the role of the damsel in distress’ Respond to this statement by referring to the character of the landlady in the short story of the same name. Women are often portrayed as a damsel in distress in literature. This stereotype affects our reading of Roald Dahl’s short story‚ The Landlady‚ and the reaction we have with its title character. Style‚ point of view and setting as well as characterisation amalgamate in The Landlady to support this bias. The text introduces the Landlady as a woman of about
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I am just a college student now‚ travel around the world with my lover and family is one of my dreams‚ they are so many countries in this world‚ the 3 country that I wish to go was Taipei City-Taiwan‚ Hokkaido-Japan and Beijing-China. Taiwan is known for its towering mountains‚ and is reputable as a "Mountainous Island". The island is spotted with numerous mountains over 3‚000 meters. It is also home to the Northeast Asia’s tallest mountain‚ Yu Mountain (Yushan)‚ which is nearly 4‚000 meter
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I Wish They’d Do it Right Jane Doe in‚ I Wish They’d Do it Right‚ opposes her sons idea of cohabitation. She believes that marriage offers many benefits for her son‚ her son’s partner‚ and the child. He refuses to take vow into a legal relationship and she begins to argue with her son’s idea when finally her son’s fiancé has a child. Jane Doe states that because of her son cohabitating‚ he has become economically disadvantaged‚ causes social awkwardness‚ and deprives the happiness of the extended
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the table gently. I walked passed the door through the corridor. A young girl wearing a hood enters the shop with a nervous look. ’I didn’t mean to bother‚’ she bows with a panicking look. ’It’s okay‚ if you are here means that you have a wish‚ What is your wish?’ I smiled as I offered my hand to her. ’I …’ The smell of strawberry tingles my nose. The coldness of the surrounding makes me feels like I am flying. It’s cold… Really cold… cold… Am I dead?! I force my eyes to open and fell down face
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The Final Wish by Breawna Burnett Molly’s point of view: As I mindlessly listen to my best friend Maia‚ my mind wanders away to the day I learned the truth. It was 1999 April 2‚ and the doctor told me I only had a year to live because I suffered from the horrid disease Testicular cancer. I cried and cried for many days only stopping when Maia and other friends and relatives came by to offer condolence knowing I was scared to die of cancer. Eight treatments of chemotherapy later and many days
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Wish your teenager understood money? Start early! An Assumption on behalf of the reader: we all know that children need to know the ways of money and it should not be left to destiny or to be learnt by trial and error later on in life. “what and how to teach your children about money” – Winston Churchill’s famously quoted – “I love to learn‚ but can’t say the same thing about being taught.” With children and more so with teenagers it is never easy to “teach”‚ they simply don’t want to be taught
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Lou-12 year old girl that looses her father‚ he was killed‚ and her mother is in a comatose state. She is strong-willed‚ tough‚ and a little arrogent‚ quick to take offense‚ and very thoughtful and openly critical. She is caring and willing to make sacrifices for those around her. Oz – Lou’s younger brother. Oz is 7 years old‚ and is very attached to his mother.Eternally optimistic‚ this character is always very innocent‚ radiant‚ and joyful‚ although easily frightened. Still‚ he is willing to stand
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Necessity is the mother of invention Inventions‚ ideally‚ are result of needs and necessities of a certain generation of humankind. Human beings prospered and progressed over time because of his inquisitive nature and the ability to explore. Discoveries and inventions helped them to know more about the mother earth and made them to make their stay on this planet more comfortable. Needs and necessities of different ages and times encouraged humankind to come up with new inventions‚ however‚ some
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Summer Reading Assignment 11th Grade Name: Of Mice and Men Before returning to school‚ you will need to read Of Mice and Men to complete this assignment. This organizer will guide your reading and prepare you for the quiz‚ discussions and related assignments. You may use this packet for the quiz. This packet is due on the first day of school. SECTION 1 History Details: Please provide some background information regarding migrant workers in California in the 1930’s-1940’s. Consider
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