The Romance of a Busy Broker by O. Henry Short story Analysis produced by the student Sorocian Liudmila gr.LAE16M The story under analysis was written by the american writer O.Henry, whose real name was William Sydney Porter. His short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. O.Henry wrote about ordinary people: clerks, policemen or waitresses, many of his stories take place in New York. The title of the story is suggestive
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Revenue Service (IRS) as a Joint Commissioner in the Income Tax Department. In 2006, Kejriwal was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership recognising his involvement in a grassroots movement (Parivartan) using right-to-information legislation in a campaign against corruption. The same year, after resigning from the IRS, he donated his Magsaysay award money as a corpus fund to found the Public Cause Research Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). In 2012, he launched
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In the National League people think that Nationals Right Fielder Bryce Harper is a lock for MVP, but Reds First basemen Joey Votto has been putting up impressive, no historic numbers this season. First let’s look at the first half of the season for both Votto and Harper. During this time Harper was the clear favorite statistically with 26 home runs, 68 RBIs, .464 on base percentage and a .339 batting average. Compared to Votto’s 15 homers, 42 RBIs, .392 OBP and a .277 average. Harper has 11
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Many of us dream about meeting a celebrity or an idol of ours. If I could meet a famous entertainer, I think it would be interesting to meet Lady Gaga, as she is musically creative and a philanthropist. In the following essay, I will explore the reasons why I feel this way. To begin with, Lady Gaga composed numerous songs that became famous all over the world. Nowadays it is difficult to find musicians that actually make art through music. For instance, in her most recent album, Lady Gaga not only
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Avatar is a thrilling film about humans who travel to the world of Pandora with the primary mission to mine unobtainium which sells for millions back on Earth. The conflict in the story is that the Na’vi beings who reside on Pandora do not wish to relocate so that the humans can mine the unobtainium. Jake Sully, a former Marine who is paralyzed from the waist down, is able to link himself to a Na’vi hybrid called an Avatar. His mission is to gain the trust of the Na’vi and convince them to move their
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possible, even at 12 years old. Justin Bieber is one of the best singers in 2016 because he has a bunch of awards, his songs and videos have millions of views, and he can sing. One main reason that Justin Bieber is one of the best singers is because he has many awards. In 2010, after he had just started he won artist of the year. Over the past 7 years of him being famous, he’s won 14 billboard awards. He has also been nominated for many since 2009, and he’s won about 100 of them. Finally in 2016, he won
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Andy Dufresne is put in prison. He is accused of a crime that he has not done. The officers go through a long process of questioning. Eventually Andy gets out of prison. Andy’s friend Red is released from prison as well. The warden commit suicide when he was alone, and he got robbed. Through the process of the questioning from the DA, he seemed to react as if he was calm, but irritated on in the inside from the accusation for his wife and her loved one's death. The DA asks Andy, “Do you mean to
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With some on Twitter raising the suggestion that Lady Gaga is the real president or should succeed the POTUS, Donald Trump just can't get a break. Gaga, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, appeared at "One America Appeal," the Hurricane Relief concert held over the weekend in College Station, Texas to support victims of the recent storms that ravished four U.S. states and territories. The "Poker Face" singer had a million reasons to lend her voice to a benevolent cause. Lady Gaga joined
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Two things happened to Sandra Bullock this month. First, she won an Academy Award for best actress. Then came the news reports claiming that her husband is an adulterous jerk. So the philosophic question of the day is: Would you take that as a deal? Would you exchange a tremendous professional triumph for a severe personal blow? On the one hand, an Academy Award is nothing to sneeze at. Bullock has earned the admiration of her peers in a way very few experience. She’ll make more money for years
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Narcopolis) 9. Where did the World Economic Forum annual meeting held ? Answer: Davos, Switzerland 10. Who has been conferred won Keerthi Chakra (the second highest among peace time gallantry awards of the country) ? Answer: Major Anoop Joseph 11. Which Indian scientist conferred with China's top science award ? Answer: CNR Rao 12. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2012-2013 ? Answer: Mumbai 13. Which country recently test fired Hatf-9 (Nasr) missile ? Answer: Pakistan 14. Who is the
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