Unveiling 1923 India: A Journey Through Personal Accounts
The Nawab and Douglas
Douglas’s granddaughter recounted a conversation with the Nawab. The Nawab congratulated Douglas following an incident where a woman was coerced by her family into self-immolation with her husband’s corpse. Douglas had arrested the deceased woman’s family. The Nawab was present because he was visiting Olivia and stated he wouldn’t leave until Douglas returned home.
March 30th: Inder Lal and Douglas’s Granddaughter
Inder Lal and Douglas’s granddaughter had a discussion. Inder Lal
Read MorePaul Auster’s Man in the Dark: A Journey Through Memory and Imagination
Paul Auster’s *Man in the Dark*: A Journey Through Memory and Imagination
August Brill, a 72-year-old retired and widowed man, is recovering from a car accident that shattered his leg. This is the story that begins Paul Auster’s *Man in the Dark*. Brill’s hospital stay lasted a year. Upon his release, he moved to his daughter’s house in Vermont, where he is also accompanied by his granddaughter. Both women are without their male partners: their men have either left or died. Therefore, both have had
Read MorePresent Continuous Tense: Forms and Usage
- Structure: Subject + verb to be (AM/IS/ARE) + -ing form of a verb + Complement.
- Use: To describe actions that are happening at the moment (NOW).
I) The Positive Form of the Present Continuous
Remember to use the Subject (this can be a subject pronoun or a noun) plus (+) the verb to be in the present tense (am/is/are) and complement (optional).
The following is the table of the positive form of the present continuous/progressive.
Common Mistakes:
– Students forget to use the verb “to be.”
Example:
a) My
Read MoreMastering Cross-Cultural Communication in Business
Listening 2
1. What does Bo define as “the key point about understanding culture”?
You need to understand that people can communicate in different ways.
2. For Bo, how useful are checklists?
Not really useful.
3. Bo works in a retail organization which…
It’s better because it’s fast. There is an orientation towards opportunity and not to risk.
4. What causes “big misunderstandings”?
The different departmental cultures.
Listening 3
1. The first example involves the construction…
Sales.
2. Why does
Read MoreFour Intertwined Stories of Loss and Despair in Francoist Spain
Four Stories Intertwined in Francoist Spain
The Story of Captain Carlos Alegría
The first story is that of Captain Carlos Alegría, a French army officer. After years of dedication and service, he decides to renounce war, as it has been a war won on the basis of violence and death. After submitting his resignation, he is arrested and condemned for treason. He spends his days in jail awaiting his execution. However, the bullet that lodged in his skull failed to end his life. Left unconscious, he was
Read MoreCanterbury Tales: Summaries and Analysis
The Pardoner’s Tale
Summary: Three drunk players seek revenge for their friend’s death. An old man directs them to a tree where they find treasure. One goes for supplies, and the other two plot to kill him for the gold. They succeed, but then die from poisoned wine intended for the third.
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
Summary: A knight, sentenced to death for rape, is given a chance to live if he discovers what women desire most. An old woman provides the answer, demanding marriage in return. Initially disgusted,
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