Mister Pip written by Lloyd Jones is a story told by Matilda. It is set in the 1990’s on the South Pacific tropical island of Bougainville. The islanders are living in fear in the grip of a civil war rages between the rebels and the Redskins. Mr. Watts or “ Pop Eye” as the children call him‚ is the only remaining white man on the island and he volunteers to teach the village children. He reads Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations to the children‚ who are fascinated by it. Matilda is especially
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inductance‚ frequency‚ power and energy (work). 2) What is the difference between AC and DC voltages? Give examples. 3) Provided a household has: * 10 light bulbs of 60 watts each (used 6h/day on average) * TV using 100 watts (used 4h/day on average) * A washing machine using 1000 watts (used for 3 /h once every 3 days) Calculate the total average energy consumption of this household in a quarter (90 days) in joules than in Kilowatt hours (kWh). 4) If the energy
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CASE 1 Case questions and answers Question.no.1 Discuss what a manager should do in each of the two Michigan cases. Answer: Office Equipment repair technician Although it is risky but the manager should give him a second chance‚ because by the nature of job (i.e. job of technician) it does not seem that he would be in direct contact with potential victims. It is risky because the job is a field job that is visiting other organizations and repairing their equipments. It is also possible that
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clients we serve which will bring about positive social change. Incorporating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) helps to ensure the company’s future. In addition; it motivates the employees to work towards the goals and vision of the company. (Zimmerman‚ 2014) states “To adapt‚ an organization must have ongoing training of employees‚ without learning and innovation in the organization‚ the organization cannot adapt to a dynamic
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(PLS-4) (Zimmerman‚ Pond and Steiner‚ 2002) is used to identify language delay or disorder by using norm referenced age equivalents‚ standard scores and percentile ranks. To address the priority clinical question‚ the expressive communication subtest would be used as this identifies whether an expressive language difficulty is present. The PLS-4 assessment is designed for children aged 1 to 6 years 5 months and is broken down into different age levels e.g. 1;0-1;11‚ 2;0-2;11 until 6;5 (Zimmerman‚ Pond
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especially after her mother‚ the wise Mr Watts‚ and her island home cease to exist. The novel opens with a colourful description of Watts‚ whom the children call Pop-Eye due to his eyes that "stuck out further than anyone else’s". We learn of his marriage to Grace‚ a native of Bougainville‚ which explains why he remained long after most white men had abandoned the island. With military tension rising and the school room growing over with creepers‚ Watts decides to take on the task of educating the
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characters‚ Mr Watts‚ Matilda and Dolores are flawed characters in challenging environments. In this essay‚ I will explore these three characters. Mr Watts‚ Matilda and Dolores‚ the narrator who have character flaws which‚ because of the hostile environment‚ leads to ultimate tragedy. Mr Watts is an alien in Bougainville. He started in New Zealand in comfortable circumstances‚ but when he moved to Bougainville‚ he experienced extreme tragedy. He dies in conditions of complete barbarity. Mr Watts is a flawed
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The film “Look Both Ways” directed by Sarah Watt explores many ideas such as fear‚ religion/faith‚ and loneliness. These ideas are portrayed to the viewer using a variety of visual techniques such as animation‚ photomontage‚ transitions‚ close-ups‚ adjacent worlds‚ music‚ tracking‚ still shots‚ sound effects and cuts. The idea of fear of various characters is portrayed in the film using a variety of techniques. Watt uses animation when Meryl is walking and imagines someone coming up to her and
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versa for Elizabeth‚ she feels superior in a knowledgeable sense. “Darcy ’s pride‚ which causes him to reject Elizabeth and her family‚ and Elizabeth ’s resulting prejudice‚ which is reinforced by Wickham ’s false story about Darcy.” (Zimmerman) This quote from Zimmerman reinforces the idea that it is Darcy’s pride and Elizabeth’s prejudiced that
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