CHORUS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE LANE The tongues in the lane clack-clack almost continuously‚ going up and down the full scale of human emotions‚ human folly‚ ignorance‚ suffering‚ viciousness‚ magnanimity‚ weakness‚ greatness‚ littleness‚ insufficiency‚ frailty‚ strength. They clack on the street corners‚ where the ice shop hangs out a triangular red flag‚ under the shadow of overhanging building that lean precariously‚ teetering across the dingy chasm of the narrow lane.
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writer in English. He is known for his widely anthologized short story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife‚" the main story in the collection "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories" which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940. Characters: Baldo - younger brother of Leon‚ fetched Leon and Maria from the road to Nagrebcan Leon (or Noel) - older brother of Baldo who studied in Manila where he met his wife Maria - the beautiful
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The Rich Brothers is a story of two brothers‚ their sibling rivalry and their contrast in everything including worldly success and failure. While Pete is rich and Donald is poor by the end of the story we are left wondering who among the two is actually rich in the real sense of the term. Pete‚ the older among the sibling is rich and successful. He exemplifies the American middle class dream - nice family life with a wife and two daughters‚ a house‚ a sailboat‚ and every other thing that money
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Failure of Long Term Capital Management‚ Amaranth Advisors and Lehman Brothers Jose de Jesus Del Rio Sanchez Briana Sanchez Alex Santos Caitlin Yagow Wenhao Zhao Table of Contents Introduction Throughout the twentieth and into the twenty-first century companies withinthroughout the financial industry have done their best to make as much profitsas they possibly could. They put forth every effort to expand their businesses and make them as successful
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There were once three brothers who were travelling along a lonely‚ winding road at twilight. In time‚ the brothers reached a river too treacherous to cross. But being learned in the magical arts‚ the three brothers simply waved their wands and made a bridge. Before they could cross the bridge however‚ they found their path blocked by a hooded figure. It was Death‚ and he felt cheated. Cheated because travellers would normally drown in the river. But Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate
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I. II. Nagrebcan‚ Bauang‚ III CHARACTERS Baldo was the one who narrated the story. He was the younger brother of Leon. He was an obedient‚ innocent and naive young boy. Leon was the one who brought home a wife. He was a responsible‚ gentle and a loving husband. Maria had been born and grew up in a big city. She was the pretty wife of Leon. She was a supportive‚ creative and a loving wife. Father was the one who instructed Baldo on what he will do while he is on the road together with Leon
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Plautus’ comedy The Brothers Menaechmus easily brings about laughs. The play is full of comedic motifs that keep the audience entertained. For example‚ in this comedy there is dirty and sexual humor‚ mistaken identities‚ asides‚ literal wordplay‚ and running gags all throughout but this paper will focus on a few key parts. This comedy outdoes itself when it comes to dirty and sexual humor . For example‚ in the play when Menaechmus had just stolen his wife’s night gown he asks Peniculus to smell
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Over the years‚ Grimm fairytales have become childhood favourites. Though children’s tales were not what the Grimm brothers originally had in mind with their gruesome style of writing‚ the two authors have become tremendously popular amongst the ages. The stories of "Hansel and Gretel" and "Little Red Cap" are both widely known and accepted fairytales. Both stories involve children wandering about the woods and facing a threatening mythical character. They each include the traditional "happily ever
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Monocot Plant CORN WHEAT Rice Sugar cane Dicot plant Cacao Carnations Chrysanthemum Transcript of How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife summary Baldo and his older brother Leon were both waiting for the arrival of their visitor riding the carretela. Seeing his brother’s wife‚ Baldo was easily taken away by the beauty of the woman from city as he narrates their journey to Nagrebcan. The
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“How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife” by Manuel E. ArguillaSummary Baldo and his older brother Leon were both waiting for their visitor riding a carratela. When Baldo sa his older brother’s wife‚ who is Maria‚ he was amazed by her beauty as he narrates their journey to their home in Nagrebcan. Maria was felt a bit anxious because of meeting Leon and Baldo’s parents for the first time‚ but along their way home‚ she discovered the differences of the life of the people lived there and the life
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