The Importance of Being Earnest‚ character itself is one of the most important symbols. There are two major symbolical characters. Jack Worthing is the protagonist in this story. For years‚ he has pretended to have and irresponsible younger brother named Ernest‚ whom he is always having to bail our of some mischief. More than any other characters in this story‚ Jack worthing represents conventional Victorian values. He wants others to think he has such notions as duty‚ honor‚ and respectability even
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appeared to be wooden’. He also claimed to have seen a knife protruding from James pocket. James was questioned but soon cleared of any suspicion of being Jack the Ripper because according to the press reports‚ he was a well-known local lunatic. Exactly how a lunatic wandering around Whitechapel possibly armed with a knife‚ when there was a knife wielding killer on the loose‚ could be considered harmless is hard to understand. James was described as wearing a two peaked cap similar to one worn by
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John Griffith “Jack” London was born on January 12‚ 1876 in San Francisco‚ CA. Although London originally had the surname Griffith‚ when his mother married John London later in 1876‚ the couple had the infant’s name changed to London. London worked many different‚ unique jobs in his youth. His occupations ranged from pirating for oysters on San Francisco Bay to running for mayor of San Francisco on the socialist ticket. London became an author to escape the drudgery of a potential life as factory
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know what they were getting into. Jack London is a well-known author who based a couple of his stories in the Yukon near Alaska. The main theme in both stories is man’s struggle for survival. In “Love of Life” and “To Build a Fire”‚ both men are lost in the Yukon wilderness. London’s style is a steraight-forward; he describes the men’s circumstances in lifelike detail. The vividness of these details sets London apart from other authors in this time period. Jack London’s life was more like one of
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Jack London’s “Credo” I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor‚ every atom of me in magnificent glow‚ than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live‚ not exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them‚ I shall use my time.” – Jack London 1876-1916 Jack London was a man
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Greetings my friends. Today I‚ Jack Merridew‚ called this meeting to discuss the future for all of us on this island. I recognize that for weeks we have been on this island‚ for weeks we have led a meaningless existence. I understand that you are all frustrated with the way things are. I understand because I was with all of you every step of the way‚ I experienced what you have experienced and I understand exactly what you feel: unhappiness about the state things are right now‚ craving for meat
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The setting of Jack London’s “War” is pivotal to the story’s plot and theme. “War’ follows the route of a military scout in the midst of war through rural lands. It is such writing with unspecified location and a unspecified setting- that is‚ the time and place- that subtly compel the reader to recognize how commonplace war is and has been since the beginning of mankind when they are unable to use the setting to deduce when and where the story is. In the short story “War”‚ Jack London works to
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Jack Abramoff was born on 1958 to an upper middle class family. He graduated with a degree in English Literature and Opera at Brandeis University; it is also here where he began his political venture. He was the head of a statewide college Republic group that played big factor for Ronald Reagans winning of Massachusetts. This was the first time that a Republican president had won Massachusetts since 1953. He was later elected to be the national chairman of the college of Republicans. Under him‚ the
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R O A T N Explain the principles of operation of a screw-jack with neat sketch. Outside diameter of a square threaded spindle of a screw jack is 40 mm. The screw pitch is 10 mm. If the coefficient of friction between the screw and the nut is 0.15‚ neglecting friction between the nut and collar‚ determine (i) Force required to be applied at the screw to raise a load of 2000 N (ii) The efficiency of screw jack (iii) Force required to be applied at pitch radius to lower the same load
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Jack London’s short story To Build A Fire narrates the tale of one adventurer’s experience freezing to death in the Klondike‚ a result of his missteps and failure to adhere to the words of more experienced adventurers. Upon realization of his slim chances of survival‚ the main character frantically looks for means to survive. Unfortunately‚ the adventurer’s last-ditch efforts to remain alive prove to be futile‚ and before long the adventurer encounters the icy embrace of death. On the surface‚ one
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