to be some one your not? In “The Necklace” author Guy De Maupassant describes the story of a young woman who no matter how much she has‚ she wants more. Mathilde is a beautiful woman but is only middle class. She wants nothing more than to be rich and have a big home. She borrows a necklace from a friend to go to a ball and she looses the necklace. She works for ten years to pay off the necklace and when she goes back to repay the woman‚ she is told the necklace is a fake. Through the use of narrative
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“A diamond‚ is the symbol for love‚ commitment‚ and a joyful new beginning‚” said the TV commercial. Many of the world’s diamonds‚ are mined using practices that exploit workers‚ children‚ and communities. A million diamond diggers in Africa earn less than a dollar a day. Miners are dying in accidents‚ child labor is widespread‚ and corrupt leaders are depriving mining communities of funds badly needed for economic development. In extreme cases‚ diamond mining can cause entire ecosystems to
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de Maupassant. He is a short story writer‚ novelist‚ journalist‚ poet‚ dramatist‚ and travel writer. One of his short stories is The Necklace. In any literary work it is necessary to have characters‚ whether it is major or minor‚ round or flat. Character development gives the reader insight of what they are reading. Looking at Guy de Maupassant’s piece The Necklace‚ characters are well portrayed by Guy de Maupassant thus giving the reader the opportunity to determine if they are round or flat characters
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Special Purpose Entity Enron had high levels of debt. To attract new investors‚ Enron needed to find a way to hide those debts. Andrew Fastow‚ CFO of Enron‚ turned to Special Purpose Entity (SPE). Several legal entities such as LJM and raptors were created and the poorly performing stocks were transferred to these entities. Then‚ the SPE were used to borrow large sum of money from investors with Enron’s overpriced stock as collateral. These SPEs were not reported on the financial statements. In
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Matthew Choco June 16‚ 2015 11-D#5 Mr. James Nicolay The Necklace The short story titled "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant is a story of deep sympathetic connection with Mathilde‚ as she struggles with the true cost of wealth after losing the necklace her friend lent her during the party. Guy de Maupassant illustrates his understanding of wealth as merely an aesthetic part of a person is seen emphasized inside Mathilde’s struggles‚ and we see that the conflict of the
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essay By Ian Diamond (Synthesis of artificial diamonds) Everyone knows Diamonds are hard and beautiful‚ but there are less people known a diamond could be the oldest material. Diamonds are found may be 50 to 1‚600 million years old‚ the diamonds themselves are about 3.3 billion years old. This difference is because the volcanic magma that solidifies into rock where diamonds are found did not create them‚ but only transported the diamonds from the Earth’s cover to the surface. Diamonds also may be
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Phuong Nguyen Cheryl Thompson BBB4M0 June‚ 10‚ 2012 Diamonds There are many different kinds of valuable gem in the world; however‚ diamonds is the most precious and favorite stone all the time. As the hardest known naturally material‚ diamond can be used to polish‚ cut and become a jewelery. Consumer claim that diamond is forever‚ that’s why diamond wedding ring represent for the endless love. This is a reason why diamond always become a “hot topic” in the market all over the world.
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it. The number of countries involved in this war was a great deal more than in the preceding wars. There was also more modern technology which made this war different because of the weapons and machinery used. There are a number of different reasons why this war happened‚ but it can be narrowed down to five main reasons that built up tension and therefore started the biggest war in history up until that point in time. The first factor in the war was alliances made between countries. Countries started
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World War I was called The Great War because it indicated how big the war was going to be‚ especially since it was fought against the major powers of the world. World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The reason that WWI happened was due to Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. These four elements caused the greatest and deadliest war the world had seen at the time. However many people can’t decide which element was the most vital. The most vital element
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In The Necklace‚ Guy De Maupassant uses various methods and techniques in order to present the main character‚ Mathilde Loisel In The Necklace‚ Mathilde Loisel is presented as a hopeful ‘Glamour girl’. She finds the idea of glamour and the pretty and expensive gifts that come with it very appealing‚ however‚ unfortunately for her; she was not born into a life of wealth or money. Rather than living the life of her dreams‚ she gets married to a ‘little clerk’ husband in an upstairs apartment‚ which
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