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    narrators have commonalties in the way they carry themselves throughout the stories and how they interact with the apparitions they encounter. A story by Dickens called “The Signalman” describes the interaction between a man known as the signalman, who must signal a red light whenever a train is coming, and the narrator who remains anonymous throughout the story. A website called Education Portal admits “The story doesn't provide a great deal of biographical information about the narrator, but we know that he is intelligent and friendly, and also that he is very practically- minded” (Nickol). Eventually the two characters begin to talk and…

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    make the story spooky. 2. The Superintendent is a character who makes it clear that there is a perception that the man condemned to die, and his death itself, is unimportant. That is why he is described as “irritable” and “gruff”—because he does not care about the man or his fate. 3. I think Orwell’s attitude towards the superintendent is one of disrespect, almost. He makes it clear that this character has little feelings or sensitivity. Orwell does not revere that lack of emotion; he uses it to…

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    different sides of Sydney Carton. For example, “Sydney Carton, idlest and most unpromising of men, was Stryver’s great ally. What the two drank together, between Hilary Term and Michaelmas, might have floated a king’s ship. Stryver never had a case in hand, anywhere, but Carton was there, with his hands in his pockets, staring at the ceiling of the court; they went the same Circuit, and even there they prolonged their usual orgies late into the night, and Carton was rumoured to be seen at broad…

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    Watching the video “With and Without Words” made me reflect about my last career choice and how I unknowingly used several forms primitive peripheral linguist as a means of communication with hand signals, non verbal code, visual non verbal and facial emotions. The backbone of the California food service industry is dominantly from a lower ecomnomilcal background and most are not fluent in English which can make communicating difficult at times.Working in a high school kitchen for five years and…

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    I chose to sketch Ralph with his true friend Piggy. Throughout the novel Piggy supported Ralph and helped him. Piggy was an important character that always reminded Ralph of reason and the purpose of the signal fire. Also, I drew the conch beside Piggy because it represented the civilization and the control, that existed on the island. The conch called and regulated their meetings which Ralph always led, he tells me. As, you can see Ralph is tending the signal fire. The signal fire and hunting…

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    Good Evening, it's been a busy week here I finally have a few moments to put some thoughts into an email. A few things about me, I am married to my lovely wife Jennifer and we have two kids in the houses (I also have two kids in Missouri with former spouse). I am finishing up my military career with 20 years as an Unmanned Aircraft Operator with very little IT experience to my name except for troubling video cables or getting power generation running again. I am usually very good with…

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    distributional uncer- tainty, under which the distribution governing the period-by-period realization of the payoff relevant state is unknown. Because of the dynamic nature of the problem, I consider agents who care about long-run outcomes (i.e., maximize their long-run average payoffs). In the long-run each signal struc- ture implicitly defines a stochastic evolution of beliefs and induces a limiting distribution thereover. Given distributional uncertainty, a long-run strategy must persuade the…

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    “Amigo Brothers” What is the Golden Glove Champions? Antonio and Felix both love boxing but they both have different boxing skills. Antonio and Felix are both seventh years old. They lived in the lower east side manhattan in the same tenement building. Antonio and felix both dreamed of becoming lightweight champions. When they work out, they both wear sweat shirts, shorts , towels and handkerchiefs apache style around their forehead. They both dreamt positive. they usually work out at” Boys…

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    of the wood crackling beneath the heat gives comfort to others. Without full control of it, the fire can escape its home and destroy everything in it’s path. Wildfires have destroyed homes and cities within days. A fire can represent two ideas: civilization and savagery. William Golding explains these ideas in The Lord of the Flies. He shows that the fire the boys use for a rescue signal, can also destroy or kill if it is given the chance. Although Golding has several symbols he applies to…

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    The Amigo Brothers “Yeah. We both know that in the ring the better man wins. Friend or no friend, brother or no…” said Felix, “No pulling punches. We go all the way.” said Antonio. Who was the real winner of the boxing? Antonio and Felix are both best friends who feel like brothers. “The Best man wins the match. “Antonio and Felix both are…

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