...Farewell Speech The farewell dinner was on. The vice president was being given a farewell by the employees with whom he had worked for more than 25 years. Camaraderie, reflections, sharing of thoughts and memories, lots of wine, and plenty of food could sum up the mood of the party. The CEO walked in to join the party and he was soon requested to deliver a short speech looking at the mood and the spirit of the occasion. The CEO, an eloquent speaker, stood up and delivered a great speech, marked with touches of gentle humour, about life after retirement, what the vice president meant to the company and to him personally, how he had reached such heights and yet never compromised his values, and that his exit would be a difficult space to fill in. As the CEO spoke, all eyes were fixed on him. Most employees were serious, watchful, and paying full attention. Some were clearly indifferent. A few proactive listeners, however, enjoyed every bit of what the CEO said which was quite evident from their body language. Their smiling faces, twinkling eyes, and occasional head nods, in agreement with what the speaker said, were indicative of their level of involvement and enjoyment. In other words, they had tuned themselves to whatever the CEO was saying. However, midway through his speech, the CEO sensed that his speech was becoming a little too stretched; he cut short his speech and wished the vice president all the good health and peace. 1. What has happened here? Explain. 2. Did everybody...
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...The Farewell Speech The farewell dinner was on. The vice president was being given a farewell by the employees with whom he had worked for more than 25 years. Camaraderie, reflections, sharing of thoughts and memories, lots of wine, and plenty of food could sum up the mood of the party. The CEO walked in to join the party and he was soon requested to deliver a short speech looking at the mood and the spirit of the occasion. The CEO, an eloquent speaker, stood up and delivered a great speech, marked with touches of gentle humour, about life after retirement, what the vice president meant to the company and to him personally, how he had reached such heights and yet never compromised his values, and that his exit would be a difficult space to fill in. As the CEO spoke, all eyes were fixed on him. Most employees were serious, watchful, and paying full attention. Some were clearly indifferent. A few proactive listeners, however, enjoyed every bit of what the CEO said which was quite evident from their body language. Their smiling faces, twinkling eyes, and occasional head nods, in agreement with what the speaker said, were indicative of their level of involvement and enjoyment. In other words, they had tuned themselves to whatever the CEO was saying. However, midway through his speech, the CEO sensed that his speech was becoming a little too stretched; he cut short his speech and wished the vice president all the good health and peace. 1. What has happened here? Explain. 2. Did everybody...
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...who are leaving their "alma mater" after a period of studies there. The memories of my school farewell day still linger in my mind with ever fresh emotions. The Farewell Day It is a day of excitement. I am going to have different way of life. So far, for the past twelve years of high school studies, everyday it dawned with the thoughts of studies and home work. But from tomorrow onwards I will have different kinds of thoughts and burdens. No homework of writing pages of answers. My friends Mani, Kumar, Saru and Joe will have different plans which I may not be able to join. I may not be able to spend hours and hours with them in combined study. This very thought about them brought tears in my eyes. Farewell Party My teachers and the school authorities have arranged for a farewell party. I remember the party of the of the previous year, when our seniors handed over the lighting candles symbolically asking us to keep up the tradition of the school and bring glory and fame to the school and students. They loved us and wept bitterly when they passed on the light to us. But I could not meet any of them afterwards. That is the beauty of life. To meet, to love and then to depart! Is it the fate of life? On the day of the farewell party we exchanged our feelings and emotions and the party came to an end with some light snacks. Farewell To Our Teachers I still remember the farewell advice given by the head of our school. It should be the "Magna Charta" of every student. It...
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...The Farewell Speech The farewell dinner was on. The vice president was being given a farewell by the employees with whom he had worked for more than 25 years. Camaraderie, reflections, sharing of thoughts and memories, lots of wine, and plenty of food could sum up the mood of the party. The CEO walked in to join the party and he was soon requested to deliver a short speech looking at the mood and the spirit of the occasion. The CEO, an eloquent speaker, stood up and delivered a great speech, marked with touches of gentle humour, about life after retirement, what the vice president meant to the company and to him personally, how he had reached such heights and yet never compromised his values, and that his exit would be a difficult space to fill in. As the CEO spoke, all eyes were fixed on him. Most employees were serious, watchful, and paying full attention. Some were clearly indifferent. A few proactive listeners, however, enjoyed every bit of what the CEO said which was quite evident from their body language. Their smiling faces, twinkling eyes, and occasional head nods, in agreement with what the speaker said, were indicative of their level of involvement and enjoyment. In other words, they had tuned themselves to whatever the CEO was saying. However, midway through his speech, the CEO sensed that his speech was becoming a little too stretched; he cut short his speech and wished the vice president all the good health and peace. 1. What has happened here? Explain. 2. Did everybody...
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...Does consuming excessive media kill beloved literature characters? That is what the Madrid Book Publishers Association is trying to say. The Maridad Book Publishing Company has made a series of creative ads that make a very valid point. Books are not as popular any more. One of the three ads shows what initially seems to be a scene straight out of “Saving Private Ryan”. A picture taken in the middle of a battle during World War II. Four WWII-era soldiers can be seen in the photo, three of them are backed against a wall for cover. One soldier is kneeled down and peeking around the side of the wall, aiming his rifle into the distance. The second soldier is slumped on the ground next to the first soldier, either wounded or dead. A third soldier, a combat medic, and is yelling while kneeling over the fallen soldier. A fourth soldier can be seen more towards the background, taking cover behind a pile of rubble and aiming his rifle in the same direction as the first soldier. Window shutters can be seen on either side of the photo, and a white line borders all around the edges of the photo. Dog tags hang from the top left corner of the photo. When initially viewing, the ad could easily be mistaken for a video game ad or something similar, but upon closer inspection you’ll notice something that’s out of place. The wounded/dead soldier seems to be from a completely different era than the soldiers around him. While the other three soldiers seem to be American or British soldiers from WWII...
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...Hemingway in his novel, A Farewell to Arms, makes a statement about the relation of religious beliefs to the war. Catherine tells Frederic, “You’re my religion. You’re all I’ve got.” (Chapter 18). Henry implies that he has no religion. The priest advocates religion under very difficult conditions and admits he is hopeless. Through the characters of the novel a portrait of religion is provided. Frederic Henry, the narrator of the story, describes his experience in the war. Henry portrays himself as a man of duty. He attaches to this understanding of himself no sense of honor, nor does he expect any praise for his service. Even after Henry was severely wounded, he discourages Rinaldi from pursuing medals of distinction for him. Time and time again, through conversations with the priest, Henry distances himself from abstract notions of faith. Faith means nothing to him beside such concrete facts of war as the...
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...Melvin Aponte 1/30/18 Honors American Literature In “A Farewell to Arms”, the main protagonist Lt. Frederick Henry, an american, is working in the Italian army as a paramedic on the front lines. The story begins with Henry being introduced to a girl by the name of Catherine Barkley by his dear friend Rinaldi. Henry really doesn’t want anything serious with Catherine, although as time passes, their feelings for each other begin to grow. Soon, Henry is sent to the front lines and gets injured by a mortar shell explosion. He is sent to receive medical care in a hospital in Milan where, coincidentally, Catherine is also being sent to. During the summer that Henry is there recuperating, he and Catherine spend much more time together and begin to get even closer. During that summer, they fell so in love...
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...War has existed since the dawn of time and, since the beginning, has impacted humanity in various ways. While wars do mold and transform nations, more importantly, wars have had and will have a great impact on soldiers, those willing to sacrifice their lives for their country. The novels A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien give us a glimpse into how war has impacted soldiers and those close to them. The novel A Farewell to Arms talks of a man who falls in love with a woman he works with, a nurse in the hospital, Catherine Barkley. The narrator, Frederic Henry, meets the nurse while he is working in the army. They soon begin a romantic relationship. One day, around the same day that Catherine gives him her Saint Anthony necklace that serves as a good luck charm,...
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...15 September 2015 Symbol of Rain in A Farewell to Arms In A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway expresses the struggle of letting go through the theme of rain. It seems as if whenever there is the slightest bit of hope for Catherine and Henry’s relationship, it is destroyed by a disaster. In several instances, including the trip to Milan and Henry’s walk back to the hotel, rain haunts the characters and predicts misfortune. Throughout A Farewell to Arms, rain tends to destroy any happiness felt between Catherine and Henry, as it foreshadows tragedy to come. One night, while Catherine and Henry are enjoying their time together in Milan, Catherine confesses that she is frightened by the rain. Catherine asks Henry if he will always love her, even in the rain, because she feels that it is “hard on loving” (Hemingway 104). Because she claims to fear rain for the reason of seeing herself and Henry dead in it, it foreshadows her death to come. In this case, rain is symbolizing Catherine’s fear of commitment. She worries that with rain comes sadness and anger, which could cause Henry to leave her. To Catherine, rain is a barrier that can separate her from Henry if he does not truly love her. Henry’s walk back to the hotel in the rain symbolizes the distress that the weather has brought to both him and Catherine. In parts of A Farewell to Arms, where loneliness is felt, rain plays a significant role in the falling out of events. When Henry chooses to walk...
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...This essay is an attempt to examine A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, within the critical theoretical framework of Chris Weedon’s essay, ‘Feminism and the Principles of Post Structuralism’. At the heart of feminist post structuralism lies the theory of post structuralism itself. The theory offers a way to study the conditions of how knowledge is produced. To understand an object it is necessary to study both the object and the systems within which it is produced and lives. Post-feminist structuralism seeks to examine the production of knowledge as it impacts on gender. The pervasiveness of male discourse is a particular target for post-structuralist feminism. What I hope to achieve is an analysis of the theory in relation to the character of Catherine Barkley and her romantic relationship with the novel’s narrator and protagonist Frederick Henry. For poststructuralist theory the common factor in the analysis of social organization, social meanings, power and individual consciousness is language. Language is the place where actual and possible forms of social organization and their likely social and political consequences are defined and contested. Weedon in Storey, ed. (555) However, within Hemingway’s novels language is used to different effect, or rather the omission of it is. Hemingway’s aversion to theory is discussed in Owens-Murphy’s essay on pragmatism. She quotes Scott Donaldson as saying both Hemingway and his characters...
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...Mohsen Jamal Mr. Andrews ENG3U1 22 March, 2016 Ineffective Writing Style in Farewell to Arms World War I was one of the most desolating tragedies that the human race ever faced. The novel, Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, is one of many famous and historic novels that date back to World War One. Farewell to Arms is a well-known novel solely based on the content inside of its covers, and it has also been ‘labelled’ as one of Hemingway’s greatest novels. Although the novel is famous for its interior content, the introductory chapters in the novel are ineffective and misleading. The chapters lack relevant information, and they are abundant in insignificant amounts of material which leads the reader to struggle when understanding the plot. For example, the first two chapters spend more time explaining the surroundings and settings of the novel, rather than providing valuable information that would assist in comprehension of the novel so far. The first two chapters take place in the small Italian village where Henry lives in. Also, Hemingway struggles to express the story through the novel medium, the novel spends many chapters repetitively explaining the same event or conflict. For example, the novel spends three chapters describing Henry’s encounters with Catherine Barkley on his way to work every day. Moreover, during these encounters, no new information or drama is presented. Finally, the novel hesitates to describe characters thoroughly, and it gives a very feint interpretation...
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...Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine: Summary & Analysis Dandelion wine was a story about a twelve-year old boy named, Douglas Spaulding. Douglas was just a typical twelve year old boy, who lived to play, run around and do what any other twelve year old would do. Not a very physically fit person, but it didn’t really seem to matter. He was a person who got what he wanted, not by whining for it, but by keeping his mind on whatever he wanted and setting out a goal for it. He was a happy boy and not many problems, till now, and he had a younger brother named Tom. Tom Spaulding, age ten, did what other little brothers like to do, tag along with his older brother. He was never in the way of his older brother; in fact they liked being together. Tom took every day slowly, writing most everything down, the first day of summer, the first this, his first that. Dandelion wine took place in a small town called Green Town, Illinois. In Green Town the Spauldings owned a patch of land that they grew dandelions on. Every summer, Douglas, Tom, and their grandfather would pick the dandelions and bottle it for wine. Summers in Green Town were very hot and winters cold. It was a town where almost everyone knew each other like a big family. In this story many problems confronted Douglas. There were many deaths, Great-Grandma, Helen Loomis, Colonel Freeleigh and Elizabeth Ramsal, which were friends and neighbors of Douglas. A good friend of Douglas, named John Huff, moved away to Milwaukee because...
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...War and combat injury can lead a soldier to take drastic measures to change his life for the better. In A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway divulges Frederic Henry’s life from his time stationed as an ambulance driver with the Italian army to his desertion. Frederic is a character who evolves over the course of the war and ends up becoming an empathetic yet tough character who is abandoned by his hope of eternal happiness in the end. Frederic Henry’s story is one of impending tragedy, he can be looked at as a round character who mostly looks out for himself. When we meet first meet Frederic, he is lost in a world of alcohol, sex, and personal desires. Frederic finds pleasure in alcohol and women on his leave. Frederic then meets a nurse by the name of Catherine Barkley during his time as an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross. At the front lines, Frederic is nearly blown up by an enemy mortar shell, lodging several pieces of...
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...World War II paratroopers: not many people know much about the hardships, dangers, and terrors that they had to endure. The novel Those Devils in Baggy Pants, by Ross S. Carter is a captivating story about what the author and the other members of the 82nd Airborne Division experienced on the front lines of battle as paratroopers. This book provides entertaining insight of what life was like for paratroopers during World War II. One of this book’s most prominent features is the depth and intensity in which it describes the events that occurred. “The air was frosty. A chill wind blew from the north. High up the stars twinkled dimly and far off to the west, where the 5th Army was raising hell with the enemy, lightning flashes lighted up the peaks. To the east, perhaps twenty miles away where the 8th Army was fighting, lightning also flashed. We were in the middle, pushing the Krautheads over the bony spine of Italy, a terrain that they never expected anyone to climb” (61). Descriptions in this amount of detail occur frequently throughout the book allowing readers to get some understanding of what paratrooper’s lives were like during the war. The book also shows the bond developed between the main characters in the story. When Big Rodgers, one of the men in the group of main characters was killed in action, the rest of the men took his socks. Whenever they went into battle, they wore his socks for good luck and to keep him with them. The bond that was formed was what kept the characters...
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... Goodbye, Darkness In the book Goodbye, Darkness William Manchester explains his experiences which occurred during wartimes . Manchester goes on to explain the events that occurred during his life and how they impacted him. In the story Manchester soon becomes enlisted in the Pacific Theater of War where he was trained before he would go to Okinawa. When he arrived here he would then become in charge of a group of men. This book gives Manchester goes on to explain his first encounter the first soldier that he ever shot at a very close distance. It was a interesting experience for him because after he shot the Japanese man he urinated his pants and also threw up himself. Although he may have not though he would feel as bad as he thought he ended up apologizing to the dead man. In the next section of the book In the next section Manchester goes on to explain to how after he returned home after the war how he began to ecperience nightmares of events that included war. Mancheter concluded tat the only way to get rid of them was to go back and see the Pacific again. In the next section: Arizona I remember you, Manchester explains the details of the bombings during the surprise attack kn Pear Harbor, and how unprepared Americans were during the attack. He then goes on to explain the reason he recalls the first airplane ride he had. He recalls this event because he has a head injury as a result from the bombings. At one point Manchester recalled that he could only see a foot...
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