...Her Fearful Symmetry “Her Fearful Symmetry” is a novel written by Audrey Niffenegger, who also wrote “The Time Traveler’s Wife” which became a global bestseller and won several prizes including “British Book Award”. It is told by a 3rd person narrator, and the point of view changes between the different characters in the book. The story mainly takes place in a block of flats in London. A woman called Elspeth lived in one of the flats, until she died of leukemia. Elspeth was a self-centered woman, who always got what she wanted. And even after her death that did not change. As a ghost, Elspeth is stuck in her old flat without any way of communicating. But eventually after long time, she finds a way to get in touch with her nieces and her old lover, Robert. When Elspeth died, she left all of her belongings, including the flat, to her twin sister’s twin daughters, Julia and Valentina. This surprised everyone, as Elspeth and her sister, Edie, had not spoken with each other for twenty years. We later realize out that the twins switched identities, because when Edie, who actually was called Elspeth, was engaged to her husband, Jack, he started to be flirtatious towards Elspeth, who was Edie at the time. So they started to impersonate each other to test him. But even though Jack knew they had switched, he played along and fell in love with “Edie” and broke off the engagement with Elspeth and asked “Edie” to marry him. But in the meantime Elspeth had slept with Jack and was...
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...Away From Her The only thing we can say about Sarah Polley’s screenwriting and directorial debut is: wow! Basing her script on the short story “The Bear Came over the Mountain” by Alice Munro, Polley had created a masterpiece. Julie Christie plays Fiona, a woman suffering from the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. She and her husband, Grant (Gordon Pinsent), have not been apart from each other for nearly four and a half decades, so understandably he takes it quite hard when she decides it would be best for her to enter into a nursing hope for people suffering from Alzheimer’s. Over the course of time, Grant becomes somewhat alarmed, and even a little jealous, over the strength of friendship that she develops with a fellow patient named Aubrey. As can be expected, Grant has to struggle to come to terms with this new relationship and with Fiona’s fading memory. Although Julie Christie has been widely recognized for her performance (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, winner of the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild for the same, as well as numerous film critics societies), and not to take anything away from that, the story is driven by Gordon Pinsent’s performance (he won the award for Outstanding Male Performance from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists…they’re version of the SAG Awards). Also of note is Olympia Dukakis playing Marian, Aubrey’s wife, as she also...
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...Bernice’s Change: For the Better or for the Worse? To begin, throughout the novella of “Bernice Bobs her Hair”, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the main characters, Bernice goes through a change for the worse. Bernice is a rich, country girl who behaves as if she were stuck in the nineteenth century. She is quiet and does not seek much attention. However, this changes when her cousin, Marjorie fills her in on what she is lacking in her life and how boring she is. Marjorie is an outgoing girl who participates in a lot of fun. Bernice is upset of how others view her and asks Marjorie to help her change. Bernice says,“I’ve decided… that maybe you're right about things--possibly not. But if you'll tell me why your friends arent--arent...
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...- On Her Knees analysis “On Her Knees” is a short story written by Tim Winton the year of 2004. Its key themes are family, proof and pride. The setting of “On her Knees” is supposed to be in New Zealand since Tim Winton is from New Zealand. Most of the story takes part in this wealthy woman's home where the cleaner there is the narrator's mom. The house contains a lot of 'knick-knacks' and normal modern/expensive stuff that wealthy people own in their houses. The year of the story is probably the same year as it was written, in 2004. The main characters in this story is the narrator, Victor, and his mom who is a cleaner. Another character which is not actually 'live' in the story, but since they are both in her house cleaning, we learn a lot about this 'snobby' rich woman which in fact doesn't look so mean as she seems to be in the pictures of her in the house. Victor is a young adult in University who is very skeptic about things, especially rich people who he for sure is not really fond of. His mother is a very friendly but also a hard-working mom regarding cleaning all of these rich peoples houses. She is very proud of her fame, and has a lot of pride for what she does. The plot of “On her Knees” is about the narrator and his mom who cleans for a living. In the story, the boy's mother gets a note from one of the rich women she cleans for saying that she suspects that the narrator's mom stole her $500 earrings and that she is fired but that she first needs her to clean...
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...Aspects of the American Dream can be found in the play A Raisin in the Sun and the novel The Great Gatsby. The two pieces of literature are very different and represent two distinct eras and lifestyles. A Raisin in the Sun takes place in the 1950’s and centers around a very poor family living in a poor neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. All the members of the family share an interest in wanting to have a better life although, a “better life” is defined differently by each member. The concept of a “better life” is one that is weighted heavily in the American Dream. Lena Younger and her husband had dreamed of an improved living condition when they were first married. When they first rented their apartment they believed it would be temporary and that they would move up the social chain and have a house of their own. Therefore, the American Dream in Lena’s eyes is having her own house with her own garden. Walter’s idea of the American Dream is much more materialistic than his mother’s. He dreams of having a large house and lots of money. In the novel The Great Gatsby the American Dream is presented differently. The Great Gatsby centers on a group of individuals who live in New York in the 1920s. The American Dream is still the same where socially people want to advance and make money and be successful. This idea is portrayed in Nick and Gatsby. Nick is a person who works hard to get ahead and be successful. Gatsby also worked to better his living condition to impress Daisy...
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...Tarnawski Mr.Hadley ENGL 101 8 June 2015 Losing Her No one told me how hard it would be, having to lose a parent. Trying to prepare myself after I lost my dad, telling myself that my mom would be next but not until way down the round. I lost her only eight years later. My mom was only 56, my sister was 26, and I had just turned 37. She had long dark brown hair that she had styled in a mullet. Her eyes were green and she wore glasses. When she smiled she lit up the room. She had a tender but stern voice. She was a larger woman, but always dressed nicely and loved to wear jewelry. She had to wear earrings every day and they were pierced with five holes in one ear and six holes in the other. Makeup was not her thing and wore very little of it. She had tattoos, my favorite was the tiger head with roses below it that was on her shoulder. She was diagnosed with Stage II diabetes after she had my sister. Managing it was simple for her through diet and later medications until we lost my dad. After we had lost my dad, my mom became depressed. She started to hide her feelings from us girls and tried to make herself feel better by buying new things and getting rid of some of the old things around the house. Until she got sick. She had been placed on insulin and could no longer manage her diabetes through oral medication. This was a hard transition for her. She had always been able to eat what she wanted and never...
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...Her Story 2011 Jedee Santil Domiclong 1/1/2011 A skinny girl in her hospital dress was staring at the horizon, feeling the cold breeze of November on the edge of a cliff. Haering the wind, and the waves of the water crashing to the rocks. Her name is Trissia. "Why? Why did You take everything from me? Did I do something wrong? I trusted You but You betrayed me? What did I ever disgrace You for?" She smiled bitterly and look up at the dark sky. "I remember 8 years ago when You took my everything. We were 6 in the family, my parents, twin younger sister at age 7, my youngest brother at age 5 and me, the eldest at 10. My parents were wealthy, we live in a two-storey house with a lot of flowers outside, we've always have a close bond. One day mom and dad went to a business conference, so I volunteered myself to look out for my siblings, I love taking care of them, my parents trusted me so I performed my duty well, not until in the late afternoon. Three men in black with matching masks came through the door by smashing it. I was shocked, I felt fear, my sisters and brother were taking a nap that time, I didn't know what to do that I couldn't move, they started to look something, they turned the house upside down, I knew then that they were up to no good at all. I prayed silently, I know He wouldn't let something happen to us. Yes of course, He wouldn't let something bad happen to us. Minutes later they got furious because they seemed not to find what they were...
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...English 1301 April 2, 2012 Her Choice Even in today’s society, abortion is not a subject to be taken lightly. It takes an internal assessment of woman’s strength and values to be honest about where she stands on this conflicted subject. I had to do this assessment at a young age. I was fourteen when my seventeen-year-old sister, Susan, told me she was pregnant. I was stunned and could not believe that my smart and beautiful sister could do something as common as getting pregnant while still in school. I mean, we hear about other girls getting pregnant and dropping out of school, but they were dumb and promiscuous. Or so I thought. We were walking home from the school bus stop when Susan suddenly stopped, dropped her book bag, doubled over at her waist, and put her hands to her mouth. She started to make a wretched, disgusting, and gagging sound as if she was throwing up but nothing was coming out of her mouth. I was scared. I tried asking her if she was okay, but she could not answer as she continued to dry heave. After what seemed like a lifetime, but was just only a few minutes, she spit out some white, mucous-like stuff that clung to her pale lips as she tried to wipe it off. With the blue veins standing out in her pasty white face, and her eyes the size of black saucers, I thought that she was going to die. That was the day my sister fell off the pedestal I had put her on- the day I found out she was pregnant. Susan was supposed to be the...
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...In Her Hands Every choice that is made determines whether an outcome will be beneficial or devastating. Painter Marek Okon captures the viewer of his nostalgic matte painting Rain at the first glimpse of his painting. This powerful portrait impulsively portrays amazing detail with the use of Okon’s painting skills in order to get the vivid meaning across to the viewer. The images theme is that people must defend their beliefs. The young girl standing in the pouring rain as it beats down upon her symbolizes the tears pouring out of her dark concerned eyes of injustice. Rain is familiar with symbolizing sorrow, Okon does just that with the girl’s distraught tears streaming down out of her eyes onto her pale cheeks as she keeps her eyes intensively focused on what is in front of her. The young girls scrunched up forehead reveals the anguished look in her eyes. The stricken expression that covers her entire face suggests she is defeated and resulting into her last option. Her desperate ambition to show that she has something worth fighting for. Robed in a yellow raincoat over a dark green long-sleeved sweater. Her dirty blonde hair under the hood of the raincoat getting soaked from the outpour of rain. As her dark green bulky satchel rests across her body illustrates that she plans on not going back to where she once came from. The girl lost in hopelessness tightly grasps her right hand around the body of a grenade. Her pointer finger steadily rests on top of the grenades lever...
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...On her knees "On Her Knees" is about dignity: about maintaining dignity and understanding the true meaning of dignity. The narrator supposes his mother's dignity is devalued, perhaps destroyed, because she works on her knees cleaning other people's houses. This is especially true since she used to have specialized employment in a medical office. The narrator is himself pursuing his dignity at law school, feeling that externals, like employment, provide the basis for dignity. In connection with this feeling, he loathes to see her lower herself and disregard and degrade her own dignity. He equally loathes to lower his dignity to help her. One day her dignity--and his understanding of dignity--is put to the test when she is accused of stealing a pair of $500 earrings from a householder form whom she cleans. Metaphorically yelling and screaming all the way, the narrator helps her do an all-out four-hour cleaning job for the angered householder's home. The missing earrings are found when he vacuums under the bed. His mother deduces what must have happened so that the earrings were carelessly tossed to the floor with candy wrappers, and she cries silently when his back is turned: "I heard her blow her nose." The narrator finally understands true dignity when his mother refuses the money offered by the householder. As proof that he understands that dignity is from one's inner being and not related directly to one's knees, he digs the earrings from the kitty litter box where he...
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...FEES AND CHARGES FOR 2011 Web Page www.ru.ac.za/fees (1) GENERAL INFORMATION Liability for fees Liability for all fees begins as soon as completed application forms are submitted to the University and the student is accepted. The signing of the application form establishes the legal liability of the student and his/her other funder for the payment of all fees as determined by the Council. This can vary according to the student's circumstances. These fees are published in the annual Rhodes University Calendar, and are available on the WEB. In any discussions or negotiations about fees, it will be assumed that a student and his/her other funder have made themselves aware of the provisions of this section and of the equivalent fees schedule. While the University attempts to keep fees as low as possible, student fees usually increase annually by approximately 10% per annum. Ignorance of the fees payable does not provide grounds for avoiding liability for any fees due and payable. Alteration of fees The University Council reserves the right to alter all fees payable to the University, or to impose a fees surcharge if circumstances require it. In the case of an alteration of fees...
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...SIMPLY ME Author's note TAGALOG PO ITO! ENGLISH LANG ANG PROLOGUE!! Sypnosis: The story is about a girl who does'nt believe in herself. Her struggles, hopes, dreams, how she sees the world and how she found true love. Chapter I Dear Caleb Shane Sy , I am worried about my friends' health. I think that you're the one to blame because if it weren't for you and your "charisma" or whatever, they will not be feeling so low, and ugly. So I decided to borrow your number from one of my friends and buy a cheap sim so that I can send you this letter. Anyway best wishes... NOT. I hope that you will grow warts and other weird things on your face so that my friends will be cured of the "Caleb fever" they have been infected with. You'll probably never know me... ever because I'll probably rip the sim apart even before you can finish reading this. I'll even mail the remains of the sim to you if I had known your address but I don't so I'll just leave it infront of a public place then buy myself some celebratory ice cream. So good day to you. XOXOXO, Y (sent: 11:05 am) Valerie Ylise Ramos' POV Van-van! anong ginagawa mo diyan?! sinabi nang tigil-tigilan mo ang pananakot sa mga crush namin eh. Wala naman silang masamang balak ni hindi pa nga kami close niyan eh! di pa nga nareply! aa naman eh! hahanap nanaman ako nang bagong crush! - Al Ay nako Al, wala naman akong gianagawa ah. Kung makapag bintang ka! Parang...
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...Fedt I chips Formål: At bestemme fedtindholdet i chips målt som masse % (100%*g fedt/g chips) Teori: Da både fedt og rensebenzin er polære, kan de blande sig med hinanden. Fedtet i chipsene bliver trukket ud af rensebenzinen. Når vi varmer det på pladen, bliver rensebenzinen til en gas form, hvorimod olien forbliver. Materialer: Fælles: Vægt, mortor, varmeplade Hvert hold: 50 ml måleglas 2x250 ml bægerglas 250 ml konisk kolbe Glastragt Glasuld Gummihandsker Glasspatel Alufolie Kemikalier Rensebenzin Chips Metoder: 1. Chips knuses i morter. Holdet skal bruge 10 g. 2. Ca. 10 g knust chips afvejes nøjagtigt i det ene måleglas idet vægten noteres i skemaet. Ekstraktion: 3. I stinkskabet hældes 50 ml rensebenzin op i måleglasset. Luk måleglasset med alufolie, og tag det med til holdets plads. 4. Hæld rensebenzin over i måleglasset med knuste chips under punktudsug, og rør forsigtigt rundt med spatel. 5. Kom lidt glasuld i glatraget (grub gummihandsker) og sæt den i den koniske kolbe. Filtrer blandingen gennem glasulden ned i den koniske kolbe, idet så meget som muligt at chips-massen holdes tilbage i bægerglasset. Tryk chips-massen lidt med spatlen for at få så meget som muligt ud af blandingen overført i kolben. 6. Gentag ekstraktion og filtrering med 40 ml rensebenzin. Genbrug glastragt med glasuld. 7. Vej det andet rene bægerglas, og noter vægten i skemaet. Mærk det med hold nr. 8. Overfør blandingen fra den koniske kolbe...
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...Note: If you have any questions please contact our Department of State Information Center Transaction Date: 11/03/2014 Dear LAUREN TIERNEY, Thank you for placing an order with ExpressSOS. Below is the summary of your order. Transaction Items REGISTRATION PROCESSING FEE Transaction Confirmation Number 1103148300109 1103148300110 Fees $87.00 $2.00 Total Fees: $89.00 This transaction was billed to card XXXX XXXX XXXX 2331 that was provided during checkout. The payment confirmation number is 14110346367294. This payment will show on your statement as MICH SOS ONLINE TRANS. Disclaimer: This page is not a valid registration or driver's license. STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANSING CREDIT CARD RECEIPT Customer Information Customer Name LAUREN ELIZABETH TIERNEY Address 35759 SOMERSET ST WESTLAND MI 48186-4112 Customer Number T 650 488 210 886 Transaction Information Channel type WEB Card Type VISA Authorization Number 018448 Card Number XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-2331 Total Amount Charged $89.00 Transaction Number 1103148300110 This payment will show on your statement as: MICH SOS ONLINE TRANS Transaction Date 11/03/2014 MICHIGAN REGISTRATION Plate: BNT8029 RENEWAL 2013 HONDA STATION WAGON RUTH JOHNSON Secretary of State MICHIGAN REGISTRATION Plate: BNT8029 RENEWAL 2013 HONDA STATION WAGON RUTH JOHNSON Secretary of State Expires: 11/19/2015 Expires: 11/19/2015 Vehicle No: JHMGE8H54DC005428 T650488210886 Fee Cat or Wt:...
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...person when she’s with her husband and daughter in Los Angeles, and a completely different person when back “home” surrounded by her childhood family in the Central Valley of California. During this particular trip, she begins to reflect on her life in Los Angeles. Didion contemplates the fact that she often feels uneasy around her husband, just like he feels uneasy being around her family. At a crossroad, she must decide not only who she is, and the life she wants, but also the kind of life she wants for her daughter. Her life in Los Angeles has cleansed her from her youth—one that was dusty and full of useless trinkets. She ponders the time her husband wrote the word “D-U-S-T” on those useless trinkets and she remembers her feelings of sadness and indignation. She says, “We live in dusty houses…filled with mementos quite without value to him” (139-40). The dust-covered trinkets signify what is important to her, or what needs to be addressed in her marriage. Yet, these objects just lay there waiting for someone to see them—for someone to dust them off and care for them—not unlike how Didion wishes her husband would see her and nurture her in their marriage. Didion wonders which of her two homes is normal or if they are both flawed. When she and her husband are with her family, he becomes apprehensive about her behavior, “…because once there I fall into their ways, which are difficult, oblique, deliberately inarticulate…” (139). She begins to defend her past, the one she thought...
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