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    Synopsis: The short story “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman” by Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the stories of the Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. One of the characters named Sherlock Holmes in this story is investigating on a missing case. He is hired by an old retired man‚ Josiah Amberley‚ to investigate about his wife’s missing with a neighbor‚ Dr. Ray Ernest. Mr. Josiah also claims that two people are missing along with his cash and securities and therefore he wants to catch both of them. Holmes

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    proven through the two Books-The Adventures of Tom sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It is because there is the appearance of Tom sawyer and Huckleberry Finn‚ and also for a fact that they were friends in both books. Tom Sawyer is a boy who was born and brought up in the middle class. so tom has a stable life. while‚ Huck is a boy who was born and brought up in a lower class. Even under different level of wealth‚ Huck is a good friend with Tom‚ but how do Tom and Huck differs? and How are

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    mentioned above‚ to investigate the extent that the translators had been successful in transferring humor by using strategies‚ a book titled "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" written by famous American writer Mark Twain (1884) was chosen by the researcher. The target texts that are used by the researcher are two translated versions of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". The first target text (TT1) was translated by Najaf Daryabandari. He is an Iranian translator of works from English into Persian

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    Moral Value of the Novel

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    Back to the dreamtime is a novel about a son‚ Richard wanted to accomplish his father’s will. He found the Aboriginal decoration‚ tjurunga while cleaning the attics with his siblings. When Sonya and Joe told him about the tjurunga‚ he decided to complete the mission. He went to many places such as Alice Springs at Darwin‚ the Lake Armadeus and Hermannsburg Mission together with Tom‚ his friend Bradley and two guiders that have been send by the chief leader‚ Urandangi . Walpiri and Aratjara. Finally

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    Mob Mentality in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The critic Kenny Williams states that the Colonel Sherburn scene inThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark twain‚ “allow[s] a brief platform for Twain to express his own contempt for mobs in an era known for such activities and lawlessness.” This draws the attention to other scenes Twain uses to show his contempt for activities in society. In his novel Mark Twain uses characters and scenes to show his disdain for zealot faith‚ corrupt human

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    Mark Twain’s The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is an American masterpiece. Contrary to The Algerine Captive Mark Twain‘s satire and irony is emphasized through the style and the use of the American “vernacular” dialect for the first time as well as the use of the African-American dialect. Therefore Huckleberry Finn remains the work that elevates this onetime rustic humorist into the ranks of literary genius. It is considered by Satirist Dick Gregory once said that Twain “was so far ahead of his

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    next year in a best college class room in the world. The lectures are university professors carefully selected by the teaching company and its customers for electuaries distinguishing and teaching excellent .These lectures are titled the English novel part 1 the lecturer is professor thes vergen professor vergine is associate professor English and the blune England becanin professor English letruture lures university where he’s been teaching for over 50 years professor virgine preform in college

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    sympathize with the slave women who are separated from their children. In Stowe’s appeal‚ we hear echoes of the two main themes of Uncle Tom’s Cabin: motherhood and Christian duty. She asks mothers to not allow more families to be broken apart‚ as were Tom and Eliza’s. She also tells Christians that they have a duty to educate slaves. Indeed‚ Stowe is preaching to her readers‚ and her words evoke images of punishment upon the judgement day. Stowe wants her readers to feel that time is short before they

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    March 8‚ 2011 Reflection on the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn This novel was truly hard for me personally to read‚ because I have not really explored the world of southern society. During the days of reading this book I also learned many lessons of how to view the world in a different perspective. I learned that not all traditions can be explained with science or logic‚ but to just believe on what others thought it would be. The project that came along with this novel was a great way to analyze what

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    and Tom Walker” Questions Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (18 points) 1. Who is the author of “The Devil and Tom Walker”?      washington irving 2. What is the setting of the story?      boston Massachusetts country side 3. Whose treasure is buried in the woods?      Deacon Peabody 4. Why didn’t this person come back and get his treasure?      He was under the influnece of the devil 5. What do you think the word miserly means?      being shady 6. What did Tom Walker

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