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    Subject 1:The 50 year-old man‚(HDL) cholesterol =30mg/dl‚ Which is an undesirable level of HDL is any level below 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L). In this case‚ low HDL levels may help to contribute to heart disease. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol = 160 mg/dL‚ LDL levels between 160 – 189 mg/dL (4.14 - 4.90 mmol/L) are considered high. triglycerides = 300 mg/dL‚ Levels between 200-499 mg/dL (2.26-5.63 mmol/L) are considered high. This 50 year-old man is at high risk for heart attack‚stroke

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    characters endure. In the two novels‚ “The Old Man and The Sea” and “The Road’ the authors‚ Cormac McCarthy and Ernst Hemmingway‚ explore the notion of limitless time surrounding the arduous and demanding journeys that the characters endure. It is important that we understand the interminable journey of both the old fisherman and the boy and his son. It is learnt in “The Road” that the boy is nine years old. It becomes clear through the flashbacks of the man that the boy was born at the start of the

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    | | |“Old Man at the Bridge”: A Symbolic and a Hybrid Text | |[Type the document subtitle] | |Ines Belkahla | |12/8/2012

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    are described. In “The Enormous Radio”‚ the radio was large and difficult to move; “…with the assistance of her maid and the handyman Irene uncrated it and brought it into the living room.” The time period of the stories is paramount to why they are so interesting. John Cheever’s stories‚ “The Enormous Radio” and “The Season of Divorce” both break the mold of a typical nineteen-sixties family. Most people learn about the sixties by reading from a textbook or by watching old television shows. “Leave

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    Authors of short stories use elements of style to make their stories interesting. There are many elements of style used by authors. Irony and theme are often used in short stories. This is clearly shown in O. Henry’s short stories such as: “The Gift of the Magi‚” “The Lickpenny Lover‚” “The Midsummer Knights Dream‚” “The Cop and the Anthem‚” and “Ships.” The short stories of O. Henry use the element of theme to bring about ironic endings. In “The Gift of the Magi” there are elements of theme throughout

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    In Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway uses the character of Santiago to display the strength of a common man. Santiago is the embodiment of the average‚ poor‚ working man. In the story of the Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago displays great strength and courage in harsh situations. His strength and character is seen in his attitude toward the people of the village‚ his battle with the Marlin‚ and his battle with the sharks. While out to sea Santiago manages to hook a large marlin

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    Seminar 1 Essay The Parable o the Old Man and the Young The Parable of the Old Man and the Young is a short poem written by Wilfred Owen in 1920‚ As the title mentions‚ the poem is a parable. It is generally accepted that the old man‚ Abram‚ represents the European nations or more probably their governments‚ the first view of the poem is that it is heavily based on the story Abram (Genesis 22:1-18)‚ where Abram is told to sacrifice his son. In the story‚ as he was about to sacrifice his son

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    He is an important character of this novel‚ though he does not play an active part in the adventure of the old man. Manolin symbolizes Santiago’s youthful strength‚ serves as a source of comfort‚ care and happiness for the old man‚ and provides inspiration and hope to Santiago-an old‚ weak fisherman. Santiago was an old man who did not have much strength left- “everything about him was old ...” (pg. 10). Although his body had weakened‚ his courage to continue fishing had not vanished. On his adventure

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    review: The Old Man and the Sea. Written by Ernest Hemingway in 1951 (published 1952). The Old man and the Sea is perhaps one of his most famous works‚ which won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. “You did not kill the fish only to keep alive and to sell for food‚ he thought. You killed him for pride and because you are a fisherman. You loved him when he was alive and you loved him after. If you love him‚ it is not a sin to kill him. Or is it more? -You think too much‚ old man‚ he said aloud

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    abandoned him when he was 2 years old. He is a great writer and famous about his short stories. At this paper "The Tell Tale Heart" & will be discussed under the elements of Gothic Fiction. "The Till Tale Heart"‚ one of his great writing‚ was written 1840. It discusses a mental state. Concerning "The Black Cat" it was written 1843. "The Tell Tale Heart" is one of the greatest examples of the Gothic Fiction. It is talking about a young man who lives with an old one he is responsible of taking

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