“Will You Please be Quiet‚ Please” is a short story collection that explores the human condition in the blue collar‚ working class citizens of the 1960’s in America. Carver is known not only for his minimalist style of writing‚ but also for his habit of basing many‚ if not all‚ of his stories on his own real life experiences. In this collection‚ Carver shows modern life as a series of hardships whereby ordinary people‚ who have the odds stacked against them‚ must battle for survival. He explores
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Will you please be quiet‚ please? Raymond Carver Chapter Summaries “Fat” A waitress serves a fat man and is moved by the experience. “Neighbors” A couple house-sitting for neighbors are gradually taking over their neighbors’ lives. They begin to enjoy the feeling of voyeurism and begin to hope: One says‚ “Maybe they won’t come back.” “The Idea” A couple spies on a man who spies on his own wife from his garden. “They’re Not your Husband” Details an out of work salesman´s response to the
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1. Will You Please Be Quiet‚ Please? by Raymond Carver Read the following stories; ‘Neighbors’ and ‘Why Honey’ These two stories should be annotated to reflect the close reading these tasks require. Neighbours * A list of the central characters‚ and key textual elements in their construction (images‚ descriptions‚ names‚ relationships). * Bill and Arlene miller – couple * Harriet and Jim Stones – lived across the hall * Apartment * Sunburst clock * Mirror
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1. What is the story about? Answer this question in two sentences – one that explains the story literally‚ and one sentence that considers the deeper meanings and messages. Lee Waite lives on his sixty acres of land‚ with his family. He usually sits on the porch to see if anyone tries to trespass‚ since he received the phone call from his friend Joseph Eagle that people are hunting on his land. One day he hears people on his land‚ and gets his gun and moves towards them. He tells them to leave immediately
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With so many great writers throughout the history of writing‚ and with so many genres it is very difficult to appeal to everyone when an author finishes a polished piece of fiction. Raymond Carver’s Will You Please Be Quiet‚ Please? however will appeal to the mass audience of fiction readers throughout all genres‚ because Raymond Carver allows for his readers to become lost in his vivid and continoues dreams which he concurs with raw splendor and sinster truth. Carver’s book is a collection of fictional
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1. The communication process done by Agilent Technologies in terms of dealing with downsizing is remarkable for me. In my own opinion‚ they have done exemplary job in dealing with downsizing. They have created a good way of communicating to its employees. It tried to utilize every medium possible to disseminate information regarding the upcoming layoff of employees. Agilent Technologies used an open style of communication in their office to make the employees aware of what is bound to happen. The
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Micro-environment Micro-environment consists of the factors or elements in an organisation’s immediate area of operations that affect its performance and decision making freedom. These factors affect its ability to serve its customers‚ company‚ suppliers‚ marketing intermediaries‚ customer markets‚ competitors and publics. Competitors form a part of the organisation’s micro-environment by having a direct effect on its market position. The following key groups can be identified: Customers: Customers
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ON SAYING PLEASE About the author Alfred George Gardiner (1865–1946)‚ a British journalist and author‚ is highly regarded in the literary arena. From 1915 he contributed to The Star under the pseudonym (pen name) Alpha of the Plough. At the time‚ The Star had several anonymous essayists whose pseudonyms were the names of stars. Invited to choose the name of a star as a pseudonym he chose the name of the brightest (alpha) star in the constellation ‘the Plough’. His essays are uniformly elegant
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PLEASE REMEMBER by P.S. Walker P. S. Walker wants the reader to think twice. To think about what you are about to do‚ beacause teasing‚ name calling‚ and ridiculing can really hurt another human. The poem is maybe about a person‚ who have lost someone in a school massacre. He dont want it to happen to someone else‚ and therefore he is asking us to think twice. PLEASE REMEMBER by P.S. Walker P. S. Walker wants the reader to think twice. To think about what you are about to do‚ beacause
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Check‚ Please During spring break‚ I have plenty of time to watch Bay Area local TV program Check‚ Please! It is a popular program for reviewing and describing different local restaurants. In each episode‚ they invite three guests sitting together with the host to discuss three eating establishments‚ each guest recommends one his/her favorite restaurant on the show‚ and everyone in the group is required to visit other person selection. Then‚ they start to discuss their experience. Leslie
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