and numerous political commentaries to date. Lim published her first short story collection called Little Ironies: Stories of Singapore (1978)‚ which showed the wit with which Lim is able to portray Singaporean society. A succeeding collection‚ Or Else‚ the Lightning God and other Stories‚ was published in 1980. Another story collection that followed in this tradition was O Singapore: Stories in Celebration from 1988. Her first novel was published in 1982 and it was entitled The Serpent ’s Tooth
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How to Find an Earth Fault On board Ships? Earth fault is considered very critical on board a ship. Some ships which operate at 440 V do not have any trip devices attached for a single earth fault. However when the operating voltage exceeds 3000V‚ it is mandatory to have a protection system which isolates when a machinery suffers an earth fault. How to find out an Earth Fault? The seriousness of the action to be taken on an Earth Fault depends on the part of the electrical system it affects. Conventional
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descriptive essay on gregory and lather and nothing else Our lives are affected by our decisions. “Gregory” by Panos Ioannides and “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez both demonstrate dilemmas throughout the stories. It is observed that while decision making‚ every aspect and its outcome should be considered ad it is to be remembered that there are always options open and not every problem has an ultimatum. Ioannides and Tellez both talk about how altered our decisions
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did sin‚ she remained true to herself and wore the A as her duty. However‚ Dimmesdale‚ whom was the dad‚ preached and kept punishing her even though he committed the same sin. I agree with Carpenter and his views. Hester’s sin was not completely her fault. The author explains‚ “Because Hester Prynne was so perfectly loyal and loving that she would never abandon her lover‚ she was condemned by the Puritans” (Carpenter). I believe Hester never tried finding a way out of her punishment nor did she ever
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1 girls who sold fruit in the theatre; many were prostitutes 6 Dec 2013 The Country Wife 2 HORNER: And cry‚ “Horner’s coming to carry you away!” I am only afraid ’twill not be believed. You told’em ’twas by the negligence of a French surgeon1‚ who has given me at once not only
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Everyone has heard the saying that there are always two sides to each story. Finding fault is usually about perspective. People usually side with the person that is telling them the story at that time. The person that is telling the story usually builds it up to look like the good guy because they leave out all of their faults or cover them up and point out the other person faults. The same thing can be said for characters inside a story. We tend to place tags of which character is the hero and which
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Imagine that you find the perfect person but you find that the person you have fallen for is an enemy of yours. In Romeo and Juliet‚ both Romeo and Juliet find themselves in this situation. In fault in our stars both Augustus and Hazel fell in love while acknowledging that the love they share shall not last long. In Romeo and Juliet‚ both Romeo and Juliet were interested in one another after the first glance but they don’t have family support which shows a signs of a healthy relationship but there
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accident that happened. Many years pass‚ this child now a working adult. Accidents still happen‚ but now they are much more complicated. Car accidents are complicated with insurance claims and figuring out who is at fault. Injuries in public places may cause drawn out legal battles and high lawyers fees. Who could forget accidents and injuries at work? Full-time employees spend about 40 hours a week at their place of employment‚ for a total of 2.080 hours a year. With all the time spent at work a year it
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Some might think that the sergeant is at fault for this happening‚ but who’s really at fault? The son Herbert White is at fault for everything that happened and the consequence was his death. Is the sergeant at fault for the consequences‚ or is it Herbert White’s fault for pressuring his father? Sergeant Major Morris was originally telling Mr. White after he told the tale that he’d get rid of or burn the
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Hide and Seek Ion the poem Hide and Seek‚ Vernon Scannell makes excellent use of all the sense to bring out the great excitement children usually experience whenever they play this ever- green game. The fact that short sentences are used in rapid succession and that the poem seems to have been written in one short stanza also contribute to this feeling. The persona is the one being sought‚ so he hides himself in the toolshed at the bottom of the garden making sure that his feet “aren’t sticking
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