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    The Problem : Going on the bus in Boston is not an exciting experience and waiting for the bus is even worse because you have to wait for long periods of time and there’s absolutely nothing to do. The Solution : The Guest Book Structure Detailed solution: The Guest Book Structure is a place for people to come and write and express themselves. We believe that everyone has a story, but not necessarily a place to express how they are feeling so this is a perfect way for everyone to collaborate…

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    In both Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech and “The Guest” by Uma Krishna swami share a similar theme. Characters in both the novel and short story judge someone before the get to know who they are and the theme is don’t judge and person until you really know them. Although both stories have the same theme they developed it in different ways. Walk two Moons teaches to lesson to the readers by using words, thoughts, and feelings. In the text when Sal states, “ Do you want to hear about the lunatic…

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    "The Guest" is a short story that displays multiple examples of irony, Albert Camus uses irony to get his theme across. The theme being, making what one believes is the right moral choice despite the consequences. This theme heavily reflects Camus' philosophical logic, he strongly believed in one's responsibility for their wrongdoings. In the short story, Daru has multiple choices to make, he has been given the choice to deliver the Arab to prison- respecting and obeying the government's rules.…

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    TENSION – or HOW A DINNER GUEST CAN BECOME A “PROBLEM” Sridutt Nimmagadda – Modern Poetry, Professor Meredith Martin While reading Langston Hughes’ Dinner Guest: Me, I can’t help but wonder if the setting in the poem is the future Hughes’ character from I, Too (Sing America) desired: African-Americans now hold a place at the table. However, his wishes taken literally; the speaker may have a place at the dinner table, but racism is still present just as in so many of Hughes’ poems. However,…

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    time period; consequently, readers can find evidence of these traits in his short story, “The Guest.” Through critical analysis, there are clear examples of how Camus’ heralded capabilities as an author from this short story. All of these instances of Camus’ unique literary manner are introduced subtly by the context and plot of the story. Albert Camus’ distinct literary style affects his story, “The Guest”, because of…

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    Tragedy is an ambiguous word which has several different meaning or interpretations. How an individual copes with her personal tragedy can also be very different. In A Good House by Bonnie Burnard and Ordinary People by Judith Guest, female characters play a crucial role in overcoming two separate tragedies. In the face of tragic events, the female protagonists are the ones who must anchor and sustain their families. They become the family pillars because of detached males characters and the…

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    more importantly, his desire of wanting to fit into the Burmans social circle. Other scenario is when a person trying to reconcile the two conflicting values and come up with a plan that satisfy both of the values. For example, in the story, “The Guest”, Daru gave Arab the road of freedom and the road of death to choose was because one side, he did not want to failed his loyalty to the French and on the other side, he did not want to send Arab to the death road by himself because it contradicted…

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Ambitious Guest addresses the idea that fixating one’s thought on the legacy that an individual’s ambitions will create, results in the seizure of the interplay between ambition and legacy, forming an unreliable connection from ambition to legacy due to the lack of effort put into one’s ambitions and the excessive focus on the legacy that said ambitions would create. Such is portrayed through “The Young Man”, a character who sets his ambition to be gloriously…

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    Choice and Accountability Essay In the short story “The Guest” by Albert Camus it shows how everyone has to make choices and decisions, and these choices will affect the person later on. Balducci a father figure to Daru comes to his house and brings an Arab man giving Daru the orders from the French to deliver the Arab to Tinguit to the police headquarters because he has committed a crime. Daru chooses that he personally does not want to be the one to bring the Arab man to his fat. However, Daru…

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    fFrom Kanchanaburi’s Sugar Cane 1 Guest House LEAD PARAGRAPH Located in the heart of the main provincial town close to the main hub of restaurants, bars, tour operators, and budget accommodation options, Sugar Cane 1 Guest House is a great option for travellers who like to watch their pennies whilst sleeping in cute but basic accommodation. There is a newer Sugar Cane 2 Guest House situated a little further away, but this article is about the older Sugar Cane 1 Guest House. The grounds…

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