...Response Paper: Never Let Me Go The screening of the book Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro Kazuo was directed by Mark Romanek, not a very famous director but definitely a hard-working one. The movie includes such actors as Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, and Andrew Garfield who act as the main protagonists of the performance. The movie starts with the final scene of Tommy’s “completion”. Then the viewer is presented with the retrospection of events that leads to this final scene. It is quite different than in the book. The writer tells the story from the very beginning and does not show the ending to the readers. While the movie is created in such a way that in the first scene the viewer knows how it ends, it does not mean that it is not interesting. In contrary it is a very well composed and striking film. From the beginning of the movie the audience is presented with the everyday life of a group of young people: Tommy, Kathy, and Ruth. They seem to be the average persons while in fact they are a part of a big project. They are simply genetically modified clones. They cannot have children, they have to be healthy, and from the very beginning of their lives they are prepared for donations. They give their organs and after one, two or sometimes three surgeries they just complete. Some of these people believe that they can get a deferral. In fact, there is no such thing as deferral and they are meant to die from the very beginning of their lives. Their struggle to postpone the...
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...Research- The role of the research engineer is the closest of a scientist. They explore fundamental principles of chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics in order to overcome barriers preventing advancement in their field. They also conduct investigations using various means like experiments both large and small-scale. Development- The development function is often coupled with research in so called R&D divisions. Development engineers take knowledge acquired by researchers and apply it to a specific product or application. They continuously looking for ways to incorporate the findings of research, into prototypes to test their feasibilities for use in tomorrows products. Testing- Test engineers are responsible for designing and implementing test to verify the integrity, reliability, and quality of products before they are introduced to the public. They devise ways to simulate the conditions a product will be subjected to during life. Design- The design engineer is responsible for providing the detailed specifications of the product society uses. They use their knowledge of scientific and mathematical laws, coupled with experience, to generate a shape to meet design tools and are often supported by technicians trained in computer drafting software. Analysis- is an engineering function performed in conjunction with design, development, and research. They use mathematical models, and computational tools to provide the necessary information to design, develop,...
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...Directions to a Meeting Mark: Linda, do you know how to get to Daniels Co.? I've never been there before. Heather: Are you driving or taking the train? Mark: The train. Heather: Right. Take the no. 9 train from Stellenbosch train station. Get off at Bellville station and find a taxi. Go across town and get off at the police station. Once you’re there you can walk north on Park Avenue and Daniels Co. will be on your left hand side. There are also many nice restaurants in that area. Mark: Just a moment, let me write this down! Heather: Take the blue no. 9 train from Stellenbosch station. Get off in Bellville and get a taxi to take you to the police station. Got it? Oh, and don’t leave your bags unattended unless you don’t want them anymore. Mark: Yes, thanks. Now, once I get to the police station, where do I go from there? Heather: Get onto a taxi. Go across town and get off at the police station. When you’re there you should walk north on Park Avenue. Mark: Can you repeat that once more please? Heather: Grab a taxi. Go across town and get off at the police station. Get out and walk north on Park Avenue. Daniels Co. will be on your left hand side. Mark: Thanks Heather. How long does it take? Heather: It takes about a half an hour. When is your meeting? Mark: It's at nine. I'll leave at eight-thirty. Heather: That's cutting it a bit fine. You should leave at eight. Mark: OK. Thanks Heather. Heather: No problem. Justification This text is a dialogue...
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...December 2015 Whether to Let Go Sometimes as stay-at-home mothers, we are forced to believe we only play certain roles in a household. That our only contribution to a household is to cook, clean, and watch the children. Not many people ever figure out how much their mother did until it is too late. Linda Lohman is Arthur Miller’s enigmatic character in “A Death of a Salesman”. Linda Loman goes from being a naïve matriarch, who is there just for household duties to a matriarch ruling over the family. From the daily conflicts, we get a clear comprehension of Linda Loman, who has grown from a figurehead to having full authority. Her metamorphosis is shown by her devotion, protectiveness, and strong-willed. Linda Loman’s devotion is a pivotal detail of her character throughout her passage as matriarch. Within the story, Linda shows devotion, saying to Biff, “He’s the dearest man in the world to me, and I won’t have anyone making him feel unwanted and low and blue” (1477).Linda will not tolerate the boys disrespect. Although Linda is weary of Willy’s illness, her making sure his last days are happy ones shows her devotion to her husband. It doesn’t matter how terribly he treats her, the love she feels and thinks Willy deserves shines through. Another instance is Linda stating, “No. You can’t just come see me because I love him” (1477). Linda Loman’s devotion to her husband super cedes her sons. At this moment, it is made clear to Biff and Hap that while they go about living their lives...
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...Harvard Daniel Vorhaus As we follow Kathy, Tommy, and the rest of their clone cohort from their early days at Hailsham to the “completion “of their lives, it is painfully obvious that these clones carry unique names, faces, and personalities. By the time Ishiguro lets us in on his dirty little secret—that society has created these children to serve as biological vessels intended to exist only long enough to reach maturity before their organs are harvested through forced donation. It is too late the as the clones have already established themselves as ordinary people. They laugh, cry, squabble, reconcile, grow old, and they ultimately fall in love. While Ishiguro’s tale has unmistakable air of science fiction to it, it is difficult for the reader to view it as. It should not be a surprise that society that view them as clones, are anything but normal. Tommy and Kathy are every bit the intelligent, compassionate human beings that you and I are, exactly the sort of people that you would want to be friend. If they differ from the society surrounding them it is because of their society’s inability to conceive of them as anything more than “shadowy objects in test tubes”;not because of their conception in a laboratory. Despite this, even those that know them best remain afraid. Review on Never Perspectives Marvin Mirsky growing practice of familial decisions to have an “extra child “for use as a source of organ transplants when needed for earlier or favoured children, has...
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...Let go of your Crutches! A persuasive essay on personal responsibility GEN 200 January 23, 2012 Let go of your Crutches! A persuasive essay on personal responsibility The lack of personal responsibility in the United States is mounting in epic proportions continually putting a strain on our social and economic foundations. Some people search for any and every excuse to try and gloss over their poor decision making. Excuses such as poverty, education disadvantages, and deprived childhood rank as the top three. I will briefly discuss these topics and give examples of successful people who overcame these difficulties and much more to become great. Many people like to use the crutches of financial inequality, academic shortcomings, and absentee parents as excuses for their own personal bad decisions (or for criminal acts) to remain wards of the state. Instead of pulling themselves up “by their bootstraps”, they continue to receive government hand-outs, reside in government funded housing, and collect government subsidies. There are many examples of people who have overcome these and even greater hardships; here are three. Poverty: Oprah Winfrey was born to an un-wed teenage mother who was in such grave poverty, that she had to give her up to her grandmother to rear. Her grandmother was also impoverished and at a later date was returned to her mother. Oprah was somewhat of a rebel, going against the social and racial norms of her time,...
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...997661472 PHL388 05.29.15 Analyzing Giants and How They Should Be Buried James Wood, in his review of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant, criticizes the work for its use of allegory which he argal and general what is implicit and personal in his best fiction” through the use of allegory. In other words it seems as if Wood believes that an author must more or less place some sort of an onus upon the reader to unearth messages within literary works with a bit of effort, which an allegory fails to do. In The Buried Giant’s case Wood argues the use of allegory “simplifies” and “literalizes”. As a result it is argued to not only discount from this particular author’s general writing style (as compared to his previous works) but more generally makes too obvious what should be left for the reader to, in the process of reading, uncover with a bit of work as opposed to having an allegory hand it to them on a platter. Wood argues the use of allegory fails as it, “points everywhere” and is couple with a fictional setting which is, “feeble, mythically remote, generic, and pressureless” making the work simultaneously literal and vague. He also adds that the use of allegory is, “antinovelistic, because it points away from its own story, gued he overlooks other characteristics which can be argued to be more significant when it comes to judging the success of a piece of literature. Wood may potentially believe that since the use of allegory in The Buried Giant has...
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...the concept of purpose which is defined as” the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.”(Dictionary.com) The clones lack the capacity or will power to create and find their own purpose in life, it is easier for them to go along with what others want them to do. Another key concept in Ishiguro’s novel is passion which is defined as “an intense desire or enthusiasm for something.”(Dictionary.com) The clones lack passion, the do not have the initiatives or the urge to venture out and explore the world around them or find something meaningful to do with their lives. Another major key concept in the novel is perception, which can be defined as “the way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something: a mental...
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...1. What are Jim’s options? a. In this situation, Jim has a couple of options before him. He could request the meeting be postponed due to the absence of his partner, without whom he cannot complete the presentation. He also could let it be known that he saw Sara at the gas station on his way to work this morning and discredit her. Another option would be for Jim to pick up the slack and put together a presentation with the material he has. 2. What does he actually know and what does he think he knows? Does it matter? b. Jim knows that Sara called out sick and that he does not have her slides for the presentation. He also knows that he is to give a big presentation to the CEO today. He thinks he knows that she isn’t actually sick, but rather skipping the presentation. This matters only if Jim lets it distract him from the task at hand. 3. How could he apply the character qualities you’ve learned about so far (persistence, enthusiasm, optimism, and self-control) in this situation? c. Jim could be persistent and enthusiastic by putting together a presentation with the time he has so that the meeting will not have to be rescheduled. In doing so, having optimism, perhaps the CEO will see that Jim had pulled off the presentation even with his coworker being absent, which could potentially lead to a promotion. Jim needs to show self-control in that he should not mention seeing someone who looked like Sara at the gas station. That information is irrelevant...
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...one nae-ga sarang-haet-deon geonmankeum you’re the only one Apeu-go apeujiman pabo katjiman go-od bye tashi neol mot bonda haedo you’re the only one Only one Eosaekha-ge majuanja sasohan yaegiro anbureul mudko Kakkeum daehwahka kkeunhgineun sunkane-neun cha-ga-un jeongjeok uril eol-ke mandeu-reo Chigeum i jarieseo urineun nami dwehket-ji eoneu nu-gunganeun nun-mul heu-llimyeo namket-jiman Sang-cheojuji anheuryeogo jakku aereul sseo-gamyeonseo nun-chi boneun ni moseub shirheo so irsquo;ll let you go Naesarang ije-neun annyeong you’re the only one (yoursquo;re the only one) Ibyeorhaneun isunkanedo you’re the only one Apeu-go apeujiman pabo katjiman go-od bye Tashi neol mot bonda haedo you’re the only one Only one You’re the only one, only one Kab-jakseureon naye ma-re waehnji moreuge neon anshimhan-deuthae Eodi-seobu-teo urin ireohke jalmot-dwehn geol-kka orae jeonbu-teo, dareun gonman, gidae-han geon aninji Neomu dareun shijakkwah kkeutye geu nal-karoumi nae shimjangeul chireuneun apeumeun waeh ttokgateunji Beokchan gaseumi han sunkane kong-heoha-ge muneojyeoseo ireon nae moseub eotteohke i-reoseol-kka Naesarang ije-neun annyeong you’re the only one (only one) Ibyeorhaneun isunkanedo you’re the only one Apeu-go apeujiman pabo katjiman go-od bye (go-od bye) Tashi neol mot bonda haedo you’re the only one (you’re the only one) Nae meorisso-geun eonjecheum neoreul ji-ul-kka (i will let you go) Haru iteul hantal, meol-ke-neun ama myeoch nyeon-cheum (my baby...
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...MY PERSONAL LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY “To Lead with STRENGTH” My ultimate purpose in writing this is to share to everyone my personal leadership philosophy – what I believe to be important as we go on with the service. I believe that in imparting this set of guidance, you will come to understand who I am, what rules I live and work by, what you can expect from me and what I expect from you, and how I will evaluate your performance. In view hereof, I hope you will learn to trust my actions and know where I am heading. As I round up my values in life, I found out that the foundation of all my feats as I go up the ladder of my career is my STRENGTH. It always gives me the direction; it serves as my compass. The STRENGTH that I’m referring to here is neither physical nor psychological, but rather the energy to organize myself to effectively and efficiently perform my tasks, and the power to unite all of us so that we are able to attain the Army’s Vision of becoming “a professional, capable and responsive Army that is a source of National Pride.” And being your leader, it is my primary duty to impart this STRENGTH so that each of us here will have a moral compass to guide us through the maze of intellectual, philosophical and emotional issues that encompass our lives and the Army. STRENGTH outlines my character and translates to: Selfless service, Trust, Respect, Empowerment, Nobleness, God, Teamwork, and Humility. Selfless Service: When I speak about selfless service, it...
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...Kazuo Ishiguro paints vivid pictures of scenes from Kathy’s life in his novel, Never Let Me Go, with an unrestrained level of detail, yet it he reveals little to the reader concerning the geography of the world of the novel. The geographical specificity or lack thereof in many cases in Never Let Me Go reflects the sense that Kathy and the characters in the novel don’t have a place on a map or in their hearts that they can feel they belong. The primary manifestation of this idea is Hailsham, where the characters grow up and go to school. Kathy describes Hailsham richly to the reader through minute details which creates a specific vision of the grounds of Hailsham and Kathy’s feelings associated with it. She does this when she describes...
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...Never let me go is a novel written by Kazuo Ishiguro. The story tells of us about a place called Hailsham and Kathy is the antagonist of the story. She narrates about her life and also her memories of other characters . As she tells her story the more the reader realize that something is mysterious about Hailsham. Hailsham is an institute where human clones grow up for the purpose of donating organs to others ,like a donor organ farm. The children somewhat knew their fate but never pressed for more information because they did not want to know. Guardians are the people that watches over the children and educates them, similar to a teacher and even parents. Kathy tells us about her friends and focuses a great deal on Ruth and Tommy since those are two most important characters in this novel. Ruth is Kathy's best friend through the story however they quarrel. Everything about Ruth is told through Kathy's eyes and she tells all of it,...
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...Submission versus Retaliation – Quarter 1 Independent Reading Journal It is in the eyes of common people that life and liberty are reasons to fight for. Perhaps this is a disillusionment created by the promotion of action and resistance in films and the media, demonstrated in the ending of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, when a tight-knit group of clones submit to a predestined life, one where their purpose is simply to live long enough to donate their vital organs, completing, or perishing, in the process. After the first completes, the remaining two lovers, Kathy and Tommy, realize the unique lives they have held for the last thirty years; they were fortunate to be born into Hailsham, one of the only schools for clones that do not mistreat them, but instead promote them and secretly advocate for their rights. Therefore, it is expected by many readers and critics that, upon hearing this, they will lead a campaign against the common people and end the mistreatment of clones. They do not; they stay submissive and succumb to their predestined lives, causing readers to say the ending is not conclusive and does not provide the pleasure of significant closure. However, they fail to see that Ishiguro proves a message with this uncertainty – this idealistically non-conforming ending. He shows that, in certain instances,...
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...love yourself 100%. Though this sounds easy, its not when you have a society that has made an image of what they consider a perfect male or perfect female. God has made every human on this earth have distintive features. And in his eyes they are all beautiful. If you are one who deals with self esteam issues, every morning look yourself in the mirror and say God does not make mistakes. Our first and last love is self love. The second step is accept what it is. There is only so much that we have control over. If we are presented with a situation that we can not change or affect then just let it be. "It is what it is" is something i like to say. For example say your going to be late for work becasue there is traffic and there is only one route to your job, instead of getting stressed out about being late for work understand that you can not physically pick up the cars and move them so just let it be. Obviously there is nothing you can do about traffic so don't think about it just wake up alittle earlier the next day. If you practice this on small situations, as big obstacles come in your life you will have a stressless approuch to alot of things. Finally never lose hope. Hope is what gives you a path to peacefulness. If you get to a bump in the road, feel in your heart that everything will be ok. Struggle is always only temporary. Knowing that whatever your going through will be over soon lifts all the negative energy off of you. There...
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