“Day of the Butterfly”? What does indignant mean? Know the tone of the poem “Sunjata” How would you describe the woman in the yellow smock in the reading “In the Shadow of War”? In one word‚ how would you describe Trevor from the reading “The Destructors”? What words would best describe Ryan from the “First Confession”? When the reader knows something that a character or speaker does not‚ it is called what? When an unexpected event occurs within the plot structure‚ it is called what? When a character
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“The media ’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent‚ and that ’s power‚ because they control the minds of the masses.” – Graham Greene‚ English Writer. I agree with the statement that media can control our minds of the masses. We cannot deny that the media have their power to control some part of us in a certain way. Media can be seen all around us for example we can see from newspaper‚ television news‚ the
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Some books are to be tasted‚ others to be swallowed‚ and some few to be chewed and digested: that is‚ some books are to be read only in parts‚ others to be read‚ but not curiously‚ and some few to be read wholly‚ and with diligence and attention. ~ Sir Francis Bacon A LIST OF FAMOUS SHORT STORIES Famous short story writers are Edgar Allan Poe‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ Anton Chekov and O Henry. Some of these authors have gained much fame and recognition in the literary world entirely through
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County. More than a dozen novels and many short stories that followed were set in Malgudi. Narayan’s second novel‚ Bachelor of Arts (1939)‚ marked the beginning of his reputation in England‚ where the novelist Graham Greene was largely responsible for getting it published. Greene has called Narayan "the novelist I most admire in the English language." His fourth novel‚ The English Teacher‚ published in 1945‚ was partly autobiographical‚ concerning a teacher’s struggle to cope with the death
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Victorino Mapa High School Quiapo‚ Manila The Quiet American By: Graham Greene Danielle May P. Basilio IV-4 Mrs.Ballinan I. About the Author Graham Greene was born in 1904 and educated at Berhamsted School‚ where his father was the headmaster. On coming down from Balliol College‚ Oxford‚ where he published the book of verse‚ he worked for 4 years as a sub-editor on The Times. He established his reputation with his fourth novel‚ Stamboul Train‚ which he classed as an ‘entertainment’
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of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongsideMulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao)‚ and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend‚ Graham Greene‚ who was instrumental in getting publishers for Narayan’s first four books‚ including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends‚ The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. Narayan’s works also include The Financial Expert‚ hailed
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In 1940 British author Graham Greene wrote The Power and the Glory‚ which focuses on a drunkard Catholic priest’s journey through Mexico during a period in which the Mexican government did not allow Catholicism. The novel experiences with controversial topics such a Catholic priest who is a drunk and has a child and the persecution of Catholics in Mexico. Because of the controversy Greene published The Power and the Glory as The Labyrinthine Ways in the United States‚ so the book would not upset
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Manifest Destiny: “expansion of the United States through the American continents were inevitable and justified” Avatar: They thought that importance to get into the Avatar world and destroy Omaticaya‚ the Home Tree. The scientists and destructors feel that it is necessary to do this because Unobtanium is what is within the tree and it sells for very high in the US. The contents were “inevitable” to not get because they are worth so much and there could be a huge economic boom in their company if
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A Case for the Defence -Graham Greene Revision Questions and Answers 1. What does his ‘wearing gloves’ suggest? When Mrs. Salmon saw Adams‚ he was at the steps of Mrs. Parker’s house and he was wearing gloves and had a hammer in his hands. Wearing gloves suggests that he had committed the crime and did not want to leave any evidence in the form of finger prints behind‚ that might put him into trouble. 2. What is the role of the ‘hammer’ in the trial? The hammer plays a vital role
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Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongside Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao)‚ and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend‚ Graham Greene‚ who was instrumental in getting publishers for Narayan’s first four books‚ including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends‚ The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. Narayan’s works also include The Financial Expert‚ hailed
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