Insight Text Guide Sue Sciortino The Divine Wind Garry Disher ITG_DivineWind-Prelims-2pp.indd 1 13/04/12 10:18 AM contents Character map Overview iv 1 About the author 1 Synopsis 1 Character summaries 2 Background & context 5 Genre‚ style & structure Chapter-by-chapter analysis 13 Characters & relationships 42 Themes & issues 50 Different interpretations 62 Questions & answers 66 Sample answer 74
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The Pearl Book Response Author: John Steinbeck Date 07/06/13 By Robbie Delany In The Pearl‚ author John Steinbeck uses the pearl to express the theme of human nature when confronted by wealth. At the beginning of the novella‚ the protagonist Kino finds a pearl of immense size and beauty‚ claiming it to be ’as perfect as the moon’. However‚ by the final stages of the book it is looked upon with disgust‚ suggesting that it contains the devil and is ’grey‚ like a malignant growth’. Steinbeck
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Heavenly Worthiness and Earthly Value An Analysis of Prominent Themes and their Effect in the Poem Pearl The title of the poem‚ Pearl‚ indicates something of high value – whether it be spiritual‚ economical or personal – to the audience. The pearl is indeed valuable to the father as he lives in misery as he mourns the death of his daughter however the poem discusses many aspects of worthiness and value when describing a person’s physique‚ piety‚ and behavior. During the dream dialogues between
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LYTS518 – Excursion to the Sports Facilities in Jyväskylä University of Jyväskylä Department of Sports Sciences Anna Katriina Salmikangas Sport Planning March 2010 Introduction The Jyväskylä day excursion offered an opportunity to visit and familiarize with various sport facilities in the Jyväskylä municipality and area. The excursion provided valuable information on the sport facilities and gave an insight to some of the physical activities engaged in by people around the area especially
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Inevitable Passage of Time Within John Cheerver’s‚ The Swimmer we can learn a lot about life choices and priorities. Cheerver demonstrates the effect of social standing in the novel through the eyes of the main character Needy. Needy has let his social standing overpower him‚ which eventually leads him to a life without social activity. Cheerver effectively communicates his message to the reader by combining a wide variety of symbolism and excitement. Throughout the novel the author uses a plethora
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTINGS INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation‚ attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. These are place‚ towns or sometimes a commercial establishment operated by a single company. It is a living spa in the old fashioned sense of the beautiful destinations that caters to your needs and desires in a peacefully placed environment. One can’t help wonder about the history and heritage behind a resort on a
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Some people think that the butterfly stroke looks like an easy swimming stroke with both arms coming out of the water at the same while gliding their body over the water‚ but they are wrong. It’s actually one of the most difficult strokes. When my heat of swimmers was called for the event of the 50 yard butterfly‚ I stood behind the start block getting ready to swim butterfly and to do my best. The announcer then gave us the signal to get up on the starting block. Once everyone was on the block they
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Thesis: My favorite place is my grandmother’s house‚ and I like to be there every weekend. I. Description of my grandmother house. A) Large and big house. B) Gathering every weekend. II. Description of two gardens. A) First garden near the entrance. B) Second garden in front of sea side III. Description inside house. A) Mix between modern and classic. B) Two floors IV. Summer holidays A) Swimming at the pool and sea. B) Sleep at grandmother house
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Navid Dostzada April Smith English 101 ESl 22 August 2013 My father. First My father is the most influential person in my life. My father been in my life‚ from the day I first opened my eyes to the present moment. This person is the teacher a guide‚ and a source of strength and support. He is the one who I love and trust. I love my father because he has taken care of me since I was born. My father helped me with everything when I need his help. I cannot remember a person in my life
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Essay Choice #3 Define and discuss the following compliance techniques: the foot-in-the-door technique‚ the-door-in-the-face technique‚ and the low-ball technique. Provide one real-world example of each compliance technique. The foot-in-the-door technique is a compliance strategy designed to get a favorable response to a small request at first‚ with the intent of making the person more likely to agree to a larger request later (pg. 448). My mom used this technique on my dad to get the swimming
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