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    In both William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” and D. H. Lawrence’s “ The Rocking Horse Winner”‚ the author’s give us a glimpse of two poor families who suffer through similar problems in different ways and situations. The comparison shows how in “Barn Burning” because of Abner’s recklessness and cruelty‚ his son Sartoris Snopes and family are unable to get into the larger society. In “The Rocking Horse Winner‚” the mother’s greed for money and her behavior with her children and husband forces her son

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    depressed. The Book Thief and The War Horse both show that war causes depression and death. The war left many people in poverty. In The Book Thief and The War Horse‚ many of the children had to go off into the war. This caused the family to lose their workers. In The Book Thief‚ there weren’t a lot of jobs available. The Jews were customers for many companies and they were being killed by the Nazi’s. This resulted many companies losing business. In The War Horse and The Book Thief‚ many of the citizens

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    The Comparisons of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and “The Lottery” “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence is an unpredictable‚ fairytale-like short story about a mother of three who constantly worries about her financial problems. She has a son who is fervent about figuring out a solution to her predicament. This story also has an abrupt ending that gives off strong emotion. Another short story‚ called “The Lottery”‚ has the same spectacle of ending the story with suspense. Written by Shirley

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    threats) on ‘project objectives.’ Risks in a project also include proactive management of all stakeholder’s involved that can have an impact on these goals‚ positively or negatively (PMBOK® Guide‚ 2013). Risk Factors and Risk Appraisals for the Horse Hill Project Risk management in regards to decision making in the oil industry is conceptually difficult decisions that management faces because their characteristics are different in most cases (Walls‚ Morahan and Dyer‚ 1995). Organisations distinguish

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    Comparison of The Withered Arm and The Rocking Horse Winner 1.From the title ‘The Withered Arm’ a visual image is conceived of a disfigured arm in our mind The main characters presented here are Rhoda brook and the young Mrs lodge‚ married to the farm owner where Rhoda brook works as a milkmaid. It’s basically a conflict of beauty which roda brrok envies and persistently uses her child to almost spy on Mrs. lodge and report to her with feedback. The story is set in a rural atmosphere at a farm

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    Rocking Horse Winner) Gambling is generally not seen as a stable form of income. In fact‚ often it can lead to the loss of money. However‚ sometimes it is the only form of income one is able to have‚ such in the case of being a child. This is how it is for Paul‚ a boy who takes it upon himself to help to try and relive the financial burden his family faces. This goal ends in tragedy‚ however‚ when Paul dies from a brain fever in his attempt to gain insight into the winner of a horse race‚ of

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    Materialism over Motherhood The short story‚ “The Rocking - Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence elaborates on the important role that wealth plays not only in an individual’s lifestyle‚ but also their happiness. Paul‚ a young boy seeking the love of his materialistic minded mother feels a deep obligation to fulfill his mother’s happiness‚ a place where his father has failed. Through a Freudian approach‚ one is able to describe Paul’s actions of sexually desiring his mother and ultimately replacing the

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    Horse Racing: an Economic Beneficiary Two hearts beating‚ trembling‚ and pushing each other towards the finish line‚ this is what horse racing is about. Since the early 1800s‚ horse racing has been a favorite pastime of Americans. More and more large racetracks began popping up and spreading from coast to coast. Famous races such as Ruffian‚ Secretariat‚ and Seabiscuit have left an imprint on America’s heart. Even today‚ there are famous horses catching everyone’s attention such as California Chrome

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    and in a snobby way‚ congratulated him. This is where we first caught glimpse of the friendship. After the race there were sign ups for The Light Horse in Gallipoli. Archy had moved from dreaming of being the top sprinter in Australia to wanting to fight for his country. He saw the experience as a one in a life time opportunity. An adventure. The Light Horse rejected Archy as the people knew him and knew he was underage. Frank then intervened and suggested the idea of going to Perth to sign up‚ seeing

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    Sociological Criticism and "The Rocking-Horse Winner" Daniel P. Watkins relates "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence‚ to sociological criticism through his critique of the family ’s need to show off and of the capitalist society they live in. The family lived in style but always felt anxiety in the house because they didn ’t make enough money for the social position in which they had to keep up (Lawrence 592). The society‚ culture‚ and economy are examined to help interpret the content of

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