...Catharsis(es) In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Is there a catharsis in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? If so, when does it happen for Oskar, and if applicable for the reader? Discuss. To discuss whether there are catharsises and if so where, it is important to have a clear definition of ‘catharsis’, so there can be no confusion. According to ‘Oxford’s: Literature Criticism and Style’ a catharsis is: “The purging of emotions which takes place at the end of a tragedy.” A good catharsis closes a story and does not leave the audience, or reader with questions. According to the Oxford definition of a catharsis, it is important to determine whether Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a tragedy, but for this essay, the focus will be on the purging of emotions and the closed ending. First of all for Oskar. On one hand there is a catharsis for Oskar. There are two moments where there could be a catharsis for Oskar. The first possible catharsis is on page 315. On this page Oskar opens up to Ron for the first time. Ron explains that he had a family, but they died. There is a small purging of emotions by Ron. Oskar opens up to Ron, which suggests he accepts that he is there. The acceptance is very important for a catharsis. Acceptance is important, because it creates a closed ending. The acceptance is also important in the second possible catharsis for Oskar, which starts on page 324. The last couple of pages are filled with the purging of emotions, which is a characteristic...
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...The Reoccurring Theme Of Death Abhi Jain 4th hour Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, written by Jonathan Foer, portrays the struggles of a blossoming boy dealing with his father’s death, a victim of the cataclysmal attacks on September 11th, 2001. To readers this may seem like a novel about the September 11th attacks. However Foer does a meritorious job with the novel, depicting the emotion and confusion going on in nine-year-old Oskar Schell head. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a wonderful example of a novel that deals with the many facets of life after a tragic event. Death is a major reoccurring them in the novel, perceptible not only in Oskar’s loss of his father, but also in his grandparents’ loss of Anna. To anyone, loosing a loved one is a tragic event in someone’s life. Imagine what nine-year-old Oskar is going through when loosing his father, role model, and best friend for no reason. Oskar dynamic emotional changes began to affect the love ones around him. Oskar becomes more violent at home by throwing tantrums, yelling at his mother, and frequently giving he bruises. To cope with his loss, Oskar keeps his mind constantly “inventing,” and embarks on a hunt to find the mystery lock to which his father’s key belongs. When Oskar finally found the lock, he is confused and distraught that there is no longer a way to connect with his father, “But I still couldn't figure out what it all meant. The more I found out, the less I understood.” This quote shows...
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...Schizophrenia is a very serious illness that at least 51 million people worldwide are suffering from at this very moment (Chiko). This illness is extremely dangerous and it is possible for anyone to obtain it. Therefore, learning about schizophrenia could become extraordinarily useful. Schizophrenia is a commonly misunderstood mental illness, so knowing the definition, origin, and causes of it could help us understand what it actually is and how to prevent it. The symptoms that occur in schizophrenia are intense. The affected person can have positive, negative, or cognitive symptoms. Once all of this information about schizophrenia is obtained, the treatment for schizophrenia will lurk in the curious parts of your mind, but it is a quite simple...
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...repeatedly and become conditioned to committing violent behavior. Society today tries to make excuses for the things they have messed up in their life, people try to blame their genetics on how they do things, but they do not understand that the experience in their lives contorts their opinions and how they react to things, “In many cases serial killings, the behavior is influenced by past experiences and backgrounds…” (Pandey). People's minds are shifted whenever abuse and past experiences sway them. Flashback is a psychology term used to describe someone experiencing a traumatic event and an object or emotion felt during the event will trigger the feelings and events of that time. For an example, if you were in a traumatizing car crash, the loud of of something being crushed or metal being dropped will trigger and bring back all the emotions from the original event. Children who have been through...
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...The People You Meet In College THE 1 HIT WONDER You will never hear this guy/girl ever say anything, whether it be to other students or the professor. Then one day, after looking extremely intense or constipated for an hour straight, they will say something so gloriously insightful that it will bring tears to the eyes of everyone who bears witness to it. Then they will never speak again. THE KID THAT NO-ONE LIKES This kid is a jerk! And for arguments sake let’s call him “DANNY.” You desperately want to punch him in his ear, but he’s disabled. And because he disabled he makes sure to make EVERYONE mad. This kid will sometime attempt to befriend you then manage to say or do something so unspeakably rude or offer some sort of backwards compliment. Parties disassemble whenever this guy manages to find his way to one. Everyone avoids him but secretly watches him to see if he will lose a crutch while walking or roll down the stairs just to get in a good chuckle. THE SUBURBAN RAPPER The Suburban Rapper can be found in any common area, listening to his own music on his IPOD at an unreasonable volume. Generally (but not always) white, he awkwardly uses the words Dog, Crib, Homie, Phat, G, or Ill. If he spots you, he’ll ask you to “peep this new track yo,” or attempt to sell you tickets to his concert. His music is generally unbearable, and if you’re lucky, you can get away with only hearing a few verses. He always seems surprised that his poser antics never land him a girl...
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...#Aquarius fear rejection because their pride level is so high that they don’t want anyone have anything on them. #Aquarians cherish their freedom more than anything else. #Aquarius are the type who wants to know it all, our curiosity level is very high. Posted June 5, 2013 by AJ in me as an Aquarius this is how an Aquarius thinks, behave and act…… so please read and learn!!!! part 12 3 comments An #Aquarius will stand by you. An #Aquarius is a quick learner, always trying to be interested in everything they see. An #Aquarius would guess a book by its cover, but they won’t judge it until they have seen what’s inside. An #Aquarius is an impulsive buyer who tends to regret not thinking something through long enough BUT STILL be extremely happy. An #Aquarius appreciates the art in everything. An #Aquarius is attracted to people with authority. An #Aquarius is all for being equal, but if they really love you, they’d give more than they’d take. An #Aquarius is a hypochondriac, a borderline self-diagnosed. An #Aquarius isn’t very easy to trick. An #Aquarius loves giving advice and they wouldn’t give...
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...organizations giving drug lords the ability to operate without much interference from the government. Afghanistan has extremely fertile lands, which makes growing poppy plants (opium is extracted from the poppy seed) very profitable considering the total opium market value is around $4 billion per year. The lack of governmental intervention coupled with the well suited growing conditions make Afghanistan along with other countries in the Middle East, the perfect manufacturing and shipping or distribution plant of opium in the world. Even though opium is used highly in western medicine when making morphine-based drugs to help relieve pain, opium in the drug trade most often comes in the illegal form of heroin; one of the most abused and highly addictive drugs used recreationally across the globe. Prolonged use causes dependency and constipation, along with the increased risk of contracting blood borne diseases such as HIV or hepatitis. Death by overdose is very prominent as well, around 100,000 per year die from heroin overdose, and around 30,000 of those deaths occur in Russia. “Afghan drug production is an international rather than a local or regional threat,” Russia’s drug control chief, Viktor Ivanov has said. The United States, along with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) have combined resources to eradicate the drug trade in the Middle East, spending close to $500 million this year, and around $6 billion in the past 10 years to try and get farmers to convert their crops...
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...UPPER- INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST UPPERINTERMEDIATE WORD LIST HEADWORD 1 Abandon 2 Absorb 3 Abuse VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE abandon absorb abandonment abandoned absorbent 4 Account 5 Acquire 6 Adapt abusive accountable COLLOCATION to be forced to abandon to abandon stg completely/entirely to absorb quickly/rapidly to be abused emotionally/physically/sexua lly/verbally to be/become abusive take sth into account bank account to be accountable for sth to make/hold sb accountable to acquire knowledge/skills language acquisition to adapt successfully/well to be adaptable highly/very adaptable acquire acquisition adapt adaptation adaptability adaptable adequacy inadequacy adequate inadequate 7 Adequate/Inadequate 8 Admission abuse abuser accountability account abuse ADVERB admit admission 1 adequately inadequately adequacy of sth to be/seem adequate for sth to admit doing sth to admit that + sentence to admit honestly/openly/freely to refuse to admit to be willing to admit UPPER- INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 9 Adopt (idea) adopt adopted affair affairs 10 Affair 11 Aim adoption to adopt a baby/child to adopt a new approach aim aim aimless amusing amused 12 Amuse amuse amusement 13 Analyze analyze aimlessly analysis 14 Ancient 15 Anticipate 16 Anxiety 17 Anyhow ancient anticipate anticipation ...
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...LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY Sustainability report The sustainability of “cumber high” 2/6/2014 This report will outline the methods of sustainability for a proposed secondary/sixth form school in the Liverpool area. The school must meet certain criteria in terms of sustainability in materials and waste management etc. Contents Definition 2 Introduction 2 Noise pollution 3 Impact on traffic 5 Sustainability of Materials Used. 5 The Importance of Using Sustainable Materials. 5 Concrete 5 Glass 6 Timber 6 Tarmac 6 Felt 7 Sustainability of resources and waste management 8 Waste management 8 Techniques 9 Recycling 9 Sustainability of the energy supply 10 Water sustainability 10 Social impact 11 Economic impact 12 Conclusion 12 References 13 Definition To be sustainable is to be capable of being continued with minimal long term effects on the environment. Sustainability needs to be able to be maintained at a certain rate or level (sustainable to economic growth) and must be able to be upheld and defend against the environment Introduction In this report the sustainability of cumber high will be explored and developed upon to ensure that the design of the school makes use of all the techniques and materials that are available to us that will reduce the carbon footprint of the build. It will discuss our choices and their possible impacts on the surrounding area. In this report the techniques that will be discussed are as...
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...Creativity, Innovation and Quality By Dr A. Blanton Godfrey (Former) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Juran Institute, Inc. I. THREE LINKED IDEAS: CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND QUALITY Creativity, innovation and quality - what do these three possibly have in common? For any business to be successful, we need all three. Creativity drives the generation of ideas, and we need these constantly. We must continually reinvent our businesses. We must unleash the imagination of everyone in our organization. We must create the playfulness and fun to unleash this imagination. Albert Einstein knew that great thinkers don't have to take themselves too seriously and that: "Imagination is more important than knowledge." -Albert Einstein Innovation is the necessary step to turn these ideas into useful products and services, something we can provide to our customers, and something we can sell. Quality, the entire set of tools now known as total quality management or TQM, is the way we ensure that we know our customers, their needs and expectations, and how we are going to meet these needs and exceed their expectations. Quality also helps us continuously improve our products and services and to continuously reduce our costs of providing them. In this paper we'll try to pull together these three elements of successful entrepreneurship. All three elements - creativity, innovation and quality - have been studied extensively and independently. There are numerous books...
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...(Kennedy, Smith, Wells, & Wellman, 2008). Media has become intricately woven into the daily lives of families – it acts as a babysitter and teacher, a mediator, entertainer and everyday companion, but perhaps most significantly, it acts as a facilitator of daily family routines, transitions, and interactions. The ubiquity of new technology is quickly changing the means by which families interact with each other to create systems of shared meanings and experiences. Families are adapting to this influx of modern technology and media into their homes by developing new rules and systems of monitoring and regulation. The influence of media on the family life of a second-grade girl, Reagan, and her parents was examined in regards to these changes. In particular, two questions were asked: How do parents perceive and make decisions regarding their children’s use of technology, and how do new forms of technology alter family roles and relationships, particularly those between parent and child? Reagan is the only child of two, married, professional parents. Her media use is typical for children her age, expect that she has just recently acquired an iPad. The iPad was bought to be used as an educational aid, as Reagan has learning disabilities. Informal observations were conducted over a period of several weeks, in which Reagan’s use of the iPad and her parents monitoring of her access to it were observed, in addition to the changing dynamics of roles and relationships within her...
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...Lifesourcing – Blog (www.shomprakash.com) This is Friday Shomprakash Sinha Roy About the author : Shomprakash Sinha Roy is a Senior Technical Consultant and Social Media Professional for Dell International Services. He moonlights as a blogger on a few websites. Notable among them, are his contributions at The Youth Express, and Lifesourcing (www.shomprakash.com). For Roy, writing has been a necessity driven by experiences; more than anything else. Having struggled for survival for three straight years, he finally has a job that pays so that he can keep writing and stay alive at the same time. He dreams of the times of Hemingway and Bill Shakespeare, and idolizes Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Arundhati Roy and Rabindranath Tagore. The story “This is Friday” was presented via the blog Lifesourcing, and was accepted as a truly contemporary work of romance by thousands of readers. It was also promoted via different social media channels and as made its way to readers across India, the Middle East and the United States of America. It’s about one night that begins as a drunken journey across the protagonist’s favourite shopping mall to his favourite lounge in town. It explores a rhythmic side to the city of Bangalore, where the protagonist dwells upon his desires and deep-rooted values of friendship and “trust”. It also turned out to be the author’s first successful attempt to use the present continuous narrative form. His debut novel “The Pink Smoke” is being published by Grapevine...
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...Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Department of English Philology Diploma paper Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic Peculiarities of Adverbs in English Lviv - 2010 Contents Introduction Chapter 1. The adverb in English theoretical grammar 1.1 Categorial meaning of the adverb 1.2 Formal characteristics of the adverb 1.3 Syntactic functions and positional characteristics of the adverb Chapter 2. Paradigmatics of adverbs 2.1 Semantic classification of adverbs 2.2 Lexico-grammatical subdivision of adverbs Chapter 3. Syntagmatic valency of adverbs and its actualization in speech 3.1 Syntactic valency and combinability patterns of adverbs 3.2 Semantic and syntactic properties of adverbs of degree 3.3 The use of adverbs of degree with gradable and non-gradable adjectives 3.4 Semantic preferences of amplifiers Conclusion Summary List of References Appendix Introduction The diploma paper sets out to explore paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations of adverbs in modern English. The work considers such branches of grammar as morphology and syntax and is concerned with the two levels of word relations. A word as a part of the language system is considered on two levels: 1) the syntagmatic level; 2) the paradigmatic level. On the paradigmatic level it is the relationship with other words in the vocabulary system. On the syntagmatic level the semantic structure of a word is analyzed in its linear relationships...
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...Minimalism Essential Essays Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus Also by The Minimalists Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life Also by Joshua Fields Millburn Falling While Sitting Down: Stories As a Decade Fades: A Novel More Info TheMinimalists.com JoshuaFieldsMillburn.com Published in 2011 by Mins Publishing Copyright © 2011 by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus All rights reserved, though it would be appreciated if youʼd tell other people about this book if you enjoy it, whether you paid for it or not. Let it be known that any profits from this book will most likely be spent on coffee and/or burritos. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Minimalism: essential essays / Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus. — 1st ed. ISBN-10: 1-936-53945-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-9365394-5-1 1. Title. 2. Minimalism. 3. The Minimalists. 4. Simplicity. 5. Self-improvement. Feel free to take pieces of these essays and replicate them online, but please give a link back to www.theminimalists.com along with it. If you want to use more than a few paragraphs, it would be great if you’d email theminimalists@theminimalists.com and let us know what youʼre up to. Contact Information: Joshua Fields Millburn Ryan Nicodemus email: theminimalists@theminimalists.com web: theminimalists.com Cover photo by Mick Evans and Hillary Hopkins Cover design by Colleen McCulla Formatting by Chris O’Byrne at ebook-editor.com Special thanks to four people who helped make this collection appreciably...
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...Clues: A Board Game Bar in Northwest Denver Business Plan Amber DeWall Neal Lurie Stephanie Rinko Katarina Svensson Leeds School of Business University of Colorado at Boulder December 2004 This business plan is intended solely for informational purposes to assist you with a due-diligence investigation of this project. The information contained herein is believed to be reliable, but the management team makes no representations or warranties with respect to this information. The financial projections that are part of this plan represent estimates based on extensive research and on assumptions considered reasonable, but they are of course not guaranteed. The contents of this plan are confidential and are not to be reproduced without express written consent. Table of Contents______________________________________________ COMPANY OVERVIEW......................................................................................4 INDUSTRY AND MARKET ANALYSIS ...........................................................5 MARKETING PLAN.............................................................................................9 OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................11 DEVELOPMENT PLAN .....................................................................................13 MANAGEMENT TEAM .....................................................................................14 FINANCIAL PLAN.....................
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