The short story "The Open Window" by Saki gives us a marvelous example of how appearance‚ semblance and our naivety can distract our attention from reality and even make harm to our health. This story also shows how a writer can make perfect use of irony. "The Open Window" is a story about deception‚ perpetrated on an unsuspecting‚ and constitutionally nervous man‚ Mr. Nuttel. He comes to the country in order to cure his nervous condition. He pays a visit to the home of Mrs. Sappleton to introduce
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In “ The Open Boat” crane personifies elements in the nature as a factor which brings out the true human nature and test’s a person’s ability to survive‚ and work together rather than nature being an overwhelming destructive force. One does not have to end up being stranded on the open sea like the four men did to test their ability to survive‚ it exists in a variety of real world situation‚ but one has to see it as such. Although those situations may not require the same experience as the four men
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An Open Letter to Seminarians All that is in here are just simple reflections. You might have encountered them before. I just made my own version of it. I did not intend to make myself known to you but to help you in your discernment as your co-journeyer to the priesthood. Please pardon my grammar and English composition. I prefer to make it this long to have a greater chance of touching some parts of your being. I was a college seminarian then‚ when we visited the Tuloy sa Don
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IS 330 5-7-12 Open Government Paper The U.S. and UK present data to people in all sorts of diverse ways. One way is through internet traffic going to their different websites. This paper will look at four different websites‚ two from the US and two from the UK‚ and compare and contrast how the data is presented. It will analyze the impact the data has on professional‚ ethical‚ legal‚ security‚ cultural or social issues and responsibilities. The basic design of the sites‚ the ease of
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Sexual Violence on College Campuses According to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control in 2011‚ one out of every five female college students experience sexual assault while attending college. Out of these women‚ an estimated twelve percent report the attack to the police (Associated Press‚ 2014). Concurrently‚ a survey given by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that five percent of male college students experience sexual assault (Jaschik‚ 2015). These statistics are alarming
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"Healthy Mind is in a Healthy Body" Persian Proverb Holistic Organic Healthy Foods There is nothing more important than learning about what we eat‚ drink and breathe. One of the most vital life sustaining action we must take‚ everyday‚ is to ensure a good balance of good organic foods and moderate exercise in our lives‚ and to become aware of content and quality of what we eat‚ drink and breathe‚ in order to achieve optimum health. There are many holistic foods that contain high amounts of highly
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Dinghy vs. Nature In his short story‚ "The Open Boat‚" Stephen Crane shows how an inanimate object can be very unconcerned with whether you live or die. In this case‚ it is an ocean‚ which man has to struggle to survive. The characters in the story come face to face with this natural disaster and nearly overcome by Nature’s lack of concern. They survive only through persistence and cooperation. Crane shows the reader how not to give up when something so uncontrollable is present. Crane shows how
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I want to talk about the “sea” in Stephen Crane’s "The Open Boat". The paper tries to explore the three symbolisms of the ocean - freedom‚ life and the end‚ to help readers better understand the sea’s role in the story. We live on Earth‚ more than 70% of the area covered by the ocean‚ and 97% of surface water reserves in the ocean. Therefore‚ the important role oceans play in our lives can be imagined. Ocean in the minds of the people not only a symbol of human unconquerable natural forces‚ but
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Ribeau President Howard University 2400 Sixth Street NW Washington‚ DC 20059 Introduction The massive open online course is the new modern day classroom for high education learning. Also known as MOOCs these courses are taking education into the twenty-first century. Technology is all around us‚ in the car and in the home. Why not bring it into the classroom as well? The massive open online course gives researchers the chance “[it gives us the chance] to study the present and future of online
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During the teaching‚ I used open ended questions and questions and answers. I also gave the patient 4 handouts and highlighted the important discussion points and topics I discussed. I estimated that the process would take between 15-30 minutes depending on if the patient and her daughter had any questions. The whole process took about 20 minutes. I believe that the handouts were the best way to achieve my goals. The daughter was very happy that I had them‚ and was especially appreciative of the
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