The Lagoon (Joseph Conrad) Q.1. Is the Lagoon a short story? Ans. Joseph Conrad’s The Lagoon has a definite plot of a striking tale of human passion‚ of a last for life and love and the frustration of a longing heart. The plot with limited number of characters (two mainly) has perfect unity through brevity in spite of embracing two distinct incidents of different times. It has an organic structure by joining and synthesizing through the presence of white man with symbolic Malaya setting the Lagoon
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Memorandum To: From: Date: Re: Executive summary of lesson seven (concision) in style: Ten lessons in clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams The book by Joseph M. Williams in style: Ten lessons in clarity and Grace he generally tackles on writing as a verb. He clearly expounds on the most effectual and competent styles vis-à-vis writing as a verb. ‘Concision’ is the title of lesson seven where William explains how important it is to shorten a sentence so that a reader can clearly understand
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References: Alptekin‚ C. (1996). Target-language Culture in EFL materials. In T. Hedge‚ & N. Whitney (Eds.)‚ Power‚ pedagogy and practice (pp. 53-61). Oxford: Oxford University Press Alptekin‚ C. (2002). Towards intercultural communicative competence. ELT Journal‚ 56(1)‚ 57-64 Bennett‚ M. J. (1993). How not to be a fluent fool: Understanding the cultural dimension
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Ironically he was quite the transformer himself. Originally a Polish man known as Josef Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski‚ he did not learn English until his twenties when he transformed himself into Joseph Conrad. Recognized by a distinctive style‚ Conrad’s novels combine realism and drama. Their settings include oceanic backgrounds as well as themes of high society‚ and international politics. Conrad was a skilled creator of atmosphere‚ character and
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Joseph Williams was the most affluent man in Botswana; however‚ he was an arrant misanthrope that despised people. Although he was exceedingly wealthy‚ he did not donate a single penny to the indigent people of Botswana‚ because he believed that they were very picayune and paltry. In other words‚ he believed that the impoverished people of Botswana were insignificant. Mr. Williams even had the effrontery or nerve to use his wealth to enhance his raiment‚ and also purchase expensive and quite refulgent
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Doing well by doing good: Strategic development of socially responsible behavior can build reputation‚ strengthen knowledge management and drive innovation Downloads: The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 983 times since 2011 DOI (Permanent URL): 10.1108/02580541111177548 Article citation: ‚ (2011) "Doing well by doing good: Strategic development of socially responsible behavior can build reputation‚ strengthen knowledge management and drive innovation"‚ Strategic Direction‚ Vol
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left out. The short story “ Games at Twilight” by Anita Desai and the poem “ There Will Come Soft Rains” by Sara Teasdale both share the theme of insignificance as well as having many other similarities.
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soft Skills vs. Hard Skills: Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills Soft Skills: Soft skills are defined by dictionary.com as: “ desirable qualities for certain forms of employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge: they include common sense‚ the ability to deal with people‚ and a positive flexible attitude” Soft Skills Examples include: Social capital Friendliness Optimism Listening Ethical Behavior Honesty Responsibility Collaboration Creativity Examples include: Hard Skills: Hard skills
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what it really means." This quote was written by Joseph Conrad in The Heart of Darkness. The above quote has a lot of definition. When Joseph wrote this quote‚ diligence and good work ethic come to mind. Personally I think he is describing how one could dislike working but once they get it done they get the chance to find themselves‚ appreciate the outcome and do it for no other but their self. As a student it is easy for me to relate to Joseph on this. When it comes to academics‚ the work can
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Marketing Research Group Assignment “Questionnaire on soft drinks’ purchasing preferences…” Questionnaire on soft drinks’ purchasing preferences.. Today soft drinks don’t only reduce the thirst but also have become style and fashion. The purpose of this questionnaire is to know what people like most about soft drinks and what attracts them toward these products… Part 1: 1. Do you drink soft drinks? o YES o NO‚ if no‚ please return this questionnaire
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