Some Notes on “The Custom House” Novel vs. Romance: A novel is concerned with characters and events. It may contain symbols‚ but these are of secondary concern. A romance‚ on the other hand‚ may have events and characters‚ but the real focus is on the ideas and the symbolism that shape the book. These are inextricable from the story itself. The characters and events in a romance are only there to get across these larger ideas and the symbolism—and usually these are intended to lead the reader
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Schroder house Subsequent to the First World War in 1924‚ De Stijl group (known for simplicity of forms) designed a free flowing private residence for Mrs Truus Schroder Schrader. The Schroder house consists of horizontal and vertical planes are coloured in indistinct red‚ blue‚ yellow‚ white‚ and black; an environment where Mondrian’s fine art work comes to life. The co-designer of the Schroder house - Gerrit Rietveld‚ born in 1888 (the maker of the red blue chair)‚ became a member of De Stijl
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between being a child and being a grown up. He is a picture torn between either to act responsibly or irresponsibly. His lack for a father figure‚ influence how his character acts and thinks. In this story‚ he is the one who stands as “the man of the house”. This is reflected in the line‚ “It’s a funny thing about women‚ the way they’ll take orders from anything in trousers‚ even if it’s only ten”. His character is taking the burden due to a father. Yet in some parts of the story‚ his childhood characteristics
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and suffered at the hands of church doctrine‚ the Islamic world was conquering lands from Persia to Spain. Building not only great cities and palaces but also libraries and centers of learning. These centers of study from Italy to Spain to the “House of Wisdom” in Bagdad‚ was where Muslim scholars were working doggedly advancing the fields of science‚ philosophy‚ astronomy‚ mathematics‚ alchemy‚ and medicine. (Lyons 156) Not only preserving the great works of Plato and Aristotle and translating
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The main theme of The Little Prince is the importance of looking beneath the surface to find the real truth and meaning of a thing. It is the fox who teaches the Prince to see with one’s heart instead of just with one’s eyes. Unfortunately‚ most adults have difficulty doing this. In the beginning of the book‚ the narrator points out how grown-ups can never see the real meaning of a drawing; instead‚ they look at the surface‚ failing to probe a deeper meaning. When the Little Prince first comes to
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The Little Rock Crisis occurred in 1957‚ when Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus ordered the National Guard to physically bar nine African American students from entering Little Rock Central High School‚ despite segregation being outlawed. The “Nine” were carefully chosen by Daisy Bates‚ the president of the Arkansas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)‚ and interviewed them to make sure that they were strong and determined enough to be able to handle what awaited them‚
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Low Cost Green Houses for Vegetable Production Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economic activity and our experience during the last 50 years has demonstrated the strong correlation between agricultural growth and economic prosperity. The present agricultural scenario is a mix of outstanding achievements and missed opportunities. If India has to emerge as an economic power in the world‚ our agricultural productivity should equal those countries‚ which are currently rated as economic power
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This is a passage from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer‚ the author wrote his “Doctor” series‚ which is noted for description of medical student’s years of professional training. The present extract touches upon the final examinations of medical students. The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting
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Because of Nora’s appearance‚ she has been able to accompany and aid her husband’s voyage to the top of the social ladder. She has gained a personal nanny who essentially lives half of her live. She takes care of the children‚ cleans up and around the house‚ even cooks for the family. This profit would undeniably never been in Nora’s options if she had never married such a powerful man. Alongside her husband‚ Nora also rose to some degree of social dominance‚ being looked up on and respected because of
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From the beginning of Rock n’ Roll in the 50’s‚ till’ the now ever growing present generation of Rock n’ Roll‚ there have been many famous musicians. But there are only a few who can be said to be the kings of Rock n’ Roll. Little Richard‚self proclaimed the “Architect of Rock n’ Roll”‚ was one of the most energetic and enthusiastic Rock n’ Roll musicians there is to date.Little Richard is the true king of Rock n’ Roll because of the way he portrayed himself through a troubling new era.His attitude
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