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    Turn TV on‚ turn happiness on! Nowadays‚ people are always oppressed by pressures because of heavy works. There are many ways to let people relax themselves such as doing some sport‚ reading books‚ and listening music‚ etc. Thanks to the advanced technology‚ watching TV become one of the most popular ways to push pressures away. Also‚ it is an outstanding way for many people to entertain and update information. Eating junk food and watching TV turn into one of people’s lifestyles. TV shows come

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    The Turn of the Screw by Henry James forms a Governess’s account of her ghostly encounters in a country house called Bly‚ whilst raising two orphaned children‚ Miles and Flora. The title‚ “The Turn of the Screw” is referenced twice during the novella‚ firstly‚ in the prologue in which Douglas states that‚ “If the child gives the effect another turn of the screw‚ what do you say to two children-?” The second occasion refers to Governess’s commitment to give more of her “ordinary human virtue” to protect

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    What enduring image of the grandmother …………? In the short story The Portrait of a Lady‚ the author KS describes a special bond between himself and his grandmother. He narrates how the relationship develops over the years and changes as the grandson grows up and the grandmother grows older. The story also offers an image of the old lady in a poignant manner. The author was left in the care of his grandmother in the village while his parents were settling down in the city. The old lady was both a

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    The European Background to American Literary Realism Three of the great literary movements of nineteenth-century America were romanticism (approximately 1820-1865)‚ realism (1865-1890)‚ and naturalism (1890 into the twentieth century). All three of these movements (also known as historical genres) originated in Europe roughly thirty years before they came to America. Realism began in France‚ in the works of Balzac and‚ later‚ Flaubert‚ as a reaction against the libertarian excesses of romanticism

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    has it’s own distinct qualities‚ laced with the talented individual who created it. These styles have been evolving and changing according to the technologies and resources available at the time. One of the most prominent styles has always been realism. Realism in films has been around since the beginning of films and is still present and making a huge impact today. Realistic filming style is very evident in a lot of the movies we watch today; the camera is generally kept still or slow panning‚ and

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    “The Turn of the Screw” offers two very different readings; the text could be interpreted as an exploration of the paranormal or the paranoidal. Those who view the novel as being an exploration of the paranormal take events throughout the novel on face value‚ trusting the narrator to give the whole truth and nothing but. However those who read the novel with more cynical perspective begin to doubt their narrators version of events believing her paranoid or dishonest. In light of this knowledge I

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    Magical Realism Magical realism is a genre of film where magic elements are a natural part in a realistic environment. However‚ it is most commonly used as a literary genre‚ magic realism can also apply to visual arts and obviously films. This type of genre began in the Latin culture and now is known world wide for its attributes. There are two people that have been credited for coining the term Magical Realism‚ Dudley Fits and Franz Roh. Both of them are well-recognized authors. Magical Realism

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    Realism and neo-realism in international relations Ion Deaconescu The realist theory‚ founded by Hans Morgenthau‚ Arnold Wolfers‚ Kenneth Thomson‚ E.H. Carr and Georg Schwarzenberger‚ is based on the will to consider man and social relations‚ and most particularly political relations‚ a state of affairs rather than ideal. Not wanting to diminish the importance and necessity of the building of a pacifist and harmonious international system of relations‚ these thinkers reject the utopian conclusion

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    (a) (b) R O A T N Explain the principles of operation of a screw-jack with neat sketch. Outside diameter of a square threaded spindle of a screw jack is 40 mm. The screw pitch is 10 mm. If the coefficient of friction between the screw and the nut is 0.15‚ neglecting friction between the nut and collar‚ determine (i) Force required to be applied at the screw to raise a load of 2000 N (ii) The efficiency of screw jack (iii) Force required to be applied at pitch radius to lower the

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    novel is set amidst the storied ruins of the fallen Roman Empire. The contrasting interplay between James’ descriptions of Rome‚ and the narrative focus on Daisy highlights her innocence and foreshadows her fall from innocence. Ultimately‚ her tragic physical death and metaphysical death‚ as a symbol of existential revolt‚ reveals the insignificance of human existence. Throughout the novel‚ James uses a series of floral metaphors and symbolism to liken Daisy’s persona to a flower‚ thereby establishing

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