Solitude Arguments – conflict‚ debate and disagreement - Arlene used 3 arguments (yung nasa test 3 pero yung nasa book 4) These arguments are: - Virginia Woolf – English writer who uses the “steam of consciousness” technique - George Bernard Shaw – an English playwright‚ said that Filipinos will go from being primitives to becoming exhausted civilization. - Imelda Marcos – former first lady of the Phil.‚ who was never seen reading a book from cover to cover get positions of power. - Cory
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In The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin the character Louise Mallard has to be gently told that her husband has died tragically. Her sister Josephine tells her that her husband Bentley died in a railroad accident. Louise Mallard cries and mourns her husbands death but in the back of her mind‚ she is thinking she will finally be free. Although Bentley was always good to her‚ she can now have a life of her own without feeling oppressed. She feels that men and women oppress each other even if they
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Uganda The United States is playing a role similar to Higgins in the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion in which Higgins portrays a manipulative character with a hidden agenda towards Eliza Doolittle. Higgins uses Eliza Doolittle as a pawn in his bet against Colonel Pickering pertaining to linguistics and phonetics while in the process neglecting her and disregarding her eagerness for knowledge. This correlates with The U.S.’s current activity in Uganda. The U.S.‚ like Higgins‚ has a hidden
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On Growth/Fixed Mindsets Mindsets are beliefs about yourself‚ your characteristics‚ or how you use your basic ability. Based on new psychological studies about mindsets‚ there are two categories of mindsets‚ Fixed Mindsets and Growth Mindsets. A fixed mindset is a belief that abilities and intelligence are set and cannot be changed. On the other hand‚ a growth mindset would be one that abilities and intelligence can grow through effort and perseverance. My mindset has been changing throughout my
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Pygmalion vs. My Fair LadyThe Academy Award-winning musical film My Fair Lady produced by George Cukor in 1964‚ was based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw written in 1913. Although‚ the basic story line and underlying themes are the same‚ there are a number of differences between the two famous works. The most pronounced difference is that My Fair Lady had songs added to the dialogue. Furthermore‚ Pygmalion deals with many of the social issues that were occurring during the Victorian
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Besides‚ marrying late also provides an opportunity to get to know your future companion better. We may often see in the news that many young people get married on impulse‚ which is‚ they don’t really get to know each other more. As George Bernard Shaw said‚ “Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days?” When two people first met‚ and they had a crush on each other. In order to show the best of themselves‚ they tend to hide their drawbacks
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Professional success and personal failure of James M. Barrie In researching the many odd and bizarre happenings of our unique culture‚ it is certain that truth is often stranger than fiction. The first paragraph of James Barrie’s classic story "Peter Pan" introduced its central theme: "All children except one‚ grow up. They soon know that they will grow up"¦this is the beginning of the end." It sounds innocent enough‚ but a look at Barrie’s life gives it a more sinister twist. Although J.M.Barrie
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Weekly Reflection Assignment • What is the most significant thing you learned this week? In my reading this week‚ I found three things that stood out as significant. I find leadership and conflict training to be interesting and enjoyable. the text gives us the encouragement for this same thing‚ this can be accomplished in several ways. In my experience‚ the most frequent reason people choose to participate in conflict and leadership development workshops and seminars is that they have been referred
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human thing‚ and allows the traces or imprints of human use‚ not inherently but in its use. A text may promote obvious distinction between the authorial voice and character’s viewpoint. This can be seen in the play of Pygmalion in by George Bernard shaw and the film Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross. Both of these texts show distinctive voices through dialogue the use of dialogue which highlights the relationships and differences between characters. Pygmalion is a play in five acts. It is about
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Definition of Language Language Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically‚ human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds‚ expressive of thought‚ articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth. The expression of ideas by writing‚ or any other instrumentality. The forms of speech‚ or the methods of expressing ideas‚ peculiar to a particular nation. The characteristic mode of arranging words‚ peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression;
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