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    If the utility of wealth inspired people then they would admire the happiness that the rich‚ the noble or the ‘superior in society’‚ as Smith calls them‚ derive from their wealth and not the seemingly beauty that comes with wealth. Smith asserts that sympathy drives us to act the way we do. As observers‚ we put ourselves in the position of a sufferer. We imagine what it is to be in their shoes and what they may be feeling. We form an imagination of how they are affected and conceive what we ourselves

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    The narrator: The narrator is the one who tells the story (narrates) and is seen as an instrument‚ a construction or a device. He is responsible for how the viewer perceives the story. The narrator can be characterized be the means of voice‚ focalization‚ distance and relieability. In the following text I´m particularly focusing on the movie “The Unusual Suspects “ in order to describe the function of a narrator. In the Film we have two narrators. The main narrator is Verbal Kint and at the end

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    Ashraf El­Khatib El­Khatib 1  Ms Loebach  ENG­4U  2015­03­24    Nick as an Unreliable Narrator    Nick Carraway can be seen as the best person to tell the story of Gatsby‚ he knows all of  the main characters well being cousins with Daisy‚ going to Yale with Tom and being Gatsby\s  neighbor. Although he is in the perfect position to narrate effectively his involvement with these  characters has caused him to narrate otherwise. Due to his emotions and feelings towards other  people in the novel

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    Chapter 2 Mini Case 1 -SmithSmithSmith‚ and Smith Elimination of errors during transmission is controlled by hardware and software. There are two categories of network errors when it comes to data; Corrupt data‚ data that has been changed during the transmission and Lost data‚ data that does not reach its final destination. When you design a network it should be constructed to prevent‚ detect and correct both the corrupt as well as the lost data errors. Network errors are inherent part of data

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    Networking Concept and Application Assignment : Mini Case‚ Chapter 4 SmithSmithSmith‚ and Smith SmithSmithSmith‚ and Smith is a regional accounting firm that is putting up a new headquarters building. The building will have a backbone network that connects eight LANs (two on each floor). The company is very concerned with network errors. What advice would you give regarding the design of the building and network cable planning that would help reduce network errors? To best addressing

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    I will be focusing on the theme of the story and the use of irony and symbolism. The story takes place in Bubs home around the late 1970’s to early 1980’s when color television was just being introduced. The story is told in first person narrator with limited omniscient. We learn only of Bubs feelings and thoughts. Bub is the protagonist in this story‚ he undergoes a significant change. In the beginning of the story he is portrayed as a prejudice‚ shallow man who is jealous of his wife’s

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    honest and reliable narrator named Nick Carraway at the beginning of the novel. In the opening chapter‚ Nick is presented as a loyal man with high morals. Fitzgerald wants us to see Nick as a reliable person whose moral judgment the readers can trust. If we can trust the narrator‚ then we believe in the story. Nick Carraway wants the reader to think his upbringing gave him the moral character to observe others and not pass judgment on them. If this were true he would be a reliable narrator. A hint

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    1607 by Captain John Smith. John Smith was a soldier‚ explorer and an adventurer. Smith was the leader of Jamestown from 1607 to 1608. Many of the settler were not fond of Smith because of his strict discipline government policies. Smith believed if he would have remain leader of Jamestown the people would have experienced better conditions than what they did. John Smith returned to England in 1608 after a gunpowder accident. George Percy took over control of Jamestown after John Smith. George Percy

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    Rakesh Patel His 151 2/2/99 Captain John smith was more important to the success of Virginia by 1630 then John Rolfe.. Like many famous heroes‚ John Smith was feisty‚ abrasive‚ self-promoting‚ and ambitious. He was an experienced soldier and adventurer‚ the man who boldly went out and got things done. If not for him‚ the colony may have failed at the start. John Rolfe is best successful for having introduced tobacco as a commercial crop to Virginia colonists. The production of this valuable

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    John Smith vs. William Bradford Laura Ward To many Europeans in the early 17th century the Americas seemed as a new land of opportunity. John Smith and William Bradford were two of the first men who left England seeking adventure and freedom in the New World. Both groups had difficulties while trying to form their colonies and Smith and Bradford were both elected to lead. While they were both great leaders they had very different lives before their journey from England. While starting their

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