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    Eveline is not sympathetic character for three reasons. She chose not to go with frank to Buenos Ayres‚ she chose to stay in Ireland and continue with her unhappy life‚ and the ghost of her mother constantly haunted her because of the promise that she had made to her that after she died‚ she would take charge and take care of the house and family. The first reason why I think that Eveline is not a sympathetic character is because she did not go with frank to start the new life that she wanted. The

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    vehicle barriers‚ and technological systems designed to monitor the expanse of the boundary but per the department of homeland security‚ this promise had not been kept‚ just 5 percent of the double-layer fencing is complete‚ only 36.3 miles. Under those circumstances‚ the boldest promises made by the president-elect‚ Donald Trump‚ as well as one of his first promises‚ was building a wall along the US-Mexican border.

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    they want to do with their lives? Well in 1917‚ the Prime Minister of Canada‚ Sir Robert Borden‚ had promised Canadians that he would not introduce overseas conscription to citizens at any cost (Bain). Nevertheless in May 1917‚ Borden took back his promise and introduced the Military Services Act (Le Canada- A People’s History). On August 29 1917 under the Military Services Act‚ conscription became law in Canada to all able-bodied men between the ages of 18-45 (Jones‚ and Granatstein). Robert Borden

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    Hester Prynne started off the book by making a promise to Chillingworth‚ the former husband‚ that his identity would not be revealed. No matter what the circumstance was during most of the book‚ Hester Prynne kept this secret even though it would have given a great benefit to admit this to everyone. Hester Prynne also kept the secret of whom the father of Pearl was‚ no matter how many times Hester Prynne was interrogated and threatened

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    time this is done is when Kane said “I made not campaign promises.” There was an extra pause or elaboration on the word “promises” implying the promises of his opponent were not kept. The next rhetorical device is when Kane said that he had more than hope‚ implying Jim Gettys has no hope or is hopeless. This type of rhetorical device is an antithesis. The next rhetorical device is of the same type. It is when Kane says he would make promises now if he was not too busy arranging to keep them. This

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    letter to her husband only to get a letter back saying he promises he won’t do it again. In The Bats‚ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni uses the symbol of bats to show how the bats keep on coming back to the orchard

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    LAW OF CONTRACT The Law of Contract is that branch of law which determines the circumstances in which promise made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding on them. All of us enter into a number of contracts everyday knowingly or unknowingly. Each contract creates some right and duties upon the contracting parties. Indian contract deals with the enforcement of these rights and duties upon the parties. Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 came into effect from 1st September‚ 1872. It extends after

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    want to take part in the decision-making process. Government has a lot of information which the people may have an interest in but still some of this information is dangerous. Things like war strategies and secret missions need to be withheld. Being kept in the dark on some things as long as it’s truly for the good of the nation and not for someone’s benefit is acceptable. For example if government find the cure for cancer but decide that it would ruin pharmaceutical companies and chose not to reveal

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    Elements of the short story The Letter Characters Coachman Ali – Father of Marian who kept on waiting in the post office for a letter from his daughter. * He used to be a good hunter who retired after his daughter Marian left Postmaster – The man who ignored Ali’s request. * He found a letter addressed to Coachman Ali and he realized Ali’s situation as a father Lakshmi Das – A clerk which Ali gave five Guineas and asked him a favor that the letter from Marian must be forwarded

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    oral complexity in the making and keeping of promises The making of a promise involves the voluntary giving of one’s word that‚ if and when a particular circumstance or situation comes about‚ one will undertake to act in a manner defined by the terms of the promise one has given. The act of making the promise‚ in other words‚ implies a willingness to keep it. What is being agreed is that‚ on the basis of something said in the past‚ one’s future actions will‚ insofar as the future is foreseeable

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