Week#1: Literary Luminary “The Great Gatsby” Chapter 1/2 "You look at him sometimes when he thinks nobody’s looking. I’ll bet he killed a man." (Fitzgerald 44) -This passage shows the thoughts that run among all of Gatsby’s guests. Who is he? Where did he come from? Gatsby has set himself up to a lot of questions and a lot of suspense. "He smiled understandingly- much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of reassurance in it that you may come across four
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Law Homework – Reforms of Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter My criticisms of Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter Murder Murder is the most serious form of unlawful homicide. Murder is a common law offence‚ and has never been defined by statute. The most commonly accepted definition is the one given by the early 17th century judge‚ Sir Edward Coke. He defined murder as: ‘The unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being under the Queens peace with malice aforethought‚ express or implied.’’ The
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Formalist Criticism: All the basics necessary for understanding the work are limited within the work by itself. What is most noticeable of the formalist critic are the basics of form-style‚ structure‚ tone‚ imagery‚ etc.-that are found throughout the text. The key for formalist critics is to determine how such elements work together with the text’s subject to shape its effects upon readers. Biographical Criticism: This is a more practical method by which readers can better understand a text. However
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“Taylorism”: main features‚ criticisms and modern applications Introduction Taylor first develops the Taylorism in early 20th century‚ this system also known as “Scientific Management”. Taylor believes that the fundamental purpose of business management is to maximise labour productivity in both employee and employer side‚ for the purpose of improve economics efficiency. So according to Taylor himself in The Principles of Scientific Management‚ 1911‚ “The principal object of management should
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has been as much praise as there is criticism of the jury system. Most critics doubt the competence‚ rationality and motives of the jury system alleging its only “claim to legitimacy is its archaic root.” Other critics question the ability of the jury system to adapt to complex issues in the modern world coupled with the impact of internet. However‚ much of this criticism of the jury is not supported by any empirical research. It appears that these criticisms are mainly just “made by appeals to
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Workers Viewpoint 1. Unemployment - Workers feel that management reduces employment opportunities from them through replacement of men by machines and by increasing human productivity less workers are needed to do work leading to chucking out from their jobs. 2. Exploitation - Workers feel they are exploited as they are not given due share in increasing profits which is due to their increased productivity. Wages do not rise in proportion as rise in production. Wage payment creates uncertainty
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Franz Kafka’s Life As Shown In “The Metamorphosis” Kafka’s father was abusive and had a violent temper‚ much like Mr. Samsa in Kafka’s own “The Metamorphosis.” In his own letter to his father‚ Kafka writes “Your extremely effective rhetorical methods in bringing me up‚ which never failed to work with me‚ were: abuse‚ threats‚ irony‚ spiteful laughter‚ and—oddly enough—self-pity” (Kafka). This new insight shows how “The Metamorphosis” is a reflection of Kafka’s own painful relationship with his
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emIs the Triple A available ... 1. For any activities ? According to ghemawat‚The triple A suppose to bring internationals companies to the right strategy. Hypothetically thanks to the triple A ‚ internationals companies can optimize their international strategy and can face to country differences. Ghemawat takes a particular exemple to demonstrate that previous theory: the High technology area « one in the medical system and the other one in the IT » THEN we wonder if those successful
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Literary Devices Alliteration: The repetition of the initial consonant sound in a series o words. It adds rhythm/emphasizes emotion. Example: The menacing moonlight created mystery Allusion: References to events or characters from history‚ myth‚ religion‚ literature‚ pop culture etc. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words to add a musical effect. Example: We moaned and groaned as the horse bumped homeward. Flashback: A jump back into the past to provide an explanation
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1. Alliteration Alliteration is a literary device in which two or more consecutive words‚ or words that are nearby in the same sentence‚ start with the same letter. It is often used in poetry‚ literature‚ slogans‚ and other propaganda because it is usually impressive and memorable. For example‚ Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 2. Assonance Assonance is the repetition of a pattern of similar sounds within a sentence. It is used to produce a form of rhyme throughout the whole
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