...In "Miss Brill," Katherine Mansfield portrays a lonely and sensitive woman who finds Sundays very enjoyable and comforting. She tends to go out to the park on those particular days and observe all of the people out there. She’s very interested in the lives of others and enjoys being part of their lives for only moments long just by eavesdropping on their conversations or arguments. This could be due to the possibility of her life being dull and lacking excitement. She tends to temporarily escape her realities by drifting off and joining the realities of other individuals. In order for us to really understand Miss Brill we need to look her closely as a character. Miss Brill is portrayed as an elderly woman whom is happy and satisfied with her life. On Sundays she enjoys taking walks in the park where she watches and observes other people and momentarily takes a step and participates in their lives. Of the title the character, Miss Brill, Mansfield tell us, “Only two people shared her “special” seat a fine old man in a velvet coat, his hands clasped over a huge carved walking- stick, and a big old woman, sitting upright, with a roll of knitting on her embroidered apron.” (72). She refers to a special seat in the park where she always sits to observe every detail, every move that people does, pretending that is part of the play. When Miss Brill was in the park she said she felt as if she and everyone else were all part of a “play”. She also likes to listen in on the conversations...
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...Miss Brill's “Miss Brill,” written by Katherine Mansfield in 1922, introduces readers to a lonely woman who talks to herself, who imagines herself as an actress, and whose only friend in life seems to be her fur. Even though we see these actions, we as readers can understand the life or situations of Miss Brill. Through Mansfield's use of point of view, characterization, and plot development, Miss Brill is portrayed as an elderly woman whom is happy and satisfied with her life. By telling the story from the third person Mansfield allows the reader to know Miss Brill's perceptions and to understand that those perceptions are (what?). Miss Brill's view of the world on this Sunday afternoon in early autumn is the setting and we are invited to share in her pleasure of watching people. And yet, because the point of view is the third person (that is, told from the outside), we are also able to see Miss Brill for who she really is: Miss Brill is just a lonely old woman with nothing better to do than watch other people and make up their lives in her head. Knowing her thoughts and seeing her actions, the reader can see Miss Brill as someone who just needs a friend. Mansfield reveals Miss Brill to us by telling us what Miss Brill does and thinks, but we never hear what she says to other people because she does not have a relationship with these people. She doesn't really know anyone because she characterizes these people by the clothes they wear: She thinks that two woman were...
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...The fur serves as a symbol to Miss Brill’s character. The fur is cherished by Miss Brill who addresses it as “Dear little thing” (117), which shows that she speaks to it as if it is alive, illuminating her loneliness and isolation to the outside world because of the way she addresses the dead fox fur. In an attempt to bring it alive, she “give[s] it a good brush, and rub[s] the life into the dim little eyes” (117), but since it is dead it implies Miss Brill identifying herself with a dead animal, making her just as dead as the fox fur. When the young girl states, “’It’s her fu-fur which is so funny’” (120), gives off the sense of how strange Miss Brill must seem to the public. Then the girl says, “'It's exactly like a fried whiting’” (120), this illustrates how she sees the fox fur as a cooked bird making more of a connotation of how dead the fox fur really must appear. Upon her realization of being unfit in the community, her heart shatters, crumples and her youth brought down. While Miss Brill physically, “put[s] the lid on” the box after laying her fur in, she is emotionally locking her life away. Then “she thought she heard something crying” (121), this is not the fur crying but Miss Brill crying because the life in her was torn down by the young couple that was making fun of her. The effect of using the fox fur necklet serves as a symbol to indirectly characterize Miss Brill as being isolated and dead. The fox fur appears fine on the outside but is actually hollow and dead...
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...2013 Miss Brill We all have known and seen people who try to act younger than they really are. You know the ones who dress inappropriate to their age and refuse to acknowledge that they are old. The Character Miss Brill in Katherine Mansfield’s story “Miss Brill” is an old lady who does not realize that she no longer is in the younger demographic and is in denial that she is the same as “The old people”. It seems that in her mind the older folks are invisible, “still as statues” and “odd, silent, nearly all old.” (par. 5) Miss Brill believes that she is a part of all that is transpiring around her. Even in the end, with reality crashing in on her, Miss Brill still finds a way to shelter herself from the truth that she has become invisible and insignificant to the world around her. Miss Brill denies to herself that she is the kind of person who is disliked in her story. Miss Brill appears to be an elderly woman who does not think that she is seen that way by others her round her. Reading the story I picture her wearing an old, nice dress, which does not entirely fit her. Miss Brill is wearing a fur that is showing some wear, “”But the nose, which was of some black composition, wasn’t at all firm. It must have had a knock, somehow.” (par. 1) I could see Miss Brill walking down the street slowly as elderly people do with more effort and labor than others. She would be the lady who carried a purse that was much too big and contained many things that she did not need. Miss Brill...
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...The protagonist of Miss Brill, a short narrative written by Katherine Mansfield, is an elderly middle-aged woman who has very peculiar perception of the world. Katherine Mansfield short narrative Miss Brill is a very simple and yet truly deep story. The story is simple because there is little action in the plot and the plot itself is relatively straightforward. When I first read it I thought there was nothing special about the narrative and it was only later when I read the story the second time that I really grasped the little inconspicuous elements and details that constitute the essential meaning that the author intended to convey. What the author wanted to communicate to the reader is the perception of the outside world and the inner self of Miss Brill. This woman is a very special person in the sense that there is so much similarity between her perception and that of a little child. Miss Brill’s perception of the world is very peculiar and subtle. It is similar to that of an infant who only notices the good things and not yet affected by the negative aspects of life. Miss Brill is naive and unsophisticated; a character trait that is so much akin to young children. Yet she is very vulnerable and cannot withstand the emotional pressure imposed on her by the cruel society. Her life is very dull and every single day of it is very similar to all the others. Every Sunday she seems to engage in the same activity. All she ever does is put on...
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...The protagonist of the short story Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield is Miss Brill. Miss Brill is the protagonist because throughout the story Mansfield focuses on her and her daily actions. The young couple who are in love is the antagonist of the story. This is because they bring Miss Brill back to reality and they are also the ones who cause the story’s conflict. Both of them are the main characters of the story. The minor characters of the story include the young women, the old couple, the little kids, and basically everybody else who is in the park. The exposition starts off when Miss Brill describes the park and introduces her fur. She makes a remark that allows the readers to interpret that she goes to the park almost every Sunday. The story takes place during the 1920s in France. This is the physical setting while the emotional setting is that Miss Brill is surrounded by judgment and loneliness. The major conflict of the story is person vs. society. This is because there is a collision between Miss Brill consciousness of herself and the outside judgments of others. The rising action is when Miss Brill goes to the park, and this leads to the climax of when she overhears the young couple talking about wanting her to leave. When she overhears this she runs back to her room which leads to her...
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...in support of the explanation which I have just offered to you?" I saw Miss Halcombe change colour, and look a little uneasy. Sir Percival's suggestion, politely as it was expressed, appeared to her, as it appeared to me, to point very delicately at the hesitation which her manner had betrayed a moment or two since. I hope, Sir Percival, you don't do me the injustice to suppose that I distrust you," she said quickly. "Certainly not, Miss Halcombe. I make my proposal purely as an act of attention to YOU. Will you excuse my obstinacy if I still venture to press it?" He walked to the writing-table as he spoke, drew a chair to it, and opened the paper case. "Let me beg you to write the note," he said, "as a favour to ME. It need not occupy you more than a few minutes. You have only to ask Mrs. Catherick two questions. First, if her daughter was placed in the Asylum with her knowledge and approval. Secondly, if the share I took in the matter was such as to merit the expression of her gratitude towards myself? Mr. Gilmore's mind is at ease on this unpleasant subject, and your mind is at ease—pray set my mind at ease also by writing the note." "You oblige me to grant your request, Sir Percival, when I would much rather refuse it." With those words Miss Halcombe rose from her place and went to the writing-table. Sir Percival thanked her, handed her a pen, and then walked away towards the fireplace. Miss Fairlie's little Italian greyhound was lying on the rug. He held out his...
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...be communicated through stu mail, notice board and Facebook. * Marketing in other colleges will be done via the Student council of the institutes. The market can be divided into three types of users: 1. Hot users: These users are open to the idea of the app since they see great utility in the app. They are users who are have missed deadlines and want the help of the app. They will be willing to pay the specified fee. 2. Warm users: These users are relatively neutral to the idea. They use the app because others use it. They don’t mind paying the fee. 3. Cold users: These are users who don’t see the utility in the app. This could be because they are conditioned to checking notice board, mails etc. regularly and very rarely miss deadlines. Some users may also be using schedulers available on Google Play...
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...time, they may have avoided the ambush or avoided the Vbid that hit them in the bottleneck. It sounds extreme but time management plays a critical role in the Army. When you make an appointment that spot has been reserved for you. That means if you have been given the last slot someone else is going to have to wait for another one to open up. This could be one day or one month. And because you missed it someone else is still going to have to wait when they could have had that spot and been there. If you are going to miss the appointment or cannot make it due to mission they do allow us to cancel the appointment with in twenty four hours. The Army allows us to make appointments for whatever we need. Be it for a medical appointment, house goods, CIF, Smoking Sensation or whatever we need these recourses are available to us. But when Soldiers start missing appointments theses systems start to become inefficient. What a lot of Soldiers do not realize is that when they miss an appointment it does not just affect them; it affects the entire chain of command from the Squad Leader all the way to the First Sgt. When a Soldier misses an appointment the squad leader must answer for the Soldier, the Squad leader must answer to the platoon Sgt., the Platoon Sgt. Must answer to the First Sgt., and the First Sgt., must answer to the...
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...24 Hours Media Fast Most people get scared of fasts and never want to do them, but not me. I was actually very excited for this fast having any form social media. During this 24 hours fasting I have given up all social media excluding phone calls and texting. Once the fast got going, I don’t think I realized how long fast would be though. But I made it through the 24hours and I learned a couple of things along the way. Although I wish I could say I made it through 24hours without any struggles, I would be lying if I said that. But that should be expected from most people as no one can simply make it through something like this without a little bit of struggles. My mood worsened and I became more lethargic. My thoughts were shaming and I began to question taking a career path that requires I stay active on social media. I shamed myself for not pursuing a career of substance and contribution. I wasn’t using the extra time for constructive activities; I was feeling sorry for myself. I missed communicating with the people I follow. I missed sharing my disconnected thoughts on Twitter. At my lowest point, I just wanted to sign on to Facebook to read status updates from people who think the Onion is a real news outlet. I missed the feeling of tumbling down the internet’s rabbit hole at 3am, just like any good addict misses their drug of choice. The question I was left to answer was this: If I don’t share my life on social media, does Wit & Delight...
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...Week 2 – Discussion Lou Stout University of Saint Mary March 7, 2013 Wow! To sum this tragedy up in 250 words will be hard. Stevenson (2012) tells us that a Type II error is “concluding a process is in control when it is not” (p. 429). To categorize the decisions made on that fateful day would be to say a ‘series of errors occurred’. When reading, Deepwater: Report to the President, one can easily tell that numerous mistakes lead to the events, and that BP was aware of several maintenance issues. “A September 2009 BP safety audit had produced a 30-page list of 390 items requiring 3,545 man-hours of work” (OilSpillCommission, 2011, p.6). It is apparent to this researcher that several ‘signs’ were missed when the crews were performing the negative-pressure test. They ran the test approximately three times on the main drill pipe, all of which failed; then they ran the test on the kill line, it passed, but the main drill pipe was still holding pressure, which actually means a failure (OilSpillCommission, 2011, p.107). In reading further, this was ‘put off’ as a bladder effect, when in reality; it was mounting signs of a ‘kick’. If one continues to read the Commission’s report, it is evident that numerous errors and misses directly influenced the events of April 20, 2010. The Commission goes on to say, “What nobody appears to have noticed during those six minutes (perhaps as a result of all of the activity) was that drill-pipe pressure was increasing again (OilSpillCommission,...
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...the right to see what is going on with Alex and why he never showed to this last appointment. When Alex came into the officer Maria was talking to Alex and asking him question Alex was not making eye contact with Maria while he was answering her question he was avoiding eye contact. Marias has assumed that he is hiding something from her because he was advoiding eye contact with the parole officer. Alex did miss one of his appointments but would make contact to tell her why he misses his appointment so she knows something was not right. Maria has a lot of power to get Alex in a lot of trouble. Alex seems to be nervous and doesn’t want to talk to Maria about why he wasn’t there for his appointment. In most circumstances with avoiding eye contact might also show a sign of shyness or maybe even embarrassed but in this case it show that he had done something he shouldn’t have and doesn’t want to tell Maria about it. He is advoiding it in every possible way instead of just telling her what happen or why he is making her know that something is up. If Alex would say why he miss and make eye contact he would be fine. He not making eye contact is going to get him in a lot of trouble because something is not right. Not making eye contact with someone is very disrespectful and is not right when you are talking to someone you make eye contact or if they are talking...
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...The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham Author of "Of Human Bondage" THE MOON AND SIXPENCE The Moon and Sixpence Chapter I I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet proportions. The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town. The greatness of Charles Strickland was authentic. It may be that you do not like his art, but at all events you can hardly refuse it the tribute of your interest. He 第 1 页 共 129 页 disturbs and arrests. The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him. His faults are accepted as the necessary complement to his merits. It is still possible to discuss his place in art, and the adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors; but one thing can never be doubtful, and that is that he had genius. To my mind the most interesting thing in art is the personality of the artist; and if that is...
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...credit. I currently hold a 1.85 GPA. It is very important to me that I receive a degree. I have two children to support and hopefully one day I will be able to provide for my mother seeing how I am in the position I will be “sandwiched” by raising children and caring for my mother. Psychology has always been my passion since I was very young. I always read books growing up covering mentally ill patients and what kind of therapy was given. I want to help my community with my degree I plan to work with veterans. In this current term I have 90’s in both classes I have almost attended every live seminar< I’ve missed two and I did complete option 2. Since the seminars were my downfall from the last term I made it a goal and strategy not to miss one from this term and I have done pretty well. I am thinking my GPA will come up dramatically in this term but just in case I wanted to turn in this letter, Thank you for your...
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...I cannot control myself right now.” Within no minute I hear her giggle over the phone and there and then I knew she was hot for me too. All she said was, “I’m on a hot pant and a bra”. I didn’t know what to say but I just mentioned to her to kiss me through the phone. After an emotional caressing over the phone I was on top of the world naked and so horny. I told her to remove the bra and also to lower her pants, I could feel her breath increasing and her chanting how sweet it was. I told her to lower her hands and caress her tits and also to make it feel like I was the one touching her. I was getting wet so fast and so was she, and all I could hear her scream is how much she misses me.; in low tone I could hear myself screaming, “baby I miss you so much”. She then asked me, “baby I want you to remove your boxer cause I want to feel you naked”, I had a quite big smile and said to her in response, “it is already on the floor baby, lower you hands baby and touch the A spot now”. The next thing I had from her was a big mourns that made to shout too. I told her to run her hands down her stomach again and pretend it was me this time, until she finds her way to her entrance between her legs, it felt so good to me that I found myself wet, as much I was touching myself it felt pleasurable as if she was the one touching my body. I rolled sides and sides of my bed rubbing myself so hard that I...
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