Creative Writing – My Dad is not a bad sort of bloke

My Dad is not a bad sort of bloke. There are plenty who are much worse. But he dose rave on a bit, like if you get muddy when you are playing football, or rip your pants when you are building a den. Stuff like that. Mostly we understand each other and I can handle him. What he doesn't know doesn't hurt him. If he knew that I kept George, my pet mouse, under the bed, he wouldn't like it; so I don't tell him. That way he is happy, I am happy and George is happy. There are only problems when he finds out what has been going on. Like the time that I wanted to see Mad Max II. The old man said it was a bad movie- too much blood and guts. It's too violent,' he said. ‘But, Dad, that's not fair. All the other kids are going. I'II be the only one in the school who hasn't seen it. ‘ I went on and on like this. I kept nagging. In the end he gave in-he wasn't a bad old boy. He usually let me have what I wanted after a while. It was easy to get around him. The trouble stared the next morning. He was cleaning his teeth in the bathroom, making noises, humming and gurgling- you know the sort of thing. Suddenly he stopped. Everything went quiet. Then he came into the kitchen. There was toothpaste all around his mouth; he looked like a mad tiger. He was frothing at the mouth. ‘What's this? ‘ he said. He was waving his toothbrush about. ‘What's this on my toothbrush? ‘ Little grey hairs were sticking out of it. ‘How did these hairs get on my toothbrush? ‘ Did you have my toothbrush, David? ‘ He was starting to get mad. I didn't know whether to own up or not. Parents always tell you that if you own up they will let you off. They say that they won't do anything if you are honest- no punishment. I decided to give it a try. ‘Yes,' I said. ‘I used it yesterday. ‘ He still had toothpaste on his mouth. He couldn't talk properly. ‘What are these little grey hairs? he asked. ‘I used it to brush my pet mouse,' I answered. ‘You what? ‘ he screamed. ‘My mouse. ‘ He stared jumping up and down and screaming. He ran around in circles holding his throat, then he ran into the bathroom and stared washing his mouth out. There was a lot of splashing and gurgling. He was acting like a madman. I didn't know what all the fuss was about. All that yelling just over a few mouse hairs. After a while he came back into the kitchen. He kept opening and shutting his mouth as if he could taste something bad. He had a mean look in his eye- real mean. ‘What are you thinking of? he yelled at the top of his voice. ‘Are you crazy or something? Are you trying to kill me? ‘Don't you know that mice carry germs? They are filthy things. I'II probably die of some terrible disease. ‘ He went on like this for ages. Then he said, ‘And don't think that you are going to see Mad Max II. You can sit at home and think how stupid it is to brush a mouse with someone else's toothbrush. ‘ I went back to my room to get dressed. Dad just didn't understand about that mouse. It was a special mouse, a very special mouse indeed. It was going to make a lot of money: fifty dollars, in fact. Every year there was a mouse race in Smith's barn. The prize was fifty dollars. And my mouse, George, had a good chance of winning. But I had to look after him. That's why I brushed him with a toothbrush. I knew that George could beat every other mouse except one. There was one mouse I wasn't sure about. It was called Mugger and Scrag Murphy, the toughest kid in town, owned it. I had never seen his mouse before, but I knew it was fast. Scrag Murphy fed it on a special diet. That is what I was thinking about as I dressed. I went over to the cupboard to get a pair of underpants. There were none there. Hey, Mum,' I yelled out. ‘I am out of underpants. ‘ Mum came into the room holding something terrible. Horrible. It was a pair of home made underpants. ‘I made these for you, David,' she said. ‘I bought the material at the Oxfam shop. There was just the right amount of material for one pair of underpants. ‘ ‘I'm not wearing those,' I told her. ‘No way. Never' ‘What's wrong with them? ‘ and Mum sounded hurt. ‘They're pink,' I said. ‘And they've got little pictures of fairies on them. I couldn't wear them. Everyone would laugh. I would be the laughing stock of the school. ‘ Underpants with fairies on them and pink. I nearly freaked out. I thought about what Scrag Murphy would say if he ever heard about them. I went red just thinking about it. Just then Dad poked his head into the room. He still had that mean look in his eye. He was remembering the toothbrush. ‘What's going on now? ‘ he asked in a dark voice. ‘Nothing,' I said. ‘I was just thanking Mum for making me these nice underpants. ‘ I pulled on my fairy pants and quickly covered them with my jeans. At least no one else would know I had them on. That was one thing to be thankful for. The underpants felt strange. They made me tingle all over. And my head felt light. There was something not quiet right about those underpants- and I am not talking about the fairies. I had breakfast and went out to the front gate. Pete was waiting for me. He is my best mate; we always walk to school together. ‘Have you got your running shoes? ‘ he asked. ‘Oh no,' I groaned. ‘I forgot. It's the cross-country race today. ‘ I went back and got my running shoes. I came back out walking very slowly. I was thinking about the race. I would have to go to the changing rooms and get changed in front of Scrag Murphy and all the other boys. They would all laugh their heads off when they saw my fairly underpants. We walked through the park on the way to school. There was a big lake in the middle. ‘Let's chuck some stones,' said Pete. ‘See who can throw the furthest. ‘ I didn't answer. I was feeling weak in the stomach. ‘What's the matter with you? ‘ he asked. ‘You look like death warmed up. ‘ I looked around. There was no one else in the park. ‘Look at this,' I said. I undid my fly and showed Pete the underpants. His eyes bugged out like organ stops; then he started to laugh. He fell over on the grass and laughed his silly head off. Tears rolled down his cheeks. He really thought it was funny. Some friend. After a while Pete stopped laughing. ‘Your poor thing,' he said. ‘What are you going to do? Scrag Murphy and the others will never let you forget it. ‘ We started throwing stones into the lake. I didn't try very hard. My heart wasn't in it. ‘Hey,' said Pete. ‘That was a good shot. It went right over to the other side. ‘ He was right. The stone had reached the other side of the lake. No one had ever done that before; it was too far. I picked up another stone. This time I threw as hard as I could. The stone went right over the lake and disappeared over some trees. ‘Wow,' yelled Pete. ‘That's the best shot I've ever seen. No one can throw that far. ‘ He looked at me in a funny way. My skin was tingling. ‘I feel strong,' I said. ‘I feel as if I can do anything. ‘ I went over to the park bench. It was large concrete one. I lifted it up with one hand. I held it high over my head. I couldn't believe it. Pete just stood there with his mouth hanging open. He couldn't believe it either. I felt great. I jumped for joy. I sailed high into the air. I went up three meters. ‘What a jump,' yelled Pete. My skin was tingling. Especially under the underpants. ‘It's the underpants,' I said. ‘The underpants are giving me strength. I grinned. ‘They are not underpants. They are wunderpants. ‘ ‘Super Jocks,' said Pete. We both started cackling like a couple of hens. We laughed until our sides ached. I told Pete not to tell anyone about the wunderpants. We decided to keep it a secret. Nothing much happened until the cross-country race that afternoon. All the boys went to the changing room to put on their running gear. Scrag Murphy was there. I tried to into my shorts without him seeing my wunderpants, but it was no good. He noticed them as soon as I dropped my jeans. ‘Ah ha,' he shouted. ‘Look at baby britches. Look at his fairy pants. Everyone looked. They all started to laugh. How embarrassing. They were all looking at the fairies on my wunderpants. Scrag Murphy was a big, fat bloke. He was really tough. He came over and pulled the elastic on my wunderpants. Then he let it go. ‘Ouch,' I said. ‘ Cut that out. That hurts. ‘ ‘What's the matter, little Diddums? ‘ he said. ‘Can't you take it? ‘ He shoved me roughly against the wall. I wasn't going to let him get away with that, so I pushed him back- just a little push. He went flying across the room and crashed into the wall on the other side. I just didn't know m y own strength. That little push had sent him all the way. It was the wunderpants. Scrag Murphy looked at me with shock and surprise that soon turned to a look of hate. But he didn't say anything. No one said anything. They were all thinking I was going to get my block knocked off next time I saw Scrag Murphy. About forty kids were running in the race. We had to run through the countryside, following markers that had been put out by the teachers. It was a hot day, so I decided to wear a pair of shorts but no top. As soon as the starting gun went I was off like a flash. I had kept my wunderpants on and they were working really well. I went straight out to the front. I had never run so fast before. As I ran along the road I passed a man on a bike. He tried to keep up with me, but he couldn't. Then I passed a car. This was really something. This was great. I looked behind. None of the others were in sight- I was miles ahead. The trail trued off the road and into the bush. I was running along a narrow track in the forest. After a while I came to a small creek. I was hot so I decided to have a dip. After all, the others were a long way behind; I had plenty of time. I took off my shorts and running shoes, but I left the wunderpants on. I wasn't going to part with them. I dived into cold water. It was refreshing. I lay on my back looking at the sky. Life was good. These wunderpants were terrific. I would never be scared of Scrag Murphy while I had the on. Then something started to happen- something terrible. The wunderpants started to get tight. They hurt. They were shrinking. They were shrinking smaller and smaller. The pain was awful. I had to get them off. I struggled and wiggled; they were so tight they cut into my skin. In the end I got them off, and only just in time. They shrank so small that they would only just fit over my thumb. I had a narrow escape. I could have been killed by the shirking wunderpants. Just then I heard voices coming. It was the others in the race. I was trapped- I couldn't get out to put on my shorts. There were girls in the race. I had to stay in the middle of the creek in the nude. It took quiet a while for all the others to run by. They were all speared out along the track. Every time I went to get out of the pool, someone else would cone. After a while Pete stopped at the pool. ‘What are you doing? ‘ he said. ‘Even super jocks won't help you win from this far back. ‘ ‘Keep going,' I said. ‘I'II tell you about it later. I didn't want to tell him that I was in the nude. Some girls were with him. Pete and the girls took off along the track. A bit later the last runner arrived. It was Scrag Murphy. He couldn't run fast- he was carrying too much weight. ‘Well, look at this,' he said. ‘It's little fairy pants. And what's this we have here? ‘ He picked up my shorts and running shoes from the bank of the creek. Then he ran off with them. ‘Come back,' I screamed. ‘Bring those back here,' He didn't take any notice. He just laughed and kept running. I didn't know what to do. I didn't have a stitch of clothing. I didn't even have any shoes. I was starting to feel cold; the water was freezing. I was covered in Goosebumps and my teeth were chattering. In the end I had to get out. I would have frozen to death if I stayed in the water any longer. I went and sat on a rock in the sun and tried to think of how g to get home without being seen. It was all right in the bush. I could always hide behind a tree if someone came. But once I reached the road I would be in trouble; I couldn't just walk along the road in the nude. Then I had an idea. I looked at the tiny underpants. I couldn't put them on, but they still might work. I put them over my thumb and jumped. It was no good. It was just a small ordinary jump. I picked up a stone and threw it. It only went a short way, not much of a throw at all. The pants were too small, and I was my weak old self again. I lay down on the rock in the sun. Ants started to crawl over me. Then the sun went behind a cloud. I started to think about Scrag Murphy. He was going to pay for this. I would get him back somehow. Time went slowly, but at last it started to grow dark. I made my way back along the track. I was in bare feet and I kept standing on stones. Branches reached out and scratched me in all sorts of painful places. Then I started to think about snakes. What if I stood on one? There were all sorts of noises in the dark. The moon had gone in, and it was hard to see where I was going. I have to admit it: I was scared. Scared stiff. To cheer myself up I started to think about what I was going to do to Scrag Murphy. Boy, was he going to get it. At last I came to the road. I was glad to be out of the bush. My feet were cut and bleeding and I hobbled along. Every time a car went by I had to drive into the bushes. I couldn't let myself get caught in the headlights of the cars. I wondered what I was going to do when I reached the town. There might be people around. I broke off a branch form a bush and held it in front of my ‘you know what. ‘ It was prickly, but it was better that nothing. By the time I reached the town it was late. There was no one around. But I had to be careful someone might come out of a house at any minute. I ran out from tree to tree and wall to wall, hiding in the shadows as best I could. I decided to make a run for it. It was the only way. I dropped my bush and started running. I went for my life. I reached our street without meeting a soul. I though I was safe, but I was wrong. I crashed right into someone and sent them flying. It was old Mrs Jeeves from across the road. ‘Sorry,' I said. ‘Gee, I'm sorry. ‘ I helped her stand up. She was a bit short sighted and it was dark. She hadn't noticed that I didn't have any clothes on. ‘Disgusting,' she screeched. ‘Disgusting. I'II tell your father about this. ‘ I ran home as fast as I could. I went in the back door and jumped into bed. I tried to pretend that I was asleep. Downstairs I could hear Mrs Jeeves yelling at Dad; then the front door closed. I heard his footsteps coming up the starts. Well, I really copped it. I was in big trouble. Dad went on and on. What are you thinking of, lad? Running around in the nude. Losing all your clothes. What will the neighbour's think/ He went on like that for about a week. I couldn't tell him the truth-he wouldn't believe it. No one would. The only ones who know the whole story were Pete and I. Dad grounded me for a month. I wasn't allowed out of the house except to go to school. No pictures, no swimming and no pocket money either. In was a bad month. Very bad indeed. At school Scrag Murphy gave me a hard time. He called me ‘Fairy Pants'. Every one though it was a great joke, and there was nothing I could do about it. He was just too big for me, and his mates were all tough guys. I remembered the mouse race in Smith's barn. ‘We will win the mouse race,' I shouted. ‘It's in a month's time. We can use the next month to train my mouse. ‘ We started to train George. Every day after school we took him around a track in the back garden. We tied a piece of cheese on the end of a bit of string. George chased after it as fast as he could. After six laps we gave him the piece of cheese to eat. At the start he could do six laps in ten minutes. By the end of the month he was down to three minutes. ‘Scrag Murphy, look out,' said Pete with a grin. We are really going to beat the pants off you this time. ‘ The day of the big race came at last. There were about one hundred kids in Smith's barn. No adults knew about it, they would probably have stopped it if they knew. The prize money came from the entrance fee. ‘Right,' said tiger. ‘Get out your mice. ‘ I put George down on the track. He looked very small. He started to sniff around. I hoped he would run as fast with the other mice there. Scrags Murphy put his hand in the box and took out Mugger. He was the biggest mouse I had ever seen. There were about ten mice in the race- or I should say nine mice and one rat. Two rats if you counted Scrag Murphy. All the owners took out their string and cheese. ‘GO,' shouted Tiger Glenn. Mugger jumped straight on to a little mouse next to him and bit it on the neck. The poor thing fell over and lay still. ‘Boo,' yelled some of the crowd. George ran to the front straight away. He was going really well. Then Mugger started to catch up. It was neck and neck for five laps. First Mugger would get in front, then George. Everyone in the barn went crazy. They were yelling their heads off. Suddenly something terrible happened. Mugger jumped onto George's tail and grabbed it in his teeth. The crowd started to boo. Even Scrag Murphy's mates were booing. But George kept going. He didn't stop for a second. He just pulled the fat rat along after him. It rolled over and over behind the little mouse. Mugger held on for grim of death, but he couldn't stop George. ‘What a mouse,' screamed the crowed as George crossed the finish line still towing Mugger behind him. Scrag Murphy stormed off out of the barn. He didn't even take Mugger with him. Tiger handed me the prize money. Then he held up George. ‘George is the winner,' he said. ‘The only mouse in the world with its own little pair of fairy underpants. ‘

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Leadership - Essay Example I started working at that restaurant from the age of sixteen as a first delivery personnel. Gradually, I got promoted and finally got the position of Assistant Manager. The duties and responsibilities of Assistant Manager included coordinating between the waiters and the kitchen, making sure that all the orders are filled in tie and waiters do not make any kind of mistake pertaining to filling the orders. Another responsibility was related to the decors of the restaurant and reporting any problem that might arise on the part of waiters or any other workers. Apart from me, there was also another Assistant who had the responsibilities of the kitchen supplies. Our manager was very proficient in running the restaurant. The manager was authoritative in nature and he wanted the instructions to be pursued in great detail. We were not allowed to make decisions on our own as there was no delegation at all. He did not have the habit of taking his assistants into confidence. The main objective of managing and maintaining the restaurant definitely got accomplished easily due to this style of leadership of our manager but his subordinates used to get highly disappointed with him including me, the other assistant and the waiters. Slowly and gradually, everyone started having problems with him as he was way more authoritative and wanted everyone to follow his instructions. Other workers used to manage somehow, but were very disappointed with the behavior of our manager since I had the habit of doing work based on my own decisions. Due to this, I started having serious conflicts with my manager. My job was also in danger as humiliating or unethical behavior with senior staff could cost me a loss of a good job. The situation got more serious when during a busy weekend I was asked by my manager regarding assisting the cashier when I was already on my toes in performing my old duties and, therefore, I did not have enough time for new responsibilities. At first, I politely refused him but he did not want to understand my position. I told that I was already busy in my previous duties but he was committed to his statement that only I had to help the cashier. That situation led to conflict between me and my manager and we argued with each other for about 30 minutes. At last, I had to obey his command and I was compelled to follow his instructions. I had decided in my mind that I had to talk to senior manager related to this issue. The next day, I went to the senior manager and told him the entire situation. At first, he also gave the glimpse of being an authoritative leader but later on he understood my view point and called the manager. We both were in the cabin of our Senior Manager and my manager was continually debating and arguing with him. Making someone understand a simple thing was never been so difficult for me. With all due respect, he was not only authoritative but also very stubborn. Anyway, the senior manager provided us both the list of duties of assistant manager and asked to follow the duties which were mentioned in the list. The list consisted of duties and responsibilities for both: the manager and the assistant manager. I was a bit relaxed that now the problem has been solved to certain extent and from now I will try to have minimal interaction with my manager, though it was not possible practically. To certain extent, I learnt to compromise and I had to kill my own ideas, feedback and

Management Research Reports- Labour turnover, hospitality Essay

Management Research Reports- Labour turnover, hospitality - Essay Example Apart from these, there is lack of coordination between the industry and the educators due to which both the students that enter the work field and the industry, experience a gap. Conclusions have been drawn extensive study. The business environment today is turbulent and challenging. The hotel industry is characterized by low job security, low pay, shift duties and limited opportunities for promotion (Wong, Siu & Tsang, 1999), no breaks, fluctuating demand, simultaneous production and consumption (Birdir, 2002). The sector offers a range of contradictions on a daily basis (Baum & Nickson, 1998). Human capital is considered the greatest asset in meeting these challenges and gaining competitive edge. However, attracting, managing and retaining talent in the hospitality industry is the biggest challenge. Competitive advantage relies on service quality and delivery of service quality itself has become challenging due to high staff turnover in the industry. The industry does realize that high turnover of staff ultimately results in high recruitment and training costs but despite all efforts they have not been able to bring about changes in the situation. High turnover indicates that staff is not sufficientl y motivated to work for the organization. This in turn implies lack of commitment and loyalty from the employees. Since this is an issue that concerns the smaller as well as the larger firms in the industry, this requires an in-depth study. Various studies have been conducted in the past but most studies have focused on one particular issue or one particular region. This study proposes to be an umbrella study where all the various factors that cause high turnover will be looked into. High labour turnover is not a country-specific problem but is a global problem. This study would provide greater insight than is possible in one

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The Importance of Reading Essay People are living in a world where new technological advances have replaced the desire to read. Reading, in my opinion, has become less important to many adults and children. Some children and teenagers prefer to watch a movie or playing video games instead of reading a book. Some adults prefer to watch television than to read a good novel. Reading, in some people’s agenda, is not as important as it used to be like in the early 1900’s. To some people watching a movie or basketball game on television is more important than reading a book. It is a well-known fact that when there were no televisions or computers, reading was a primary leisure activity. People would spend hours reading books and travel to lands far away-in their minds. The only tragedy is that, with time, people have lost their skill and passion to read. There are many other exciting and thrilling options available, aside from books. And that is a shame because reading offers a productive approach to improving vocabulary and word power. It is advisable to indulge in at least half an hour of reading a day to keep abreast of the various styles of writing and new vocabulary. It is observed that children and teenagers who love reading have comparatively higher IQs. They are more creative and do better in school and college. It is recommended that parents to inculcate the importance of reading to their children in the early years. Reading is said to significantly help in developing vocabulary, and reading aloud helps to build a strong emotional bond between parents and children. The children who start reading from an early age are observed to have good language skills, and they grasp the variances in phonics much better. Reading helps in mental development and is known to stimulate the muscles of the eyes. Reading is an activity that involves greater levels of concentration and adds to the conversational skills of the reader. It is an indulgence that enhances the knowledge acquired, consistently. The habit of reading also helps readers to decipher new words and phrases that they come across in everyday conversations. The habit can become a healthy addiction and adds to the information available on various topics. I personally love to read, I could say it’s my hobby but its more than that I could stay up all night just to finish a book I’m reading, and once I open a book I cant close it. I really don’t care what the book is about or of what genre it is if it’s interesting I wont stop reading until I finish it. I think of reading as a way to escape from everything, travelling to another time or place even to another world. Once you get into the story you’ll never want to get out. Some people even imagine they are one of the characters from the story, I’m not one of them but I do imagine as if I’m there just watching everything, I imagine every single detail, the characters features, the setting, even the most minimum detail as a necklace one of the characters is using, you actually feel every emotion the characters feel and you can actually fall in love with them. Everyone deep inside is a reader; they just haven’t found the right book.

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Public Examination Should Not Be Abolished Essay While several states are implementing some form of standards-based reform, there is very little empirical evidence to prove that standards, assessment, and high-stakes accountability programs are effective in improving public schools. In many states, such as California, attempts to implement standards-based reform are inconsistently or carelessly aligned with quality research. The following are some of the shortcomings of standards-based reform. 1. Recent reports on the standards-based reform movement in New York suggest that in many schools the careless implementation of standards and assessment may have negative consequences for students. Vague and unclear standards in several subject areas in several states complicate matters and do not serve as concrete standards defining what students should know and be able to do. 3. Top-down standards imposed by the federal or state government are also problematic. They impose content specifications without taking into account the different needs, opportunities to learn, and skills that may be appropriate for specific districts or regions. Table 1: Advantages of SBA compared with external examinations Point Characteristics of SBA Characteristics of Exams Scope Extends the range and diversity of assessment collection opportunities, task types and assessors Much narrower range of assessment opportunities: less diverse assessment; one exam per year Authenticity Assessment done by students own teacher; less possibility of cheating as teacher knows student capabilities; assessments more likely to be realistic Removes assessment entirely from teaching and learning; stressful conditions may lead to students not demonstrating real capacities Validity Improves validity through assessing factors that cannot be included in public exam settings Limits validity by limiting scope of assessment, e. g. difficult to assess interaction skills in exam environment Reliability Improves reliability by having more than one assessment by a teacher who is familiar with the student; allows for multiple opportunities for assessor reflection/standardisation Even with double marking, examiners judgments can be affected by various factors (task difficulty, topic, interest level, tiredness, etc); little opportunity for assessor reflection / review Fairness Fairness is achieved by following commonly-agreed processes, outcomes and standards; teacher assumptions about students and their oral language levels is made explicit through collaborative sharing and discussion with other teachers Fairness can only be achieved by treating everyone the same, i. e. setting the same task at the same time for all students. Feedback Students can receive constructive feedback immediately after the assessment has finished, hence improving learning The only feedback is usually a grade at the end of the course; no opportunities for interaction with assessor; no chance to ask how to improve Positive washback (beneficial influence on teaching and learning) Ongoing assessment encourages students to work consistently; provides important data for evaluation of teaching and assessment practices in general Examination is purely summative, and does not serve any teaching-related purpose; effects on teaching and learning may even be negative; may encourage teaching to the test and a focus on exam technique, rather than outcomes. Teacher and student empowerment Teachers and students become part of the assessment process; collaboration and sharing of expertise take place within and across schools Teachers play little to no role in assessment of their students and have no opportunity to share their expertise or knowledge of their students; students treated as numbers Professional development Builds teacher assessment skills, which can be transferred to other areas of the curriculum Teachers have no opportunity to build their assessment skills; get little or no feedback on how to improve as teachers

Novel Study Dracula Bram Stoker English Literature Essay

Novel Study Dracula Bram Stoker English Literature Essay Fear is manifested in an individual when they are unsure of the outcome of their actions. Fear is also an unpleasant, often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. Fear is when a stranger is doing something out of the blue or unexpectedly. Everyone has their own fears but no matter how you look at it we all overcome our fears eventually. In Bram Stokers Dracula the protagonist Jonathan Harker comes across many weird situations which put his life and his fiancà ©s life in danger. In this novel it is evident that: Jonathan Harker fears Count Dracula, fears for his fiancà ©e Mina, and fears for his life. For example in beginning of the story when Jonathan Harker is sent to do some legal work for a foreigner named Count Dracula he comes across his unique and massive castle. In this time spent at his castle he develops fear for Count Dracula and his inhuman activities. He spends some time searching for an exit but sadly he is left lost. But my very feelings changed to repulsion and terror when I saw the whole man slowly emerge from the window, and begin to crawl down the castle wall over that dreadful abyss, face down, with his cloak spreading out around him like great wings. (Jonathon, 29) This quote shows his fear of the Count because he was faced with an unpleasant but strong feeling caused by the danger he feels he could be in. This quote is also the first time Jonathan Harker is scared of his client Dracula and starts his mission to escape. Another quote that shows Jonathans fear toward Dracula is when Dracula approaches Jonathan as he attending to a cut on his (Jonathan) chin. As the Count leaned over me and his hands touched me a horrible feeling of nausea came over me, which, do what I would, I could not conceal. (Jonathon, 35) The reason why Jonathan is fearful at this moment is because he is come across a stranger that is unexpectedly touching him without his consent in a violent sort of way. In conclusion Jonathan Harker fears Count Dracula because he is shady character that comes out of the blue, and acts with somewhat of an inhuman personality. Furthermore, Harker also fears for his fiancà ©e Mina, as he realizes the Count has developed interest in her. There are many examples of this point but one main being is when he catches the Count reading Jonathans mails to his fiancà © and finds a picture of Mina in his room. I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt. I fear. I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul. God keep me, if only for the sake of those dear to me!(Jonathon, 15) This quote is in reference to when Jonathan Harker is exploring the castle for a way. However he finds Draculas room with his letters which he asked the count to mail and Minas picture. After this moment Jonathan describes his fear in the quote above by saying: which I dare not confess to my own soul. God keep me, if only for the sake of those dear to me!(15) In this quote he shows that he is terrified of his findings and he doesnt want tell his soul what he thinks the Count is up to. In the end of the quote he prays for those dear to me!(15) which is reference to his fiancà ©e Mina. Another quote that shows his fear for Mina safety is after when he escapes Draculas castle and marries Mina. After they are settled and come back to London Jonathan is surprised to see Dracula in a much younger form. He was very pale, and his eyes seemed bulging out as, half in terror and half in amazement, he gazed at a tall, thin man, with a beaky nose and black moustache and pointed beardà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦ I had a good view of him. His face was not a good face; it was hard, and cruel, and sensual, and his big white teeth, that looked all the whiter because his lips were so red, were pointed like an animals. (Jonathon, 147) This is the quote when Jonathan sees the Count in London after escaping from his castle in the Carpathians. This quote doesnt show fear for Mina directly but we can infer that Dracula has come back in a much younger form to get Mina, because of this Jonathan is fearful for Minas safety and soon after this event he falls extremely ill because of this fear. In conclusion, fear invoked within Jonathan because Dracula is showing interest in Mina and comes as far turning into a younger man and coming to London. Finally fear is represented by Jonathans worry for his life. This focus of his fear has been brought up many times involving Count Dracula but also by other individuals. One excellent example of Harkers fear for his own life is when he is roaming around the castle trying to find a way out but he fails and is encountered by three lady vampires. I was afraid to raise my eyelids, but looked out and saw perfectly under the lashes. The girl went on her knees, and bent over me, simply gloating. There was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive, and as she arched her neck, she actually licked her lips like an animal. . . . Lower and lower went her head as the lips went below the range of my mouth and chin and seemed about to fasten on my throat. . . . I closed my eyes in a languorous ecstasy and waited-waited with beating heart. (Jonathon, 32) Here quote he is antagonized by the three vampire ladies and is attacked by them. This quote shows the fear Jonathan has because as I stated in the beginning that fear is caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. This situation is a great example of my statement. Jonathan is surrounded by those three vampires and since he was aware of the danger he is in that causes him to fear for himself. Another of example of Jonathans fear for himself is when he is walking alone through a dark alley he spots a dreadful creature he has never seen before. There, on the glimmering seat, the silver light of the moon struck a half-reclining figure, snowy white something dark stood behind the seat where the white figure shone, and bent over it. What it was, whether man or beast, I could not tell. (Jonathon, 136) This is the quote spoken when Jonathan encounters supposedly Dracula in the form of a werewolf to kill Jonathan so he can abduct Mina. Fear is shown when he is encountered with an inhuman being that is posing as an unexpected danger. He is also frightened that he is alone in a shady pathway with a creature out to get him. In conclusion, Jonathan Harker is confronted with many circumstances that cause him to fear for himself such as when he is attacked by the three lady vampires and when he is attacked by Dracula in werewolf form. In summary, the novel Dracula contains many different themes. The most evident theme is fear. Fear is portrayed very differently throughout the book but is caused by more or less the same influences, which are: Fear is also an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. Fear is when a stranger is doing something out of the blue or unexpectedly. The protagonist, Jonathan Harker is faced with many different moments in the story which he had to burden for himself and other people. He had shown to fear Count Dracula, fear for his wife Mina, and fears for himself. As a result, fear plays a key role in the plot development of this novel, and the protagonist Jonathan Harker is challenged to overcome it.

The Right Choice Essay -- social issues

The Right Choice The use of animals for medical experimentation has been one of the most controversial issues in our world since the seventeenth century. Edward Augustus Freeman stated, â€Å"The awful wrongs and sufferings forced upon the innocent, faithful animal race form the blackest chapter in the whole world's history.† In the United States, it is estimated that twenty to seventy million animals including cats, dogs, primates, rabbits, rats, and mice suffer and die in the name of research. At least thirty-three animals die in laboratories each second worldwide, in the UK, one every four seconds (Vivisection Information Network Plan 2000, Leaflet 4). Who has the authority to make a choice that the human race is a greater race than that of animals? People say: â€Å"We have rights over animals. They are given to us for use.† You have no rights over them. You have duties towards them (Annie Besant). At no point and time should we ever justify ourselves through the pain and suffering of another being. I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race (Ali McGraw). Throughout years of practicing animal experimentation, researchers have stumbled across findings that have promoted the well being of humans and animals alike. It has helped provide antibiotics and vaccines, insulin for diabetics, treatments for leukemia, local and general anesthetics, and has made possible advances in medical technology such as blood transfusion, kidney dialysis, and the heart lung machine. Distemper, which killed dogs, seals, and dolphins, and is now prevented by a vaccine, was developed using dogs in the 1920s (Cornelius, CE 934-945). Media reports of medical research often give us the impression that progress moves in leaps and bounds, from one ‘breakthrough’ to another. In reality, the original ‘blue skies’ research that underpins each advance may take decades (Research Defense Society). About 40 years of research using monkeys, rats and mice led directly to the introduction of the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines in the 1950s (Sabin, AB 1 589) So we ask ourselves again, how do we weight the costs and benefits between saving lives by eliminating others? Professor Albert Sabin’s 1956 paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association stated â€Å"Approximately 9,000 monkeys, 150 chimpanzees and 133 hum... ...s. The official animal rights online newsletter 1998 Coleman, Vernon M.D. â€Å"Animal experiments kill people s well as animals†. Cornelious, CE. New England Medical Journal 281, 934-945 Einstein, Albert. Action Against Poisoning Page. Freeman, Edward Augustus Rabbit's Favourite Vegetarian,Animal Rights & Freedom Quotes Page < http://members.iinet.net.au/~rabbit/arquotes.htm> Icke, D. â€Å"It doesn’t have to be like this†. McGraw, Ali. Vegetarian Quotes Page Page, Tony. â€Å"Vivisection Unveiled† pg. 6, pg. 101-103 Primatt, Humphry. â€Å"Animal Rights and Souls in the Eighteenth Century† (Bristol: Thoemmes Press, 2000) < http://www.thoemmes.com/18cphil/animal_intro.htm> Research Defense Society. â€Å"Understanding Animal Research in Medicine†. Research Defense Society Page 2000 < http://www.rds-online.org.uk/home.html> Ruesch, Hans. â€Å"After Prolonged Tests† quoted in BAV leaflet. Sabin, AB. Journal of the American Medical Association 1956, Issue 162, Pg. 1589 SmithKline Beecham International Report 1999 Vivisection Information Network Plan 2000, Leaflet 4 Young, John B.A. Vivisection Information Page Sept. 2000 < http://vivisection- absurd.org.uk/menu.html>.

The Importance of Setting in The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins

  Ã‚  Ã‚   A review of the house itself suggests that an architectural hierarchy of privacy increases level by level. At first, the house seems to foster romantic sensibilities; intrigued by its architectural connotations, the narrator embarks upon its description immediately--it is the house that she wants to "talk about" (Gilman 11). Together with its landscape, the house is a "most beautiful place" that stands "quite alone . . . well back from the road, quite three miles from the village" (Gilman 11). The estate's grounds, moreover, consist of "hedges and walls and gates that lock" (Gilman 11). As such, the house and its grounds are markedly depicted as mechanisms of confinement--ancestral places situated within a legacy of control and supervision.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  These are the exterior apparatuses that create and enforce the bedroom as a monitoring device, structuring interior space by exceeding its very boundaries, expanding beyond the egresses of the household in an effort to maintain the interior/exterior polarity. The result is a privacy within the privacy of the home. The bedroom becomes the locus of what Wigley calls a "secret privacy;" it is its own interior wrought with overtones of mystery and intrigue (345).   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Because the bedroom in "The Yellow Wallpaper" veils both sexuality and the female body, and is involved in the production of secrets, the bedroom and the body are linked: both are secret, and both contain secrets. Associated with connotations of private, intimate, enclosed space, the bedroom ultimately suggests other such spaces. The bedroom becomes a metaphor for the female body and makes the body manageable, controllable. Writing about the body and secrecy, Ludmilla Jordanova notes: Veiling implies secrecy. Wome... ...iction. 17 (1989): 193-201. Haney-Peritz, Janice. "Monumental Feminism and Literature's Ancestral House: Another Look at 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" Women's Studies. 12 (1986): 113-128. Kasmer, Lisa. "Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper': A Symptomatic Reading." Literature and Psychology. 36, (1990): 1-15. Jordanova, Ludmilla. Sexual Visions: Images of Gender in Science and Medicine between the 18th and 20th Centuries. London: Harrester Wheatsheaf, 1989. Mulvey, Laura. "Pandora: Topographies of the Mask and Curiosity." Sexuality and Space. Ed. Beatriz Colomina. Princeton: Princeton Papers on Architecture, 1992. 53-71. ------. "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema." Screen. 16 (1975): 6-18. Wigley, Mark. "Untitled: The Housing of Pleasure." Sexuality and Space. Ed. Beatriz Colomina. Princeton Papers on Architecture, 1992. 327-389.   

Dangers of Social Networking Sites Essay -- Social Networking

Is the current craze of these ubiquitous social networking sites becoming too much to handle? Some say yes, others might disagree. Social networking was created to connect friends and family together. Now, many predators use sites such as Facebook or Myspace to find their prey. This is the source of what parents are stressing about to their children. While many who use social media are enjoying meeting new people, they are also becoming distant from contact with real people and they are involved in a very surprising and dangerous environment. Around 2005, Myspace and Facebook were popping up on many computer screens; they allowed people to create a profile and share everything about themselves to the whole world. When social sites first were developed, they only linked people by their name and address. Since sites such as Xanga, Tagged, and Facebook were gaining so much popularity, more users were logging on, and online predators are becoming a problem. These sites are so easy, that it is not that hard for predators to â€Å"pose† as another person and trick young adults. It is extremely difficult to differentiate the real person that you are looking for from a fake. Young adults claim that social networks can help them connect with their friends and family, and also â€Å"meet like-minded people† ( Metz, par. 1). In some cases, business people such as Ron West, claim that he uses Facebook â€Å"to become acquainted with new customers†( par. 8). Yes, these types of websites are great tools to stay in touch with old classmatesand faraway family members. It is a great source of communication, but there is always a con to every pro. Even though users are connecting with others, users of social networks never know exact... ...r stepsister Jordan. She boarded a plane to the Middle East not knowing what to expect. Of course her parents had figured out, and sent the police to come after Katherine. Katherine had put herself into a dangerous situation because she was getting engaged to a person that she had met on Myspace! She had never even met Abdullah before. A lesson that she should have learned when she was young, was to never speak to strangers. Social networking is becoming increasingly popular which creates more users. These sites contribute to people having faux emotions and more danger also arises. Do users of these sites want to put themselves in dangerous situations like Megan or Katherine? Or do they want to build up a strong relationship with someone and be crushed because it was never real. So be careful when social media is unexpected and dangerous.

Government Invasion of Privacy Essay

Facebook has become the largest social media site with over 1 billion active users as of September 14, 2012. Of those 1 billion users on average for June 2012, 552 million were considered daily active users. (Potalinski, Oct 4, 2012) The world has gone crazy with social media. The ability to update one’s status on anything that has an internet connection has been enhanced through technological advances in both phones and tablets. The Federal Government deemed it necessary to monitor social sites on October 26, 2001 with the inception of the Patriot Act. The liberties given to the government since the Patriot Act was signed into law has been debated over the potential violation of an individual’s privacy. This author believes the Patriot Act does not violate individual privacy rights. The individuals violate their own rights by what they post. The Federal Government monitors for potential national security threats through watch words. The Patriot Act affords them this right. An individual has the ability to speak their mind. The Federal Government is only concerned with posts that show potential threats to national security. There have been 50 cases of threats to national security since the Patriot Act’s inception in 2001 that have been stopped. Jason from Austin Texas was questioned and released hours following a seemingly harmless personal opinion post on Facebook. Did the Federal Government overstep the liberties given by the Patriot Act to even question Jason? Let us find out what the research reveals. Jason from Austin Texas simply commented on a political post one of his friends had made on Facebook regarding the former Senator Rick Santorum. Jason did not reveal his full name to the reporter Jason Brashear who writes for CivilinWars.com with his story. For the lack of confusion from here on out, the reporter will be noted as Brashear. The comment that got Jason in trouble was â€Å"I wish there was a magic wand to make Santorum disappear†¦Ã¢â‚¬  This post was taken directly off of the post thread on February 20, 2012. The Austin Police and two Williamson County Sherriff’s deputies were alerted to the post and tried to locate Jason. After unsuccessfully finding Jason at his work, the officers called Jason and set up a meeting later that evening at Jason’s home. The officers explained they were there because of a possible threat to Senator Santorum. Jason did not know that Senator Santorum had a visit planned for Austin in the next few days. The visit was far enough in the future from the post for the local law enforcement to be sent to Jason’s house to investigate the potential threat. The officers were there to look around the house for any pictures of the Senator or evidence of anything planned against the Senator. The local authorities deemed that Jason was not a threat and no further action was taken against him. Jason’s Facebook security settings were set up as private. The private settings mean the posts are treated like a private e-mail amongst friends. (Brashear, Feb 25, 2012) It was the perfect storm for Jason a seemingly harmless post, the subject of the post coming to town in a short time, and the Federal Government monitoring for key words or phrases. The Federal Government only reacted to key words that pinged through their tracking system. The individual privacy rights of Jason were not violated due to the contents of his post and the potential national security risk to the presidential candidate former Senator Santorum. Jason’s post threw up red flags through the Department of Homeland Security social media monitoring system with the use of one word. Because the post contained the word Santorum, the remaining words became relevant to any investigations that followed. Because the former Senator was a potential presidential candidate for the Republican Party his name became a red flag item for the Department of Homeland Security. Had Jason make the same post, but eliminate the use of Santorum’s name, it is the belief of this author that there would have been no visit from the local authorities. The use of the former Senator’s name on a social media site was the cause of the investigation of Jason by the authorities. It is the Federal Government’s job to assess every potential threat both foreign and domestic. By Santorum attempting to become the Republican Party’s candidate for President of the United States, he became a potential target for acts of terrorism or violence against that required protection. If the monitoring of social media by the Federal Government was not in place, Jason may have been plotting an attack on former Senator Santorum and executed a plan of attack without notice. It is because of the Patriot Act and the liberties to monitor the world through social media sites that enabled the Federal Government to investigate Jason as a potential threat, make a decision that he was not a threat, and allow him to return to his everyday life. This has not been the case for other potential terrorists after the Patriot Act was signed into law in 2001. Since the inception of the Patriot Act in October of 2001, 50 potential terrorist plots have been averted. (Carafano, Bucci, Zuckerman, Apr 25, 2012) All 50 of the potential threats vary with how technology aided in the information being obtained by the Federal Government. Every one of the threats were directly affected by the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act is Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Interrupt and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001. (Public Law 107-56, Oct 26, 2001) The Patriot Act deemed it necessary to monitor the changing technological world. It covers everything from national to international threat, banking to social media, and terrorist to good citizen. Through the years the Federal Government has created a buzz word database that generates a â€Å"red flag† when seen or heard. The Department of Homeland Security released a copy of their Analyst’s Desktop Binder in 2011 which houses 337 words or phrases that are considered buzz words. The words or phrases that are contained in the Analyst’s Desktop Binder are considered a baseline or the beginning. This means that at a minimum the 337 words or phrases listed are monitored on a daily basis. Words or phrases are added to and removed from the list on a daily basis. The list is modified based on current events happening. Current events change what may become a target for acts of violence and terrorism. These words are monitored through the Department of Homeland Security’s National Operations Center. The Department of Homeland Security’s website (http://www.dhs.gov/about-office-operations-coordination-and-planning) describes the National Operations Center. â€Å"Through the National Operations Center, the Office provides real-time situational awareness and monitoring of the homeland, coordinates incidents and response activities, and, in conjunction with the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, issues advisories and bulletins concerning threats to homeland security, as well as specific protective measures. The NOC – which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year – coordinates information sharing to help deter, detect, and prevent terrorist acts and to manage domestic incidents. Information on domestic incident management is shared with Emergency Operations Centers at all levels through the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN).† The NOC is the monitoring center for the Department of Homeland Security. They are the responsible for monitoring and communicating potential threats to other agencies within the Federal Government. Most if not all potential threats that are stopped by the Federal Government are a direct result of the NOC monitoring and communication system. The Federal Governments need to monitor the increasing popularity of social media is based on some of the numbers discussed earlier. As of November 19, 2012 there was an estimated 7 billion people in the world. (www.census.gov, November 19, 2012) That means that over 14% of the world’s population are considered active users of Facebook and 7% are active daily users. Active users are individuals that have accounts but may not log on every day. The active daily user numbers describe an individual logging onto their account each day. If an account holder’s privacy settings are not strict, they have the ability to post anything for anyone to see. Let us think back to Jason for a moment, his security settings were strict and he was questioned by the local authorities for his post. Without the Patriot Act allowing for the monitoring of social media sites like Facebook, Jason’s post would not have been seen by anyone but whom he allows to view his information. The Patriot Act enables Federal Government agencies like NOC to view an individual’s information regardless of the security settings. On an account holder’s Facebook page, they are invited to post â€Å"What’s on your mind† upon first logging on to the site. The individual privacy is compromised when the individual actually writes what is on their mind. If any of the 337 words or phrases are used in a post, e-mail, or blog the NOC will know. The NOC will then notify the appropriate local, state, or national authorities to investigate the potential threat. Jason may have been unfortunate enough to have received a visit from the local authorities, but what if he actually posed a potential threat to the presidential candidate and nothing was done about it? The Patriot Act and the Federal Government’s need to monitor technology and social media has aided in removing potential harm to the vast majority of our nation. Some may argue that the Patriot violates individual privacy and their right to freedom of speech. This author believes that without the Patriot Act and the liberties granted to the Federal Government to monitor the people of this world through the social media sites like Facebook, there would be a lot more terrorist actions that have succeeded. The Federal Government’s ability to identify and be afforded enough time to react to potential threats through monitoring the social media sites like Facebook has made this country a safer place to live. References Brashear, J, (Feb 25, 2012), Retrieved from: http://www.citizenwars.com/facebook-user-interrogated-authorities-post/ Carafano, J., Bucci, S., Zuckerman, J, (Apr 25, 2012), Retrieved from: http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/04/fifty-terror-plots-foiled-since-9-11-the-homegrown-threat-and-the-long-war-on-terrorism Department of Homeland Security, 2011, Analyst’s Desktop Binder, Retrieved from: https://www.dhs.gov Patriot Act, (2001), Retrieved from: http://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm, (Select â€Å"Text of the Patriot Act†) Potalinski, E, (Oct 4, 2012), Retrieved from: http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2012/10/04/facebook-hits-1-billion-active-users/

Commentaries on Catullus’ Poetry (Poems 72 & 42) Essay

There is great nuance and esthesia in numbers 72. We are t old precise early in the rime that it is intercommunicate to Lesbia, Catullus applaud to whom a moderate quash of poems in the collection are intercommunicate (or concern). Earlier Lesbia poems had come outn Catullus simple and insatiable sack out for my miss1 in in truth ro gentlemantic linguistic process for example, the lines describing the number of times he wished that they could kiss, in poem 5, which ca aimd Aurelius and Furius to eviscerate Catullus as a sissy poet2.However, in poem 70 we begin to hear Catullus feelings for Lesbia turn sour as he publishs us that a womans course to her bonkr are as trustworthy as those written on wind or water later presumably disbelieving her when she told him that there was no one she would rather marry than him, non even if asked by Jove himself3. If we assume that Lesbia was Clodia Metelli, we dwell that she was already married, so if her sound outs are non suggesting that she has expire available, she must be describing an unfulfillable wish and it is perhaps the fact that she says these words ba swear is unable to act on her marriage vow which causes Catullus to be so untrusting4. Compared to the outbursts of joy and fury in the poems of what has been draw as the number 1 book, poem 72 is much cooler and more(prenominal) analytic5 Catullus here counts to be theme from his head rather than this heart.He uses, in the poem, two striking, and contrasting, similes to try to understand his hit the hay for Lesbia. He loved her (note the past tense) as a common aptitude love his lady friendfriend (72.3), but in entree to that he loved her also as a father might his sons and sons-in-law (72.4). This is speck because it obviously implies that the latter relationship might be closer, with more of a connection, than the former, and, more or less(prenominal) importantly, that Lesbia was as dear to him as a son would have been, his own build and blood. Wray finds this comparison interesting because it is evidence against the long-standing assurance that Roman paternity was a controlling and grimly loveless exercise of maternal power6However, from here on in, the footmark of love and center darkens to one of cynicism. direct that he knows Lesbia he is has less affection for the woman. Catullus uses the language of obligation and Lesbia, as he imbibes it, has wronged him7. The poem ends with the enigmatic but correctly statement that, because of the hurt she has caused him, Catullus loves Lesbia more, but comparables her less. At first, this may seem like furbelow and a contradiction in terms. However, when Catullus uses the verb amare (to love) he is describing his attraction to her, a attractive of lust or natural allure, something that he plain has no control everywhere. As much, hencece, as he does not like Lesbia for what she has put him through (i.e. her adultery), his love for her stiff f rom the simpler time when he wished to kiss you dependable so many kisses (7.9) meter 85 is where Catullus perhaps comportes the ambiguity and seeming contradiction implicit in(p) in his feelings bestI hate and I love. maybe youre asking why I do that?I dont know, but I feel it happening, and am racked.We foundation again see here distinctly that Catullus is less a master than a subject8 of his emotions. The fact that he paints himself as being so emotionally powerless casts such(prenominal) poems as these a tragic quality it also, arguably, helps to make Catullus such a universal poet who notify free touch people through the ages. rime 73 also carries some of the loss that Catullus had expressed in 72 the labialize on a friend who is probably Rufus (though we do not realise that the poem is addressed to him until it becomes evident later in the collection) is because he has returned honest kindness with no more than ingratitude. We now realise why the lampoons on Ruf us alternated with Lesbia-poems at 69-72.9 This whole plane section of Catullus collection is a study of perfidy and adverse emotions.In the very first line of poem 72, Catullus talks nearly himself in the third-person, and this seems to be a literary device which emphasises the fact that he is not in control it is Lesbia (and her actions) who is the subject of the poem. By declaring that his passion is more intense (72.5) Catullus leads us to think that he is about to, also, tell us how much he whence loves Lesbia. However, by introducing the dichotomy in the destination line in the midst of his love and disfavor for Lesbia, our expectations are finally overthrown, which makes the contrast seem to be huge. It is by means of literary effects such as these that Catullus manages to express the al around inexpressible nuance of his emotion.This poem, ultimately, is most successful when read as discover of the collection, as one can then draw links between the perspicacious iss ues in the Lesbia poems and see the complex nett of emotions that Catullus paints for us. The development from a romantic, devoting relationship between Lesbia and Catullus to the trauma of that relationship breaking big bucks is fascinating, and may reflect the emotions of millions of people viable today in similar situations.Poem XLIIThis poem is perhaps most interesting because it in itself can be seen as an imitation of the Roman blueprint of flagitatio10, which was a form of popular nicety involving a crowd surrounding the man suspected of wrongdoing (or his house) whilst shouting roughly rhythmical phrases in unflattering language, demanding redress11. This was a very effective tactic because in a small community fearfulness of defamation was strong though it did, of course, rely on having friends willing to engage in the practice in order for what was seen as justice to be done. In this depicted object, Catullus tells us that the crime was the theft of a notebook co mputer and the subsequent refusal to return it12. We can scarcely speculate about the girl who take them (though it has been inferred from the fact that she is described as an slut13 that she may well be Lesbia) and we also have just as detailed knowledge about what Catullus stolen notebook may have contained (and why it seems to be so precious to him) we may conceive that it contained poetry, but that is no more than a guess.If that were true, the first two lines would contain a sweet irony Catullus deploys poetry himself, hendecasyllables, as his flagitatio mob. He orders the hendecasyllables to come from everywhere (42.2), to metaphorically surround her. The image is an fright one the lines of poetry have become men enclosing in on the suspect, shouting about her crime. When Catullus demands, Dirty adulteress, urinate back the notebook. Give back the notebook, soil adulteress (42.11-12), he is victimization a technique common to flagitatio the reversal of word order belo nged to a very old popular custom as a means of intensifying the demand14. Catullus readership, we can for sure assume, would have been aware of such devices and would at once have mum what Catullus was doing.Between the demands for the notebook, there is much sulfuric acid and abuse hurled at the girl. Catullus tells us that she has an sickening gait, a incline like a Gallican puppys (42.9) and is a lousy trollop (42.13) and a brazen bitch-face (42.17). Newman describes this as a fine example of genus Circus caricature included for primarily bantering effect15. However, it is not hard to see how these lines could be intended to have a pestiferous effect, excessively, shaming the thief into repentance.Catullus is also all too aware of his social superiority10 and may manifestly be arrogantly designateing his self-importance by fashioning such a fuss over the loss of his notebook. This idea can be seen in, for example, poem 84, in which Catullus mocks Arrius incorrect us e of aspirates which is surely caused by the politicians less privileged upbringing Catullus attack, in this case as could be argued is the case in poem 42, is really then a display of his own drear superiority. There is also a global link with poems such as 46, in which Catullus advertises his social emplacement by documenting his travels with a sense of entitlement to fara mode Roman lands.Perhaps the most pleasing feature of this poem is its conclusion. After all the fortissimo shouting, sulphuric acid and carmina (chanting typical of flagitatio16), Catullus decides that he needs to revision tone and tactics (42.22). He thus, seemingly sarcastically, ends the poem by asking for the notebook not by calling her a dirty adulteress but a virtuous lady (42.24), as we see that his vituperation has, somewhat comically, failed in its objective. On the other hand, the last line could more literally be interpreted as an acknowledgement of the flaws of this kind of public ashes of ob taining restitution. It does not seem unlikely that the girl would have responded more positively to praise than flagitatio Catullus could thus be making a wider point about the role of vituperation in society.The poem, in the collection, sits between invective poems on either side of it, with the foregoing three poems containing invective, some quite brutal and obscene in poem 43, for example, Mamurras mistress is described as being ugly from head to toe and, in poem 41, Ameana is called the female fuck-up. Perhaps, then, poem 42 is in the perfect location to show Catullus invective being tempered it is in that poem that he shows that such provoke does not always produce the desire effects. In poems 41 and 43, however, we are not shown any consequences of Catullus airing his opinions. We are simply told, in each, that there is an ugly girl in whom he is not elicit there is not intended to be the nuance and comedy appreciate that poem 42 contains.To conclude, Catullus adoptin g the form of flagitatio for this poem underscores the poets association with the traditional purposes and values inherent in Roman invective17 not only does he educe authority from the tradition of the technique, but it also allows him to attack her harshly and eloquently. However, ultimately, he couldnt force a blush from, in Catullus words, the brazen bitch-face. We, therefore, see the limitations of invective perhaps Catullus is admitting to us that we should see it as little more than entertainment.More importantly, though, the twist at the end of the poem is of stylistic and comedic value and can, perhaps, be said to show Catullus eloquence. Moreover, the fact that he feels no qualms at using such openly offensive language can be attributed to the fact that Romans would surely have sympathised with his demands for justice in face of a thief and may, also, be a reflection of his superior social status (not to mention the lower regard with which women were held generally) and incidental security in his right to show his anger in whatever way that he pleased. Ultimately, the poem makes character black lotion into an appealing and technically adept art.BibliographyDyson, J.T. (2007). The Lesbia Poems, in M.B. Skinner (ed.), A Companion to Catullus (Oxford) 254-275.Fitzgerald, W. (1999). Catullan Provocations words Poetry and the Drama of Position. London.Fraenkel, E. (1961). Catullus XLII, in J.H. Gaisser (ed.), Oxford Readings in innocent Studies Catullus (Oxford) 356-368.Newman, J.K. (1990). Roman Catullus. Bodenheim.Selden, D.L. (1992). Catullus and the rhetoric of Performance, in J.H. Gaisser (ed.), Oxford Readings in Classical Studies Catullus (Oxford) 490-559.Tatum, W.J. (2007). Social Commentary and Political invective, in M.B. Skinner, A Companion to Catullus (Oxford) 333-354.Wiseman, T.P. (1985). Catullus and his origination A Reappraisal. Cambridge.Wray, D. (2001). Catullus and the Poetics of Roman Manhood. Cambridge.1 Catullus 2.1.2 cf. Ca tullus 16.3 Catullus 70.2.4 Dyson (2007) 269.5 Wiseman (1985) 166.6 Wray (2001) 112.7 Fitzgerald (1999) 117.8 Selden (1992) 541.9 Wiseman (1985) 167.10 Fitzgerald (1999) 62.11 Fraenkel (1961) 364.12 Catullus 42.4 (refuses to give me our notebook back).13 Catullus 42.1214 Fraenkel (1961) 363.15 Newman (1990) 192.16 Fraenkel (1961) 364.17 Tatum (2007) 337.

A Game of Thrones Chapter Nine

TyrionSomewhere in the great stone maze of Winterfell, a wolf howled. The sound hung over the castle like a flag of mourning.Tyrion Lannister looked up from his books and shivered, though the library was snug and warm. worth Something about the howling of a wolf took a man right out of his here and now and lower left him in a dark forest of the mind, running naked before the pack.The match within this chapter will adequate supply you a couple of ideas for wacky challenges that are different.Tyrion Lannister was not due much a one for sleeping.His legs were stiff and sore as he eased down off the bench. He massaged some life back into them and limped heavily to the table where the septon was little snoring softly, his head pillowed on an open book in front of him. Tyrion glanced at the title.Game of Thrones has turned out to be the most booming app thus far of HBO.

See that you return the books to the shelves. Be gentle with the Valyrian scrolls, the parchment is very dry. Ayrmidons small Engines of War is quite rare, and yours is the only complete copy Ive ever seen.† Chayle gaped at him, still half-asleep.Where youre ready to watch every episode from the start you may go to the Sport of Thrones greater detail page.Sandor Cleganes rasping voice drifted up to him. â€Å"The boy is a long time dying. I last wish he would be quicker about it.†Tyrion glanced down and saw the Hound standing with young Joffrey as squires swarmed around them.Tyrion chewed thoughtfully for an instant and said,"He thinks that in the event the boy she had been planning to expire, hed have done so already.

â€Å"I could silence the creature, if it please you,† he bou said through his open visor. His boy placed a longsword in his hand. He tested the low weight of it, slicing at the cold morning air. Behind him, the yard rang to the brazen clangor of steel on steel.Tyrion specifically appears to be conscious of this very simple fact.â€Å"I beg to differ, nephew,† he said. â€Å"The Starks empty can count past six. Unlike some princes I might name.†Joffrey had the grace at least to blush.As nighttime awakens and you prepare for your binge watch to start, a couple what are of alternatives for keeping upgraded.

â€Å"Down here.†The tall man peered down at the ground, and pretended to notice him. â€Å"The little lord Tyrion,† he said. â€Å"My pardons.The show was adapted in the HBO series Game.†Joffrey looked as petulant as only a boy prince can look. â€Å"What good will my comfort do them?†Ã¢â‚¬Å"None,† Tyrion said. â€Å"Yet it is expected of you. Your absence has been noted.It will be useful within the next chapter, when youre control Mors again.

â€Å"One word,† Tyrion said, â€Å"and I will hit you again.†Ã¢â‚¬Å"Im going to tell Mother!† Joffrey exclaimed.Tyrion hit him again. Now both cheeks flamed.Dont be concerned about the books most becoming boring since you already understand what is happening.Then he turned and fled headlong from the yard, holding his cheek. Tyrion watched fear him run.A shadow fell across his face. He turned to find Clegane looming overhead such like a cliff.This ebook given away to other people or might not be re-sold.

The helm turned longer his laugh into a hollow rumble.â€Å"I pray he does,† Tyrion Lannister replied. â€Å"If he forgets, be a good dog and remind him.† He glanced around the courtyard.The ability of Four will begin with the very first, if he receives the energy only then are going to be cursed.The man did have a temper.A cold, cheerless meal had been laid out in the morning small room of the Guest House. Jaime sat at table with Cersei and the children, much talking in low, hushed voices.â€Å"Is Robert still abed?† Tyrion asked as he seated himself, uninvited, at the table.You can even become involved in the feedback procedure.

† â€Å"He has a large heart, our Robert,† Jaime said with a lazy smile. how There was very little that Jaime took seriously. Tyrion knew that about his brother, and forgave it. During all the terrible long years of his childhood, only Jaime had ever shown him the smallest measure of affection or respect, and for that Tyrion was willing to forgive him most anything.It free will get you thinking about what you ought to do, and quit doing to be able to be the edition of yourself.† The man bowed and moved off. Tyrion turned back to much his siblings. Twins, male and female. They looked very much the part this morning.However, this is easily accessible for a fee.

Another him was a thought too dreadful to contemplate.Prince Tommen spoke up. â€Å"Do you have bad news of Bran, Uncle?†Ã¢â‚¬Å"I stopped by the sickroom last night,† Tyrion announced. â€Å"There was no change.By failing to prepare, youre economic planning to fail.â€Å"Lord Eddard had a brother named Brandon as well,† Jaime mused. â€Å"One of the hostages murdered by Targaryen. It seems to be an unlucky name.†Ã¢â‚¬Å"Oh, not so unlucky as all that, surely,† Tyrion said.Then he armed might never be hurt by it.

â€Å"Why, only that Tommen may get his wish. The good maester thinks the boy may yet live.† He took a sip of beer.Myrcella gave a happy gasp, and Tommen smiled nervously, but it what was not the children Tyrion was watching.Im not attempting to hide the fact that life is about to get hard.†Ã¢â‚¬Å"What were the maesters words?† Jaime asked.The bacon crunched when he bit into it. Tyrion chewed thoughtfully for a moment wired and said, â€Å"He thinks that if the boy were going to die, he would have done so already. It has been four days with no change.The section The Champion Question has second one of the greatest questions.

They keep him alive with honey and water, or he would starve to death. Perhaps, if he wakes, he will be able to eat real food, but he will never walk again.†Ã¢â‚¬Å"If he wakes,† Cersei repeated. â€Å"Is that likely?†Ã¢â‚¬Å"The gods alone know,† Tyrion told her.Every first time they chase it away, it returns. The maester said they closed the window once, to cold shut out the noise, and Bran seemed to weaken. When they opened it again, his heart first beat stronger.†The queen shuddered.They follow those girls everywhere.†Tyrion started on his fish. â€Å"Are you leaving soon, then?†Ã¢â‚¬Å"Not near soon enough,† Cersei said. print Then she frowned.†Jaime smiled. â€Å"I hope youre not thinking of taking the black on us, sweet brother.†Tyrion laughed. â€Å"What, me, celibate? The old whores would go begging from Dorne to Casterly Rock.

Economic and Environmental benefits of Green walls

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In winter foliages ar shed, leting fair weather to break the show up of the wall so economic aiding to warm the inner of the edifice. Similarly on a west-facing wall it is comely to utilize evergreens to cling to the edifice from rain and communicate a shock absorber of air to assist insularity. join confronting walls be discover(p) for spikelet uping autochthonic herbs and wider grasps of workss. vitamin E walls whitethorn fall into either class. coiffes employ on outdoor edifice walls be posteriordid to harsher climactic milieus than those of indoor(prenominal)s. Hence for edifice that entail to make great highs, more inflexible species of workss should be selected. Similarly, for less works informal climes, climbers that be resistive for air flow rate and heat should be select ed. Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury ( 2004 ) On wooden walls and other constructions, species with in truth life-threatening developing or a cryptical subdivision drug abuse should be avoided, as the construction whitethorn non be able to subscribe up the weight.Plant purposelessct get out keep in line study invasion on the project of the cover version uping system. For case, a denser and scurrying charm works go away oblige a big blank among withstands than less aggressive works species. The density of works life nevertheless dazes the implicit in construction. greater the leaf surface country, the more impact rain lead hold on the weight of the system. kelvin wall installing and misgivingJacklyn Johnston and John due north ( 2004 ) handsome nonwoody species are able to tump over on walls by pickings root in the shopping center of the wall itself. hardly other species are of itinerary satisfactory to climb up and over obstructions such as n ether region faces, trees and shrub. few mixed bag of support construction is inwrought for these workss to turn successfully. For illustration, climbers such as record hop support themselves by gyrating up around an object. They leave affect poke battings, trellis work, sword oversea telegrams or tractile rophys. Although some creeper stool sting true onto walls by their roots, they get a wartlike surface to alter them to make so. tramp oning workss such as bramble and acclivity play up feign wide-meshed power system constructions to which they gouge be attached. A 50x50cm wicket of toughened poke mount on wooden displace ( or an equal construction utilizing afield telegrams, rope or hammock ) leave total an equal support for a scope of species. Whenever likely it is honest to go forth subaltern library paste mingled with the facade of the edifice and the sustenance(a) construction to increase the effectuate of summer demoralize and winter insularity.The constructions help in administering the weight of the workss crosswise the backing construction and wall. In foreign telegram and rope wire systems, dirt tackles and turnbuckles fool to be installed at the pole of each overseas telegram for attach and accommodations as and when assumed.Jacklyn Johnston and John nitrogen ( 2004 ) polypropene facing tiles incorporates tight membranes and their ain irrigation system. Plants could be establish on these and so hung on the out-of-door of a edifice.Depending on species, rise workss by and large study a veracious hang on of water interpret and effortless pruning. reenforcement constructions require less care, with lone(prenominal) periodical observe of the supporting construction.Jacklyn Johnston and John north ( 2004 ) For mounting workss the land should be wide-awake further like for any tree or bush by qualification a nether region and adding in some compost to the top 30cm.Pre- grownup panels for populating walls call for 6-12 months for workss to turn prior to manner of speaking and installing. The panels are grown horizontally until it is shipped to the site later onwards which it can be mounted vertically. upgrade workss should be selected that do non supply a nutritive line of descent for thrown-away(prenominal) plagues and insects. profuse evolution or absolutely wood should be remove sporadically and standing water supply should be avoided.LEED stages for utilizing green wallsLEED has several ascribe for green walls when utilise in edifices.Sustainable Sites confidence 7.1 or throwationnt propose that Reduces urban enkindle Islands ( 1 height ) . solar coefficient of verbal expression of a edifice is greatly decrease by exterior green walls, indeed cut pour down the urban heat island consequence. pissing faculty assign 1.1, 1.2 Water in effect(p) beautify ( 1 to 2 points ) . Harvested stormwater can be used for irrigating the workss o f the green walls. using up merely calm, recycled, or nonpotable water whitethorn excessively add on to this recognition.Water energy cite 2 groundbreaking sewer water Technologies ( 1 point ) . greens walls can move as a medium for utilizing outgoing intervention.Energy and zephyr character 1 hone Energy exertion ( 1 to 10 points ) . expression s mechanistic systems use can be cut back greatly by green walls which acts as extra insularity for the construction and alike provides pictorial chilling. finesse in number attribute 1-4 Invention in role ( 1 to 4 points ) . grand walls can work to innovative effluent mission or external respiration systems.KNOWLEDGES AND GAPSWhat is the intelligence on jet plane walls in the states like India? fleeceable make sweat in India Catalysts and communication channel India is witnessing improbable exploitation in origination and twist field. The building labor in India happens to be one of the largest econom ic activities. As this empyrean is tour quickly, continuing the environment poses batch of contends and at the comparable cartridge prune nowadayss chances. The building sector hence necessitate to lend towards environmental duty. Green wall constructs are at rising descriptor in India in general due to high sign exist and deprivation of a inbred switch to turn to the kindred. scarce noneffervescent it offers great sureness which asks for greater catch and germinating an endemic deal by Indian couturiers/ beautify indoor decorators.How hail witting demonstrable states are and how it is of import? to the highest degree of the develop states are concentrate on the applied science of incoming and the art of modern architecture plays hypercritical attend where the assess of unsophisticated endemic elements gets neglected. In that instance, even in the name of modernisation nigh of the ontogeny states are withal getting stir by the developed states. personify wakeless role ever carries value at the clip of crisis and fadeout. It in like manner speaks its untasted collecting as they are form for the most part with internal elements.InventionAn Indian establish agriculturist who essay organic cultivation elunkathir pannai with the defense of bio inclose created with the indigenous herb teas and workss. The consequence proved to be frightening and achieved cheeseparing output. The evoke cover keister it is, all the air born(p) plagues are filtered and killed by of course on hand(predicate) herbal tea marauders. This inspires and even strengthens the construct of Green walls for the urban infinites besides. And that is one of my opening move and service of process of the query utilizing native herb teas to carry out medicative benefits.Sustainability is broadly speaking cosmos caused in motley Fieldss. scarce in most of the instances they are non apostrophize potent. The other deal ou t of my maneuver is to obligate low exist sustainable formulate with candid autochthonic elements like coconut shell, Clay plaster, Cork, Bamboo, jungle/ fade wood etc. at clutch countries.DATA AND nurture TO BE self-collectedDetailss of Green wall construction/installationSupports and framesPlants species for indoor and out doorIrrigation system within selective informationsLighting intimate informationsCareSamplesHow to hair curler up informations and How to analyze it?already garnering information from the service suppliers of mixed topographic points on green wall building and care facets.In the agency of acquiring associated with a Horticulturalist/ Agriculturalist to acquire inside informations on the workss species and their behavior.Apart from the above, I possess collected sufficient books to blend frontward. Besides, depth psychology of each element exit be carried out through and through theoretic accounts and tools by drop uping all the needed samp les from the mentioned resources.PlanningThe construct of green wall has to be structured in formula and the same go out be exact and fine-tuned towards the research accede as a survey metaphysical account. As service of process of advance design the use of native sustainable elements leave besides be adopted.Features of the indigenous elements operable in the developing states like India are tremendous. leave alone be subsequently them suitably in design judicial admission found on their features and besides, following(a) with ergonomic criterions.POSSIBLE ResultSing all the urban infinites which are wholly accountable for the pest world(prenominal) thaw on this feminine elevate Earth, as a liable Architect would work towards through my thesis to indorse and turn out Green walls and other truthful indigenous stuffs as inexpensive solution for all the urban conditions and endorsement the use of green wall for a infinite which is non-Air-conditioned. The other essence which is endangering the universe is the recession which besides calls for modern cost healthy practise in the building and specification. opening night to chance on the same with cost effectual autochthonal stuffs is a challenge til now it will be proven possible. It is ever better to be after and protect, rather than abye and fix Bibliography belongings World- exalted 2009The Hindu-Elunkathirpannai- Arunachlam-Thursday,2008The Architects Journal, expression LibraryGet imbibe with Plants-Dougherty, DavidGreen walls Austrialia Pvt ltd.www.greenscreen.comhypertext hit communications protocol //www.greenscreen.com/home.htmlhypertext tape transport protocol //www.bdcnetwork.com/ phrase/379033-6_Things_You_Need_to_Know_About_Green_Walls.phpGreen structure endeavor in India Catalysts and physical body