it wasn’t; its quaintness saved it. It was the third time I had stayed at the Van Dorth. I had been told about it first by the skipper of a Dutch tramp‚ the S.S. Utrecht‚ on which I had travelled from Merauke in New Guinea to Macassar. The captain‚ chief officer‚ engineer‚ the supercargo‚ and I piled into the launch and went ashore. There was no unique characteristics about them. They were the four fattest men I ever saw. They were huge‚ and I had great difficulty in telling them apart. It was a treat
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Leader of a Washington Native American tribe‚ Chief Seattle‚ sincerely explains Native American beliefs in a letter to President Pierce in 1855. Chief Seattle’s purpose is to inform and the President of fundamental ideas that remain honored by himself and Native Americans alike. He adopts a serious yet sarcastic tone‚ along with bouts of pathos to express to his audience the flawed logic of white imperialists. Chief Seattle’s noteworthy tone is cleverly spread throughout the letter‚ expressing love
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Bill Nye once stated‚ “Humor is everywhere in that there’s irony in just about anything a human does”. This is very clear in the story “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry‚ where he uses irony to bring about a humorous tone in his tale. In the story “The Ransom of Red Chief”‚ the author‚ O. Henry‚ uses situational and verbal forms of irony to make the readers of his work laugh because of the humerous tone. Both situational and verbal irony are used throughout the story to develop a humerous
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Don DeLillo‚ a current author today‚ is an American fictional writer of short stories‚ novels‚ plays‚ and essays. He was born and raised on November 20‚ 1936‚ in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City. His family‚ which consisted of eleven inhabitants‚ was a working-class Italian Catholic family from Molise‚ a region in Southern Italy. As a young child‚ DeLillo spent most of his time pretending to be a sports announcer on the radio for baseball. He was influenced by sports‚ cards‚ and billiards;
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Gentlemen‚ may I request you to please stand/rise as the Academic Procession consisting of Smt. Aarthy Sampathy‚ Chairperson‚ S.P. Sampathy’s **** ****** Educational Society and President and Chief Executive ‚ S.P.Sampathy’s **** ****** Group of Institutions‚ the Presiding Officer of the 16th Convocation‚ the Chief Guest Sri D.K.Jain‚ President & Chairman‚ Luxor Group‚ and Guest of Hounour ‚ Padmashri. Dr. Pritam Singh‚ Professor of Eminence‚ Management Development Institute‚ Gurgaon‚ have just
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Programs / Medical and Health Professions / How to Become a Chief Nurse:... How to Become a Chief Nurse: Step-by-Step Career Guide Learn how to become a chief nurse. Research the job description and the education and licensing requirements‚ and find out how to start a career as a chief nurse. To find schools with Nursing programs‚ browse these popular options. View 20 Popular Schools Requirements for Becoming a Chief Nurse Chief nurses are registered nurses (RNs) who work at the administrative
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opinions of Paul Smethurst‚ postmodernism could be presented as a reaction of modernism‚ but this is a complex and slippery relationship defining modernism as much as postmodernism. (Paul Smethurst‚ 25) In this short paper‚ I will discuss one of the chief problems in defining postmodernism. The main issue in defining postmodernism are time and the ambiguity between modernism and postmodernism‚ the term “postmodernism” first entered the philosophical vocabulary in 1979‚ with the publication of The
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The anthology A Good Time for the Truth by Sun Yung Shin is woven with stories from various backgrounds. Although they have different experiences‚ their stories are beyond imaginable in a liberal‚ northern state called Minnesota. Reading this as Alexs Pate commented‚ “you will not be able to read this book without changing. Minnesota will never be the same.” This book was not meant to make Minnesota seem like an atrocious state for people of color to live in‚ it was just authors writing and expressing
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Your Excellency Honourable Maithripala Sirisena‚ Ministers‚ the Principal‚ Teachers‚ Parents‚ Guests and my dear prize winners. For all of us at Zahira‚ today is a historic occasion as our chief guest is the much loved President of our motherland. I welcome you Sir on behalf of my board‚ my Principal‚ teachers and dear children. I wish to highlight some matters which are very near and dear to my heart. Initially Zahira was a leading school in Sri Lanka. Our archives evidence students who came
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Ransom of the Red Chief The Tale of the Reformed Kidnappers A review by Logan Christie December 5‚ 2014 Enjoy stories about bratty kids‚ Indians or kidnappings? Then look up Ransom of the Red Chief‚ immediately‚ because it has it all! This story was written by O. Henry‚ whose real name is William Sydney Porter‚ in 1907. Living until from 1862 until1910‚ Porter wrote many of his stories while he was stationed in prison for embezzlement. Along with Ransom of the Red Chief‚ The Gift of the Magi
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