MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA “ION CREANGA” STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES ENGLISH PHILOLOGY CHAIR DIPLOMA PAPER FIGURATIVE USE OF WORDS IN W.S.MAUGHAM`S SHORT STORIES) Submitted by: IONAŞCO SILVIA‚ the 4th year student‚ group 404 Scientific adviser: SMOCHIN OLGA‚ Senior lecturer Chişinău – 2011 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...3 Chapter I. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF STYLISTIC
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The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac Path to Enlightenment Everyone desires to find happiness‚ which can be found through anywhere: people‚ an object‚ an action‚ or even something as simple as a belief. People turn to religion at times of need to find satisfaction in life. In Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac‚ the main character‚ Ray Smith‚ turns to Buddhism for happiness. During his study of Buddhism philosophy‚ he meets a younger writer much like himself‚ Japhy Ryder. While Japhy is close to his spiritual
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The human survival is based on friendship. From the highest authority to the lowest bums living on the streets all of them have experienced in some way or the other one of these different kinds of friendships. We take this friendship for granted because it is something that exists naturally in society and most of us never really have to actually go out into the world looking for a friend. Those of us who have had to live in a foreign country or in new surroundings have learned how important this
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LOOKING BACK ON EIGHTY YEARS By William Somerset Maugham In my long life I have seen many changes in our habits and customs. The world I entered when at the age of eighteen I became a medical student was a world that knew nothing of planes‚ motor-cars‚ movies‚ radio or telephone. When I was still at school a lecturer came to Canterbury and showed us boys a new machine which reproduced the human voice. It was the first gramophone. The world I entered was a world that warmed itself with
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Beach Bum advertising for lifeguard candidates exclusively in newsletters and other publications by Tri-Delta sorority‚ which to managers produce the most attractive women. Discrimination practices can cause a negative light to be placed on the Beach Bum name and cause customers to no longer purchase Babes of the Beach merchandise. Rule: Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
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Ulanskaya Ann AK-091 W. Somerset Maugham. “The Unconquered” Essay I have read a novel “The Unconquered” written by W. Somerset Maugham. This was the first novel of this writer‚ which made me cry. It’s very strong‚ in my opinion. Maugham’s special ambiguity is seen more clear in this novel because it is impossible to understand who was write and who was wrong; who acted more horrible‚ the blind drunk German soldier committed violation of a young girl or that girl killed the innocent child
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“Most people I’ve talked say the they find social lying acceptable and necessary.” Is it Wrong to tell a lie? Think about whether you would tell a lie in these circumstances: If your mother asks whether you had a cookie before dinner‚ and you did indeed have that cookie‚ would you lie and deny it? You probably would. If your best friend is wearing an extremely unattractive outfit‚ would you tell her she looks great even though you honestly think she looks like a walking disaster? If you knew
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I am actually so in love with you. I just want the day to come where we can live together and own our own apartment. That way I wouldn’t have to wait a week to see you and be in your arms again. Instead‚ I would literally get to see your beautiful face every day. Even if we both spent our days doing our own thing‚ at the end of the day I would get to be with you. I would still get to see you‚ hold you‚ hug you‚ kiss you and talk about our day when we both get back home. Then every night‚ I would
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The main point of the article “Rap Takes a Bum Rap” is to convey the positive message of rap songs in this society. As Herschend mentioned‚ this music has been the blame for almost every problem that’s been happening around us throughout the years. However‚ like any other form of entertainment‚ this is an art of expressing of oneself. Guru‚ a rapper‚ says “Rap is musical‚ cultural‚ expression based on reality.” For people who creates this type of music‚ it’s something they draw from within and their
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is „Character depiction in the novel The Moon and the Sixpence” of William Somerst Maugham. The reason for writing a paper on this topic are numerous. First‚ the literary works of W.S. Maugham are very famous and popular all over the world. He is recognized as a master of short-story‚ novel a plays writing. Another reason is that author’s characters are considered to be an intresting resouce for studies. Maugham often is represented as a narroter‚ re-telling unexpected stories of people he has
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