was already informed that devastating news could potentially kill Mrs. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard adored her new acclaimed freedom and the thought of losing her freedom literally killed her. The last notable literature element is situational irony. Kate Chopin used situational irony to provide the ending with satire. Throughout the story‚ Mrs. Mallard
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Authors of short stories use elements of style to make their stories interesting. There are many elements of style used by authors. Irony and theme are often used in short stories. This is clearly shown in O. Henry’s short stories such as: “The Gift of the Magi‚” “The Lickpenny Lover‚” “The Midsummer Knights Dream‚” “The Cop and the Anthem‚” and “Ships.” The short stories of O. Henry use the element of theme to bring about ironic endings. In “The Gift of the Magi” there are elements of theme throughout
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and brings life back to spring. Nauryz symbolized the birth of a new year‚ cycle of life and Kazakhs came together to celebrate as a community. In Kazakhstan Nauryz is truly a social event. Now People in my country gather together at their main city‚ squares‚ where holiday organizers erect yurts‚ stages‚ and trading tents where crafts and goods are sold. Food is cooked on open fires in huge pots‚ and people dress festively. The roots of the holiday are ancient‚ and it is believed that the roots
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seminars‚ books and theories focus on leadership. His main contribution for management practices is the leadership theory Situational Leadership II. The main fundament of his theory is that there is no single “best” style of leadership‚ it all depends on the task and on the person/group who is executing that task. According to the Situational Leadership II theory‚ there are two main concepts that should be analysed by the manager. Those concepts are the subordinate’s level of development and the
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There is actually lots of irony in this story. The key piece is that the two characters in this story hate each other. They want each other dead and in the end‚ both of them end up dieing. Irony is the best thing to have in stories in my opinion. They make it interesting and funny so at the end you can say “ha sucks doesn’t it”. Ulrich and Georg have grown up hating each other and wouldn’t mind killing one another. They show this from a young age‚ “as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood”
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In simple terms‚ a situational leader is an individual who can use different leadership styles based on the situation. Blanchard and Hersey created a model for Situational Leadership in that allows you to analyze the needs of the situation you’re dealing with‚ and then adopt the most appropriate leadership style. Many of us do this anyway in our dealings with other people: we try not to get angry with a nervous colleague on their first day; we chase up tasks with some people more than others because
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In a tale of ancient Rome‚ a victorious Roman general passes through the streets of Rome in triumph and glory. The crowd cheers as he passes by in his chariot‚ but behind him a slave stands whispering this exhortation: “Remember you are mortal”. Percy B. Shelley issues a warning like this one to Great Britain in 1818‚ using The Examiner as his mouthpiece. This warning is “Ozymandias”‚ a sonnet reflecting the truth that glory and power cannot last forever. As Britain becomes stronger and more powerful
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17April2007 Contextual Overview of A Tale of Two Cities During the eighteenth century‚ the economic‚ social‚ and political conditions of France were unstable and ready to crumble at a moments notice. However‚ there was a great contrast between the aristocratic society of France and the poor. The poor‚ which was the majority of people lived in extreme poverty and had to deal with social criticism and political abuses from their own government. A Tale of Two Cities is a book of contrast whether
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silent action is paralleled in Charles Dickens novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens speaks of a woodman‚ personified as fate‚ and a farmer‚ who is used to picture death‚ working silently but purposefully towards the French Revolution‚ getting ready wood for scaffolds‚ guillotines and tumbrels. As well as portraying the silent nature of drowning‚ Dickens also uses this motif to bring out another aspect of the revolution. In A Tale of Two Cities‚ Dickens uses the motif of drowning to portray the stages
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Abstract Situational Leadership‚ one of the most widely used leadership approaches in the business world today was developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard in 1969. It is a leadership approach that focuses on leadership in different situations and is based on the premise that different situations demand different kinds of leadership. This approach stresses that a leader has to adapt his style of leadership according to the situation of his group. There are four different leadership styles based
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