Another issue which is explored in depth in the novel is the class systems which were much more prevalent in Edwardian society than they are in today's society. ... The novel depicts Lucy at the beginning as impressionable and naive; all of our actions stemming from the desire to please the people around her and ensure she is liked. ... Through the intervention of her cousin, Charlotte Bartlett, she is pushed towards George, and at the end of the novel, she experiences her happiness in the choice which she eventually ended up making. The theme of growing up and maturing is integral to th...

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Part One: "The Brahmin's Son," "With the Samanas," "Gotama," "Awakening" Summary The young Brahmin Siddhartha spends his days in meditation and contemplation, enjoying the love and admiration of his family, best friend, Govinda, and all who lay eyes on his beautiful, regal form. ... Commentary This first part of the novel is about the realm of the mind; during this period, Siddhartha actively sets about letting the Self die, escaping his Self. ... However, considering that Siddhartha is a novel about synthesis and unity, such an extreme, with its emphasis solely on the cerebral and ...

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Newspeak is a name given to the forecoming language of the totalitarian society portrayed in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... To do this, the Party follows their slogans of, "War is Peace", "Freedom is Slavery" and Ignorance is Strength", each one a summary of the blueprint of the Party's workings. ... Indeed, in the novel, there is no war going on, but a false war is created existing only in the mind, by the Party in accordance of the first slogan. ...

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So sadly men got teased, and poked at if they said anything about being Sexually Harassed, then out came Disclosure (1994) Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland Michael Douglas runs afoul of a treacherous supervisor in this film version of Michael Crichton's novel. ... Read moreMichael Douglas runs afoul of a treacherous supervisor in this film version of Michael Crichton's novel. ... Dennis Miller also appears as one of Tom's wise-cracking co-workers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Hide full summary Michael Crichton was inspired to pen yet another novel on the them...

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In Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, the motif of castration is used to exemplify the fact that women in a position of power have the capacity to emasculate even the most masculine of men, thus contradicting modern societal issues relating to sexism. ... In summary, Kesey uses references of castration to parallel the power certain women in the book hold over masculine men, highlighting societal sexism. ... However, the motif in the novel of a woman emasculating a man via figurative castration turns the societal expectations of the patriarchy upside down. ... Unsurprisingly...

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(Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' ... Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Oklahoma The title of Rohinton Mistry's second novel, A Fine Balance, suggests a worthwhile way to explore his fiction. ... He published...

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(Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' ... Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Oklahoma The title of Rohinton Mistry's second novel, A Fine Balance, suggests a worthwhile way to explore his fiction. ... He publis...

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Throughout the novel, Wilde manifests references to popular figures in mythology, and that of Narcissus particularly matches Dorian's personality. In summary, Narcissus, a gorgeous, innocent young man who one day stands by a river and sees his reflection for the first time, drowns because he has been gazing so intently at his image. ...

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A novel type of advertising and marketing relations agencies has come out, and that is the interactive agency. ... Use Of Nontraditional And Interactive Media Even though the Internet is extensively proclaimed as a novel medium for interactive communications consumers have previously started to endow with proof that they have incorporated the Internet practice into their wider media applications. ...

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In summary, both Mena and Porter were two very truthful interpreters of Mexican culture, but one more than the other. ... Porter has a way that makes her readings easier for the American reader or anyone who is interested in reading a novel with an exotic picturesque tone about the postcolonial period. ...

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At the beginning of the novel, Harry Potter is living in a cupboard under the stairs, suffering appalling maltreatment at the hands of the Dursley family, to whose care he was confided as an infant following the death of his parents; his mother was Mrs. ...

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The purpose of this summary is to briefly discuss recent findings regarding adolescent substance use, adolescent brain development, and the impact of alcohol on adolescent behavior and brain function. 2. ... In actuality, it appears that many of the changes that take place during the second decade of life are novel and do not simply represent the trailing remnants of childhood plasticity. ...

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Eukaryotes maintain an array of sub-cellular organelles to spatially organize and sequester DNA, RNA, and proteins. Despite their lack of membrane-bound organelles, bacteria have also developed mechanisms for protein localization and compartmentalization which are essential for a number of processe...

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Executive Summary The purpose of this project is to discuss and analyse the factors that result in different subsidiaries of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) playing out different roles within the organisation. ... Using a more novel approach, Gupta and Govindarajan (1991) categorised the roles of subsidiaries on the basis of knowledge inflows into the subsidiary from other parts of the organisation and knowledge outflows from the subsidiary to the rest of the organisation. ...

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1. Introduction As the title of this chapter suggests, the discussion here will approach our experimental findings from three different perspectives. First we consider the implications of our work for L2 instruction and materials design. Then we discuss problems in the research and how they can be a...

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ABSTRACT In Conventional medicine with the advancements in technology, Gene therapy has become an upwelling in therapeutics and has introduced promising prospects for the prevention and cure of incurable or difficult to cure diseases. With the advent of concern for the growing cases of dementia globally, it has become important to constitute therapeutic methods for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although much research is still being done in this avenue, gene therapy appears to be opportune. Here we look at some of the research done to approach the Diseases from a genetic standpoint. We have an...

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Good readers: Are active and have clear goals Preview text before reading, make predictions and read selectively to meet their goals Construct, revise and question the meanings they are making as they read Try to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words and concepts Draw from, compare and integrate their prior knowledge with what they are reading Monitor their understanding and make adjustments as needed Think about the authors of the text and evaluate the text's quality and value Read different kinds of text differently, paying attention to characters, plot, setting whe...

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