embroidered "A" on her bosom‚ sewed on as punishment for adultery‚ is also a symbol for alienation. She is different from all of society because of that mark‚ and can never live a normal life because of it. "...Let her cover the mark as she will‚ the pang of it will be always in her heart‚" (38)‚ said a townsperson at first sight of the scarlet letter. As seen in this quote‚ society will always look at the scarlet letter as a wall between themselves and Hester. Hester’s behavior shows how greatly she
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‘Interpreter of Maladies’ explores how one culture adapts to living with another.’ Discuss. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story collection ‘Interpreter of Maladies’‚ the writer silhouetted the adaption of one culture to live within another in the form of allowing differences to exist and reaching a compromise. Lahiri drew the readers into the witness of different people battling with the obstacles they encounter. While some people like Mrs Sens‚ fell to the abysm of culture-displacement because of
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Kokuyōseki. “Kokuyōseki… I hadn’t heard that name in a long time. Obsidian… The only gift my parents gave me that I was allowed to keep.” Ash grinned widely‚ even as he felt a pang of sadness. His heart twinged in pain as he tried to keep on grinning. He was fine. The next thing he knew‚ his surroundings warped‚ and he found himself in a rainy forest. Within seconds he was soaked to the bone causing him to attempt to take shelter
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++ I&S CHALLENGES IN E-GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY OF INFORMATION Min-Shiang HWANG‚ Chun-Ta LI‚ Jau-Ji SHEN‚ and Yen-Ping CHU Abstract: Due to the advances made in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)‚ e-Government users can easily use the available services from places and at time that are convenient to them through WWW browsers. To easily and securely provide the required services through Information Technology (IT) has been an important issue in e-Government. In this article
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Scarlet Letter Study Guide 1/6/12 1. Hester Prynne- Hester Prynne‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ is the mother of Pearl. She must wear the scarlet letter A on her body as punishment for her adulterous affair with Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the town minister. Pearl- Hester’s daughter. Rev. Dimmesdale - Arthur Dimmesdale is a respected minister in Boston and the father of Pearl. While Hester waited for her husband to arrive from Amsterdam‚ she met Dimmesdale and had an adulterous affair with him‚
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Papa was up and early‚ humming quietly to himself as he swept the floor. “Papa‚ why are you sweeping the floor?” He stopped sweeping and smiled gently at me. “Ji Ling‚ even in times of great desperation‚ one must stay clean and rid themselves of the evil presence‚” he said‚ giving the floor a strong‚ hard sweep. I nodded to myself. Indeed‚ the Japanese were like the evil presence. Their mantra‚ “Kill all‚ Loot all‚ Burn all” has laid our beautiful city into ruins. Once bustling streets filled
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World War II is widely regarded as the largest global conflict ever‚ with more than 100 million people being directly involved and with an estimated number of fatalities between 50 and 85 million. The Second World War not only tested the military power of many countries‚ but more importantly the relationships and cooperation between these nations. For Australia‚ a relatively new country‚ this was only their third military engagement and a chance to prove their loyalty to Britain and the Empire. However
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The wind was harsh in Maycomb that night‚ the moon a meer pearl in a black sky. I sat in the chair in my study‚ cringing from the moonlight emanating from the large window‚ as if it‚ too‚ would burn my skin. I tapped my pen‚ thinking about the Finch children. Why was I so intrigued with them‚ with who they were? Maybe it was because I felt as if they were like me. Their father‚ being so brave as to defy the societal norms‚ must have raised them like him; to respect all people‚ no matter the color
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