...A Summary of “The Umbrella Man” The narrator was a 12-year-old girl. She learned a lesson that we shouldn’t trust the appearances when judging someone. It was raining heavily in the evening when the girl and her mother got out on the street and was about to go home, but they had no umbrella and couldn’t find a vacant taxi. Just then, an old man came to ask for a favor. The mother was very suspicious and acted arrogantly, about which the girl felt embarrassed. The old man explained that every day he went for a long walk and summoned a taxi home because his legs were very painful. He had left his wallet at home and wanted his 20-pounds-worth silk umbrella in exchange for one pound. The mother tended to agree with the deal, for the old man was so polite, well-spoken, well-dressed, and was careless about money. But she noticed that her daughter was telling her not to take advantage of the old tired man by a frosty-nosed look. Although the mother proposed to offer one pound in exchange for nothing, the man insisted to give the umbrella to them. The mother praised him as a real gentleman, and told the girl not to rush to judge a person by his appearance. However, later on they saw the man crossing the street with a terrific hurry and decided to follow him to find out the truth. The man made many turns and finally got into a pub. They watched that he went towards the bar and paid one pound for a treble whiskey, from which they thought the unfair deal was very ridiculous. ...
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...This is great sight! I love the scenes the nature has created today. Let me share it with you! The falling water droplets make the air cool and environment calm. When it starts raining slowly every one rushes to safe place to save them. Women rush to roof to take their cloth down to save from getting wet. Small children gets excited. You can easily see them jumping and trying to come out to take a feel of rain. Have you watched the scene on roads when it starts raining. … ha ha its funny scene. Some people try to escape by running/ some try to take shelter under other’s roof / some take bag or books magazines on their head and try to escape. But this is all when it is weak rain. … but when it is heavy rain one has no way. Even umbrellas are insufficient. The heavy lightning with thunderous sound….. God save us! Prays the poor in his hut. Every one comes out on window and peeps out side scene. If you have a field in front you will hear songs of frog. Have u seen them when they speak/ their vocal sac. This seems like a baloon. The old ponders the rain scene and remembers his child hood and young days. He never forgets to guard his grand children waiting to jump in rain. Still u see the eager ness of children if they could have been permitted to take a bath. What is more that when it rains with heavy wind. U shut your door and window. And still manage to peep out side! …Ha ha ha !… Hands off to God ….on this beautiful scene creation. How beautiful is the scene...
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...Introduction The umbrella market in India is extremely vibrant (Gulati & Jain, 2010). Umbrellas are commonly, as well as, extensively utilized in India to protect against rain and sun. The drastic growth in India’s population, changes in climatic conditions and social outlook, as well as an increasing income has led to an increased demand for umbrellas. The most common types of umbrellas in the Indian market are the straight (ordinary), as well as, folding umbrellas that are utilized by children, gents, and ladies. The intensity of the market in India is what made my company (Umbswift Company) to explore the Indian Umbrella market. However, entry into this market does not go without competition from large and established umbrella sellers in India. Competition There are numerous umbrella sellers and manufacturers in India. These sellers and manufacturers pose a significant threat of competition to any individual or company intending to enter in this market. Among the sellers in India include, Delhi Tripal House, Minitec Systems, Anchor Umbrella and Awning, Bamotra Industries and many other small and large industries (Roy, 2012). Nonetheless, Delhi Tripal House poses the greatest threat of competition since it manufactures umbrellas of different types which it exports and sells directly to consumers without the use of middle men. Other industries do not sell directly to consumers. External competition may not be a key threat owing to the numerous companies that sell umbrellas in India...
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...------------------------------------------------- Analytical Essay – Number 40 ‘’When she picked up the receiver, Melissa realised she didn't know Simon's number. She always just scrolled down to his name on her mobile.’’ This is how the narrator of Sarah Butler’s short story ‘’Number 40’’ describes Melissa’s loss of memory, which is chasing her throughout the story. The numerous attempts to fantasise her away from her lonely invisible everyday life culminate in the end, and she has to face the reality. These are some of the difficulties we are dealing with in the short story, through the actions and thoughts of the Melissa. The story is told through a third person limited narrator, who follows Melissa throughout the story. The narrator describes the story through Melissa point of view, and we get an insight of what she thinks and feels, though it’s told in third person: ‘’Melissa watched his face. His jaw moved in a chewing motion and she wondered if he ground his teeth in his sleep. He turned to her, lips pursed.’’ (p. 2, l. 106-108). Because of Melissa’s memory loss and strange behaviour, the narrator becomes unreliable. As a reader, we don’t get any other information than from Melissa, and it’s difficult to assess whether it corresponds to the reality. Through the confusing point of view, the reader creates it’s own interpretation of the story. The main character in the short story is Melissa, which seems very anxious and unbalanced. She is very confused about...
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...The purpose of this report is to evaluate the proposal for Brolly Can which is written for an academic purpose. Brolly Can is a product that dries wet umbrellas without causing a wet mess. The proposal identified the problems arising from the conventional way of handling a wet umbrella when entering indoor. The proposed solution, Brolly Can, is able to solve the identified problems by being a reusable system that will absorb the rain water from the wet umbrella. The proposal will be evaluated based on two criteria. Firstly, the organisation of the flow of information must be logical and coherent. Secondly, the use of the English language must be proficient. The flow of information is not organised as there is no paragraphing. The benefits of using Brolly Can is mentioned before introducing the product in the second half of the passage. There was also no proper explaination about the process behind how the product solves the problem identified. The ending of the proposal is abrupt without going through how can the proposal be implemented and what are the cost involved. The proposal also contains some grammer issues. The first word of the proposal should start with “The fundamental...”. In line 6-9 and 13-16, the sentences are too long. In line 3 to 4, there is redundant repitition of wet floors and cleaning problems, “from … problems” should be omitted. In the proposal there is a mixed up between the use of “product” and “system”, which Brolly Can should be a product. In...
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...modernize the American air-trafficcontrol system, this is, in large part,what they are referring to. Whenever a plane takes off, the basic data about the flight—the type of plane, the radar I.D. number, the requested altitude, the desLoo king for method in the mess. tination—are printed out on a stiff piece of paper, perhaps one and a half by six BY MALCOLM GLADWELL and a half inches,known as a flight strip. And as the plane passes through each sector of the airspace the controller jots down, using a kind of shorthand, everything new that is happening to the plane—its speed, say, and where it’s heading, clearances from ground control, holding instructions,comments on the pilot. It’s a method that dates back to the days before radar, and it drives critics of the air-traffic-control system crazy. Why, in this day and age, are planes being handled like breakfast orders in a roadside diner? This is one of the great puzzles of the modern workplace.Computer technology was supposed to replace paper. But that hasn’t happened. Every country in the Western world uses more paper today, on a per-capita basis, than it did ten years ago.The consumption of uncoated freesheet paper, for instance—the most common kind of office paper—rose almost fifteen per cent in the United States between 1995 and 2000. This is generally taken as evidence of how hard it is to eradicate old, wasteful habits and of how stubbornly resistant we are to the efficiencies offered by computerization. A number of cognitive psychologists...
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..."The Red Umbrella” by Christina Diaz Gonzalez a enlightening book that takes place first in Havana, Cuba during a difficult time in Cuba's history and then in Grand Island, Nebraska.(2) The book is first set in Havana, Cuba during the time of the cuban revolution. The books two main characters are lucia and frankie, they are two kids living in cuba during this time. Some other important characters are the kids parents who are called mama, papa, their uncle Tio Antonio, and Ivett lucia's best friend. When the book begins It appears that Fidel Castro, a ruthless dictator who executes anyone who gets in his way has been in power for some time. During this time most of the country was unaware that Castro was slowly picking away at their freedom...
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...SENZ UMBRELLAS 1. OVERVIEW Current situation: It was 2006. Philip Hess is a Chief Commercial Officer of SENZ Umbrellas, Dutch company. He was concerned about a marketing strategy for a newly designed storm umbrella. Two others founders are Gerwin Hoogendoorn and Gerard Kool. During their meeting they had reached agreement about pricing and product strategies, but they still couldn’t find the golden medium in distribution and promotion issues. There was two approaches : working closely with established umbrella companies or establishing their own brand. Formation of a company: In 2004 Gerwin Hoogendoorn as a student had an idea about improving classic umbrella so it didn’t collapse in stormy weather. He contacted an Impliva Company to work out his project. It was a surprise for him, but the company was not interested. He didn’t give up and he worked on project to turn his prototype into a marketable product. In the end of the year he decided to set up a company through which to market his new umbrella. Thanks to Merijin Wegdam’s advices he thought about running a company with three founders – he would stay concentrated on design, but he will find marketing specialist and general manager to help him run the company. He found them in his close environment – Philip Hess and Gerard Kool, his friends. During students day, Hoogendoorn had worked as a designer, as a very creative person he became Chief Creative Officer. Hess had gained then commercial experience...
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...In The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and Migration photograph by José Hernández-Claire you can find a common theme. The theme would be, people have to take big risks in life to to help the ones they love. The authors portray the theme in both similar and different ways. In these two stories the techniques the authors used were very similar. A similar technique they used was figurative language. The caption for the picture Migration the photographer writes metaphorically. He writes “As the only window to the future, …” This shows that the men in the photo are taking risks because itś their only way out. The author who wrote The Red Umbrella also writes metaphorically too. She writes “...put his arm on Mamá’s shoulder. She sat frozen in place.” This shows that Mamá is afraid because she and Papá are taking a risk by making their kids go to the U.S. Another technique would be tone. The tone for both of the writings would be fear. A family member is going to another country and their family fears that they won’t be okay, so it is hard for them. Their family member is taking a risk by leaving to try and find a better life. Even though they are different...
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...Ricin and the Rolled Umbrella Case Study Done by: Kwa Jie Si (S10095886B) Clara Chen Si Jia (S1009648E) T01 Ricin Ricin is a naturally toxic protein molecule found in germinating castor beans. It is a stable substance and is not affected by extreme conditions. Once the seed has germinated, the toxin is destroyed. Ricin is part of the waste “mash” produced when castor oil is made (CDC.gov, 2008.). Chemical Formula Image 1: Crystal Structure of Ricin showing the A Chain and the B Chain (John Wiley & Sons Publishers, 2012). A-Chain (RTA) is a 267-amino acid globular protein which consists of 8 alpha helices and 8 beta sheets. B-Chain (RTB) is a 262-amino acid protein shaped like a barbell and has a binding site for galactose at each end. The two sites allow hydrogen bonding to specific membrane sugars, galactose and N-acetyl galactosamine (Cornell University Department, 2013). Lethal Dosage The lethal dosage depends on the route of administration. If injected or inhaled, doses as low as 3-5 μg/kg body weight may be lethal. This is equivalent to 240-400 mg for a 175 lb individual. If ingested, the lethal dosage is much higher as Ricin is not well absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract (Shea, D. A. and Gottron, F., 2010). Profile of chemical analysis Image 2: SDS-PAGE analysis of Ricin, PEG-Ricin and mPEG-Ricin (Hu et al., 2002). Pegylation of Ricin was done to investigate whether it would inhibit the activity of Ricin. Proteins (∼5g) were...
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...The Red Umbrella, By Christina Diaz Gonzalez and “A Band-Aid for 800 Children”, By Eli Sastow both Show or Portray the subject of Immigration, And how it tears and separates families and it affect them in bad ways. These two texts, Sounds like they could be written by the same person and that’s because these two author’s use or have similar techniques when they are writing. They have different techniques or different writing styles when it comes to expressing their feelings on a certain subject in this case it would be Immigration. The author focuses or shows how these people feel and they may be even expressing how they feel about Immigration through the characters. They are both showing how Immigration affects families and what the...
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...I will always love where I am from no matter what. It is where I grew up and it is a place I will always care about. But imagine being taken away from that place and being thrown into another culture. It is not as easy as most people would think. In the “Red Umbrella” by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, is set during the Cuban Revolution of 1961, in Havana, Cuba. There is one certain girl, Lucia and her family living a simple life until everything changes. The author makes Lucy’s life seem so carefree and fun. Pretty much right off the bat we know that Lucy is caring, sensitive, and responsible. The most important plot is when Lucia’s mother and father decide that it’s not safe for Lucy and her little brother, Frankie, to go outside. Lucy does not...
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...Umbrella Tristan was an orphan with kindness, an umbrella, and hope. His parents had loved him, but had left him at an early age. The umbrella he cared for and had done monologues to everyday was the last memory he had of his parents. It portrayed shelter of all the rain and sadness that came upon him, similarly to what parents would do. It was red alike ruby, identical to the color of his mother’s lipstick, and wide, just parallel to his father’s grin. However, just as easily it could be mangled, Tristan’s parents could die. Tristan was a tremendously copacetic 9-year-old. Consequently, the orphanage would make all the orphans do a great deal of work. He didn’t deserve this maltreatment. One rainy night, he decided to run away, with his umbrella, of course. He discreetly opened the front door of the...
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...Post a 150- to 300-word response to the following Question: The terms Hispanic and Latino are umbrella terms for people from many different Spanish-speaking cultures in the Western Hemisphere. Although the grouping includes a wide range of cultures there is evidence of the formation of a panethnic identity. What do you predict the effect of Hispanic and Latino panethnicity to be in the future? I feel the future is already here based on the definition of panethnicity. The meaning is where ethnic groups come together and become one, with similar religions, speech, and various other features that bond people from different backgrounds into one common group. The Hispanics and Latinos are learning more on becoming Americans, the vocabulary, the way we live, right down to the food we eat. Their children are going to school to learn the English language; the adults are mating with American men and women. This in itself will start producing a new generation and ethnic group. I have female relatives that have married Hispanic men and their children are bilingual. They carry traits from both parents; dark skin and they are just a little shorter than the rest of my relatives. So what I have seen through my family experiences and also talking to Hispanics where I work, (and they have very good English), I see America turning into a different nation. A nation where everyone shares the same traits, America was taken away from the Indians and now it is time for a new society of humans...
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...The Japanese occupied Korea in 1910 after many years of struggle between different countries. Throughout the centuries there were multiple events that lead to this colonization. The events became disordered in 1864, when King Kojong ascended to the throne. He was too young, so his father Taewon-gun became the de facto ruler. His goals were to re-establish the power of the government, develop a policy of national exclusionism and continue to persecute the Catholics. During his rule, western men came in search of trade, but the Taewon-gun refused them. Japan repeatedly made attempts to establish political relations with Korea but they continually refused. In return the Japanese declared war on Korea. Meanwhile, the Taewon-gun felt as if he was an enormous financial burden on the people, so he handed over his power in 1874 to Kojong. When Kojong was in power he followed his father’s actions and refused to sign the treaties. This provoked Japan to fire on Korea and forced them to sign. The treaty then opened ports for Japan to trade and gave Japanese power in the south. The growing Japanese presence in Korea upset the rulers of China. Confrontation between Japan and China eventually broke out war in 1884. Japan emerged victorious and the two aggressors signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which recognized Japanese domination in Korea. Russia had a dream of southward expansion in East Asia, and with Japan’s dominance in the peninsula it was slowly becoming impossible. They then...
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