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    Hamlet were to leave a bouquet of flowers by Ophelia’s grave after she died it would consist of: aloes‚ yellow chrysanthemums‚ dark geraniums‚ honeysuckles‚ yellow lilies‚ marigolds‚ and peonies. He would give her aloes and marigolds because they are symbolic of grief and despair. Hamlet feels despair and is grieving over the death or suicide of Ophelia. He would give her yellow chrysanthemums which symbolizes slighted love. Hamlet secretly loved Ophelia but could not show it so that his plan would follow

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    carry her shopping bags home. Afterwards‚ he puts a card and chrysanthemums at her doorstep. When a neighbor sees the chrysanthemums‚ she thinks that someone is dead because‚ in Italy‚ chrysanthemums are usually associated with funerals. She places some flowers on the doorstep and other neighbors place more flowers‚ and when the beautiful woman opens the door of her house she is surprised to see the doorstep filled with chrysanthemums. The stumbling block that is expressed in this video is assumption

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    how differently they would feel in the same situation. In an attempt to answer Henry James on how characters are only as interesting as their response to the particular situation we will look at “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. In “The Chrysanthemums” we are introduced to Elisa Allen at her ranch working in her garden. She is described in the story as: “She was thirty five. Her face was lean and strong and her eyes were clear as water

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    Ann. "Shiloh." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1982. 577-578. Porter‚ William Sydney. "The Gift of the Magi." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1906. 169-172. Steinbeck‚ John. "The Chrysanthemums." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1938. 226. Steinbeck‚ John. "The Chrysanthemums." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1938. 231-233.

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    Merlyn S. Mendioro * ‚ Maria Genaleen Q. Diaz ‚ Maria Theresa B. Alcantara‚ Oscar J. Hilario‚ Patrocinio Mateo and Reycel D.M. Maghirang Key words : cytological studies‚ iron-acetocarmine squash technique‚ Euphorbia ‚ Moringa ‚ Chrysanthemum ‚ karyotype *Corresponding author: msmendioro@yahoo.com INTRODUCTION Plant products are widely used in pharmaceuticals‚ cosmetics and food industries. Many pharmaceutical companies in the Western world depend on many plants for their medicinal

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    REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Humans have been using insecticides for thousands of years. The Egyptians used unspecified chemicals to combat fleas in their homes about 3‚ 500 years ago‚ and arsenic has been used as an insecticide in china for at least 2‚ 900 years. Insecticide is a substance that kills insects. Insecticides are sometimes called pesticides. But pesticides include substances used to control mice‚ weeds and other pests besides insects. Insects harm human by transmitting

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    A New Business In A New Town Xu Xingpeng Raffles Design Institute Executive This marketing report is about the feasibility of opening a Tea house in at Huali Road‚ Zhujiang Newtown‚ CBD‚ Tianhe‚ Guangzhou‚ Guangdong‚ China. This report includes the introduction of tea‚ location and Tea house. Following the marketing research problem and marketing research objectives‚ the researcher has researched this survey by questionnaire. After analyzing the results of questionnaire‚ the conclusion

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    grocery store or a shopping mall are just that‚ quick conversations that are soon forgotten. We don’t expect them to profoundly impact our lives or even change who we are. Elisa Allen in John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” was not expecting any visitors while cutting down the old year’s chrysanthemums‚ much less a visitor that would deeply impact her and her feelings. Her character starts out as a strong woman and ends in tears. Elisa Allen is a dynamic and round character. Steinbeck describes her

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    How is Gender represented in your TWO prescribed texts and ONE related text? In the texts of ‘The Chrysanthemums’ by John Steinbeck‚ ‘Folk Hero’ by H.M. Tolcher and ‘Ode to Barbie’ by Romanie Moreton the concept of gender is supported and challenged in a variety of ways. Men are typically portrayed as hard-working‚ rebellious and fulfilling a job in a male dominated profession. In contrast to this‚ females are depicted as fragile and emotional‚ having the role of the housewife. The authors of the

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    what they could or want to be. While many writers have described the effect of an unequal relationship and feminism‚ John Steinbeck shows us in “The Chrysanthemums” how woman crave for more adventure‚ Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” yearns for happiness‚ and Marge Piercy’s “A Work of Artifice” pressure of a man’s world. The Chrysanthemums written by John Steinbeck illustrates a wife named Elisa whom is confounded to this ordinary house wife duty but aches for adventure and excitement.

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