Now‚ the VOA Special English program‚ AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) We present the short story "The Lady‚ or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. (MUSIC) STORYTELLER: Long ago‚ in the very olden time‚ there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were progressive. But others caused people to suffer. One of the king’s ideas was a public arena as an agent of poetic justice. Crime was punished‚ or innocence was decided‚ by the result of chance. When a person
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Love is a dangerous thing. In the story “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton‚ a princess must make a challenging decision that will determines her lover’s fate. When a man is put on trial for loving the princess‚ he relies on her to decide if he gets to live and get married‚ or get mauled by a tiger. The princess will choose the tiger. Within this story‚ the royal family is given distinguishing traits that explain why the princess would choose death upon her lover. Because she is the daughter
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In this story‚ the tiger is depicted as being selfish. He seeks for his self-interest even though his actions finally make other people in trouble or even die. He does not care for common well-being or general welfare. For example‚ the tiger wants to be "king of the beasts" so that he battles the current king‚ Lion‚ which leads to a confusing battle of all the creatures in the jungle. The tiger is imaginative. From the passage‚ the tiger even imagines that the moon will be "yellow" with "stripes"
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female. Rich’s poem‚ "Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers" is about the trials of an older woman in distress because her marriage is in trouble‚ and she is too afraid to leave her husband. The most apparent point in the poem is the ongoing contrast between the fictional tigers and Aunt Jennifer. The tigers represent a powerful character created by Aunt Jennifer through her needlework‚ which she uses as an escape. While the tigers move with certainty‚ "Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen" (1). Aunt is
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Dear Mr Clarkson‚ I have recently read ’Stuff The Tiger – Long Live Extinction’ with interest‚ and write to inform you of the failings in your article. Although there may be some element of truth in your main point‚ that we shouldn’t care about animals becoming extinct‚ the confusing way that you argue it prevents me from considering it seriously. There are a number of serious flaws both in how you present your argument and in the points that you make‚ and I hope to outline these to you in my letter
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How Tiger Woods Affects the Game of Golf Like Muhammad Ali is to boxing and Michael Jordan is to basketball‚ Tiger Woods is considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time. Due to his incredible playing on the course‚ his young age‚ and the endorsement deals he signed with major advertising companies‚ Tiger Woods ’ fans place him on the "best of the best" list in professional sports. Society places an enormous amount of responsibilities on its champions or favorites. " Sure‚
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Tigers in captivity Tigers shouldn’t be kept in captivity. People aren’t aware of the amount of space tigers need and how far they can travel. According to the Professor of Wildlife Conservation Robert John Young‚ Tigers can roam for hundreds of miles and the comparison of space between living in captivity and living in the wild is not even close. Imagine being kept in a small captivity with nothing to do‚ no freedom‚ change in lifestyle‚ behavior‚ and spending most of their lives in
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TW – Exec Summary The following report examines how Tiger Woods’ functional and reputational core competencies have affected his professional life‚ specifically relating to his financial status as a marketing tool for golf companies. Prior to his 2009 scandal‚ Tiger Woods was ranked #1 in the world‚ one of the highest grossing athletes‚ and one of the leaders earning multiple lucrative endorsement deals. He made millions leverage his two major core competencies: functional (professional athleticism-based)
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ШУМЕНСКИ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ “ЕПИСКОП КОНСТАНТИН ПРЕСЛАВСКИ” Факултет по хуманитарни науки Project title: Write a critical analysis of William Blake’s poem "The Tiger’ paying special attention to the stance of the poetic speaker Name: Ивелин Иванов Минков Faculty number: 1063
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Vincent Applied English 131 8 June 2015 Research Project General Topic: The effects of tiger mother education Restricted: How does tiger mother education affect Chinese and American education? More Restricted: How does tiger mother education affect Chinese education? Topic Chosen: How does tiger mother education affect Chinese education? Outline How does tiger mother education affect Chinese education? I.“Tiger mother” is famous as “crazy mother” in China. a.Chinese parents often forbade his children
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