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    The Motive for Metaphor

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    other forms of art which is imagination as well. Frye teaches us that English language and the language of literature helps us bond closely our personal imagination and experience with that of the outside world‚ which is why he calls his book the motive for metaphor‚ because through this process we are using a metaphor to relate our experiences and imagination with the real world. Studying literature is very important and provides humanity with an abundant amount of social value‚ intelligence

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    Always a Motive

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    In the short story "Always a Motive"‚ Dan Ross depicts Joe Manetti‚ the protagonist‚ as an agonized‚ isolated‚ and heartbroken young man. After returning the missing Miller boy to his father‚ Joe Manetti is interrogated by the Inspector and is perceived as an agonized man. When asked about his occupation‚ he says that he is a musician‚ "but not working at it now". When asked if he was married‚ he says yes‚ "but my wife left me. She’s somewhere on the West Coast". Being alone and unemployed would

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    Dear Journal‚ My name is Hernan Cortes and I want to be a conquistador. I was born of Christian faith in Medellin Spain in 1485 but I’m not exactly sure what my exact date of birth is. I am a son of a well-known noble Spanish family; my mother‚ Catalina Pizarro Altamirano and my father‚ Martin Cortes. When I turned 19 I moved to Hispaniola as part of the Cuba conquest. I attended Salamanca University studying law when I was 14 as this is what my parents wanted but I could never concentrate on my

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    Buying Motives

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    We all know that consumer is the king of the market. Therefore a sound marketing programme is necessary with analysis of habits‚ attitude‚ motives and need of the consumer. Each aspect of this is related to consumer and buying behavior. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Consumer behavior has been defined as the acquisition‚ consumption and deposition of goods‚ services‚ time and ideas by decision making units. Since we spend so much of our life consuming economic products like house‚ clothing‚ food‚ cosmetics

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    Brutus' Motives

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    Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” With this‚ he was saying that although Caesar and he were good friends‚ it was to the best of Rome’s interest that Caesar was killed. Brutus was a man of reason. He would not do anything harmful without a good motive. What he did was pure and incorruptible by looking out for the people he cared for. He had no other way to protect Rome than killing Caesar. He believed‚ "Think him as a serpent’s egg‚ which‚ hatched‚ would‚ as

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    Motives For Imperialism

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    decided to move on and expand their territories by using Imperialism. Imperialism by definition is to expand a country’s power by gaining control over other areas of the world. World powers benefited greatly from this policy. They justified their motives for Imperialism as humanitarian efforts‚ nationalist views‚ superior and highly racist outlooks‚ and economics needs. But the greater purpose for Imperialism was economic. The world powers went into countries with resources with the thought to create

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    Secondary Motives

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    SECONDARY/ LEARNT/ PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVES ·Besides the basic biological needs‚ the expression of psychological needs is also of great significance:through society and culture in which one lives. · Non-satisfaction of these motives may lead to mental illness. Main psychological needs are: i. Achievement ii. Curiosity iii. Need for appraisaliv iv. Need for affiliationv v. Need for powervi vi. Work as motive 1.Achievement · Self- actualization or attaining excellence in relevant

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    Cortes‚ Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain. The Conquistadors were 16th century Spanish individuals who conquered Mexico‚ Central America‚ and Peru (Bulliet‚ 438). The Conquistadors migrated to the Caribbean after gold and indigenous labor became scare on Hispaniola (Bulliet‚ 438). In search for gold and indigenous labor across the Caribbean’s they captured Amerindians and relocated them to Hispaniola as slaves (Bulliet‚ 438). The Conquistadors conquered

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    always a motive

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    1‚ In the short story "Always a Motive"‚ Dan Ross depicts Joe Manetti‚ the protagonist‚ as an isolated‚ and heartbroken young man. 2. Joe Manetti‚ a confused young man‚ has lost his son in a tragic accident and is dealing with the loss of his wife who has left him. Joe Manetti has experienced a great depth of emotional suffering and severe anguish‚ which has become unbearable. Joe is no longer a father or a husband. The only peace that Joe seems to find is when he is out driving. After Joe is arrested

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    deposits were found the Spanish had to secure sufficient laborers to mine it. The exhaustion of gold deposits and laborers in the Caribbean led to the full-scale occupation and exploitation of Puerto Rico‚ Jamaica‚ and Cuba during 1508-1511. Each occupation followed the same pattern of discovery‚ local conquest‚ settlement‚ exhaustive exploitation‚ and finally a push into the frontier for new natural resources and slaves. The men who led these campaigns were known as the conquistadors. They adapted the

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