RED DRESS by Alice Munro Alice Munro (Canadian writer‚ famous throughout North America) THEME: FEMALE ADOLESCENCE Sub-themes: • Mother-daughter relationship: o "She was just sitting and waiting for me to come home and tell her everything that had happened. And I would not do it‚ I never would." (implies that the daughter wished for her own space and felt her mother was too clingy and needy for her attention – failure at being a woman) o "My mother‚ never satisfied‚ was sewing a white
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“A Modest Proposal‚” is a satirical essay written and published by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Swift was a Protestant‚ but he was also a native of Ireland‚ having been born in Dublin of English parents‚ and was one of the most satirical writers of his time. Swift believed that the population of Catholic children in Ireland was creating an economic problem as well as being a burden on their parents and country. So Swift came up with a proposal that would satirize the English landlords with outrageous
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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter states the different literature and studies that were conducted for the research to gain familiarity that are relevant and similar to the present study. Related Literature Ralph M. Stair (1999) emphasized that the development of technology through the years have enabled us to do more with less effort. From the orientation of the light bulb to the industrial revolution and beyond‚ we have continuously tried to in a more efficient means of doing
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Personal and Professional Code of Ethics Everything that I do in life is a reflection of what I believe in and things that I value . I was taught as a child by my grandmother what was right and wrong and I have tried to live my life according to those teachings. Although ‚ as we gain more life experiences ‚we grow and sometimes our values and beliefs change. What I value most in my personal life are relationships‚ honesty‚ security‚ cleanliness‚ dependability and fun. In a professional setting
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The Simple Life is a reality television series broadcast from December 2‚ 2003 to August 5‚ 2007. The comedic show depicts two wealthy young socialites (Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie) as they struggle to do manual‚ low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms‚ doing farm work‚ serving meals in fast-food restaurants and working as camp counselors. In the first season‚ Paris and Nicole agreed to leave behind their cell phones‚ credit cards and celebrity status to move in with the Leding family in Altus
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beach. I confess I have longed to stalk runways‚ leggy‚ otherworldly as a mantis‚ to balance a head like a Fabergé egg on the longest‚ most elegant neck. Today in the checkout line‚ I saw a magazine claiming to know “How to Find the Perfect Dress for that Perfect Evening‚” and I felt the old pull‚ flare of the pilgrim’s twin flames‚ desire and faith. At fifteen‚ I spent weeks at the search. Going from store to store‚ hands thirsty for shine‚ I reached for polyester satin‚ machine-made
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Code Meshing and Code Switching Code Meshing is a strategy for blending many varieties with privileged standard language‚ it combines the ordinary language with non-formal conversations. Code Switching is the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation. When people switch codes they do not have to make the same cognitive effort as when they try to integrate communitive devices for code meshing. Many people use both code switching and code meshing
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The Ironic Satire of Reality Television When you think about the content and fibre of reality television there’s really not much there. Many people feel that reality television is the best production to come from ABC‚ NBC and all the corporate conglomerates trying to make easy money. That’s exactly what they are doing. Selling easily produced television to easily minded recipients. The first problem with reality TV is that it isn’t even reality. As soon as a camera is placed in front of someone
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What are the codes and conventions of Cowboys and Aliens The film cowboys and aliens is an adaptation of a comic book of the same name made in the 1990s in the UK. The film is a throwback to the classic cowboys and westerns and general sci-fi films of a classic area. The film is a mixture of two of the most popular genres ever seen in the film industry and includes all of the features you would expect to find in a classic sci-fi or western. In the film Indians also get a brief outing towards the
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Code Switching happens when a person that speaks two languages mixes them‚ or say borrows words from one language‚ to be clearer and more effective in his/her communication. All over the world a lot of Code Switching happens with English words being used in other languages‚ pardon‚ all over the world BUT in France‚ to be precise… Code Switching is always consciously chosen‚ doesn’t break any rule in either language and normally happens when one speaks both languages well enough (although I doubt
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