Own” by Flannery O’Connor 1. Explain the significance of the name Shiftlet. The name Crater. Shiftlet suggests he is a sketchy character or that he will change. Crater is an empty space or hole‚ indicating that she is in want/need of something 2. Underline any positive references to nature. Explain the significance of these references. At what point in the story does nature change/darken? Why? Nature begins as a beautiful sunset that represents Shiftlet as a possible good person. As the
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My Father My father is a tall man with a pair of glasses. Everyone says he is a kind-hearted man. He often helps his neighbor and some strangers whom he doesn’t know at all. He has really done a lot for others. I don’t like him to do so because I think it has taken him too much time. When I discourage him‚ he always says with a smile‚ “The world needs warm hearts.” My father loves his family‚ and loves his work even better. In the company‚ he is
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Running Head CAREFUL THINKING Jo Perkins BUS 604: New Business Venture Management Effective Viewing for an Effective Outcome Professor Dr. Jorge Cardenas July 23‚ 2012 Introduction Elderly people are so comfortable in their own skin because they have lived their lives and some have a continuance‚ which indicate that this is a true blessing and most of them still have their right frame of mind in order to assist in their living conditions along with their personal retirement plans. The elderly
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E-Government in Malaysia: Its implementation so far and citizen’s adoption strategies. E-Government is the use of information technology in to provide citizens and organizations with more convenient access to government information and services and to provide delivery of public services to citizens‚ business partners‚ and those working in the public sector. It helps to improve information flows and processes within government to improve the speed and quality of policy development‚ coordination and
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Q1. What are the characteristics of a good measure of central tendency? [5Marks](b) What are the uses of averages? [5 Marks]Answer:a). The characteristics of a good measure of central tendency are: Present mass data in a concise form The mass data is condensed to make the data readable and to use it for further analysis.• Facilitate comparison It is difficult to compare two different sets of mass data. But we can compare those twoafter computing the averages of individual data sets.While comparing
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Some people believe there is good in everyone‚ it just takes the right person to bring it out in them. Flannery O’Connor is one of those people. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” begins with the grandmother wanting to visit east Tennessee but the family wanting to go to Florida. The grandmother wanted to revisit her memories from when she was a little girl to‚ not only tell‚ but show her son‚ Bailey’s children‚ where she grew up as a little girl. Bailey refused to go to east Tennessee‚ so the grandmother
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Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia National Plan of Action on older persons (1998 - 2007)E.C Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs June 2006 Addis Ababa Acknowledgement The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs expresses its deep gratitude to HelpAge International- Ethiopia office for its financial contribution and technical support to prepare this Plan of Action of Older Persons and translate into English language. MOLSA would also like to extend its thanks to the
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Literature is often distinguished from other genres of literature through author’s fixation on the grotesque‚ as well as their development of damaged‚ or even delusional characters. Among demonstrating these recurrent themes in “Good Country People”‚ Flannery O’connor focuses on the stark contrast between each character’s self proclaimed identities versus their true nature. From a judgmental character like Mrs. Hopewell uttering “Everybody is Different” (O’connor 3)‚ to Manley Pointer pulling pornographic
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"A Good Man Is Hard to Find‚" by Flannery O’Connor‚ gives insight to the end of the story by using irony. The family in this short story are traveling to Florida for a vacation until the Grandmother steers them off track and ends up making their trip end before it starts. O’Connor uses context clues throughout the story to let readers know death is the result of the family’s vacation by pointing out critical moments from the Grandmothers outfit‚ the gravesite on the old plantation‚ the town traveled
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A comparison of protagonists in Flannery O’Conner’s "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Greenleaf" In both his works of fiction‚ “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” and “Greenleaf”‚ Flannery O’Conner paints a rather grim picture. The protagonists in both the short stories share several common traits. In the story‚ “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”‚ the Grandmother‚ who remains unnamed throughout‚ is a vile woman‚ who is also selfish and a complete hypocrite. Yet‚ she continues to judge other people for what
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