disappointment. In doing do‚ we reign in our guts‚ confidence and self-belief‚ do the ordinary‚ and follow the flow. Is it any wonder that more than 80% of the world population are common and ordinary? What can I say about daydreams? They are pleasant thoughts or wishes‚ and it is therefore not surprising that we all get lost in our own fantasies once in a while. That is being human. The difference is that some do it more often than others. And extreme cases‚ as psychologists would tell you‚ do
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A; Mount Pleasant Do you remember how it is to be a child? Sometimes it is difficult but it is oftentimes easy and extremely secure. Being a child includes having a different view at the world than from parents or another adult’s point of view. A child is not able to understand everything and is not supposed to do it‚ this I why parents lie for their children. To protect them from the difficult world and from people and situations that is not necessary for a child to observe. In the text Mount
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Mount Pleasant Louise Buxton’s Mount Pleasant is a very uniquely written short story‚ where we experience a normal day from a child perspective. It’s a modern story from 2005. The story is told in first person singular‚ where the narrator is a young girl whose name is Elizabeth. ”(…) like the glue wee peel off our hands after arts and crafts hour at school with Mrs Kelly.” (p.2‚ l.16-17) Based on the information we know that Elizabeth goes to school‚ but also that she cannot be more than 6 to
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Mount Pleasant ”Mount Pleasant” is a short story written by Mary-Louise Buxton. It is written as a first person narrator‚ as a child called Elizabeth. It is written quite unstructured‚ mostly describing the life of Elizabeth and her family in their home in Mount Pleasant‚ not showing the stories twist until the end. The narrator uses a very childish language using expressions like “Mammy”‚ “babby brother” and “Eeny meeny miny mo”. As a short story‚ the plot and character descriptions are quite
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”Mount Pleasant” By Mary-Louise Buxton In this short story called “Mount Pleasant”‚ you see the world through a child’s eyes because the short story is written with a unique narrative technique and language. The reader’s mind is brought back to the time where ghosts and other wicked and impressive creatures filled the darkest corners of the thoughts from one’s young days. This curiously written short story is the product of Mary-Louise Buxton‚ written in 2005‚ and it is about Elizabeth and her
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Mount Pleasant The parents are the most important cornerstone in the rearing of a child. They are the ones who lay the foundation for how the child will behave in the future. All parents wants their child to become a respectable and resourceful adult in society in the future. Therefore‚ the parents must strike a balance between being strict and soft‚ because there may be consequences if you are too much of one than the other. If you are too rigorous‚ the child may in the future be confined‚ or
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The coming of sound‚ although it was very popular with the audience‚ was not welcomed by everyone. Many saw the technical innovation as a barbaric intrusion to silent cinema. Among those people was Renée Clair‚ a French director of the thirties‚ extremely popular internationally. Like many others‚ he dreaded the arrival of sound however‚ because the public’s demand for talkies was so strong‚ he had no choice but to adapt to modern times. However his use of sound is quite particular and very interesting
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Money is only a means and not and end in itself. But some people begin to consider it the end of all activities. Then it becomes the master of their thoughts and actions. Such people are very selfish. They never think of the good of others. I had always wished for a large amount of money so that I may used it not only for my own personal good‚ but also for the welfare of the public. I have may own plans for using such a huge amount but I cannot put them into practice as I have no money. Once I
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all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out‚ out‚ brief candle. Life ’s but a walking shadow‚ a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage‚ And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot‚ full of sound and fury‚ Signifying nothing. (Macbeth: V.v.18-27) These Shakespearean verses lend William Faulkner the title of this novel‚ and speak of the philosophy behind it. In this soliloquy‚ Macbeth implies that the life is only a shadow of the past. He
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Yeager is by the far the most enjoyable history lesson anyone could wish for. The autobiography tells the story of Chuck Yeager‚ the world’s greatest pilot and first man to break the sound barrier. The story‚ told by General Yeager himself‚ has the perfect balance of humor and action. Witty anecdotes and suspenseful flight sequences keep the reader engrossed. The book is a multi-million bestseller for a reason. Chuck Yeager was born in 1923 in West Virginia. He learned to always do his best
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