Dance into the Light

‘they were made for each other’. INTRO This is the opening passage of the novel The Fifth Child, in which Lessing introduces the reader to the two main protagonists, Harriet and David. She begins at the very “beginning” of “their” story, focusing on the moment they first met and fell in love. The scene is set at an end of year office party in Sixties London. There are five main parts to this passage. 1. A description of the party and the people there, including a comment on what people think

Fanon’s “Wretched of the Earth” NOT so very long ago, the earth numbered two thousand million inhabitants: five hundred million men, and one thousand five hundred million natives. The former had the Word; the others had the use of it. Between the two there were hired kinglets, overlords and a bourgeoisie, sham from beginning to end, which served as go-betweens. In the colonies the truth stood naked, but the citizens of the mother country preferred it with clothes on: the native had to love

SEXING THE CHERRY Plot : * 17th c England : alternative reality = historical facts + magical elements * The dog woman finds a little boy in the Thames (Jordan = river name travel connotation) * Alternance of narratives Dog woman / Jordan. Then Jordan leaves (mentally or physically we don’t know. He travels with John Tradescant = historically he was a traveler during the period = he gathered some “curiosities”) * Jordan is looking for a dancing girl (fortunata)

Heeding his cries, the black garbed Ladies-in-Waiting of the Queen of the Night appear and kill the snake. The ladies sing of their joy in foiling the snake and of the good looks of the man they have rescued. They hesitantly leave him. He awakes to see a man covered in feathers dancing towards him. It is Papageno, the Queen’s bird catcher. Papageno tells the stunned Tamino that he is in the realm of the Queen of the Night. Upon seeing the dead snake, he boasts of his defeat of the snake. Upon utterance

extreme stupidity. This chapter sets place in the proletarian district, to the north-east of the Saint-Pancras station, which is now in ruins. This place is the designed place for proles to live, where the urban decay is even worse. During his trip there, Winston will visit two places: Mr.Charrington’s shop and the Pub, before heading back to the Victory mansion. For this chapter, Orwell chose to shape the atmosphere into a nostalgic, yet unfamiliar place. The aroma of real coffee reminded Winston of

and paper scraps from the garbage, unusual bathroom rituals, such as turning lights on and off, clicking toilet seat 5 times) and vocal tics (grunting, constant throat clearing). There were also severe and debilitating behavioral changes (emotional lability, moodiness, irritability, and extreme separation anxiety). In addition, her fine motor skills (particularly handwriting and drawing) deteriorated noticeably as well as her math skills and ability to concentrate. During the ensuing 15 months her

dog door. She walks into the living room where... DEAN PERIERA, 30 years old, hefty, sleeps in a lazyboy. FRANKIE (hushed) Get up, Get up. Frankie uses the footrest to crawl up onto her dad's belly. FRANKIE (cont’d) We have to go outside. DEAN (waking) What’s the matter baby? She sniffles. He notices. EXT. PERIERA HOME - BACK/FRONT YARDS - PRESENT DAY The back door opens and Dean carries Frankie to the yard. The first yellow rays of sunlight hit their faces. He looks over the lawn, an empty bowl

should become an essential part of all architectural education and an informative guide to the powerful analytical tool of architectural drawing.’ Howard Ray Lawrence, Pennsylvania State University analysing ARCHITECTURE offers a unique ‘notebook’ of architectural strategies to present an engaging introduction to elements and concepts in architectural design. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author’s original drawings, examples from across architectural history, from primitive places

APPEARANCE 1. Complete the labels with suitable words from the box. Not all words given are suitable. belt handbag shoe suit blouse dress jacket skirt waistcoat suitcase boot earring socks tie briefcase glasses shirt 2. Underline the most suitable word or phrase. a) At Harry's school, the children have to wear a special style/uniform. b) If we go to the Embassy ball we'll have to wear fashion/formal/polite clothes. c) I really like Jack's new dress/suit/trouser. d) In the summer I always wear

forget to breathe. They are paralyzed. They scoff. They are grinning cryptically. They are confused. They exhale. They are the readers of The Waste Land. They have heard much, know less and depending on their state of mind desire more or keep Eliot’s masterwork (so some have said) far away from their hands and eyes. Much has been written on The Waste Land and the old phrase “it has all been done before” rings some seriously loud bells. However, while many criticisms and analyses of Eliot’s