The text which I’m going to analyse is "The happy man" written by Somerset Maugham. He is a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. Maugham was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset Maugham didn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he was critical of the morals‚ the narrow-mindedness
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The Happy Prince Story : The Happy Prince Written by : Oskar Wilde It is very difficult to feel the true happiness unless you realize what happiness means to you. One can earn his or her so called “ happiness “only by thinking of himself or herself in the first place whenever doing something . From the Story “ The Happy Prince “ important lessons can be learnt about happiness . I think “ Happy Prince “ truly realized his happiness through his three valuable personality traits
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“The Happy Prince and Other Tales” -Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright‚ poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit‚ he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London‚ and one of the greatest "celebrities" of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed‚ especially The Importance of Being Earnest. His most famous works are:
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“The Happy Man” by Naguib Mahfouz Isaac Duchesne Outline * Author Background * Plot Summary * Literary Devices * Narrative Elements * Overall Message * Questions * Discussion Author Background Naguib Mahfouz started writing when he was seventeen years old and is now respected throughout Arabic writing. Such as novels “The Children of Gebelawi (1959)‚ Small Talk on the Nile (1966)‚ and Miramar (1967). He often uses
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The story of Happy Prince was published in 1888. It is an allegory. The story is religious and is full of happiness. Happy Prince is a statue with a smile on his lips. It is made of gold‚ sapphires‚ and brilliants. Some time ago he was a boy with not knowing what tears were. Swallow is a bird‚ helping Happy Prince to please people. The story begins very strange with a describing of a beautiful statue‚ standing very high. In the story we can find a lot of similes‚ metaphors‚ flash-backs. A simile
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Our Love- Chapter One The valentines dance was coming up at Niall and Micayla’s school. They were bestfriends. They both secretly liked eachother‚ but neither of them knew it. Micayla was just about to leave for school when she got a text from her bestfriend Niall. Niall(7:45am): hay gurl hay. uh‚ I know it’s so close to the dance and all‚ but will you go with me? Just as friends though‚ haha. Micayla(7:45am): sure. I needed someone to go with‚ lol. and yeah‚ just as friends.. see you
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HOW TO BE HAPPY I. Introduction A. Do you want to live a happier life? B. I know I do! It has been very interesting for me to discover that we can’t teach ourselves to be happier by changing our ways and thoughts. C. Happy people are healthier‚ have better relationships‚ and are more successful than grumpy people‚ sad people‚ or unhappy people. D. I’ll show you how a few easy changes and a change of attitude will make you much happier and better able to deal with life. II. Body A. Lots
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The Happy Prince’s analysis 1. Inciting moment The city stood the statue of the Happy Prince‚ which is very beautiful‚ decorated with fine gold‚ ruby and sapphires. The citizens love it‚ however‚ some of them think it is not useful. At the beginning of this story‚ the author directly described the Happy Prince’s appearance and then used the citizens’ words to emphasize the "happy" image of the Happy Prince. However‚ after reading the whole story‚ we can noticed that the name of the Happy Prince
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The Happy Prince (By Oscar Wilde) The Happy Prince is a story written by author Oscar Wilde and was published in 1888. The story talks about a statue that can talk and then asks a swallow to do tasks for him. It is a simple yet meaningful story; therefore‚ this essay will first be about the summary of the story then it will discuss the symbolism of the statue of the Happy Prince‚ next it will show the contribution of the statue in the story‚ and the last paragraph will be the reflection of the
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1. Moem 2. Title – The Happy Man the only one of his kind‚ who achieved smth‚ then – who followed his dream. 3. Gist 4. Narrator - 1st person narrator (The narrator is the participant of the narrated event) The main character is the narrator. There is no any information about him in the text. Nevertheless we can judge about his character from his thoughts‚ behavior and speech. The description of his character is indirect. He is a wise man & a bit ironical towards life: he knows that it is impossible
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