The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner‚ by Alan Sillitoe deals with an athlete facing conformity. Smith‚ Sillitoe’s character is a young "rebel‚" who is in a borstal for stealing money from a neighborhood bakery. Smith is a long-distance runner‚ who runs every morning while in the borstal. The borstal governor keeps on top of Smith to keep running and win the "Borstal Blue Ribbon Prize Cup for Long Distance Cross-Country Running (All England)." Throughout
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“Distance makes the heart grow fonder”… at least that’s what they say. The amounts of long distance relationships are growing in young couples. Do long distance relationships really work? “Out of sight out of mind‚” or can this be irrelevant when love is in the equation? Can the amount of love you have for a person keep them in your mind when their absent or not? It could depend on the type of long distance relationship: prolonged distance such as a long vacation‚ or living apart not being able
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Can Long distance relationship Survive? How? We can rarely hear teens talking about long distance relationships‚ but does it really survive? how? Other people think it wont because of the fact that the couple is away from each other and that the other one might not be contented and will find someone to fill his/her longings. But some think it will work if they do really love each other and they will wait until the time comes for to meet or meet again. I am also one of them who believe that it survives
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to have a Successful Long Distance Relationship” Having a Long Distance Relationship is not an easy thing both parties have to sacrifice their longing for each other. But how can it be successful? I have five ways here how can it be successful. For those students here that are have a kind of relationship like this‚ listen carefully. Because you can apply it so that relationship becomes successful. Then for others‚ just listen so that you have ideas when you met a relationship like this. The first
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painful than not being able to be with one’s true love and long distance relationships often do not last. This can be caused by many elements that cannot be controlled. In Shakespeare’s 44th sonnet‚ the speaker reveals the obstacles of distance‚ time‚ and his physical self which block him from his lover. The poem begins with the speaker’s fantasy about overcoming the great distance between him and his lover. He has a theory that “injurious distance should not stop [his] way” if he were to transcend his
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Tri State Telephone Case Study Tri state telelephone Tri-State Telephone is a telecommunications company that provided the telecommunications of the residents of three US States. Currently customers of Tri-State Company pay a monthly flat rate for the service they used. Now the management of Tri-State wants to change the pricing system from monthly flat rate to a new pricing system. However‚ the customers are not in a position to accept the new pricing system.Hence‚ they do not allow the company
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groups‚ neighborhood circles‚ social clubs‚ and other things such as those. Another thing about primary groups is that the relationships in these groups are usually long lasting. With a secondary group‚ those are the people who only know just very basic things about you. The relationships are very practical and simple and little personal information is shared. These relationships are short termed usually‚ just there to focus on the goal at hand. An example of this is secretary and boss‚ student and
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of 1700 to 1900‚ there were many changes in long distance migration. Near the end of this period the slave trade across the atlantic was outlawed‚ so indentured servants from east and south asia began migrating to the U.S. There was activity throughout America and Ireland‚ while some changes in long distance migration from that time period occurred as European‚ African‚ and Chinese laborers were sent to the Americas. There was continuity in long distance migrations during this time in that‚ there
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a longboard can give the feeling of surfing on hard smooth surfaces. There are a variety of riding styles: downhill‚ cruising and carving‚ slalom‚ dancing‚ freeriding‚ vert and sliding.[citation needed] A longboard generally can be as short or as long as the rider desires; the most popular range is about 36 to 60 inches. As well as being usually longer than a standard skateboard‚ longboards may also be equipped with larger‚ softer wheels which afford a smoother ride. However‚ there are many different
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Distance education allows you to study at home or in your office‚ according to your own schedule‚ there are no classes to attend. Generally‚ each course comes with a manual that may be accompanied by videotapes‚ audiotapes‚ audio CDs‚ computer diskettes‚ CD-ROMs‚ etc.‚ depending on the nature of the course. As well‚ many courses incorporate computer conferencing‚ e-mail‚ listservs‚ computer-based quizzes‚ and the Internet. Some courses are entirely on-line‚ using the World Wide Web as an innovative
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