Question 1 Amelia is an engineer and wants to set up her own engineering business. There is a small bank that has just opened up in her area – No Red Tape Bank (‘NRT Bank’). On 31 August she sees the managing director of NRT Bank‚ Madison‚ and discusses with Madison the amount of borrowed funds Amelia thinks she will need for her business. They discuss different types of loans and Madison says that a simple loan of $200‚000 repayable in 3 years would be the best type of loan for what Amelia wants to
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William Makepeace Thackeray’s Vanity Fair is a novel that revolves around the age old question‚ “Can money buy happiness?” Rebecca “Becky” Sharp‚ an orphan‚ raised alongside her foil‚ Amelia Sedley‚ is attracted by the rich lifestyle that Amelia has. Amelia‚ however‚ is gentle and humble‚ and dreams only for a happy life with her husband. Thackeray allows his characters to reveal themselves through their own words and actions‚ and sometimes even uses names to characterize‚ including Little Ricketts
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Vanity Fair‚ or also now for it’s subtitle “The Novel without a Hero”‚ is a satire to society‚ characterized by hypocrisy and opportunism. The novel follows the lives of two very different women‚ Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley. Vanity fair refers to a stop along the pilgrim’s progress: a never-ending fair held in a town called Vanity‚ which is meant to represent man’s sinful attachment to worldly things. Definitely‚ a quote that I think explains and drives much of the action and is one of the major
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Another Perspective: The Boy Racer Boy Racers are seen as the scum of society - hotheads that recklessly endanger their lives and the lives of others‚ break the law and disturb the city and tear around in modified‚ loud and outrageous cars with bright‚ dazzling neons and wide-bore tailpipes. However‚ the Boy Racer’s Epiphany by Owen Sheers presents a new perspective - an inside glimpse into the heart and soul of a boy racer. This poem uses creative language features and resonating text to effectively
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surrounding this home is swarmed with rambunctious college students‚ being that this is a college town. Lillian and her six roommates (Todd‚ Amelia‚ Delilah‚ Jared‚ Christian‚ and Dalen) all attend the University down the street. Todd is a very outgoing and perky person. He spends a lot of time working on designs for bands and his infamous magazine “Abstract”. Amelia is an alcoholic‚ on the verge of dropping out of college‚ and goes to shows at the local bars. Delilah is a nurse and the only roommate
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a hard beginning and was one of seven children. His parents were wild people who liked to roam around the swamp and fish. Marvin Macy is an evil man but love will change him. At the age of twenty-two‚ he asks Miss Amelia Evans to marry him. “Before the time when he loved Miss Amelia it could be questioned if such a person had within him a heart and soul” (217). After a stay in prison‚ Marvin returns to the town with shocking revelation. Marvin Macy being a troubled youth learns to love‚ yet evil
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Carradine‚ Simone Griffeth‚ Sandy McCallum‚ and a pre "Rocky" Sylvester Stallone as "Machine-Gun" Joe Viterbo. The film is about racers who try to earn the most points by hitting people in their cars‚ with a different amount of points being awarded depending upon who the racers hit. Babies and the physically challenged are two types; hitting these two types will also give the racer more points. The race is broadcasted through homes throughout the United States. The whole idea for the races was thought up
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Heroes Are the Donor Families [pic]Amelia Liver Recipient: Kentucky A strong will‚ determination‚ and the miracle of organ donation have kept illness from standing in the way of a young woman’s dreams. “All through high school I knew something wasn’t right‚ but I didn’t want to worry my parents. All I wanted to be was a normal teenager‚ graduate high school and attend the University of Kentucky. I guess you could say I was a good actress‚” Amelia has said. Amelia did graduate from high school‚ but
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Amelia‚ straight “A” student‚ transferred to a new high school her senior year. The grading policy at her new school was pass or fail. Not knowing this‚ Amelia turned in her first official English paper. When she got her paper back the next day it said “FAIL” in bright red ink. She was devastated. Amelia thought she could impress her new English teacher with her superb writing technique. Towards the end of class Amelia went up to her teacher and asked how and why she failed her paper. The teacher
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for which he spent time in the Atlanta penitentiary. When he returns to the town after many years he is an ill omen. It results in Lymon’s betrayal of Amelia‚ the ruin and closure of Miss. Amelia’s café‚ and Amelia’s own broken heart. He is an evil man without any redeeming characteristics and he uses Lymon’s attraction to him as a weapon against Amelia. The climax of the story of The Ballad of the Sad Café is set during the night‚ when Macy and Lymon destroy the café‚ steal Miss. Amelia’s belonging
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