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    final project in your rationale (How did several decisions work together in your project to create a meaningful effect?) a I chose to explore the way that Doris Lessing displayed the theme of maturation by creating a mixtape of the development and evolution of music from 900 AD to 2014 b I also chose to explore the metaphors Doris Lessing used in his short story Through the Tunnel by using symbols in a film (such as a day to night to day time lapse to represent Jerry going through the tunnel)

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    1. What is the old man doing in the opening paragraph? In the opening paragraph‚ we can find out that the old man does three main activities: catching the homing pigeon‚ resting with the bird and looking at the granddaughter’s movement.  In the first activity‚ we know he stands under the dovecote through the preposition ‘above’ in “Above the old man’s head was the dovecote” and the action of watching pigeons are described by a series of phrases such as “full of strutting (walk proudly with head

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    F L I G H T Doris Lessing (1919- ) Above the old man’s head was the dovecote‚ a tall white-netted shelf on stilts‚ full of strutting‚ preening birds. The sunlight broke on their gray breasts into small rainbows. His ears were lulled by their crooning‚ his hands stretched up toward his favorite‚ a homing pigeon‚ a young plump-bodied bird‚ which stood still when it saw him and cocked a shrewd bright eye. "Pretty‚ pretty‚ pretty‚" he said‚ as he grasped the bird and drew it down‚ feeling

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    The Real Thing by Doris Lessing: It’s a short story that Lessing relates to very old times. It is the title of Henry James’ novella written in 1899. It is very much likely that this text is in connection with James’ story. You have two different cultures and different approaches towards the same things. What is the problem? Why there is a distinction between American and British? What is wrong with the fact that Henry sees Angela or Sebastian talks about Olga? Perhaps they are trying to get along

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    People are distinct individuals‚ but individuals do not live in isolation. Doris Lessing’s essay “Group Minds‚” talks about the human nature of belonging to groups. Humans‚ especially those in Western societies do not like to be loners‚ but rather enjoy being part of a like-minded group. Most people cannot stand being alone‚ so therefore they are always looking for groups to belong to (Lessing 307). No man is an island and individuals live in groups and teams and classes that come together with a

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    _"To Room Nineteen"_ I plan to argue "To Room Nineteen" by Doris Lessing for an audience of professors interested in the field of psychology and it’s affect on women’s lives‚ stating that the cause of suicide for Ms. Dubois is not because of the social judgments and perception negatively that impacted Susan’s domestic responsibilities but rather the lack of emotion within her life and her relationship with her husband‚ because she could live up to the ideals valued by culture and beliefs but deep

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    Стилистический анализ текста: Doris Lessing “England Versus England” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “England versus England” written by Doris Lessing. This story is told by the author. It deals with feelings and emotions of author and written in the style of fiction. The scene is laid in small English village. The main character are Charlie and his father Mr. Thornton. This part of a story is about a generation gap between young man Charlie and his father Mr. Thornton

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    view themselves as independent human beings. It is their belief that the responses they provide are based on their personal knowledge of the subject. However‚ in Doris Lessing’s article “Group Minds‚” Lessing discusses the lack of individualistic thinking that is present when people are involved in a group setting. In the article‚ Lessing describes how the pressures of the majority group almost always seem to overrule the minority’s decision even when the minority is correct. The statements proclaimed

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    act as sheep and follow the lead of the blind. Doris Lessing was a renowned fictional novelist of the 20th century (Lessing 652) and lived during an exciting time when questions of the normal aspects of human life were beginning to be understood. Lessing’s article "Group Minds" presents an argument that we know how people interact in groups‚ ignorance of how groups are governed is dangerous‚ and we can make changes to help the future generations. Lessing asserts her thesis that humans are social animals

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    “Through the Tunnel” A risk that almost takes a life In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ there is a boy whose name is Jerry. He is a big mamma’s boy. In the story he goes away from his mama‚ and into the bay with his friends. Jerry and his friends in the bay find an underwater tunnel‚ and they all swam through except Jerry‚ but Jerry takes a dangerous risk. Then Jerry shows that he has matured because at the beginning of the story he really only talks and stays by his mom and now

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