Fifth Business

“Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself to love yourself to become a new person”. (Way). Throughout Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business, several characters reinvented themselves, but not always with success. Dunstable Ramsay was renamed as Dunstan Ramsay and endured; Leola Cruikshank was unable to become Leola Staunton and died tragically; Paul Dempster reinvented himself to become a magician known as Magnus Eisengrim and was…

Davies’s Fifth Business, the guilt of Dunstan, Percy, and Paul begins with an incident in which a snowball thrown by Percy misses Dunstan and instead hits a pregnant Mrs. Dempster. As a result of this, Mrs. Dempster gives premature birth to her baby, Paul, and goes insane. This guilt plays a major role in their lives. Firstly, guilt shapes the course of Dunstan’s life, as he devotes his whole life caring for Mrs. Dempster, has troubles forming relationships with others, and becomes Fifth…

personal concerns for the greater good. Whilst visiting the small Canadian town of Deptford in the early 1900s, surely one would not imagine it could provide a home to such a hero as Dunstan Ramsay. From the beginning to the end of Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business, the character of Dunstan Ramsay unconsciously demonstrates all the qualities that define a hero. Ramsay establishes his heroism in the novel during his childhood that leads up to the Great War; during his struggle throughout the war…

reincarnation, which is the belief that the behaviour in one’s previous life will determine his or her social status in the next life. Christians believe in the idea of baptism, which is a public declaration of faith, also known clean slate. In the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, Davies uses the three Deptford boys’ name changes to illustrate rebirth and public declaration to starting anew. It is clear that Dunstable Ramsay, Percy Boyd Staunton and Paul Dempster are twice born due to…

(TQM). Deming created 14 points to provide framework and develop knowledge that can be used in long term business plans. These points will help the business for more efficient work place, higher profits and higher productivity. Deming stated that higher quality leads to higher productivity. The improvements in quality lead always to lower costs. With higher quality, and lower prices, the business will achieve a success market. Deming improved…

In 1908 Frank Parsons developed a simplistic matching theory whereby he matched people with jobs according to their skills and the skill requirements of employers. This was the first attempt at producing a career guidance theory. The theory is that everybody is different and that these differences can be measured. The requirements of individual jobs can be measured and the two matched up. Consequently you get the right person for the right job. Most careers software programs such as kudos and…

An Outsider “I wish you could see all the pain and emotion that is built up inside me.” My school and social life was very different in elementary school than how it is now. Back to kindergarten all throughout elementary and a bit of 6th grade, I was in so much emotional pain. I wasn’t happy with my appearance or body, I would always put myself down, had zero confidence in myself and hated who I was. There was a point where I believed everyone who left me out, and made fun of me. I believed…

“Koen?” Mr. Blume, my sixth grade teacher read off the roll sheet. “Here!” Koen said as he raised his hand. It was the first day of my sixth grade year. I was sitting straight up in my desk while wearing my brand new school clothes. My mom had curled my hair for this special occasion, and I was even allowed to wear a bit of mascara on my eyes. “Mia?” Mr. Blume read. Another girl sitting across the room from me had perked up, and her and I simultaneously shouted, “Here!” “Mia Aicher?” Mr.…

ISSUE Under Florida statutes and cases pertinent to inadvertent disclosure, is Mr. Beene required to return the privileged documents when (1) the products liability team inspected each document included in the discovery; (2) the amount of inadvertent disclosures was miniscule; (3) the degree of disclosure was rather small; (4) Mr. Fitzgerald requested the return as soon as he became aware; and (5) the client has a right to prevent disclosure of confidential communication, as well as an attorney…

final decision. When the boys chose, everyone but one student agreed. The boy who did not agree thought it should be his turn and threw a fit about not being chose, Mr. Demchok, ignored the behavior. I figured it was appropriate, due to the fact, that fifth graders should be not throwing fits over something like deciding on an advocate. They went on playing their game and the girls wound up…