oral? The play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov shows the changing times in Russia‚ particularly the rise of the serfs and the communist ideology. During the discussion‚ various topics were brought up‚ including social class‚ time‚ characterisation‚ and the significance of the cherry orchard. The cherry orchard in general represents the wealth of the aristocrats and the old social order and its destruction symbolises change. However‚ for Madam Ranevsky‚ the cherry orchard is a symbol of her past
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Analyse Desai’s presentation of rural Indian culture‚ and comment on its importance in the novel Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard was written by Kiran Desai in 1998. This satiric novel is based on the lifestyle in a small North Indian town of Shahkot versus the simplicity and freedom of life in a guava tree. Desai cultivates the framework of social class‚ Indian traditions‚ education‚ urbanization to present the mundane world of rural Indians. In this essay I will explore how Desai uses a variety
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The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov is very much a play about the past. However‚ it is more specifically about breaking free from the past through change and acceptance. The consistent theme of memory in terms of both forgetting and remembering are evident throughout the play. The quote at the end of the play where Firs is forgotten and the cherry orchard is cut down is an important symbol of the past dying away and the characters moving on. Firs ends the play and he represents the past in both
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The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov ’s last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however‚ Stanislavski insisted on directing the play as a tragedy. Since this initial production‚ directors have had to contend with the dual nature of this play. The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family as they return
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or company. When the situation arises to consider the financial position of a company; financial statements would be required to be analyzed in various detailed reports. In the case of Anthony’s Orchard‚ the provided financial statement will assist by assessing the financial situation of the Antony’s Orchard. In this case and most commonly‚ the balance sheet of the company is considered as it grants a clear indication of the company’s
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Kiran Desai’s HULLABALOO IN THE GUAVA ORCHARD is the whimsical story of a young man who escapes from the comical confines of life in the sleepy‚ R. K. Narayan-inspired North Indian town‚ or city‚ of Shahkot for the no less comical freedom of life in a guava tree. Once there‚ the previously timid Sampath finds himself at the center of an adoring crowd of pilgrims who mistake his knowledge of their private affairs (gleaned from reading their mail during his previous life as a lowly postal clerk) for
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Honey Pot Hill Orchards is located in Stow‚ Massachusetts. It was purchased by the Martin family in 1923 and they had taken over the farm and it has passed it on from generation to generation. Originally the farm was just dairy products‚ but Clifford Martin expanded the variety of products that they sold. They made fields of apples‚ pears‚ and peach trees. Honey Pot Hill Orchard was one of the first Orchards to allow people to go and pick their own apples. The Orchard is now run by the families’
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Russia allowed serfdom until Alexander II issued the Emancipation of Serfs in 1861‚ freeing serfs and allowing them opportunity to flourish. The emancipation brought rise to the middle class but impoverished the aristocrats. The play‚ The Cherry Orchard‚ begins with Lopakhin and Ranevsky waiting for Madame Ranevsky to return to her family’s estate. Lopakhin is a neighbor of Ranevsky. He was born a serf‚ but utilized the emancipation‚ and became a free wealthy business man. Lopakhin informs the audience
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(1) What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a professional sportsperson? Give 5 examples. Advantages: * Being a professional sportsperson requires much effort and devotion. * The main advantage of being a professional sportsman is money‚ and therefore‚ fame. * In some sports‚ the amount of the income earned is enormous. If he/she reaches performance‚ money coming from sponsoring and advertising give the sportsman a chance to improve himself. * A professional sportsman
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Developed Balanced Scorecard for Anthony Orchard Anthony Orchard is an apple producing organization that has an objective of attaining $25 million revenue‚ by the end of the year 2015. For this reason‚ in order for the firm to achieve its set goal‚ and then it has to have a systematic plan as well as strategies that will help it achieve its set goals. Because the firm always employees more than 300 employees in a year‚ then it has to employ the use of a balanced scorecard to manage the performance
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