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    The Lumber-Room

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    The Lumber Room The text under analysis is written by an outstanding British novelist and short story writer Hector Munro. Hector Hugh Munro was a British writer‚ whose witty stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. The author’s style of writing is satirical in a humorous way. He uses a witty tone to mimic characters in order to subtly criticize them. The criticism is done in a subtle way that is humorous. The excerpt is homogeneous. The story is narrated in the 3rd person

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    ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ITS EFFECT ON INDIAN ECONOMY The environmental problems in India are growing rapidly. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population that has taken the country from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today is putting a strain on the environment‚ infrastructure‚ and the country’s natural resources. Industrial pollution‚ soil erosion‚ deforestation‚ rapid industrialization‚ urbanization‚ and land degradation are all worsening

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    Grandmother Flannery O’Connor brought to life and portrayed the grandmother as a very manipulative‚ selfish and talkative old lady in the story “A Good Man Is Hard to find.” Grandmother presented herself as a proper little lady who lived in the past and believed her way to be the best way. Throughout the family trip‚ that she wasn’t warmly welcomed to attend‚ the Grandmother ran her mouth consistently and frustrated her son Bailey as well as his wife and eldest children‚ John Wesley and June Star

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    THE ROOM ON THE ROOF

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    THE ROOM ON THE ROOF This summer vacation visit your childhood days again. Simply delve into the worlds of Rusty and his gang of friends in the famous Rusty series penned by our very own‚ lovable-Ruskin Bond. The first in this series is ‘The Room On The Roof‘ which Bond himself wrote when he was only 17 years old. It was the story that got him fame and won him the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize. While the entire series is promoted as predominantly children fiction‚ anyone can read the books as

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    Room Conflicts

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    Throughout the novel Room the protagonist Jack experiences difficulties understanding the world around him. This creates many conflicts between him and his mother. Many of these conflicts begin with a disagreement in opinion between the two characters. Now that Jack is becoming older he is beginning to want more than just what lies within the Room in which he lives in. In the beginning of the novel Jack asks his mother for candles for his fifth birthday cake‚ but his mother tells him he cannot have

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    Say No Plastics

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    ------------------------------------------------- Say no to plastics — Presentation Transcript * 1. SAY NO TO PLASTICS By Dibakar Bose * Plastics is one of the few new chemical materials which pose environmental problem. Polyethylene‚ polyvinyl chloride‚ polyester is largely used in the manufacture of Plastics Plastics is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semi synthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products .Plastics are typically

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    The Quiet Room

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    The Quiet Room: Lori’s Battle and Struggle with Schizophrenia Final paper Alison Rodgers Author Note This paper was prepared for Pyschology 440 (Abnormal Pych)‚ taught by Dr. Siefert Lori Schiller’s story of her struggles battling mental illness is frightening yet inspiring. Lori’s childhood was incredibly normal if not better than the norm. She grew up in a very affluent‚ wealthy family that were also very loving and supporting

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    Boiler Room

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    Boiler Room Boiler room is a story about a college dropout name of Seth. He likes the feeling of earning fast money‚ therefore he decided to quit school and start an underground casino in his apartment with a few of his friends. However‚ his father‚ who is a federal judge‚ finds out about the casino. His father then commends him to close down the casino and search for a real job. Seth wants to regain respect and approval from his father‚ and fortunately he got introduce to a stockbroker company

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    connotation that give additional essence of the eventual message established by the creator of the editorial. Whilst causing an international controversy‚ a tide of discussions emerged about the editorial‚ raising questions such as the propriety of abuse used as an art form and the use of sexism for discrimination of gender‚ however these seem to be based on a superficial perspective of the prevailing image‚ therefore I intend to reveal the deeper meaning associated with this specific text and image. The

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    My Grandmother Would Rock Quietly and Hum by Leonard Adame is a remembrance of his grandmother who was an important part of his childhood. Through the memories of his dead grandmother he is able to show the readers his appreciation and love toward the beloved and kind Mexican deceased. The poem has amazing imagery setting‚ which creates the vivid nostalgic atmosphere. Adame begins his story with the image of his grandma rocking quietly in her armchair‚ maybe for hours‚ for he stated until her swelled

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