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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad are given below.

The first phase was the period of the author’s early childhood. During this phase, he used to live with his grandmother in the village. The grandmother used to take care of him from waking him up and getting him ready to accompany him to the school. Both shared a good friendship with each other.

The second phase was the time when the author and the grandmother moved to the city to live with the author’s parents. This was a turning point in their friendship because now they ‘saw less of each other’.

The third phase was the time the author joined the University. He was given a room of his own and the common link of their friendship was snapped. The grandmother turns to wheel-spinning and reciting prayers all day long. She accepts her seclusion with silence.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

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After they celebrated Christmas, the weather changed for the worse. On the early morning of 2 January, the waves became huge. As the ship rose to the top of each wave, they could see the vast sea rolling towards them. The wind seemed to be howling.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

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They dropped the storm jib and lashed a heavy mooring rope in a loop across the stem to slow the boat, and then double-lashed everything, went through their life-raft drill, attached lifelines, put on oilskins and life jackets

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

What were the difficulties that they faced that night?
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The night was bitterly cold, and they were pumping water out of the ship, steering the ship and working the radio. Moreover, they were getting no replies to their calls for help, as they were in a remote comer of the world.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

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Sue had bumped her head and there was a big bump above her eyes. She had two black eyes, and a deep cut on her arm. She showed remarkable maturity for a seven-year-old when she said that she didn’t want to worry them when her father was trying to save all of them

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

The narrator and his wife had always dreamt of sailing. They wanted to do a round-the-world voyage like Captain James Cook had done 200 years earlier. For sixteen years they spent all their leisure time improving their seafaring skills in the British waters. They took a boat, Wavewalker, that was 23 metres, and weighed 30 ton. It had been professionally built and they spent months fitting it out and testing it in the roughest weather that they could find. Finally, in July 1976, the family set out to sail from Plymouth, England.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

When they reached the southern Indian Ocean, one of the world’s roughest seas, they began to encounter strong winds. Apart from the gales, the size of the waves was alarming. It was as high as the main mast. Things became worse on 2 January when the waves became huge. The ship rose to the top of each wave and they could see endless waves approaching them, and the screaming of the wind seemed horrifying to them. To slow the boat down, they dropped the storm jib and lashed a heavy mooring rope in a loop across the stem. Then they double-lashed everything, went through their life-raft drill, attached lifelines, donned oilskins and life jackets.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

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What was the first indicator of rough weather?
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On their second day out of Cape Town, they encountered strong winds. For the next few weeks, the gales blew continuously. The gales did not worry the narrator but the sizes of the waves were disturbing.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

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The four of them the narrator, his wife Mary, son Jonathan, and daughter Suzanne sailed for 105,000 kilometres to the west coast of Africa to Cape Town. They took on two crewmen with them an American, Larry Vigil, and a Swiss, Herb Seigler, before settling sail on the southern Indian Ocean.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

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The narrator was a thirty-seven-year-old businessman, who along with his family, set from Plymouth, England, on a round-the-world voyage like Captain James Cook had done 200 years earlier in a 30-ton wooden-hulled boat.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

The weather changes for the worse and on January 2, the big waves hit them. They try to slow the ship down by dropping storm jib and hit a heavy mooring rope in a loop across a stern but it doesn’t help much. They carry their life-raft drill, attach lifelines, don life jackets and oilskins.

Later, in the evening, a vertical and huge wave strikes the ship and the narrator is thrown off from the ship. He accepts his ‘approaching death’ and starts losing consciousness. When the ship is about to overturn, a huge wave hit again and turns it right back. He suffers injuries in ribs and mouth. He grabs the guard rail and sails into the ship’s main boom.

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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago

Mrs. Dorling was an extremely rude person that can be well judged by the way she treated the narrator. She faked complete ignorance when asked if she recognised the narrator. She was extremely unwilling to strike a polite decent conversation with the narrator. She chose convenience over etiquettes in inviting her inside the house. She was very discourteous and impolite. 

She was a neighbour of the narrator long time ago.  The narrator, a young woman, went to Mrs Dorling's house in Holland to fetch her belongings back from her house where she used to live in 1940s.

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Satire is so prevalent in pop culture that most of us are already very familiar with it, even if we don’t always realize it. Satire can be part of any work of culture, art or entertainment. It is an often-humorous way of poking fun at the powers that be. Sometimes, it is created with the goal to drive social change. Satire has a long history and it is as relevant today as it was in ancient Rome David Mamet Teaches Dramatic Writing The Pulitzer Prize winner teaches you everything he's learned across 26 video lessons on dramatic writing. Satire is both a genre and a literary device that holds human nature up to criticism and scorn. It is often political in focus but does not have to be. In literature, writers use irony, humor, and exaggeration to create successful satire. The word satire traces back to the Latin word “satur,” meaning “well-fed,” and was used in the phrase “lanx satura,” meaning “a dish full of many kinds of fruit.” Though these words seem far removed from the definition of satire, they were used by ancient Roman critics and writers to refer to what we know as satire today, including what is commonly considered the literary origin of satire: Aristophanes’s Old Comedy. The word “satire” made its way into the English language in the sixteenth century. In 411 BC, the ancient Greek poet Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata. In this satirical comedy, the protagonist Lysistrata convinces women to withhold *** from men in an effort to convince them to end the Peloponnesian War. In writing this wildly popular comedy, which is still read and studied in schools, Aristophanes was satirizing the Peloponnesian War and also poking fun at the differences between men and women. The story of Lysistrata has been retold and reinterpreted countless times over the years, recently in the 2015 Satire in literature is a type of social commentary. Satire remains a powerful tool in contemporary culture. Film and television, in particular, have been important vehicles for satire over the past several decades. There are three main types of satire, each serving a different role. Horatian. Horatian satire is comic and offers light social commentary. It is meant to poke fun at a person or situation in an entertaining way. Gulliver’s Travels, written in the eighteenth century by Jonathan Swift, is an example of Horatian satire in literature. The work is a spoof of the kind of travelogues that were common at that time. Through his invented narrator, Gulliver, Swift takes aim at travel writers, the English government, and human nature itself. Late-night television show The Colbert Report, in which Stephen Colbert inhabited the character of a conservative pundit for many years, offers a funny but deep satire of American politics. The Onion is a popular satirical online news site that embodies Horatian satire. Juvenalian. Juvenalian satire is dark, rather than comedic. It is meant to speak truth to power. George Orwell’s famous 1945 novel Animal Farm is a good example of Juvenalian satire. The novel’s intended target is communism and Stalin-era Soviet Union. Animal Farm is also an allegorical satire: it can be read as a simple tale of farm animals, but it has a deeper political meaning. A modern-day example is the television show South Park, which juxtaposes biting satire with juvenile humor. The show has tackled all sorts of hot-button targets, including abortion, the Pope, Hollywood, and criminal justice. Menippean. Menippean satire casts moral judgment on a particular belief, such as homophobia or racism. It can be comic and light, much like Horatian satire—although it can also be as stinging as Juvenalian satire. Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the best examples of Menippean satire in literature is. The novel pokes fun at upper-class intellectualism but does it with a distinct sense of humor. The ridicule is there, but it is good-natured in spirit. A modern-day example is Saturday Night Live, which has carried a long tradition of poking fun at elected officials ever since Chevy Chase’s 1975 impersonation of Gerald Ford. Political cartoons have been a major vehicle for satire ever since they originated in eighteenth-century England. Today, political satire continues to be relevant in different forms. Political cartoons. These can appear both in print and online. A common structure for a political cartoon is to have one large panel, with a drawing that over-exaggerates the physical features of an elected official, or any newsworthy figure and depicts a situation that makes a cutting comment about the political players of the day. Political stunts. Some comedians have gone above and beyond satirical jokes on TV to enact more elaborate stunts as acts of political satire. In his 2018 television show Who Is America? comedian Sacha Baron Cohen disguised himself while interviewing several political figures with the aim of catching politicians off-guard in moments of silliness and hypocrisy. When choosing a topic to satirize, start by looking at recent political events, and think of news stories that have garnered a lot of attention and debate. Decide where you stand: make sure you have a strong opinion about the issue you want to satirize. Satirical writing needs to come from a very clear point of view so that you can make a case to your audience. When you’re ready to write, try and use some of the following techniques to create a good piece of satirical writing: Irony. Irony is a critical tool in satire because it highlights the distance between the way people talk about a situation and the reality of the situation. For example, use words that say the opposite of what you mean. Learn more about irony in our complete guide here. Hyperbole. Similarly, over-exaggerating one feature or characteristic of your satirical target can draw readers’ attention to what you want to convey. Understatement. Pick one aspect of your subject to understate for comic effect—a social dynamic, characteristic, or political situation. Allegory. An allegory is a story that can be read in two ways: with a literal meaning on the surface, and a hidden meaning underneath that comments on a political or social situation. Learn more about allegory in our complete guide here.
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We started keeping my family traditions of canning alive last summer. My loved ones has discontinued for years and there is nothing better than opening up something I have discontinued on my own and thinking of those who distributed this traditions with me. Traditions are very essential to keep going in families around the world. Traditions are very broad nearly anything from what people do about holidays to cooking. My loved ones tradition is important to me. I knew last year that if I didn’t learn several of my family’s secret recipes while my own grandmother and mom continue to be with us than there would be a chance that my loved ones would never be able to taste the wonderful flavors my family has put together over the years and my children has seemed so toward the taste that we get grown to love. Ahead of I begin canning, I must gather every one of the materials that I need to get started out. The first step may be the selection of the tomatoes. My spouse and i pick every one of my tomato plants from my very own garden they may be so much greater than anything from the grocery store. Last year I applied better son tomatoes and roma tomato plants. The roma tomatoes great to use since they have fewer seeds, wider, meatier wall surfaces and less drinking water. And that means thicker marinade in much less cooking time! Also, I don’t want soft, bruised or perhaps rotten tomatoes. Next We remove the tomato skins this is very important. Nothing worse than consuming spaghetti and having to munch on a piece of skin left out. Here’s a trick my personal grandma educated me: put the tomatoes, a number of at a time within a large pot of boiling water for at most 1 day. Then I plunge them into a waiting bowl of ice normal water. This makes the skins go right off with the tomatoes. If the skins happen to be left upon then they turn into tough and chewy in the sauce, not so pleasant. I must eliminate the seeds and water. After peeling the skins off of the tomatoes, My spouse and i cut the tomatoes in half. I remove the seeds and excess normal water. I call it up the squeeze of the seed. It is just like it sounds: clean hands in that case squeeze each tomato and i also use my personal thumb or possibly a spoon to scoop and shake away most of the seeds. I do leave some of the seed products because that is my inclination. I throw the squeezed tomatoes in a colander or drainer while I work on different ones. By money the water off now, My spouse and i end up with a thicker other sauce in less cooking. The next step I need to do is to become the lids and containers sanitized. The dishwasher is decent for the jars, particularly if it has a sanitize cycle. My spouse and i get that going although I’m planning everything else, and so it’s made by the time I’m ready to fill the containers. While the cisterns and covers are staying sanitized We begin obtaining that other sauce heading. I consider my onions, garlic, basil, oregano, gulf leaves, green peppers, ” lemon ” juice, sodium, pepper, and my burgundy and place all in the pot first. When i get the onions and pepper a little young I put all the tomato vegetables and bring to a simmer. Cook throughout the tomatoes until the sauce can be my ideal thickness. I usually let my own sauce make for about two hours. The very last step My spouse and i call canning time. Although my sauce is simmering I acquire my water bath garnir ready. We go ahead and go through the water up and get it boiling. I actually start a little pot of water cooking to put the lids in so that the lids can sterilize and helps the lids seal. When the spices is prepared I place the jar direct on the container and I complete them to within just? inch of the top make the cover and palm ‘tighten the ring in. I put the jars in the water bathtub and cook for about 20mins. I then make use of the jar grabber and move the cisterns out one-by-one and let all of them cool draft-free place. When the jars will be cool, I actually check that they may be sealed validating that the top has been sucked down. We press straight down in the middle gently with my ring finger. If it arises and straight down then it is usually not closed. If it don’t seal than I just replace the top and do the canning time again. Now that all the actions are full, I listen to all the small pings occurring telling me that my hard work offers paid off. I am glad which i have learned the family custom of canning. My granny has become older and doesn’t can easily anymore. Away of all my family it is just my friend, Aunt Leslie, and myself left undertaking the canning. It was a good reward to my sole a few weeks ago after i had my own grandmother more than for dinner. I had formed canned a lot of beets and decided that was the day to open them. When my own grandmother attempted them the girl said, These taste much like mine. To hear her say that supposed so much in my opinion. I couldn’t image not having the taste of what I had in the past because they don’t that in the grocery store. This is why My spouse and i am keeping my family custom going and teaching my own girls. We never understand when each of our love ones are not going to be below anymore. Easily can’t possess my family with me I by least wish to be able to remember them by simply creating the actual have believed me. In the event people have a thing in their friends and family that is done by others and would not desire to miss it after that person is fully gone than learn how that special someone would it. I did that’s why I will always have that special connection with canning and my family.
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Mrs Pearson loves her husband and children too much. She does not find courage enough to discuss the problem with them. She only keeps dropping hints. She hates any unpleasantness. She does not know where to start. She doesn’t know how to begin discussion with the other members of the family.

Yogita Ingle 5 years ago

Mrs Pearson loves her husband and children too much. She does not find courage enough to discuss the problem with them. She only keeps dropping hints. She hates any unpleasantness. She does not know where to start. She doesn’t know how to begin discussion with the other members of the family.

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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago

Tut's mummy had always been the center of attraction for the researchers. First of all Tut’s mummy was taken out of its tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter in 1922; he did it to study and research on it.  

Second time it was taken out in 1968 to X-ray it.  

In the context of the chapter, last time it was taken out on January 5, 2005 to CT scan it.  

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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago

The poem Childhood begins with the poet pondering over ‘when’ was it that he lost his childhood. He wonders if it was the time when he crossed the age of eleven or the time when he started realizing that there is no real existence of heaven and hell as they could not be geographically located in maps.

He wonders if he lost his childhood the moment he realised that adults were not all they pretended to be or when he recognised that the adults, who spoke and preached of love, themselves ‘did not act so lovingly’.

The poet asks if he lost his childhood when he realised that he has a mind of his own or that he can choose his own way, guided by his mind now capable of producing thoughts and opinions that are different from other people.

The poet speculates as to ‘where’ his childhood disappeared. Though he is not aware of the day he lost his childhood, he knows that it has gone to some forgotten place, in an infant’s innocent face.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

First, mother has not got tea ready for him, as usual. Secondly, she has not got his things ready though she had promised in the morning to look through them in case there was any mending. Obviously, he is astonished at strange behaviour of the mother. Then, mother asks him whether there is any stout left in the house. He wonders why mother needs stout.

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Teresa Kamei 5 years ago

"They talked of love and preached of love,/but did not act so lovingly,/was that the day?" (1)who are they? (2)how is the poet's observation of their behavior significant?
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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago

Yes, the poet seems to think that it was his first step towards adulthood. This is so because then he had become a rational human being.

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Meghna Thapar 5 years ago

The author Nick Middleton has written the piece ‘Silk Road” from the view point of a glove trotter.

He is detail in his description where the readers can get to know about geographic location as well as demography of the region.

The writer has described the route in a picturesque way, which has added the narrative element in the writing and it is the descriptive writing quality of the writer.

Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

The author undertook the hazardous journey to Mount Kailash for performing Kora. He hired Tsetan’s car and took Daniel as a companion for escorting him upto Darchen. He seems a lover of adventure who is not at all afraid of taking risks. This is evident from his ascent to undertake a short cut through high mountain passes involving the risk of slipping on snowy roads.

He is a keen observer of men and manners. He has a sharp eye for details. He describes the hilly people quite sensitively. He gives a graphic account of difficulties faced during ascent. His headache and loss of sleep are caused by the cold and high altitude. His observations about Lake Manasarovar and Hor reveal the difference between legend and reality. He dislikes dirt and shabbiness.

He faces communication problems after Tsetan leaves and before he meets Norbu. However, he waits and takes correct decisions. He approves of Norbu’s practical suggestion to hire yaks to carry luggage and decides to perform Kora with him.

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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago

Einstein was unhappy in his school because he did not like the conventional system of education. He was studied in a school in Munich and he had several other schoolmates at his age. He hated the oppressive atmosphere of the school and was sure he would fail in the examination.

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Yogita Ingle 5 years ago

Public health, sanitation, and the use of antibiotics and vaccines have decreased the ability of infectious disease to limit human population growth. In the past, diseases such as the bubonic plaque of the fourteenth century killed between 30 and 60 percent of Europe’s population and reduced the overall world population by as many as 100 million people. Today, the threat of infectious disease, while not gone, is certainly less severe. According to the World Health Organization, global death from infectious disease declined from 16.4 million in 1993 to 14.7 million in 1992. 

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MRS doorling was a greedy women who didn't wish to return her mother's belongings . She was so hostile towards the narrator that she didn't even ask her to sit down or even let her in . She just wanted to keep her mothers belongings . But her daughter , a fifteen year old girl wasn't as her mother . She politely asked her to come in . She made her feel comfortable.also offered her tea and showed strong the house to her.

Yogita Ingle 5 years ago

MRS doorling was a greedy women who didn't wish to return her mother's belongings . She was so hostile towards the narrator that she didn't even ask her to sit down or even let her in . She just wanted to keep her mothers belongings .

 But her daughter , a fifteen year old girl wasn't as her mother . She politely asked her to come in . She made her feel comfortable.also offered her tea and showed strong the house to her.

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Yashshwi Pattanayak 3 years, 11 months ago

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Yogita Ingle 3 years, 11 months ago

Mr crocker told the students one of his classical jokes which no one in the class understood including Taplow but, Taplow laughed at Mr crocker's joke to show his common gesture of politeness .He respected and like him and he felt a bit sorry for him that is why he laughed at his classical joke though he didnt understood that joke.

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