...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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...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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...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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...Everyone has a place where they go to escape all the pressures and worries of life. There is always that one spot that can mellow all your problems and soothe troubles in times of stress. For me, the beach is the ultimate cure to all of my problems. While I am there, all of my obligations suddenly vanish. As I stroll along, I can feel the soft smooth sand beneath my feet. As I take in the soothing atmosphere that encircles me, I close my eyes, letting myself absorb the warming rays of the sun on a perfect summer day. I am comforted by the sounds of the ocean; the rhythmic pounding of the waves represses all of my concerns. I look into the cloudless blue sky and see the perfection of life. On the other hand, if serenity is not your desire, other parts of the beach are full of exciting sights, sounds, and smells. The waves at the beach continuously crashing into the shore give a blissful feeling, but looking a little closer you see surfers hanging, or children splashing around near the shore. The smell of the salt in the air is another unique comfort of the beach. Many fun opportunities await at the beach, consisting of boating, sailing, parasailing, and a plethora of other activities available to casual beachgoers. Regardless, beach’s most alluring feature has to be simply lying in the sand while soaking up the sun. On a extremely hot day where else would anyone rather be but the beach with the water, the sun, and all the activities that are happening, or just to hang...
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...Summary Shell, one of the largest multinational oil companies planned to dispose of the Brent Spar, which was huge floating oil storage and loading buoy, by sinking it at a site in the deep Northern Atlantic, with full UK Government approval. But a combination of Greenpeace, European Ministers and the public stopped them. In order to ensure that no similar incidents occur in the future, the Shell UK should seek to build an open and transparent process, involve environmental interest group like Greenpeace. Issues Disposal Options: In the last analysis, there were two options; horizontal on-shore dismantling and deep water disposal. Shell qualified the deep water disposal option as Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO). BEPO Process: Several options were evaluated according to engineering complexity, risk to health and safety of workforce, environmental impact, cost, and acceptability by the British authorities and other interested parties, such as fishermen’s associations. It is important to that stakeholders such as Greenpeace were not included. Deep water disposal option: The deep water disposal option had the advantage on the grounds of engineering complexity, risk to health and safety of the work force, and cost (about 11 million pounds versus 46 million pounds). Regulatory Principles: The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) guidelines and UK legislation stipulate that sinking in the ocean is an acceptable option. Shell’ position: Shell was seen to...
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...The Return of Martin Guerre and Gender The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis tells us about a man and an imposter, who create this amazing story. This real-life story is about a man leaving his property and family, is one we have heard before, but The Return of Martin Guerre is a tremendously different one that offers a twist on this kind of story. Martin Guerre was a peasant who married a woman from a well-off family, leaves his family and returns years later, but not before sending a man named Arnaud du Tilh to act as him and take his place. Arnaud plays the role of Martin so well that Martin’s wife, sisters, and members of their community in Artigat accept him after his “return.” This book tells us of the trial that Arnaud went through after being accused of not being the real Martin and the return of the real Martin, but it also gives us a little insight to a woman’s life in sixteenth century Artigat, France. Martin’s wife Bertrande was the person who was primarily...
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...he is truly Martin Guerre. This new Martin Guerre is taken back almost right from the start from his fellow villagers and family. His family and friends so happy he has returned. But has he really returned? We learned throughout the book “The Return of Martin Guerre” that this is not the case. After the so-called Martin Guerre has a argument over family finances and the sale of some lands that the family owns, he is accused by his uncle and father-in-law Pierre Guerre of being an impostor. Soon following this is a trial, in the trial Martin Guerre finally tells the truth to his people. He is Arnaud du Tilh and has been fooling everyone for the past three years. This only comes after he is forced to give his real name as the real Martin Guerre appears in court. “The Return of Martin Guerre” is not only the story of how one man tricked an entire town, it is the speculation of Natalie Zemon Davis that Bertrande de Rols was an accomplice to Arnaud du Tilh. Davis drives in...
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...Bertrande was aware that Arnaud du Thil was indeed not her husband Martin Guerre. However there are too many pieces of conflicting evidence to prove that Bertrande knows that Arnaud du Thil was not her husband beyond a reasonable doubt. Despite, the author's clear opinion that Bertrande was aware. Arnaud du Thil knew a scant amount of Basque, this should have been realized by Bertrande. The author puts forth the argument that it should have been a give away that Arnaud was not Martin due to his inadequacy in speaking Basque (pg 57). Despite the fact that the argument is straightforward there is still a argument to be made. Martin has been gone for eight years by the time Arnaud impersonates him, after this amount of time living in Spain he could have forgotten a fair amount of Basque (albeit unlikely). This is the very thought process Bertrande could have genuinely thought or convinced herself of as a form of justification. Bertrande may have not had a picture of Martin but she did have Sanxi who was her son fathered by Martin. It is said that Martin has a stocky build and Arnaud does not but since memory fades over time and they didn’t have pictures the best thing to base someone's looks is off their children. Going by this idea, in the book it is...
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...Final Examination Question Last Month Quentin lost his job working in the UNSW Law School photocopy room, and on his way home purchased a lottery ticket. He won big and bought a business, called Abdo ’s Diamond Cutting Works. Quentin places an order with Abdo ’s cousin in Damascus, Syria, Mussa, to buy 3 newest model diamond cutting machines at a price of $150,000 per machine “Delivered Duty Paid” at Darling Harbour, Sydney. (At the time of the order, Abdo only had one machine.) These cutting machines can only be purchased in Syria. Each new machine is to be delivered at Darling Harbour, Sydney, at the end of each month commencing June 2011. The Mussa Machines Ltd purchase order form that Quentin signs says in relevant part: “13. Time is of the essence for payment. 14. Delivery must occur within 30 days of scheduled delivery dates.”” After delivering in June, Mussa tells Quentin that he will deliver no more machines. Mussa says that because Syria has cut off diplomatic relations with Australia because the Australian Government has unlawfully interfered in Syria’s internal affairs, and he has been ordered by the Syrian Government to deliver all goods destined for Australia to the Syrian Government stores in Damascus instead. He says that the Syrian secret police are already investigating him, and he cannot say any more about it. Quentin does not want to pay for any of the machines at all. He tells you he has decided to keep using Abdo ’s old diamond cutting machine...
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...Task 2 Leslie Carlson WGU Themes in U.S. and World History GKE1 August 30, 2014 Task 2 Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a Catholic Monk and German patriot who challenged the Catholic Church and brought about significant social and political change. He was a powerful individual that changed the course of history without politics or government affiliation (Wilson, 2007, p. 34). Luther believed that anyone who possessed a bible should be able to read it and guide his own religion. He thought the Church corrupt for selling absolution, thereby releasing sinners from punishment in the afterlife. This took power away from the church. He was so convicted in this thought that he translated the Bible into German and had the New Testament printed in 1522 and the Old Testament in 1534. By challenging the Pope and the Holy Roman Empire, he in fact challenged political authority. By giving lay people access to the Bible, learning became something they could treasure. In 1524 Luther urged authorities in Germany to establish schools for all children. This social change became evident in 1580 when half the parishes in Electoral Saxony had elementary schools for boys. Ten percent had even made similar provisions for girls (Wilson, 2007, p. 37). “Indeed, no one more than Martin Luther resembles the flawed hero of which the sacred text affords so many examples”(Wilson, 2007, p. 39). Martin Luther was a significant mechanism in social and political changes in the 16th Century and beyond...
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...trouble of learning new things. But people are not drones and they want to be included in decision making. It is easiest to stick with what is known because that is what is comfortable; it is fear of the unknown. In order to overcome the resistance to change, the workforce must be convinced that the change is needed, the problem is real, and the change will solve the problem. There has to be constant support, so that workers can overcome the fear associated with the change. Change Initiative The change initiative that I am going to discuss is still on-going and will most likely not be completed for at least another 12 – 18 months. My company was recently acquired by Lockheed Martin. We are now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, and we will be known as Systems Made Simple, A Lockheed Martin Company. Here is a little history on the company I work for...
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...Jeep repairman, approached Yiesha Martin, a 27-year-old stock supervisor, and stated his intensions. He was there to murder three supervisors: Mike Toney, 45, Roy Thacker, 50, and Carrie Woggerman, 24. Afterward, he said, he would turn the gun on himself. “I was shaking and I started to cry” said Martin. Meyers told her not to cry and to page Tony. Although he was usually eating lunch at his desk around this time, Tony was busy dealing with a problem on the production line. On Martin’s secretary attempt, Toney responded. Thacker, however, was the first of Meyer’s intended victims to approach the former employee. When Thacker asked Meyers why he was at the office, “[Meyers] turned from the partition and just shot him,” Martin recalled. “I just saw the shells go. He reloaded in front of me”. Martin ran, grabbling a radio in the process. As he ran away, calling into her radio for help, she heard another gunshot. Mike Toney had just arrived and was now the second victim. Carrie Woggerman was able to flee after the first shot, but Paul Medlen, 41, while attempting to come to the aid of Toney, was shot in the chest by Meyers just before Meyers turned the gun on himself, taking his own life. Of the three employees shot by Meyers, two survived. Unfortunately, Thacker died from his wounds. Regrettably, the shooting at the Toledo assembly plant was not an isolated incident. Just 2 years earlier, Doug Willaims, an employee at Lockheed Martin, left in the middle of an ethics...
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...supervisor told David that “Jason is going to places in this Company”. * When David applied for the job, the supervisor told him he was too old for the job and preferred a younger man who would be in the job for “more than just a couple of years.” CASES RESEARCHED A. Jones v. Dillard’s, Inc. Discrimination claim based on age from Gerda Byrd who alleged that Dillard’s took adverse action against them in their jobs. Alabama based case tried in 2003. In 1998 Gayferd’s Department Store was purchased by Dillard’s, Inc which she was an office and credit manager. There was no position at Dillard’s and she was placed as an assistant area sales manager to keep her at the same pay rate. She then learned the AASM position was being eliminated with no intention of ever hiring them again. In 1999 they offered her an opportunity to sell cosmetics which she declined due to lagging sales and the likelihood of termination when she couldn’t meet sales goals. She took severance pay due to the position being eliminated and took 47 weeks of pay. Byrd later discovered that one month later the operations manager was told to hire two new AASMs. The court reversed the original summary judgment to Dillard’s and reversed and vacated...
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...The story, The Return of Martin Guerre was published by Natalie Zemon Davis as she was going through a rough point in her life due to the communism over take in society at this point. She was forced into house arrest because of her husband, however she eventually made the best of it by writing this novel. The Return of Martin Guerre is based on an actual historical case during 16th century France. The story of Martin Guerre was based upon a man named Martin Guerre who was fed up with family life and left his wife and two kids. After some time a man claims to be Martin Guerre, but is actually an imposter, named Arnaud. The rest of the story is about how Arnaud is taken to court by Pierre and other village people claiming he is an imposter, but at the same time how Martin’s wife, Bertrande doesn’t know that Arnaud is her husband. In conclusion the real Martin comes into the court case and then everyone knew it was the real Martin because of the peg leg he was supposed to have while he was away. This novel has gotten great admiration for the excellent writing with the historical evidence that is presented in the novel. Though Davis’s book was widely accepted some disagreed such as one historian by the name of, Robert Finlay. Once he read the novel he writes an article opposing it, entitled, “The Refashioning of Martin Guerre” he describes it as a romantic novel, that is full of drama, he says that it is more of a film than an actual novel because of its different view and lack...
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...The Wolf of Wall Street. | Under the guidance of Professor – Rita Tina Olivia Limbu.Name – Abhishek Shah.Pace ID – U01285579.Submission Date – 03/31/2016. | The Wolf of Wall Street. | Under the guidance of Professor – Rita Tina Olivia Limbu.Name – Abhishek Shah.Pace ID – U01285579.Submission Date – 03/31/2016. | The Wolf of Wall Street. By – Martin Scorsese, 12/25/2013. Martin Scorsese’s Note – Martin Charles Scorsese is an American producer, director, actor, film producer and film historian. Born on 11/17/1942, Scorsese is 73 years old and belongs to Queens, New York, the United States of America. Scorsese, is the founder of “The Film Foundation” (1990), and “World Cinema Foundation” (2007). He has achieved many awards and is renowned personality in the United States of America. His awards include – AFI life achievement award, Academy Awards, Palme d’Or, Cannes film festival the Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy awards, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and DGA awards. He has directed many landmark movies and has a great name today in the world of Hollywood industry. WORD COUNT – 121 Abstract Jordan repeatedly said, “There’s no nobility in poverty” (Scorsese, M. (Director). (12/25/2013). The Wolf of Wall Street [Motion picture on DVD]. United States of America: Paramount Pictures); the research is bout a young aspiring entrepreneur Jordan Belfort and about his lifestyle, convergence in the lifestyle, ethics, business culture, addictions...
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