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    conflict either. The conflict that was identified in this story was not very important. There were many other ways to solve their problem‚ and also avoid the situational irony that occurred at the end of the story. “Man from the South” written by Roald Dahl was not the best written short story using literary terms such as a strong situational irony as well. For situational irony‚ it wasn’t shocking that the old man was up to something suspicious. From the beginning of the story‚ you could tell that

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    References: Carrier‚ R. (1985). The Hockey Sweater. New York‚ NY: Tundra Books Dahl‚ R. (1975). Danny‚ Champion of the World. United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Fitzhugh‚ L. (1964). Harriet the Spy. New York‚ NY: Harper & Row White‚ E.B. (1945). Stuart Little. New York‚ NY: Harper & Brothers.

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    hypnotic effects of television on children may have seemed alarmist in 1964 when Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published‚ but now its lyrics seem almost understated. In Roald Dahl’s story‚ television addict Mike Teavee pays for his obsession by getting shrunk to the size of an actor on a television screen. Dahl exaggerates the effects of excessive viewing‚ but for children glued to media screens today‚ the consequences may be more insidious and just as hazardous. Decades of research have

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    Introduction The aim of this essay is to analyze and comment on the selection practices based on the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Scott (2005) states that “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” was filmed in 2005 based on children’s book by Roald Dahl. The movie reveals a story about poor young boy – Charlie‚ who lives in town‚ where located chocolate factory owned by famous confectioner - Willy Wonka. Soon‚ Willy Wonka decides to allow 5 children to visit his factory and distributes five Golden

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    at the Cologne Hochschule fur Musik. In 1933 at the age of twenty-one Dahl fled to Switzerland in order to escape Nazi Germany and continued his musical studies at the University of Zürich with Volkmar Andreae and Walter Frey. During his time in Zürich‚ Dahl was an in demand piano soloist and opera coach for the Zürich Stadttheater. It is here that Dahl met Etta Gordon Linick‚ and the two later married. In 1939‚ Dahl immigrated to the United States and moved to Los Angeles. This was a special

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    Imagine going for a job in Africa on a ship in very hot days. When you arrive there you lose your job because you have to go to war forced and with no experience. In the book "Going Solo" Roald talks about his friends he met on his travels. David Coke is a concern person because Roald did something wrong because on paragraph 108 it states‚ " never do that agin" because he almost crashed. He is also a cooperative person because on paragraph 64 it states‚ " Then David Coke said‚ ’As you don’t seem

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    Constitution By Robert A. Dahl Context The American Constitution‚ seen by Americans as guiding light and bedrock of civil rights and democracy is as Robert A. Dahl argues not so democratic and does not guard the rights of individuals. P.18 Dahl places his work asking fundamental questions as to the use and application of the constitution in the modern world‚ not as an attack as Gordon S. Wood from New York Review of Books clearly states on the front cover. Dahl merely and humbly is asks Americans

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    Univ 102 . 10 May 2011 Cultural Transformations of Little Red Riding Hood The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” began as a fairy tale passed down through the centuries‚ especially by peasant women to their daughters since folklorists often belonged to the peasant culture (Tatar 3). The peasants who were farmworkers and domestic laborers needed something to do while working tediously‚ so they told each other tales. That’s why the Little Red Riding Hood story’s original plot had a peasant

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    Born in Burbank California in 1958‚ director Tim Burton grew up with a fascination for Roald Dahl and Edgar Allen Poe works. He enjoyed how these authors were able to blend humor and horror to create a work of art that viewers were both disgusted‚ and intrigued by. The effect of these influences were eventually reflected in his remarkable films. From Edward Scissorhands‚ where the main character has scissors for hands instead of real hands‚ to Alice in Wonderland‚ where the main character is thrown

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    Semester System - MCQ Pattern 30-20 Pattern: Minimum marks for passing - 12/30 and 8/20 Syllabus Compulsory English –BA/BCom/BSc/BBA/BCA/BCS… First Year Objectives: 1) To encourage the students to speak English 2) To enable students to use English in day-to-day communication 3) To build up their confidence in the usage of English 4) To expose them to light prose and poetry 5) To develop their written communicative competence 6) To prepare them for competitive exams Semester-I Textbook entitled

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