I. EXTRACTS BASED QUESTIONS Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow : 1. “I am going back to my grandmother. My lawyer will communicate with you later ?” (a) Who speaks the above lines ? (b) Why is she going back to her grandmother ? (c) What effect does the above extract have on the listener ? 2. “Well‚ I was not in a position to contradict Jenkins.” (a) Why was the narrator not in a position to contradict Jenkins ? (b) Who was Jenkins ? (c) What had Jenkins
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Eowyn Ivey’s Use of Setting in The Snow Child In The Snow Child‚ by Eowyn Ivey‚ an Alaskan setting in the 1920’s contributes to the atmosphere of isolation‚ harsh conditions‚ and quiet. An older couple has moved to the Alaskan wilderness to escape the reminders of their dead child. One day‚ they make a snowman‚ and after the snowman begins to melt‚ they notice the mittens and hat have disappeared‚ and they discover a young girl living in the woods. A strong fantasy overlays this harsh story‚ borrowed
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“Let It Snow” Evaluation David Sedaris’ essay‚ “Let It Snow” is a reflection of Sedaris’ past. A single day from his childhood in North Carolina where Sedaris and his siblings were home due to school being closed for few days because of bad weather. The story reflects solely on the relationship that Sedaris’ mother had with him and his sisters‚ and how it was affected by her drinking problem. Although the story revolved around the children the mother was the main character. The mother in the
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Plot in The Alchemist The four obstacles are presented to us in the early pages of the introduction. The first obstacle: we are told from childhood onward that everything we want to do is impossible. The second obstacle: love. The third obstacle: fear of the defeats we will meet on the path. Finally the fourth obstacle: the fear of realizing the dream of which we fought for all our lives. We find the first obstacle Santiago faces in page 9‚ where Santiago mentions to his father at a early age that
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delineated beginning‚ middle‚ or end.." (qtd. in Kirszner and Mandell 1121) Upon closer inspect we can clearly see that Glaspell does indeed have a beginning‚ middle and end‚ and the action does not meander. The plot of Trifles follows the pyramid created by critic Gustav Freytag to follow the plot of dramatic work. According to Freytag‚ a play usually starts with exposition‚ this is where were introduced to the charters‚ setting and the basic situation the characters are involved. Exposition is then followed
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Plot Summary By Michael J. Cummings...© 2009 .......Wounded‚ the narrator takes refuge at nightfall with his valet‚ Pedro‚ in an apartment in the turret of a grand but gloomy chateau in Italy’s Apennines Mountains. Pedro had broken into the building‚ which appears to have been temporarily abandoned‚ so that his injured employer would have a place to rest. .......The furnishings are elegant but old and run-down. On the walls are tapestries‚ armorial trophies‚ and modern paintings in frames
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SIOP and Madeline Hunter Being a teacher‚ and setting up your class to be as productive as it possibly can be relates to the notion of how well planned is the class going to be. Is there going to be any dead spots‚ confusions‚ or even misunderstandings between the student and the teacher? Ultimately lesson planning is the essential fixer to all of the unwarranted questions that as a teacher you do not want to deal with on a daily basis. In lesson planning there is‚ in essence‚ multiple ways to lesson
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It is my claim that Ernest Hemingway’s piece‚ "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is most effective at showing how trivial life can be as it regards to what people think is needed to be successful in life for three main reasons. The reasons are that people put too much time into achieving unrealistic goals‚ people get too involved in obtaining their goals and do not appreciate what they have‚ and people have the wrong idea about success and can not obtain true success with the wrong vision of what it is.
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Plot Summary The plot of To Kill a Mockingbird revolves around main character Scout Finch. She lives with her father‚ Atticus‚ and brother‚ Jem. Atticus is a widow‚ and Scout has no mother. The family resides in a fictional Alabama town called Maycomb‚ which is in the grips of the great depression. Even though many in the town are struggling‚ Atticus is a lawyer with a strong work ethic and a good client base‚ so the Finch family is doing pretty well - at least when compared to many of the other
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society‚ religion and even cause‚ yet it also transcends all the above‚ because everyone dies. But there seems to be one idea that is unusually common about death; in the moments before death‚ a person sees their life flash before their eyes. In the Snows of Kilimanjaro‚ Ernest Hemingway tells a tale of death I believe one could argue is an unique and challenging way to think about one’s life “flashing” before their eyes. Many people read Hemingway’s story and conclude the story tells of the regretful
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