De Profundis Oscar Wilde De Profundis DE PROFUNDIS . . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods‚ and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one centre of pain. The paralysing immobility of a life every circumstance of which is regulated after an unchangeable pattern‚ so
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“I hope you have not been leading a double life‚ pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.” (IOBE P.24). Most people would not create another life in order to obtain happiness as their own should give them enough pleasure. In Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest‚ not one‚ but two characters end up leading a double life with the same name. Jack Worthing is an upper-class man who lives in the country being Cecily Cardew’s guardian. When not in the country
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Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest While some critics contend that The Importance of Being Earnest is completely fanciful and has no relation to the real world‚ others maintain that Oscar Wilde’s "trivial comedy for serious people" does make significant comments about social class and the institution of marriage. These observations include the prevalent utilization of deceit in everyday affairs. Indeed the characters and plot of the play appear to be entirely irreverent‚ thus
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Case Brief Citation: New World Communications of Tampa‚ Inc.‚ d/b/a WTVT-TV v. Jane Akre February 14‚ 2003. Denied February 25‚ 2004. 866 So. 2d 1231 District Court of Appeal of Florida‚ Second District. Facts: In 1998‚ investigative reporting team‚ Jane Akre and her husband Steve Wilson‚ brought suit against their employer WVTV‚ a subsidiary of Fox TV‚ under violation of Florida’s whistle-blower statutes. They argued that the station had terminated their employment under
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The Canterville Ghost is not just a short story by Oscar Wilde about a haunted mansion with a ghost; it is also a comedy and a parody of British aristocracy. In this story‚ the author makes fun of American pride and love of wealth by having the American Ambassador who buys the mansion say: "I will take the furniture and the ghost at a valuation. I have come from a modern country‚ where we have everything that money can buy". Oscar Wilde’s "The Canterville Ghost" is a story of a family’s relationship
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The pelican brief. „The pelican brief” is the 3rd novel written by John Grisham in 1992. Most of his novels are about lawyers and so is this one. I could say that this book is definitely the one with most action in it‚ because the storyline is based on major government cover-up. One aspect of this book is its theme. The main theme of this novel is large-scale conspiracies in America. The author shows us the dark side of political and economical impact and its importance in the same time
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PHILIPPINES‚ Plaintif-Appellee‚ -versus- GA. G.R. No. 123456 PEDRO SARMIENTO Y TORDECILLA Accused-Appellant‚ x------------------------------------------x APPELLEE’S BRIEF SUBMITTED BY OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL #234 Palack St‚ GSIS Building‚ Brgy. Vito Cruz‚ Manila‚ Philippines By Dioxenos Barreras Sulit Associate Solicitor General SUBJECT INDEX Page No. Contents 1 Cover
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Recommendation Brief Julio Santos University of Phoenix Internal Control Systems ACC/544 Joseph Poletti February 08‚ 2013 Recommendation Brief Benefits An internal auditor is a person who works for a company and learns everything about the company and has intricate knowledge of the workings. They will work specifically in one company and be able to concentrate on everything in the company. Auditors can catch problems when they arise and bring them to attention to the people in charge before
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Case Brief 764 P.2d 1316 Supreme Court of New Mexico. Billie J. RODMAN‚ Petitioner–Appellant‚ v. NEW MEXICO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT and Presbyterian Hospital‚ Respondents–Appellees. No. 17721.Nov. 30‚ 1988. Written By: Lawrence Pelkey Facts: Billie J. Rodman‚ Appellant was employed by Presbyterian Hospital as a unit secretary for eight years when‚ on Feb 17‚ 1987‚ she was terminated under hospital personnel policies following a “third corrective action” notice. Prior restrictions
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Oscar Romero strived to remedy the situation in El Salvador‚ much like key thinker Aristotle would have. The core of Aristotle’s ethics is political intent. While Romero was primarily opposed to politics and government in El Salvador‚ the two share the same fundamental belief that the first and foremost concern is the people (In Aristotle’s case; Polis – the Greek city state‚ and in Romero’s; the Church). Anyone outside this community of people or polis‚ is an isolated person‚ a beast or god (Text
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