sight‚ they are cruel creatures‚ charming the sailors and drawing them under water until they drown. Real sirens might only live in myths‚ but the idea of a siren lives on. Bridget Keehan is a writer who published a short story called “Sorry for the Loss” in 2008‚ giving her version of a modern siren. The narrator in the short story about Evie is limited to be a third person non-omniscient and implicit narrator‚ who follows Evie’s special day on job. The story line is chronological from the narrator’s
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Sorry for the loss is a short story written by Bridget Keehan and is from Eagle in the Maze- An Anthology of Stories from the Rhys Davies Short Story Competition 2008. Mainly the story deals with contrasts and how you see people. It is always hard to deliver bad news‚ especially when you do not know how the receiver will react. Evie‚ a female prison guard‚ shall in the beginning of the story tell about the death of a grandmother to Victor a prisoner. It is the first death notice she will deliver
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Destruction only happens when a person refuses to admit defeat. With their refusal‚ they may never learn anything new that could actually lead them to victory. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago‚ the old man‚ says‚“a man can be destroyed but never defeated”(103). The words destroyed and defeat go hand and hand‚ but victory and pride are also part of Santiago’s struggle. Even after defeat‚ victory is still possible. While pride can lead to success‚ it can also lead to the
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Community Planning‚ Disaster Risk Management and Community-based Resource Management (FINAL PAPER) Bernabe‚ Jan Michael Busilan ‚ Yula Carillo‚ Jackylene Garcia‚ Benjamin Go‚ Lindsley Hayuhay‚ Ever I Nessa Community -based coastal Resource Management (CBCRM) Community -based coastal Resource Management (CBCRM) is an all-inclusive practice or strategy that involves the active involvement and participation of people or the community as a whole in the management process of
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While a butterfly is free to spread its beautiful wings‚ many people suffer in captivity‚ and can only dream about the world outside. The yearning for freedom is depicted in Bridget Keehan’s short story; ‘Sorry for the Loss’ from 2008‚ where we meet the chaplain Evie and the young criminal Victor. The story begins when Evie has to tell Victor that his Nan is dead‚ but the situation turns out different than expected. Evie is a chaplain who has worked in the prison for over a year (p.1 l.
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Loss and Bereavement The loss of someone close can be a very painful experience. When someone passes over to the other side‚ the people they leave behind are left grief-stricken. The process they go through is called bereavement or another word‚ people may use is called in mourning. This all depends on what beliefs the bereaved may have on dying. Different religions cope with mortality in different ways. The Buddhist religion believes in recoronation (life
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* In Vienna‚ 10 000 factory workers were recently laid off. * The young students were influenced by revolutionary thinking‚ they wanted democracy and liberty. The unemployed workers joined them. * On March 12‚ when the crowd was campaigning‚ they were fired. This caused immediate reactions by the crowd. The crowd set up barricades. * Local guards joined the side of the rebellion. Even the State Council and police decided to voice against the government. * The revolutionaries went
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The assassination of the Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian Archduke‚ happened in Sarajevo 28th June 1914 and the beginning of the First World War that happened afterwards had a great impact on the world history. There has been many research of the reasons and the beginning of the First World War‚ as well as of the assassination and its consequences. There are many studies about these two important events in national and international history. Although‚ the paper will not deal with the reasons of the
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A Place of Safety It is important to be part of a particular community for the simple fact that one must feel welcomed by someone or something to live in prosperity. The Christian community has not played a major part in my upbringing; to me it is the most significant community. Belonging to this church has taught me several values such as living a moral life and being generous with time and money. Before becoming a part of the City of Refugee church‚ I found myself lost‚ which is the way most
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Communication enables individuals to relate to others on a deeper level‚ but it can also result in a loss of privacy. The reader is taken on a journey into the lives and thoughts of many people. The novel gives you the ability to hear and see what may seem like ordinary conversations and interactions between characters‚ but if looked at with a deeper scope of vision‚ the opportunity to take a glimpse into their lives is obtained. Communication comes in many forms. Things such as windows‚ curtains
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