Language exam: ‘there will come soft rains’ Good morning Miss Wiebke‚ Miss _____‚ My English exam topic is about a short fictional story called ‘There will come soft rains’ written by science fiction author Ray Bradbury‚ in which the main idea revolves around a futuristic house that can cook‚ clean‚ speak‚ etc. Due to a nuclear war‚ the inhabitants of the home have disappeared; only their silhouettes are left‚ printed into outer walls. The house‚ unaware of their deaths‚ continues to serve the absent
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the family finds work picking cotton‚ and Tom hides in a nearby cave. Ruthie reveals to a big girl that her brother‚ who has killed two men‚ is hiding nearby. Tom tells Ma about his plans to translate Casy’s ideas into action. In chapter thirty the rains flood the boxcar camp where the Joads have been living while picking cotton. The Joads and the other families build an embankment out of mud to prevent the water from flooding them. A fallen tree breaks the embankment and water floods the camp. The
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The house in “ There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury has many different features that help a family spend more time together. The house has many features that a normal person would usually do giving a family more quality time together. The two biggest features that help a family is that it will make all your meals for you and it will clean up anything. The second feature is that it will clean the whole house for you in an instant. With those two time-consuming chores done‚ a family has
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The Rain Man Juan Hernandez UMUC "Of course I don ’t have my underwear. I ’m definitely not wearing my underwear.... These are not boxer shorts. Mine are boxer shorts. These are Hanes 32... My boxer shorts have my name and it says Raymond...I get my boxer shorts at K-Mart in Cincinnati". (Rain Man‚ 1988) This quote from the popular movie Rain Man perfectly captures the disorder that plagues Raymond Bobbitt‚ one of the main characters. He is a very particular man who must always
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On last week clinical‚ I saw how a wound management meeting goes. The nurses were communicating with each other and everyone was giving their opinions about the new equipment they would be using. They discussed the benefits of it and how it would be set up. It was interesting for me to see. I learned about other types of wound that I did not know before like the mucosal membrane injury and how to tell all the different wounds apart. While on the floor with the nurses‚ I saw how they do their
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Distance I watched as the little boy struggled his way on to the sport apparatus‚ a green-covered book lay silently on my lap; just unpacked‚ new and fresh like the air of the ordinary dawn as any other day. Many were there. Children bobbled around the field‚ footballs nearly as tall as the chubby little figures rolled and rolled‚ trundling to every possible corner. A green canvas smeared with black‚ brown‚ yellow and white. I gazed. He was beautiful; his brown hair of curls and waves
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Redskins’ Taylor Critically Hurt In Shooting at His Home in Fla. By Amy Shipley and Jason La Canfora Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday‚ November 27‚ 2007; Page A01 MIAMI‚ Nov. 26 -- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor remained in critical condition in a Miami hospital Monday night after being shot early in the morning in his Miami home. Taylor squeezed a doctor’s hand and made facial expressions early in the evening‚ Redskins officials and a family friend said‚ providing some hope after
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Certificate in Information Communication Technology CICT Assignment (JANUARY 2013) Study Skill in English CSE 101 NAME: AMUSMICA. A. PURANI PASSPORT NO: G6872345 COURSE: CICT LECTURER: Ms. Vijaya (1) Media has always been the fastest way in transmitting news and information. Discuss the different types of media and their functions towards various industries. You are encouraged to compare between 3 different industries.(Exp.sports). INTRODUCTION Media being a bridge
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Reebok international well-known athlete show contracts with independent company in Asia to manufacture all of its footwear production. However‚ the conditions are to follow human rights production standards namely: (1) Non-discrimination‚ (2) Working hour or over time‚ (3) Force or compulsory labor‚ (4) Fair wages‚ (5) Child labor‚ (6) Freedom of association‚ (7) Save and healthy work environment. What is your opinion of Reebok production standard of human right for its suppliers? What would Milton
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“There Will Come Soft Rains” short story written by Ray Bradbury is also a poem that was made by Sara Teasdale. The poem came first‚ it was made in 1920 while the short story was made in 1950. They both relate to each other because they’re both talking about a war or something bad that’s going on. In the short story Ray is talking about a nuclear bomb‚ but in the poem Sara is talking about the world war. In the short story Ray is looking into the future and thinking of what 2026 would be like. Even
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