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    Anne left Green Gables to follow her dream which is to take further education at Redmond College in Nova Scotia. Enrolled as well were Gilbert Blythe, Charlie Sloanne, and her friend from Queen's Academy, Priscilla Grant. During her first year, she became friends with Phillipa Gordon who happened to be from Anne's birthplace too. The girls spent their first year in boardinghouses and set up a house at a lovely cottage named Patty's Place. Here, they spent their second year together with Queen's classmate

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    Mark Gable was a 19 years old. He was a “houseman” in the Northfield Hilton. His work shifts were 10 pm to 6.30 am. During few months in the work shifts a supervisor (Jim) provided alcohol to workers. It was a “Miller Time” hours before the end of the work schedule when everyone finished work’s duties. On 15 January, an accident happened when all workers had a “Miller Time” and decided to go to swim at the closed hotel pool. Mark Gable was among the rest of the workers. He decided to dive into the

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    In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s gothic novel, The House of the Seven Gables, the house plays many supernatural key roles which changes the mood of the book multiple times. The supernatural role starts out as a curse put upon those who are descendants of the Pyncheon family, but changes the culmination of the story. This key element to the story takes on many evil forms, but gives the story its delightful end. Early on in the story, Matthew Maule curses the Pyncheon family before his hanging, therefore

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    The House of Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne introduces the reader to three female characters. Throughout Hawthorne’s life, women frequently influenced his development and behavior. It is often said that his female role models inspired him to become a writer. Hawthorn was a sympathetic towards women and the difficult social roles they were expected to fill (“Three Women in The House of the Seven Gables: Hepzibah”). This sort of emotion was reflected in The House of Seven Gables through Hepzibah Pyncheon

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    THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES The story begins as Nathaniel Hawthorne lays down the setting and describes the house of the seven-gables and the story of its creation. The house is old and overrun by moss weeds and bushes, but the greatest aspect is the gigantic tree in the front of the house that seems to grow in size as it feeds off the misery of the inhabitants and the decay of the house. The very land that the house was built on was stolen from Matthew Moule. Since Colonel Pyncheon liked the

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    themes of The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne William B. Dillingham has, with immense precision, conjectured in his literary criticism of Hawthorne that amidst the theme of ‘inherited curse’ Hawthorne has placed a significant ‘real’ theme which is “necessity of man’s participation” in the “united struggle of mankind”. In fact, he begins his essay on “Structure and Theme in the House of Seven Gables” by stating, “Most critics of The House of Seven Gables fail to discover any structural

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    Seven Gables Gender Roles

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    Hawthorne writes to his time of the reality of gender roles being prominent in a household. Many of his characters in various stories and novels show some form of these roles. In the House of the Seven Gables, Hawthorne represents the stereotypical roles of gender in a 19th century society. Hepzibah’s lonely and gloomy personality put her into the role of a woman who mostly follows the rules of a woman during this time, but is willing to challenge those societal ideals if she needs to find a way

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    Positive psychology according to Gable and Haidt (2005) can be defined as “the study of the conditions and processes that contribute to the flourishing of people, groups and institutions” (p. 103). Similarly, it can be described as the study of human strength and virtue to understand positive and emotionally fulfilling behaviour (Sheldon & King, 2001). There are three dimensions or levels of positive psychology which are based on aspects of our life experiences. Our positive subjective experiences

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    Procter & Gamble: Organization 2005 (A) [Piskorski & Spadini, 2007] September 25, 2012 Case Discussion Questions These questions are mainly for class discussion. However, they will also be quite helpful in preparing for the quiz. The possible essay questions for the exam have already been sent in the guidelines for the first exam. U.S. Divisional Structure in 1955 (Diagram 1) 1. What are the benefits of organizing by product rather than function? By using the product strategy

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    The Beating Heart of The House of the Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne extensively weaves symbolism into the pages of The House of the Seven Gables to bring the house and the items within it to life. The use of gothic elements within the house directly reflects upon the decaying of the Pyncheon family. Their once lively home stands as a constant reminder of the family’s legacy. The Pyncheon mansion strongly represents the decaying of the Pyncheon family over time. In the early 1800’s, when the

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