Amway (short for American Way) is an American multinational direct-selling company that uses multi-level marketing to sell a variety of products‚ primarily in the health‚ beauty‚ and home care markets.[3][4][5] Amway was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andeland Richard DeVos. Based in Ada‚ Michigan‚ the company and family of companies under Alticor reported sales of USD$11.3 billion for the year ended December 31‚ 2012 - the seventh consecutive year of growth for the company.[1] Its product lines include
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“Whoa! Didn’t see that coming…”. Situational irony is an extremely common literary device that plays a critical role throughout a variety of stories. It not only creates suspense but surprises the reader as well. This can be shown through the three short stories entitled‚ “The Possibility of Evil”‚ “Just Lather‚ That’s All” and “The Skating Party”. It is critical that situational irony be used for effect in Shirley Jacksons’‚ “The Possibility of Evil”. The short story‚ “The Possibility of Evil”
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just two months ago my parents bought it off them. The house is defiantly big enough for my 4 person family‚ but I don’t know how 8 people used to live in it. It sits on a big hill that Jacob and I go on with our bikes‚ mum is always telling us the stories of her and her siblings’ crashes on it. Like the time when Uncle Billy was walking their dogs down it and the dog bolted and uncle went with the dog and was dragged down the hill. Of course I am much more careful‚ but I can’t say the same for Jacob
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Short story: Definition and History. A short story like any other term does not have only one definition‚ it has many definitions‚ but all of them are similar in a general idea. According to The World Book Encyclopedia (1994‚ Vol. 12‚ L-354)‚ “the short story is a short work of fiction that usually centers around a single incident. Because of its shorter length‚ the characters and situations are fewer and less complicated than those of a novel.” In the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
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true are “Greasy Lake” by T.C. Boyle and “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” by Tim O’Brien. To begin‚ “Greasy Lake” demonstrates just how malicious a person can be. Boyle uses the characterization of the narrator to show how evil is hidden in every person. The narrator is characterized as greasy‚ bad and reckless. For example‚ when the narrator and his friends arrive at greasy lake they start a fight with a greasy character that is there with his girlfriend. While fighting the greasy character
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Literary Elements in The Story of an Hour In Kate Chopin’s short story‚ “The Story of an Hour” she uses different kinds of literary elements to clearly define her story and to show all of the meanings behind what happens in the story. There are many different kinds of literary elements used in this short story but I believe the most important one is irony. Irony is what she used the most throughout the story all the way into the conclusion which was by the far what gave the story a tragic and ironic
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and Eve’s first days on earth from Eve’s point of view. Eve is a curious creature who is learning more and more by the day. God is giving her names for the animals and plants as she comes across them although she does not know where the names are coming from. She longs for Adam to talk to her and be around her but he seems to have no interest in her or what she likes. Little things such as the moon rising and falling fascinate her. She wishes to make the most of her life. She makes many friends with
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Book Report on The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour is a short novel written by Kate Chopin and selected from Cassill‚ R. V. The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction (4th Edition). The story mainly tells us about physical changes and emotions of Mrs. Mallard after being informed about the death of her husband. Chopin (1851—1904) was born in St. Louis. She married her husband at twenty in New Orleans. But it was after the death of her husband that she started her literary career. In her
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Fossil Story Paper Northeastern Illinois has a great deal of geological history hidden beneath the surface. If you just take a trip to the Larson Quarry or even Pit 11 you can find some interesting rock formations as well as fossils in them. But‚ if you cannot get to these areas‚ this paper can tell you what you can find in 5 different locations in Northeastern Illinois. We will be looking at Larson Quarry‚ Thornton Quarry‚ Mazon River‚ Pit 11‚ and the Glacial Drift which is at Palos Hills and
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In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”‚ the author uses many themes throughout the passage to shows different aspects of a wife’s change from a dedicated married woman to a liberated free-woman and again into her death. Many themes are present throughout the passage‚ but to some the strongest theme is the processes in which the protagonist uses in her grieving. This theme coupled with strong diction emphasize this change and really create a wonderful sub-plot. Chopin uses these stylistic techniques
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