Romantic tales can take many forms; some are sugary sweet with illogical storylines and even more illogical conclusions. The film The Painted Veil (2006) by director John Curran‚ an adaptation of the W. Somerset Maugham novel‚ forgoes sugar for pungent truths. This story is steeped in the painful emotions of betrayal‚ resentment and the realities of marrying for the wrong reasons. Viewers are taken on a visually stunning and emotionally charged journey to the meat of the heart where love is not always
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (French pronunciation: [ɡi də mopasã]) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protégé of Flaubert‚ Maupassant’s stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient‚ effortless dénouement. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who‚ caught in the conflict
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The author and the title | Somerset Maugham‚ Louise | Type of text | Short story | Outline of the story | This is a story about woman that told by author‚ who is also main character in the story. It’s about relationship between them and about relationship between the woman and her husbands‚ daughter. | Setting of the story | Enigmatic‚ gloomy‚ sarcastic | Complication | The story has dynamic complication. In the beginning of story Louise is alone‚ but during the story she outlived
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along Thaggu ke Laddu with me. My friends always ask me to bring some for them whenever I make a visit. I have just come to know about the website. On-line facility will make it easy for everybody to place order‚” said Ramchander‚ customer from outstation. The shop‚ which was stated nearly 50 years ago‚ still holds a special significance in the name of sweet makers. Matha Pandey alias Ram Avtar Pandey who laid the shops foundation‚ feels that there is more to the name than just publicity gimmick
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e-Circular PBU-LIABILITIES/INVESTMENT PRODUCTSMASS AFFLUENT Sl. No. : 150/2005 - 06 Circular No. : NBG/PBU/LIMA-DEPOSITS/1/2005 - 06 Friday‚ July 22‚ 2005. . NBG/PBBU/LI-MA Circular no.1 of 2005-06 Date: 19/07/2005 The Chief General Manager‚ State Bank of India‚ Local Head Office‚ All Circles. Dear Sir‚ CORE BANKING SOLUTION (CBS) PERSONAL BANKING NEW PRODUCT: CORE-POWER VALUE-ADDED SERVICES TO SAVINGS BANK/ CURRENT ACCOUNT HOLDERS As you are aware‚ Core Banking Solution (CBS)
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his journey as a World War II pilot. Throughout the novel‚ Dahl exhibits the ability to draw readers in and make them want to read more. His techniques and excellent storytelling skills helped develop this novel into an amazing read. As W. Somerset Maugham once said‚ “There are three rules to writing a good book. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.” This being said‚ one could see that some rules prove to be more crucial than others. Based on this novel‚ three mandatory rules include‚ in-depth
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INTRODUCTION: Beverage Industry Overview: The juice and beverage industry is one of the largest and most contributive industrial sectors in Pakistan. Currently there are about 170 units operating in Pakistan that produce water‚ syrups and squashes‚ because of which both upstream and downstream industries have grown and are flourishing. According to CBR‚ the beverage industry in Pakistan has grown significantly over time. Pakistan has become the 6th largest exporter of Food and Beverages
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rising up significantly for the past few years. Tourism is basically for recreational‚ family or business purposes usually in a limited time most of it is during holidays. Tourism is commonly labelled as with trans-national travel either in or outstations. Ecotourism is an important sector of the tourist industry. Ecotourism is thoroughly describes travel to some natural areas‚ it is a type of nature-based in tourism that give benefit to local people and destinations environmentally‚ economically
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Mme Lo(i)Se(l) It: Money Portrayed in “The Necklace” “Money is like a sixth sense‚ and you can’t make use of the other five without it” (Maugham). Mme Loisel thinks she is on the low end of the class because her husband is a ministry clerk. Throughout the story Mme Loisel continuously looks at what she has and thinks it’s not good enough. The short story “The Necklace”‚ by Guy De Maupassant is about greed‚ perception and how Mme Loisel doesn’t feel accepted unless she is to be depicted in a high
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Silk Road. “There in the mist‚ enormous‚ majestic‚ silent and terrible‚ stood the Great Wall of China. Solitarily‚ with the indifference of nature herself‚ it crept up the mountain side and slipped down to the depth of the valley.” – W. Somerset Maugham The construction of the wall started during the Qin dynasty at 221 BC. The emperor Qin Shih Huang aimed at protecting china from invaders who regularly attacked Chinese farming villages. The Great wall surrounded the central part of China‚ which was
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