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- 1961: From The Floutings Of The Cooperative Principle To Communica
- ... him is not nonsense, and A will make some efforts to unravel its underlying meaning. Consequently, a further inference is accessible that the bicycle belongs to Tom and its owner is in the gym. In short, A still believes that B observes the Cooperative Principle, who only carries it out indirectly. Therefore, when the addresser violates the four maxims, the addressee still endeavors to understand what he has perceived with the ... Drink more water. Did you take any pills? Chinese medicine works wonderful. Would you like to try? Put on more clothes. Have a good rest. B: You are not my mother, are you? During the short conversation, B's good intention cannot be doubted; however, it seems that his warmth is out of control. A long series of advice will but intrude the hearer's independence and personal business. In fact ...
- 1962: D.h. Lawrence
- ... literary figures of the Victorian Period. In his more than forty books, Lawrence celebrated his vision of the natural, whole human being, opposing the modern society. This opposition of society was used to write books, stories, poems of the heightened sensation and emotion he felt. D.H. Lawrence believed in organic writing. Most of Lawrence s writing reflected nature. The nature in his book came from his own experiences he had ... heightened sensation to keep the reader involved. David Herbert Lawrence s work showed much emotion. Again, much emotion between the characters in his books and poems were used to keep readers interested. He would write stories to evoke the wholeness of man. The Rocking Horse Winner is a great example of the emotion he wrote of. In this story, the boy Paul, becomes filled with emotion as he rode on his ...
- 1963: Dantes Views Of Chivalry And Warfare - Cantos Xii And Xxviii
- ... ideas of chivalry The beginning of this canto contains a distinctively emotional, and rather- personal quotation from Dante to the reader, "O blind cupidity and insane anger, / which goad us on so much in our short life, / then steep us in such grief eternally!" W X1E, 49-51 3. Dante lives during a very violent period in history, and maybe it is this chivalric love of warfare, driven by a "blind ... tries to belittle his own abilities as a poet, and he does the same at Canto XXVIII's beginnings In speaking of the carnage surrounding him, Dante says, "Each tongue that tries would certainly fall short / because the shallowness of both our speech / and intellect cannot contain so much" ( XXVIII, 4-6 ). Bertran de Born was a very famous troubadour whose success depended on his depicting and glorifying scenes of violence ...
- 1964: Crital Essay Of Jack London
- ... not many of those. Jack London portrays the hard lives of the adventurers who went to the Klondike River valley for gold, but got a lot more than they burgeoned for. In one of the stories, from a collection called "The Son of the Wolf", Jack London described a mad hunt for gold. A person enters the yet innocent soil, near a stream, and as soon as he does, starts digging ... protectors, and the idea of being all - alone in the cold world of his ancestors Whoever would live under those conditions, had to fight for survival. Jack London describes a character, from one of the stories from "The Son of the Wolf", who had to struggle all his life to survive in the rugged Alaska. He fought animals, to not be eaten, and humans, not to be killed of greed. Just ...
- 1965: Costly Mistake 2
- ... to the bowling ally the ride seemed to be smooth, the twelve beers that our driver had didn't seem to have affected him at all. I thought to myself, I could have drove this short distance. That was my first mistake of the evening, a thought that would come back to haunt me. Once we all arrived at the bowling ally we charged in heading straight to the bar, ordering ... hit me, the fear of the what could happen, but I pushed it to the back of my mind. Proceeding to turn left on to the road heading to Matt's house. It was a short drive, I remember thinking as I cruised on. Then all my fears came to life as I started to pass a car at a rapid speed a cop drove by, going the other direction. My ...
- 1966: Costly Mistake
- ... to the bowling ally the ride seemed to be smooth, the twelve beers that our driver had didn't seem to have affected him at all. I thought to myself, I could have drove this short distance. That was my first mistake of the evening, a thought that would come back to haunt me. Once we all arrived at the bowling ally we charged in heading straight to the bar, ordering ... hit me, the fear of the what could happen, but I pushed it to the back of my mind. Proceeding to turn left on to the road heading to Matt's house. It was a short drive, I remember thinking as I cruised on. Then all my fears came to life as I started to pass a car at a rapid speed a cop drove by, going the other direction. My ...
- 1967: Comparison And Contrast Of Washington Irving And Edgar Allan
- ... give the reader the feeling of being there while the story is developing around them. The writers are also similar in the use of tone in their works. Irving s use of tone in his stories is typically lighthearted, yet dramatic. This is demonstrated in Rip Van Winkle when Rip comes back from the Kaatskills and is talking to all the people in the town. There, he finds his son and ... The writing styles of Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe are very similar in their extensive use of descriptive passages but they are even more different by the tones which they use to develop the stories. Irving uses humor while Poe relies on horror. While their writings reflect a certain style and theme about Romanticism, clearly their own writing personalities are demonstrated.
- 1968: Charles Dickens 2
- ... John Huffam Dickens was born February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but left it in infancy. His happiest childhood years were spent in Chatham, an area to which he often talks about in his stories. From 1822 he lived in London, until, in 1860, he moved permanently to a country house, Gad's Hill, near Chatham. His family was middle class, very respectable; one randfather had been a domestic servant ... his work. The Carol immediately entered the general consciousness; Thackeray, in a review, called it "a national benefit, and to every man and woman who reads it a personal kindness." Further Christmas books, essays, and stories followed annually through 1867. None equaled the Carol in potency, though some achieved great immediate popularity. They represent a celebration of Christmas attempted by no other great author.
- 1969: Calvin Coolidge
- ... Field at Northampton Massachusetts. Though he practiced much law at Northampton, he never prospered as an attorney, yet was still able to earn enough in his practice to eventually become financially independent in such a short time. ("American Presidency"). Coolidge's association with Hammond and Field led him into politics, his second profession. Politics came very easily to Coolidge because his father was a frequent officeholder in Vermont. Hammond and Field ... House of Representative. During his two one-year terms in the House, Coolidge made very little impression to his fellow members, although his record shows he may have been mildly progressive. Coolidge then had a short absence from the national public service life and became mayor of Northampton in 1909 and was reelected in 1910. In 1911 Coolidge was sent to the state Senate, where he became the Republican leader. His ...
- 1970: Bruce Lee
- ... greatest martial artist that ever lived. Known as Lee Jun Fan only to his family, Bruce Lee was an enthusiastic boy who took a special interest in the martial arts. Unfortunately,his life was cut short at the age of only thirty-two. Through this short yet unbelievably incredible life, Bruce Lee still proves to be an excellent role model due to his discipline,determination, and self-improvement. One of Bruce Lee s best characteristics was his discipline. During Bruce s ...
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