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    one’s stories. He just spends 3 days to know every thing‚ this mean he is very chatty:" We called him Mr. Know-All". "But it was at mealtimes that he was most intolerable"At the mealtimes‚ he also buzzes other ones. "Mr.Know-All" by William Somerset Maugham

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    The ant and the grasshopper by W. S. Maugham The aim of the following paper is to analyze a story by Mark Twain called A Curious Dream. We propose in this paper firstly‚ to analyze characters‚ theme and point of view; secondly‚ the author’s style and thirdly‚ the author’s beliefs. Firstly‚ Characters The participants in the story are: the author‚ John Baxter Copmanhurst (the skeleton). The author in the story is the narrator presented with the subject pronoun “I”; he is the one who describes

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    The story under the title “The Escape” was written by one of the outstanding English writers – William Somerset Maugham. The plot of the story is quite simple‚ though interesting. The protagonist of the story‚ a young man rolling in money – Roger Charing – fell in love with Ruth Barlow‚ an unfortunate woman who was twice a widow. They had all the happy and pleasant moments of relationships a loving couple usually has and intended to marry. Then suddenly Roger fell out of love with Ruth. But he

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    Q: Sketch the character of Thomas Wilson. Is the name ‘lotos-eater’ appropriate to him? Ans. William Somerset Maugham’s compelling short story ‘The Lotus Eater’ paints his curious meeting with Thomas Wilson‚ the pivotal character of the story. A retired English bank manager‚ Wilson‚ who made the Italian island Capri his own abode‚ had a good deal of rumour going about him. No believer of all the tittle-tattle that went about him on the island and elsewhere‚ the author met him personally

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    Originally a novel‚ written by W. Sommerset Maugham‚ "The Razor’s Edge" is the story of an American man named Larry‚ who undergoes a transformation as he witnesses the changes in the world and his own life. Larry experiences disillusionment due to World War I‚ seeks refuge in France to "find himself"‚ and questions the morals of society. The Razor’s Edge entails several of the main elements of modernism‚ and Maugham illustrates them by exposing the darker side of the American Dream through relationships

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    Is W. Somerset Maugham a Racist? Webster’s Ninth Collegiate Dictionary defines racism as a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race(1). Racism can also be defined as prejudice or animosity against other races (2). In W. Somerset Maugham’s short story‚ Mr. Know-All‚ the narrator displays racism on at least three different occasions throughout the story. The first occasion is when the

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    I caught sight of her at the play and in answer to her beckoning I went over during the interval and sat down beside her. It was long since I had last seen her and if someone had not mentioned her name‚ I hardly think I would have recognized her.   She addressed me brightly. “Well‚ its many years since we first met.   How time does fly!   We’re none of us getting any younger.   Do you remember the first time I saw you?   You asked me to luncheon.” Did I remember? It was twenty years ago and I was

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    Analysis of Woolf’s Kew Gardens Oakland‚ John. “Woolf’s Kew Gardens.” English Studies 68.3 (1987): 264-274 In the article “Virginia Woolf’s Kew Gardens” Oakland is trying to examine a short story that few people took the time to do. He says‚ “It is not an expression of meaningless life but‚ on the contrary‚ reveals a harmonious‚ organic optimism.” (1) Since she chose to make it such a short piece of work‚ it fits perfectly with her style of writing. She doesn’t make the theme the subject matter

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    Поиск: Учебники-онлайн учебники и методические материалы Материалы по темам: Автомобильные эксплуатационные материалы О технологических‚ экономических и организационных системах поддержания машин в технически исправленном состоянии www.uchebniki-online.com/list/2 Финансы и налоги Включается в состав междисциплинарного экзамена‚ который сдают студенты экономических специальностей в рамках государственного образовательного стандарта www.uchebniki-online.com/list/3 Бухгалтерский

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    "Escape by W. Somerset Maugham" from Anti Essays‚ your source for free research papers‚ essays‚ and term paper examples. Stylistic Analysis “The Escape” by William Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham (25.01.1874-16.12.1965) is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. The trend he belongs to is realism with slight influence of expressionism. Maugham wants the readers

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