Ed Boone: A monologue after Christopher’s leaving This monologue is based on Ed Boone (Christopher’s father) from the novel “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by mark Haden. This scene is set after Christopher runs away from home. Ed gets angry about his leaving. He moves on to reflect on his actions – lying about his wifes death and killing Wellington -following up to this incident. He then goes on to address his flaws as a father. Characters involved: Ed‚ Roger Shears- his neighbour
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Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War is based on a mixture of fictional and non-fictional characters in which are connected to Victor “Pug” Henry. Pug is a middle aged‚ United States Navy Commander with a wife‚ Rhoda‚ and three grown kids‚ Warren‚ Madeline‚ and Byron. His dream is to command an American battleship in the United States Navy. As the story starts‚ Pug is being assigned to naval diplomacy in Berlin‚ Germany six months before the invasion of Poland (1). While working as the attaché‚ Pug notices
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Critical Essay on Billy Budd Charles Reich ’s assessment of the conflict in Billy Budd focuses on the distinction between the laws of society and the laws of nature. Human law says that men are "the sum total of their actions‚ and no more." Reich uses this as a basis for his assertion that Billy is innocent in what he is‚ not what he does. The point of the novel is therefore not to analyze the good and evil in Billy or Claggart‚ but to put the reader in the position of Captain Vere‚ who must interpret
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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS The abacus was an early aid for mathematical computations. Its only value is that it aids the memory of the human performing the calculation. A skilled abacus operator can work on addition and subtraction problems at the speed of a person equipped with a hand calculator. The abacus is often wrongly attributed to China. In fact‚ the oldest surviving abacus was used in 300 B.C. by the Babylonians. The abacus is still in use today‚ principally in the far east. A modern abacus
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Pros and cons of going international When thinking about internationalization‚ a lot of people instantly associate it with multinational companies. It cannot be said that they are wrong; however‚ internationalization is a far more complex phenomena as it does not only consist of companies setting their headquarters outside the borderlines of the countries of origin. If an entity simply decides to import or export commodities or services‚ their action can also be described as ‘going international’;
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The constellation i choose is Andromeda because i think that it’s myth it’s very intersting.Andromeda is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.. Located north of the celeatial equator. Andromeda is most prominent during autumn evenings in the Nothern Hemisphere‚ along with several other constellations named for characters in the Perseus myth. Because of its northern declination‚ Andromeda is visible only north of 40°
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In 1990‚ Frank Stella created a collage of colors and shapes know as Midnight‚ Forecastle (D-22‚2x). Named after a chapter from the book‚ Stella was inspired by the novel Moby Dick as he made this piece. Through the mix of various forms and different colors and shapes‚ Stella illustrates a scene of Moby Dick surrounded by the wild waters of the sea (Frank). Stella’s use of these elements for this depiction helps relay the impression of chaos and peril that the great whale causes for the sailors within
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Ahab as a Monomaniac In the novel‚ A Moby Dick‚ Ahab is obsessed with killing a white whale named Moby Dick. This deep obsession over one thing is called a monomania. Ahab’s monomania is all focused around Moby Dick because Ahab had previously lost his leg to the jaws of this white whale. Ahab has never been quite the same ever since; he goes from being a respected ship captain and a family man to being a psychopath determined to kill one whale in an entire ocean. I found this aspect of the novel
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Nathanial Hawthorne. Considered to be one of the greatest American writers of the 19th century. But did you know that he hated portraits‚ and it is now thought that he was a mild manic-depressive? Born in Salem‚ Massachusetts on July 4‚ 1804. A descendant of a long puritan line of Hathorne’s. His ancestry included his great-great grandfather‚ John Hathorne who was a judge at the Salem witch trials 112 years before Nathanial was born. Judge John Hathorne charged many with the crime of witchcraft
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In the beginning of this story‚ Bartleby is a person who needed a job for living. He found a job‚ which is a copy legal document by hand. Previously‚ his boss was a very kind person that always paid him on time and gave him good remuneration. However‚ Bartleby’s personality changed. He became a strange person compared with the first day in the company. One of the important characteristics is when his manager or colleagues asked he to do a favor or finished his job. His response was always “I prefer
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