THE CURSE SPM 2011 – CHARACTERS‚ CHAPTERS‚ THEMES‚ VALUES 15/10/2011 BY CIKGU MAIA The Curse Synopsis In “The Curse” by Lee Su Ann‚ Azreen takes time off from her studies in London‚ UK‚ to return to her village in one of the legendary islands of Langkawi. She returns to mourn the loss of her older sister‚ Madhuri. However she finds out via rumours and loud whispers that Madhuri was murdered. At her village Azreen has to contend with a cold-hearted father and support
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An Inspector Calls How does Priestly develop the Character of Sheila Birling? In an Inspector Calls‚ Sheila Birling’s character is seen as a child that has been raised into an upper-class family and has become familiar with the luxuries and social standing lower classes wouldn’t dream of obtaining‚ her spoilt upbringing and deceiving parents have grounded her in a semi-childhood where she is blinded from the injustice of the class system and the treatment of the lower ‘classed’ majority of the public
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and Sheila Mant” is about a boy who loves fishing and a girl named Sheila. The narrator is a very kind boy who tries to treat Sheila as best as he can. However‚ Sheila doesn’t really exchange kindness back to him. Sheila isn’t a very good friend because while the narrator was struggling to paddle the canoe on the way to their fair date‚ Sheila made no move to pick up the extra paddle and help him. Sheila would even “dangle her feet over the side” (Wetherall 2). The second example of Sheila not being
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something wrong. “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” is a short and fictional story by W.D Wetherell in which the narrator chose Sheila Mant‚ a girl he was crazy about‚ over what he loves more which is fishing for bass. Later on he regrets the decision he has made. In “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant”‚ the narrator was not being truthful to himself because of the fact that he cut the line to the bass he has been trying to catch for a while‚ just to keep Sheila Mant. After this decision was made‚
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yourself faced with a challenge or a hampering situation. However‚ a decision has to be made and each obstacle must be overcome. In the short story The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant by W. D. Wetherell‚ the obstacle was the main characters’ situation in being able to talk to his crush‚ Sheila Mant. He is initially drawn to Sheila because of the large parties her family threw at the lake cottage next to his‚ during this fateful summer‚ and his curious nature. His curiosity grew stronger with his development
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Sheila Birling is a character that goes through an intense and rapid character development throughout ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ transitioning from a naïve and privileged upper-class self-centred young lady to a woman who is able to stand up to her parents and present her own opinions representing Priestley’s ideologies of socialism. In Act 1‚ Sheila appears very naïve and obsessed with her engagement. She also goes to lengths to impress Gerald by flirting with him and joking to show him that she is entertaining
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There are two types of volcanoes‚ strato-volcanoes and shield volcanoes. Both are characterized differently‚ for example‚ strato volcanoes have sleep slopes‚ shaped like a tall narrow cone‚ but shield volcanoes have gentle slopes‚ shaped like a low‚ wide cone. The eruptions can be devastating‚ an example would be mount vesuvius‚which erupted in AD 79‚ killing over 10‚000 to 25‚000. Strato volcanoes are the larger and more impressive volcanoes with a snow capped peak which can easily exceed
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Inspector Calls Sheila Birling: - She is described at the start as a ’pretty girl in her early twenties‚ very pleased with life and rather excited’. 1 - Even though she seems very playful at the opening‚ we know that she has had suspicions about Gerald when she mentions "last summer‚ when you never came near me." However even though she mentions this‚ she seems to have no desire and want to actually find out about what happened in the summer. 2 - Immediately shows compassion to Eva Smith and
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1. What are the most important issues confronting Sheila Mason? Explain you priority of important issues. The most important issue confronting Sheila is that her previous company‚ ATS‚ is claiming she may be in violation of her Employee Noncompetition‚ Nonsolicitation‚ Nondisclosure and Development Agreement that she signed when she was hired by the company. The day after she quit she began officially working for her own company‚ which ATS indicates is in direct competition with its own business
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River‚ and Sheila Mant” is that it’s hard to truly love to different things with all your heart equally. You see this even in the first statement to a point‚ “There was a summer in my life when the only creature that seemed lovelier than a largemouth bass was Sheila Mant.” Also we see this when Sheila says “I think fishing is dumb…” when the main character clearly loves fishing more than anything except maybe Sheila herself. Right after that he decides that ‚for at least the time being‚ Sheila is more
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