At first he is very hesitant to return to the jewelry store to claim the money for the pearl necklace. M. Lantin felt embarrassed of how the necklace came into his possession and tried to enter the shop to claim the money multiple times but was stopped by his own shame. When he finally goes into the store‚ persuaded by hunger‚ the money gives him relief. “Then‚ as he was
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details that bring Roald Dahl and his memorable characters to life. Filled with Quentin Blake’s illustrations plus black and white photos‚ each simple page is exploding with information about the creator of Willie Wonka‚ James and the Giant Peach‚ and Matilda—from his family tree to the exact type of pencil he used to write his stories. Perfect for devoted fans and Dahl newcomers alike‚ this is a “glorimptious” guide to the world of Roald Dahl. Despite its unusual format‚ the
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LAST LEAF biography William Sidney Porter‚ best known by his pen name O. Henry‚ was born in Greensboro‚ North Carolina‚ in 1862‚ the second son of Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter and Mary Jane Porter. When his mother died of pneumonia three years after his birth‚ he and his father and brother moved into the home of his grandmother and his aunt Lina‚ who took over his education and started him in his interest in literature. Lit. approach In The Last Leaf‚ as lingering pneumonia takes her will to live
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Dee In “The Necklace”‚ Mathilde is seen as a poor woman who had low self-esteem and was married to a clerk. In this story‚ she was invited to a ball and borrowed a friend’s necklace. After the ball‚ Mathilde discovers that the necklace was lost. As a result‚ she had to search for a similar necklace and had to take out loans to make a purchase. She was forced to work for ten years to pay off the debt until one day when she saw her friend. Little did Mathilde know that the necklace she lost was
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MILITARY ROBOTS "Robots that can decide where to kill‚ who to kill and when to kill is high on all the military agendas" General 1. Mil robots are autonomous or remote-controlled devices designed for military applications. There are 43 countries working on mil robotics today‚ from Britain and Japan to China‚ India‚ Russia‚ Pakistan‚ and Iran. 2. The futuristic battlefield is going to depend substantially on deployment of standoff weapons and virtual
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The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club is focused on four Chinese Immigrant families in San Francisco and about their sacrifices for coming into the United States. Each family tells their own story. The story of the Hsu family with An-Mei as the daughter The purpose of the Joy Luck Club is to show the reader that people to reach their dream they have to make sacrifices and that their choices can change their fate. The language Amy Tan uses imagery to show how things affect the characters and how
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Monica has a website that she has people vote on what she wears or does. Before the police detective Liz comes to her house‚ it shows a necklace she got from a pawn shop that she did not put up for votes. When Liz came to her house‚ she shows the picture of the necklace and asks if she knows where it is or if she has seen. The necklace was actually a diamond necklace that was stolen. Liz told Monica there was a reward‚ but instead of money
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Suit’ by Can Themba is centred on a man called Philemon who discovers that his long term wife Matilda has cheated on him‚ despite his personal opinion that they were happily married. After he discovers her infidelity he makes her carry around her lover’s suit with her everywhere that she goes. He also forces her wife to treat the suit as if it was a person visiting their home. Due to his humiliation and cruelty towards his wife she eventually dies of a broken heart. This story is often used in
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What do you now know and understand about the historical events from your novel? A complex question because as well as the facts and the hard truths of the Yellow Fever epidemic‚ I also have learned to understand how to feel empathy and happiness for the people that had to go through the awful calamity of 1793. I have a deep respect for the people that were volunteers of the Free African Society because they were the real hero’s of the story. They were the people that did not flee when crisis arose
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