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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“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 prince" by Oscar Wilde seems to be written for children but its content addresses issues of morality to even adults: it develops feelings of sympathy for the poor in children and it makes adults rethink of their attitudes towards life‚ the conversations between the prince and the swallow in some places amuse us while in others places bring tears to us. Not just the moral values but the way the author treats the topic goes far beyond what one can expect from a fairy tale to rank the story
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departments which was a positive step taken by her. Employees now had an option to get trained and to pursue different carrier options with in the company. This step taken by Siegel showed that the company cared and showed interest towards the development of its employee’s .Siegel created a database of employee skills to make it easier to promote people into other divisions. Creating a database also helped in keeping a track of all the employees and related skills‚ this helped in better training and
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These are the beginning lines of the short story‚ Happy Endings‚ written by Margaret Atwood. Most stories have developed settings‚ characters and established plots. However‚ Happy Endings is structured in a unique way that makes it stand out among others. After reading Happy Endings several times‚ it is obvious the story was written to expose a heartfelt message that would encourage the reader to think about his or her life. The tone of voice in Happy Endings was different than what I was used to‚ but
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Strategies for Motivating Employees Strategies for Motivating Employees I. Introduction II. Motivation III. Strategies for Motivating Employees A. Employee Involvement B. Providing Performance Expectations C. Providing Feedback D. Implementing Professional Development E. Employee Recognition F. Giving Incentives IV. Establishing Relationships VI. Conclusion Introduction There was a point
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bad boss? One of the main reasons employees quit is the relationship with their first-line supervisor. The fact is many supervisors and managers are unaware how their actions and decisions affect employee turnover. A critical aspect of an effective retention strategy is manager training. Properly trained managers play a major role in an effective recruitment and retention strategy. Managers need the skills‚ tools‚ and knowledge to help them understand their employees’ retention needs and be able to
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Managerial Decision Making: Case Analysis for FMB&T Lori Dutkovich Principles of Management MGT2037 May 31‚ 2011 Dr. Nadia Brown‚ Adjunct Instructor The reason Ms. Cole feels stress in the current situation is the lack of clarity in her responsibility and authority within the organization as well as clarity in the relationship between IT and the bank’s other departments. There is frustration in the fact that there was no one defined as coordinator between the other departments and
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to emphasize her thoughts. “Tone is a general character or attitude of a place‚ piece of writing‚ situation‚ etc.” as said by Dictionary.com. The depressing tone used made her article more memorable leaving the readers with a grim sense of feeling making it successful. Next‚ Bruce used alliteration to make her writing more interesting. As said by Dictionary.com‚ “Alliteration is the occurring of the same sound.” In the article Bruce used the terms “mass-murder” and “new normal”. These terms made the
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Narrative History of Texas Annexation‚ Secession‚ and Readmission to the Union Texans voted in favor of annexation to the United States in the first election following independence in 1836. However‚ throughout the Republic period (1836-1845) no treaty of annexation negotiated between the Republic and the United States was ratified by both nations. When all attempts to arrive at a formal annexation treaty failed‚ the United States Congress passed--after much debate and only a simple majority--a
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