SHORT STORY AND ITS ELEMENTS A short story is a kind of prose fiction which has grown up besides the novel and which has its own important and recognised place in literature. It may be defined as a prose narrative‚ “requiring from half an hour to one hour for its perusal.” In other words‚ brevity is the key-note of a short story. It is a story which it is physically possible to read at one sitting. But its must not be supposed that the short story is a novel on a reduced scale. It has a definite
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All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. — James Thurber (1894-1961) Funny how people despise platitudes‚ when they are usually the truest thing going. A thing has to be pretty true before it gets to be a platitude. — Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879-1944) Integrity needs no rules. — Albert Camus (1913-1960) The price one pays for pursuing any profession‚ or calling
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INTRODUCTION According to the UN Habitat figures‚ population in urban areas in less developed countries will grow from 1.9 billion in 2000 to 3.9 billion in 2030. This surge in the numbers of dwellers will put a strain on the existing infrastructures‚ worsen living conditions‚ create unsanitary environments and carve out slums and disaster prone sites. The threat from unplanned‚ unbridled and uncoordinated urban development results is real and looms over many cities. Hence it becomes urgent
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Rhetorical Devices Style is part of classical rhetoric and a number of rhetorical devices are worth considering in any analysis of style. For the analysis of literature a knowledge of rhetorical devices is indispensable‚ since there is often a considerable density of rhetorical figures and tropes which are important generators and qualifiers of meaning and effect. This is particularly the case in poetry. Especially the analysis of the use of imagery is important for any kind of literary text. (For
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aftermath 9 Reasons for amendment 9 Introduction If a nation values anything more than freedom‚ it will lose its freedom; And The irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more‚ it will lose that too. William Somerset Maugham Basic structure implies to that core part of the constitution that cannot
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lose everything and finish up in misery. 2. What do you think of achieving success through marriage of convenience? (Mrs. Garstin’s Hopes and Disappointments) 3. Talk about the relationships between the members of a family like those described by S. Maugham (Mrs. Garstin’s Hopes and Disappointments) This story is about Mrs. Garstin and her family. She had a husband and two daughters – Kitty and Doris. Mrs. Garstin was ambitious
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R.K.Narayan R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001)‚ shortened from Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami‚ was an Indian writer‚ best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongsideMulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao)‚ and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend‚ Graham Greene‚ who was instrumental in getting
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Student Handbook BADM 200W~Analysis of Business Issues A Writing in the Disciplines (WID) Course The George Washington University School of Business Fall‚ 2010 Warren Sharp‚ PhD Visiting Professor‚ School of Business Table of Contents Page Introduction 2 Format of the Course 3 Learning Objectives 4 Methods of Communication 4 Critical Thinking 5 Revision and Feedback (Peer Review) 5 Research and Analysis 6 Career Management Strategy 6 Business Terminology 7
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I N T R O D U C T I O N —— A novelist of all humanity R. K. Narayan’s novels are like a box of Indian sweets: a highly-coloured container conceals a range of delectable treats‚ all different in a subtle way‚ but each one clearly from the same place. There are fourteen novels in the oeuvre – enough to create a world. Enthusiasts of his work will read them all and return to them time and again. The busy‚ or the less committed‚ may open the box and take out one at random – it does not really matter
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Topic 1 Parliamentary sovereignty revision notes 1) Express and Implied repeal/Entrenchment Dicey’s orthodox theory: a) Positive aspect – Parliament can legislate on any subject matter whatsoever as its sees fit‚ can make or unmake any laws and it is not bound by its predecessors nor binds its successors; parliamentary enactment must be obeyed by the courts; there is no law which Parl. cannot change b) Negative aspect – there is no body which can override an Act of Parliament and declare
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