Meursault‚ the novel’s narrator and protagonist‚ receives a telegram telling him that his mother has died. She had been living in an old persons’ home in Marengo‚ outside of Algiers. Meursault asks his boss for two days’ leave from work to attend the funeral. His boss grudgingly grants the request‚ and makes Meursault feel almost guilty for asking. Meursault catches the two o’clock bus to Marengo‚ and sleeps for nearly the entire trip. When Meursault arrives‚ he meets with the director of the old
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Characters: Everyone was boarding the Orient Express. All of the characters are connected to each other in some way or another. There are many different characters. The main characters in the novel "Murder On The Orient Express" are Hercule Poirot‚ Mr. Ratchett‚ and The Armstrong family. Soon Hercule Poirot will become the detective on this murder investigation. Hercule Priort is a Belgian detective. A man named Ratchet‚ an American millionaire who fears for his life‚ is especially important because
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beginning of the novel‚ the young telegraphist reveals that she is engaged to Mr. Mudge and that she shall move to Chalk Farm‚ an outer suburb with less upper-class drama and secrets that “she should miss” (James 121). However‚ Lady Bradeen and her telegrams kindle her desire to stay in Mayfair. After getting involved in their affair‚ the telegraphist delegates herself a new mission: keeping Everard’s secret well hidden. In fact‚ she makes an allusion to that when Mr. Mudge asks her if she is ready to
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Katherine "Flossie" Bailey‚ was a Hoosier leader for justice and equality. She was a Marion resident‚ Civil Rights leader and President of the Marion branch of the Indiana NAACP. She worked tirelessly - but unfortunately unsuccessfully - with the Indiana Attorney General in an attempt to bring the racist perpetrators of the heinous 1930 Marion Indiana lynchings of Thomas Shipp (age 17) and Abram Smith (age 18) and the attempted lynching of Dr. James Cameron (age 16) to justice. However‚ her work
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Psychology (Myers‚ 8E) Chapter 10 Study online at quizlet.com/_h108 1. cognition the mental activities associated with thinking‚ knowing‚ remembering‚ and communicating a mental grouping of similar objects‚ events‚ ideas‚ or people a mental image or best example of a category a methodical‚ logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier -- but also more error-prone -use of heuristics a simple thinking strategy that often allows us
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Billy dying and what he thinks about the war. The guy offers him gum and water‚ and tells Berlin to stay calm he’ll eventually get used to it. They talk about Billy’s death and Berlin wonders what the parents expressions would be as they received the telegram saying that their son died that day being scared to death. He started laughing uncontrollably and he didn’t want to stop because he knew as soon as he would stop he would be afraid‚ and get very emotional. He didn’t want to die like Billy did‚ he
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affect the bottom line price of the widget‚ therefore considered big deal‚ a consent is need in writing for this modification to be binding‚ therefore this modification is not binding 2. In Question 1‚ what effect‚ if any‚ would the following telegram have? International Widget: In accordance with our agreement of this date you will deliver the one thousand previously ordered widgets within thirty days. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. (signed) Dickison A- In this case the
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Marketing: A Global-Managerial Approach. Marketing Strategy Planning. [University of Phoenix e-text]. The McGraw-Hill Companies. Available from the University of Phoenix eBook Collection database. Wallace‚ E. (2008). Things Explained: The Meltdown. Star-Telegram. February 2‚ 2008. Retrieved May 30‚ 2009 from http://www.star-telegram.com/ed_wallace/story/1216334.html
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In many texts published in the fin-de-siècle‚ there are extreme class differences that effect various relationships in both forms of platonic love and romantic love. Within these relationships‚ it seems as though there are plenty of fantastical elements that come into play in order to reconcile these differences. Relationships in various stories need a specific element of fantasy to provide a bridge between relationships. Using examples from James‚ Chesnutt‚ Jewett‚ Norris‚ Wilde and Whitman‚ it
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The Stranger Summary Notes Chapter 1 • Recieves telegram- telling him his mother has died • She had been living in an elderly home • Meusault asks his boss for time off • Meursault feels guilty for the inconvenience he has put unto his boss • Catches bus to Marengo • Doctor reassures Meursault that he should not feel guilty for putting his mum into the home • Caretaker of mortuary goes to open coffin but Meursault stops him and requests not to see the body • Spends night in the mortuary
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