‘god-child’‚ Vincent’s genes were defective in many aspects and he too was classified as an ‘invalid’. He was a person who would never get a chance in life and this was evident ever since his childhood. His parents in favour of Anton‚ their superior son‚ overlooked him. He wasn’t given a fair opportunity at employment. His dreams of becoming an astronaut was thought by all to be just that‚ a dream. The only thing that separated him from the other invalids was his phenominal motivation
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over narration‚ reveals that Anton is promised a successful life due to his higher genetic quotient‚ “a son [Vincent’s] father deemed worthy of his name”. However‚ the last two swimming scenes that Niccol incorporates prove that “for the genetically superior‚ success is attainable but it is not guaranteed” as Vincent‚ an invalid‚ wins both swimming competitions and saves Anton both times. ‘God’s’ eye view camera shots and dialogue are used in the scene to make Anton seem menial as he loses. The camera
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would think if they knew of his prison background. The assistant manager‚ Anton a young white man came up to Socrates and asked if could help him. Socrates felt as though he was being miss treated from the get go. After Socrates asked for “an application” Anton played dumb acting as though he didn’t understand what kind of application he was asking for. Once Socrates made it clear he was there for a “job application” Anton had yet another insulting question‚ “Uh. How old are you‚ sir?” (p. 2626)
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central event the murder of a Dutch policeman‚ who collaborated with Nazi occupants‚ by some communists who belonged to the resistance. Structurally‚ the novel is divided into a prologue and five episodes. The prologue describes the place where young Anton and his family lived; this was Haarlem (Holland) during the Second World War. At this time the north of the country was still occupied by the Nazis. The first episode takes place in 1945. It tell us how the Dutch collaborator was killed while he
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treasure finder. Anton Chigurh‚ played by Javier Bardem‚ is the assassin‚ and Ed Tom Bell‚ played by Tommy Lee Jones‚ is the sheriff who is on the case. I remember my brother telling me how good the movie was. He also told me about the killer‚ saying that he was cold-blooded and ruthless. Knowing me‚ he knew that I liked characters like that in a suspenseful movie. As I was watching the movie‚ I thought back to what my brother told me. He was absolutely right about that guy. Anton Chigurh was the
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Nosferatu’s main character Count Orlok and No Country for Old Men’s Anton Chigurh are both emotionless and ruthless individuals. German Expressionist films include an anti-hero who is generally characterized as evil (Hudson). Orlok is a vampire who is both repulsive in appearance and upholds a demonic presence. He sleeps in soil infected with the Black Plague and as he travels and spreads the ailment across Europe‚ he kills thousands. Anton is an assassin who is accustomed to killing; he shows no mercy
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