In September 1939‚ Władysław Szpilman‚ a Polish-Jewish pianist‚ plays on radio in Warsaw when the station is bombed during Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland at the outbreak of World War II. Hoping for a quick victory‚ Szpilman rejoices with family at home when learning that Britain and France have declared war on Germany. But Germany defeats Poland quickly and its troops enter Warsaw‚ where life for Jews deteriorates as the Nazi authorities prevent them from working or owning businesses and force
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In the novel “Lyddie” by Katherine Paterson‚ thirteen year old Lyddie Worthen was a farm girl from Vermont in the 1840s. Since her father left‚ she has been working hard to support her family. Her family consists of siblings Agnes‚ Charlie‚ and Rachel. She has to take care of them‚ and her mother‚ due to the fact that her mother had “...gone somewhat queer in the head after their [Lyddie’s father] had left.” [5] Lyddie’s mother had decided to go to her sister Clarissa and Clarissa’s husband Judah
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C Character Analysis of Miss Brill In the short story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield‚ the author uses various ways to fully characterize Miss Brill‚ and in doing so reveals the many sides and complexity of her character. It is difficult to understand Miss Brill because she does not understand herself. Miss Brill’s given name is never mentioned since she has no friends who would use it. However‚ at the beginning of the story she is blissfully happy with her life and situation. She has
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1.iPrécis Katherine Bourzac‚ in her article “A Smarter Prosthetic for the Eye” (2012)‚ explains to readers that new prosthetics for the eye could reverse vision loss in some people with a simple implant. She supports this claim by explaining the technology and how it “combines infrared video-projection goggles with a small‚ wire-free chip implanted inside the retina” then by stating “[the implants] might restore more vision than other retinal prosthetics being worked on” (1). Bourzac’s purpose is
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123 Spruce St‚ Apt 35 Philadelphia PA 19103 Gayle L. McDowell (555) 555-1212 gayle@careercup.com Employment Software Engineer‚ Intern Apple Computer Summer 2004 iChat AV Reduced time to render the user’s buddy list by 75% by implementing prediction algorithm. Implemented iChat integration with OS X Spotlight Search by creating tool which extracts metadata from saved chat transcripts and provides metadata to a system-wide search database. Redesigned chat file format and implemented
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Every author is blessed with a writing prowess and enigmatic writing styles that differentiates the author from the rest of the lot. Renowned author‚ Katherine Mansfield has made a name for herself amongst the literary crowd and this literary work‚ "Miss Brill”‚ is one of the finest works of the author. Talking about her early age‚ she was born and brought in the lush greenery of Wellington‚ New Zealand‚ to humble parents. The upbringing was very modest and close to nature and that is clearly evident
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Although convinced that she herself will never marry‚ Emma Woodhouse‚ a precocious twenty-year-old resident of the village of Highbury‚ imagines herself to be naturally gifted in conjuring love matches. After self-declared success at matchmaking between her governess and Mr. Weston‚ a village widower‚ Emma takes it upon herself to find an eligible match for her new friend‚ Harriet Smith. Though Harriet’s parentage is unknown‚ Emma is convinced that Harriet deserves to be a gentleman’s wife and sets
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The novel is the story of a girl caught in the throes of war on the island of Bougainville. It is through the guidance of her devoted but strict Christian mother and teacher that Matilda survives but‚ more importantly‚ through her connection with Pip‚ a fictional creation in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Pip helps Matilda maintain a desire to live‚ especially after her mother‚ the wise Mr Watts‚ and her island home cease to exist. The novel opens with a colourful description of Watts‚ whom
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The opening passage in Katherine Mansfield’s short story "A Cup of Tea" introduces the protagonist in a manner that will serve to underscore the importance of irony to the tale. What is easy to miss in this deceptively pedestrian opening is the invitation to the reader to become part of the storytelling process through an unexpected interrelation with the implied reader: "no‚ you couldn’t have called her beautiful." Not much later‚ the reader is again made complicit in the telling of Rosemary Fell’s
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Stylistic Analysis of Katherine Mansfield’s Garden Party To better comprehend our course: Style in Fiction‚ I have selected a short story the Garden Party‚ so as to analyze in terms of styles. 1. About the writer and the story 1.1 About the writer Beforehand‚ I’d like to give a brief introduction of the short story’s writer Katherine Mansfield and the short story. Katherine was born in Wellington‚ New Zealand‚ into a middle-class colonial family in 1888. She studied at Queens College
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