William Somerset Maugham was a British playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. After losing both his parents by the age of 10‚ Maugham was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. Not wanting to become a lawyer like other men in his family‚ Maugham eventually trained and qualified as a doctor. The first run of his first novel‚ Liza of Lambeth (1897)‚ sold out so rapidly that
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Title of Assignment: Cross-cultural concerns in South African organisations. Personality is incorporated into the topic. There are many concerns in the organisation – most of which have some relation to cross-cultural issues. Cross-culture is concerned with the “systematic study of behaviour and experience as it occurs in different cultures‚ is influenced by culture‚ or results in changes in existing cultures” (Trandis and Lambert‚ 1980‚ p.1). Kroeber and Kluckhohn‚ (1952‚ p.181) proposed a definition
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Character Analysis of Abigail Williams Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to McCarthyism in 1953. During this time the Puritan society was in authority. This society was one where religion was highly practiced‚ women had the least rights‚ forms of entertainment were banned and adultery was seen as major sin. However‚ Miller’s‚ The Crucible makes the strongest female character; Abigail the conveyance of all the Puritans would have believed as evil. Throughout the play‚ The Crucible the
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William Wordsworth: Michael IF from the public way you turn your steps Up the tumultuous brook of Greenhead Ghyll‚ You will suppose that with an upright path Your feet must struggle; in such bold ascent The pastoral mountains front you‚ face to face. But‚ courage! for around that boisterous brook The mountains have all opened out themselves‚ And made a hidden valley of their own. No habitation can be seen; but they Who journey thither find themselves alone With a few sheep‚ with
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William Glynne-Jones Squint‚ the foreman moulder‚ stood with his arms folded on the wooden planks covering the heavy-castings’ pit. He peered at the men as they bustled around in the casting bay‚ getting the moulds ready. "Get a move on‚" he rasped. "It’s up-ladle at three. You’ve got ten minutes left. Hey‚ you - Owen and Ritchie! Close that spindle." He pointed to a mould‚ its top and bottom half contained in two steel boxes‚ approximately seven feet long by three wide and three deep.
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William Faulkner’s novella “The Bear” from his collection of works‚ Go Down Moses‚ is a symbolic exploration of the relationship between man and nature in the eyes of a young boy. The heart of the issue‚ the warped idea of the ownership of land‚ is revealed thought the clash of man and nature in a wild chase that ends only in blood and death. The prey is nature itself‚ represented by a bear‚ while the hunters are men‚ full of greed and destructive possessiveness‚ pursuing that which they do not
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William Carlos Williams and His Imagist Poetry Modernism and Imagism‚ two movements in literature ‚which were developed in the 20th century .At the beginning of the decade ‚modernism was a revolution of style .Crime‚ depression‚ and materialism filled this era. Musician‚ artists‚and writers broke away from technique to create a new art.Also‚ imagism brought fragmental and chaotic life where nobody felt secure and happy.After that
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In The Martian Chronicles‚ Bradbury ties in historical events and uses them to make certain points about human society. The three main topics he explores are colonization‚ technological advancement and censorship. These issues arose during the 1900s‚ throughout a significant part of Bradbury’s life. They had an extremely influential role on human society and way of life. Competition between countries and the protection of national ideals were catalysts for technological advancements and brought
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Speaking with Art John William Waterhouse’s elegant works did not reflect the culture through poets who appreciated his works‚ along with the Brotherhood and other people‚ but he himself was influenced by others more than anyone could ever imagine. Waterhouse was not the most famous person in his time‚ but he knew how to get people’s attention speaking with art. He grew up in a wealthy household and followed his parents footsteps. As a colleague‚ he was involved in many groups‚ the one he was
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In order for a poem to be classified as a sonnet‚ it must meet certain structural requirements‚ and Sonnet 138‚ “When my love swears that she is made of truth‚” is a perfect example. Shakespeare employs the traditional rhyme scheme of the English sonnet‚ the poem is made up of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet‚ and iambic pentameter is the predominant meter. However‚ it would be an error to approach this poem as a traditional Shakespearean love sonnet. It is a ‘love’ poem
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